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    UK IT contract market - come to a halt?

    Hi all. This is my first post as I've just come across this site.

    I've recently just come over from overseas on a working holiday visa (yes another one). I am in the IT Risk and Security industry and was told that demand here outstrips supply. Well its been 6 weeks since I've arrived and I've had 1 interview! (I actually succeeded the interview but then the company issued a hiring freeze!)

    What's happened to our market? Is the credit crisis really causing such a massive downturn? Or is it just me?
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    Originally posted by jj0007 View Post
    Is the credit crisis really causing such a massive downturn?
    Yes. Next.

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      The contracts on jobserve for that market have dropped in the past few weeks (I've checked) however they seem to have picked up around the middle of this week, might just be a random spike or the same gig listed multiple times of course but the sec/risk industry seems to be doing ok; it's the fear you see!
      B00med!

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        Originally posted by jj0007 View Post
        I am in the IT Risk and Security industry and was told that demand here outstrips supply.
        True, but anyone who knows anything about that market in the UK knows that you need have a certain surname or are related in someway. One of them even works at one of my clients in Denmark...

        As to the rest of that market in the UK: it's full of bluffers.

        HTH

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          #5
          Forget the work, just have the holiday

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            Originally posted by threaded View Post
            True, but anyone who knows anything about that market in the UK knows that you need have a certain surname or are related in someway.
            Bond?
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              Originally posted by threaded View Post
              As to the rest of that market in the UK: it's full of bluffers.
              errr is now the time to say ??
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                Originally posted by jj0007 View Post
                Hi all. This is my first post as I've just come across this site.

                I've recently just come over from overseas on a working holiday visa (yes another one). I am in the IT Risk and Security industry and was told that demand here outstrips supply. Well its been 6 weeks since I've arrived and I've had 1 interview! (I actually succeeded the interview but then the company issued a hiring freeze!)

                What's happened to our market? Is the credit crisis really causing such a massive downturn? Or is it just me?
                Lower your rate, jobs will come.

                There is still plenty out there from what I see, just rates are lower than this time last year.
                Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith

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                  Originally posted by Bagpuss View Post
                  Bond?
                  B00med!

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                    bagpuss, you seem to have some tulip on your avatar.. might need cleaning off.. hth

                    bring back the cat
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