Get out of Public Sector and into the Financial Sector

[Craic]

A new survey has show that Financial Services is the new boom area for IT Contractors and the Public Sector is a no-no due to Government cutbacks.

Hope you are all in the right sector - for those that are working.

[shaunbhoy]

[Craic]

Do you ever take a lunchbreak from posting here?

From the amount of time you spend here one would guess that it wouldn't matter which sector was doing well or badly - none of them wants to hire dear old Shaunbhoy.

[AtW]

Why won't you get out of CUK and join mumsnet.com?

[Support Monkey]

Im in Public sector and its boomed, they cannot employ anyone but the work still needs doing so who's gonna do it, contractors, no sign of it ending anytime soon

[cojak]

Had you turned up in June 2010 this might have been breaking news.

As you didn't this isn't.

[Craic]

Im in Public sector and its boomed, they cannot employ anyone but the work still needs doing so who's gonna do it, contractors, no sign of it ending anytime soon

Surely that must be just where you work.

Figures recently published showed Public sector IT contract ads down by 50% in the past year - although they do appear to have bottomed out.

[Barrow boy]

Banking

Not just in IT but contracting in general in Canary Wharf is booming! Rates good, better environment and much more secure.

[Craic]

Not just in IT but contracting in general in Canary Wharf is booming! Rates good, better environment and much more secure.

Are you working there?

[Ruprect]

Not just in IT but contracting in general in Canary Wharf is booming! Rates good, better environment and much more secure.

Are you working there?

He might not be working, but looks like he's billing...