are you a 'consultant'? how much are you charged out for?
27 April 2007, 02:25 PM
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are you a 'consultant'? how much are you charged out for?
I just found out I'm being charged out by my company at £1800 a day!
insane world, eh?
anyone beat that?
insane world, eh?
anyone beat that?
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27 April 2007, 04:26 PM
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I'm a consultant but it's my company so the charge out rate is also my call 
When I go in for other companies, though, they normally charge me at between £2100 and £2600 a day, plus expenses. Unfortunately my charge is nearly an order of magnitude less. Though if I feel they're taking the **** I load it accordingly.
Best one was an American company. I didn't want the job anyway - flying to and from the US three or four times a month for a couple of days at a time was crap - so I quoted a stupidly high day rate. And spent the next five months flying backwards and forwards to the US... Christ knows what they charged me out at, but it must have been an awful lot...
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When I go in for other companies, though, they normally charge me at between £2100 and £2600 a day, plus expenses. Unfortunately my charge is nearly an order of magnitude less. Though if I feel they're taking the **** I load it accordingly.
Best one was an American company. I didn't want the job anyway - flying to and from the US three or four times a month for a couple of days at a time was crap - so I quoted a stupidly high day rate. And spent the next five months flying backwards and forwards to the US... Christ knows what they charged me out at, but it must have been an awful lot...
SB
27 April 2007, 05:24 PM
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I was getting charged out at around 1050 a day, usually upto 20 days at a time
Now its about 500,
Depends on the work I do really, some of it is cheaper, if it is cr@ppy work
if sex is involved then I pay them
Now its about 500,
Depends on the work I do really, some of it is cheaper, if it is cr@ppy work
if sex is involved then I pay them
27 April 2007, 05:34 PM
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27 April 2007, 05:35 PM
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Exchange Chambers in Liverpool 
Apparently the Barristers keep getting caught with the secretaries
You would think that they are barristers, they would be a bit smarter and not carry out their antics in the video conferencing suite we installed
Apparently the Barristers keep getting caught with the secretaries
You would think that they are barristers, they would be a bit smarter and not carry out their antics in the video conferencing suite we installed
27 April 2007, 06:22 PM
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I'm probably charged at around £1200pd, but I get around half that and it's long term - as in at least 12 month contracts.
For specialist products or technologies I know some people get charged out at up to £5000 a day, but even they would be lucky to get £800-£1000 per day as a contractor for that.
What makes me laugh are the consulting companies that charge people out at anywhere from £1200-£2500 a day but pay the dumb permanent scmucks £38000pa.
For specialist products or technologies I know some people get charged out at up to £5000 a day, but even they would be lucky to get £800-£1000 per day as a contractor for that.
What makes me laugh are the consulting companies that charge people out at anywhere from £1200-£2500 a day but pay the dumb permanent scmucks £38000pa.
27 April 2007, 08:14 PM
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Between £750 and £1000 depending on where in the world it is and which sector (oil and gas are high as are pharmaceuticals, commodity chemicals are low). Again, not the highest here but I am 'utilised' for 80% of the year. That keeps the company happy!
Again, I only see a percentage of that fee
I do get a company Skoda though
Steve
Again, I only see a percentage of that fee
I do get a company Skoda though Steve
27 April 2007, 09:13 PM
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What really makes me laugh is the clients who pay £x per day for any idiot dumb enough to take a job at Logica, EDS etc.
27 April 2007, 10:26 PM
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Can you lot tell me what you are consultants for / and what you do? - cause that is a hell of a lot of money to earn per day.
Also any jobs goin
- im currently in the market for a new occupation.
Also any jobs goin
- im currently in the market for a new occupation.
27 April 2007, 11:03 PM
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27 April 2007, 11:06 PM
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UB it isnt about what we earn in any world, let alone an imaginary one
What we get charged out at and what we earn, you will find out are generally in the main two very very different figures
If in my case for example, I earnt what I get charged out at the company wouldnt make any money, not when you add in car costs, pension, holidays, sickness etc
What we get charged out at and what we earn, you will find out are generally in the main two very very different figures
If in my case for example, I earnt what I get charged out at the company wouldnt make any money, not when you add in car costs, pension, holidays, sickness etc
27 April 2007, 11:08 PM
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27 April 2007, 11:11 PM
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I don't think that is true: The amount of money charged to a client is not proportionate to the amount of money earned by the person being charged out. You charge whatever you can get away with and pay as little as you can.
The higher rates are normally charged by software companies with bespoke packages and the individual could not hope to earn as much as they are billed to clients as they wouldn't have access to the market.
Steve