October Newsletter
As you may have noticed, this blog is a bit-of-a tumbleweed zone. So I thought I’d post up our latest hiring manager newsletter…. hey anything for a bit of content!
getstaffed Hiring Manager Newsletter, 15-October-2008
Regional Rate Variations
In this newsletter we take a quick look at regional variations in IT contract rates. Want to know which skills cost more in Auckland, and which cost more in Wellington? Then this newsletter should help.
I read somewhere recently that the public service in Wellington has grown by 13 hectares in the last 9 years! This is a measure of the additional floor space taken up by expanding government agencies. More floor space, demonstrating more demand should, in theory, see increased rates.
So I thought it might be interesting to analyse the rate information supplied by getstaffed contractors. I wasn’t prepared for the size of the rate disparity as shown below.
Skills shortage?
If your recruitment agency cites a ‘skills shortage’ as reason for the difficulty in filling a role then you may be justified in being a little skeptical. The table below shows the most commonly sought IT contractor skills registered with getstaffed, as at 22-Oct-2008
|
Skill Keyword |
Total registered
|
Available Now
|
Contracted
|
Availability Rate
|
| J2EE |
62
|
9
|
53
|
17%
|
| XML |
56
|
9
|
47
|
19%
|
| Java |
133
|
22
|
111
|
20%
|
| ASP .Net |
63
|
11
|
52
|
21%
|
| C# |
118
|
21
|
97
|
22%
|
| Project Manager |
150
|
33
|
112
|
22%
|
| Business Analyst |
72
|
14
|
58
|
24%
|
| .Net |
103
|
21
|
82
|
26%
|
| Oracle |
61
|
13
|
48
|
27%
|
| Linux |
87
|
19
|
68
|
28%
|
| SQL |
138
|
31
|
107
|
29%
|
| Testing |
69
|
17
|
52
|
33%
|
| Javascript |
58
|
15
|
43
|
35%
|
| HTML |
85
|
25
|
60
|
42%
|
| PHP |
57
|
18
|
39
|
46%
|
As you can see, getstaffed lists plenty of independent contractors available right now. J2EE skills are in-demand while PHP skills are more easy to secure. Feel free to log in anytime to find contractors and review their on-line profiles.
How could we …
… make getstaffed a more valuable resource for your business?
The contractor community now has almost 1100 skilled independent professionals and we’re sure that the right people for your project needs are there for you. Despite the size and value of the community we not seeing the level of login/search/ad-placement activity that we would expect.
So Greg and I must be doing something wrong(ish). Do you have any suggestions? We would really really like your feedback.
Thanks!
Thanks for being part of the getstaffed community. It’s great to have you aboard 
Regards,
Andrew (one of the ‘getstaffed guys‘)
PS. Remember to send us your contract vacancy listings… so that you can find the right contractors, at the right price, right now.
Feel free to contact us anytime. Still keen to use an agency? Check out the community feedback at Rate My Agency!
@ Get Staffed Limited
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