[sirsinsalot]

This is good entry level stuff. As a contractor in the UK exclusively for the past 20 years tho, it doesn't paint a very full picture.

The most inaccurate bit is day rates. They're underestimated by quite some way in my experience.

What I would say is contracting in the UK is a game with different layers. This is the basic "coder for hire" layer. There's levels above that, with contracts spanning 10 years+ and higher day rates, but it is much more like dark magic.

[sirsinsalot]

Also your number one skill is communication. If you're not liked, your services are less valuable.

Number two skill is negotiating.

The technical stuff starts much further down the list.

[codedokode]

Does it mean that UK companies are in need for likeable people who are good at negotiating rather than have good technical skills?

[questinthrow]

Without a doubt, most people I know in this business optimize for networking and communication. The actual coding is done by eastern europeans and indians. Technical knowledge is more commodifiable than relations.

[hankchinaski]

Rates have dropped significantly over the past year or two