Before anyone starts arguments on supply and demand and
capitalism, free market and the like, (again) understand this:
What Steve and I and others like us are running into is a large
number of recruiter/ing firms who are all trying to get the same
contracts. So to get the account, they quote low.
Then on DICE, INDEED, Monster and the others (some of these are
being bought and merged), but the end effect is offering rates
that are below what we were making about 1990 and that is NOT
adjusted for inflation.
Add to this that the majority of the people contacting me do not
know how JES2 or JES3 is pronounced. They don't know most of the
acronyms we use in the industry. They can't read a tech based
resume to understand that one is not a sysprog, but is a software
developer.
Just wanted to get us on a level playing field before the noise
starts.
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Regards,
Steve Thompson
On 2/5/2026 10:43 AM, Steve Beaver wrote:
For the US people, I have been beat to death looking for zOS DB2 Systems DBA’s
and people that know ACF2, RACF, and TSS
These skills are RARE. Doing my research Recruiters at offering $60 per hour
where the honest labor rate should be $150 per hour or higher
My suggestion is that if you have any of these skills. Tell the Recruiter
$150/Hr or go away
As a data point. They pay you $60 per hour and they charge the customer $150
per hour
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