On Monday 24 February 2003 22:18, Bill Corr wrote: > No, I'm not looking for a job, although I might be forced to in a few > weeks time. What I'd like to know is what the job market is like for > Perl programmers in the London area. > > Is working as a contractor a viable proposition, or am I deluding > myself? What sort of level of experience is generally the minimum level > required (contract or full time)?
umm http://www.jobstats.co.uk see that ... ? thats a graph that is. The concensus seems to be that the graph gives the impression that there might still be the odd one or two jobs, but this is most likely a statistical error. I think I know more unemployed programmers than employed ones .. even if you include the ones that have changed 'careers' to other such things as lorry driving, and stacking shelves in supermarkets .... -- Robin Szemeti