At the end of last year, we noted a significant decrease in I.T. contractor rates.

Specifically, itjobswatch.com reported that they had monitored slippage of nearly 10% over the previous six months.

Yet there have been several reports throughout the I.T. industry that these economic uncertainties may actually help I.T. contract rates. The theory was that both permanent staff and contractors alike would be less willing to switch jobs, meaning employers needed to pay more to get people moving. (more…)

Having dealt with recruiting engineers for the FMCG market for over 15 years, this is a market that I am very passionate about. It is a high pressured environment and excellent engineering and production teams are essential to ensure the productivity levels required to ensure target delivery dates and times are adhered to.

At Jenrick we know the market very well, having spent a huge amount of time meeting with clients, touring sites and interviewing and placing candidates - we are one of the forefront suppliers into this sector. (more…)

I was reading The Sunday Times this weekend and one particular article really reminded me of a subject that Ade McCormack touched upon during his presentation at our recent IOD event – Work / Life Integration, which is to be the focal topic of our forthcoming Whitepaper. (more…)

Jenrick CPI has just released its first, in a series, of I.T. Whitepapers targeting issues afffecting anyone involved within the IT sector. The first is titled ‘Winning the I.T. Talent War’ and addresses issues surrounding the recruitment and retention of I.T. Staff. (more…)

‘Most of our clients are experiencing their best ever years’

The words credit crunch and recession seem to be a daily occurrence on the news nowadays, and it’s quite frightening actually when you think back to probably only a year ago when the term hadn’t even been invented.

One thinks ‘is this just the government’s way of talking us into a recession, or is actually real??’

The common opinion with our clients is that it is some form of scaremongering tactics and that actually business with most of them is more than good – in fact, some are enjoying their best ever years and have solid order books for the foreseeable future. (more…)

Recent research, by major online job boards, such as Jobsite, Monster and Reed, showed that a sizable proportion (in some cases 50%) of CVs contain a number of obvious mistakes. (more…)

The following article has been written to provide an overview of the current Surrey and Middlesex temporary & permanent job market.

This article has been compiled by Trevor Lee, Managing Director of specialist commercial recruitment agency, Jenrick Commercial Limited - based in Walton on Thames, Surrey. (more…)

The IT world and in particular, IT Jargon and IT Terminology, seems to constantly change and if, like me you are on the periphery of IT departments and reliant on your IT contacts to keep you informed, it can be hard work to keep up. (more…)

The following article has been written to provide an overview of trends in the Derivatives I.T. Jobs market for Canary Wharf and the City of London, for the final quarter of 2007 and beginning of 2008. (more…)

Pay for most freelance IT workers held steady in the economically fragile third quarter of last year, as average hourly rates in September matched those paid in January – according to a recent study by ATSCo, for view on the Contractor UK website. (more…)