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Peoplebank IT&T Salary & Contract Rate Index - September 2011
Our latest IT&T Salary & Contract Rate Indexes for September 2011 have just been released!
Click on the links below for the index of your choice…
Contract pay for top project managers soars to pre-GFC levels
Author: Jennifer Foreshew
Appeared in: The Australian
Date: July 26, 2011
Peoplebank CEO Peter Acheson.
TOP-end project managers and .net developers are among the in-demand skills that have raked in rate rises of up to $200 a day in the past six to 12-months, according to recruiters.
A highly experienced project manager in a contracting role can earn about $1200 a day, which equates to earnings of almost $300,000 a year.
How to get ready for the ‘upswing’…
There is no doubt about it, things are starting to pick up again in the economy and also the job market. We’ve seen businesses start to release multiple roles to try and quickly regain some of the muscle required to help them cope with the economic upswing ahead.
So how does looking for a job in a downturn differ to job hunting during an upswing?
Employee Branding - why your resume is so important
Have you ever seen a job that you were interested in, or been approached about an opportunity, only to go to send your resume and realise that the last time you updated it was many years ago?
Have you ever read a job description and thought “wow, that sounds just like what I’ve been doing” and then had to re-write your resume because you had forgotten to include all of the important achievements and day to day tasks from your last role?
Peoplebank Intermedium Federal ICT Labour Hire Index - October 2011 Edition Now Available
The latest edition of The Peoplebank Intermedium Federal ICT Labour Hire Index is now available by clicking here
Overview
2011 has seen a steady trend of strengthening demand for ICT contractors. Over the first six months of the year, the Index grew to 1,568 – a rise of 23% from the December 2010 figure.