IT support daily rate
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Depends where you are! But I think you'd want 300+ to do an ad-hoc day on site. If it's going to be repeat/longer term you can set things up to do more remotely so you're not spending whole days on it, to reduce the cost.
Last school I quoted for, another chap rocked up to quote at the same time as me... in a Fred Perry tracksuit. I thought he was someone on day release at first. I didn't get the gig. Was kind of glad.
Have had it also where I ended up 80% sure that they were just using me and others to tick the box for multiple quotes, but had no intention of using anyone but the incumbent from the start...
Last school I quoted for, another chap rocked up to quote at the same time as me... in a Fred Perry tracksuit. I thought he was someone on day release at first. I didn't get the gig. Was kind of glad.
Have had it also where I ended up 80% sure that they were just using me and others to tick the box for multiple quotes, but had no intention of using anyone but the incumbent from the start...
Edited by buggalugs on Wednesday 1st October 08:29
wjwren said:
£140 sounds very cheap. It's in Nottingham. They are looking for me to come in every Friday indefinitely.
Sounds like a crap gig to be honest. What are you going to do with the other 4 days. I'd try and get this on a saturday and then get a full time role for the week? Is that an option?wjwren said:
Anybody know what the going daily rate for IT general server admin is? I normally deal with business support on an ad-hoc and contract basis, but a local school are after general server admin - usernames added etc on a server 2008. Anybody have any experience?
I'm surprised they aren't using their Local Authority (or Crapita if they're an Academy).IT jobs in schools pay rubbish money.
Happy to be corrected but I don't think SysAdmin for a school would warrant "usual" contractor day-rates. To give you some kind of comparison IT techs in schools usually get < £20k per annum, a ICT network manager would be getting, on average, £30k per annum.
As I said above, I'm surprised the LA or one of their subcontractors isn't providing the service.
As I said above, I'm surprised the LA or one of their subcontractors isn't providing the service.
Countdown said:
Happy to be corrected but I don't think SysAdmin for a school would warrant "usual" contractor day-rates. To give you some kind of comparison IT techs in schools usually get < £20k per annum, a ICT network manager would be getting, on average, £30k per annum.
As I said above, I'm surprised the LA or one of their subcontractors isn't providing the service.
This. I'm a network manager in a secondary school. I get just over £30k but it means I can spend more time with my family and I'm close to home.As I said above, I'm surprised the LA or one of their subcontractors isn't providing the service.
Some of the larger secondaries here provide support for other schools. The council used to support them but cut all services.
A contractor is a contractor no matter where they work if they are a solo Ltd or Umbrella worker. At the end of the day we still have to pay the bills and put food on the table.
Personally if I was being asked to work one day a week, in the knowledge that there are as many 4 day a week/offset weeks - say Tuesday to Saturday gigs out there, so I'd bill accordingly to keep the bills ticking over with the regular, i.e. one day gig and supplementing with other little gigs for savings and pocket folding. Of course the supplemental gigs are fewer and farther between and harder to find as a resuly, but put a good chunk of change in the back for rainy days when they do come about.
It is odd that the LEA aren't sorting from a central contract though I'll grant you. I'd imagine there would be one of the bureau type helldesks available for 1st, 2nd, 3rd line remote support with a pool of field techs to pick up local/deskside tickets under the normal run of things.
Personally if I was being asked to work one day a week, in the knowledge that there are as many 4 day a week/offset weeks - say Tuesday to Saturday gigs out there, so I'd bill accordingly to keep the bills ticking over with the regular, i.e. one day gig and supplementing with other little gigs for savings and pocket folding. Of course the supplemental gigs are fewer and farther between and harder to find as a resuly, but put a good chunk of change in the back for rainy days when they do come about.
It is odd that the LEA aren't sorting from a central contract though I'll grant you. I'd imagine there would be one of the bureau type helldesks available for 1st, 2nd, 3rd line remote support with a pool of field techs to pick up local/deskside tickets under the normal run of things.
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