[LRUG] The state of contracting market survey

[Greg Molnar]

Ah, so my privacy will be in the hands of Google. Now I feel safe!
But regardless, I appreciate what you are doing, it is a little sad we don't have much options for actual anonymity on the internet, but it is what it is.

On Tue, Apr 29, 2025, at 9:57 AM, Tadas via Chat wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> This is to prevent spam and duplicate responses. The survey author cannot see any personally identifiable information.
> 
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> Cheers,
> Tadas
> 
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2025 at 10:51, Greg Molnar <greg at molnar.io> wrote:
>> __
>> Hey
>> 
>> It doesn't seem to be anonymous, as it asks me to login to a Google account.
>> 
>> Greg
>> 
>> On Tue, Apr 29, 2025, at 8:41 AM, Tadas via Chat wrote:
>>> Hello LRUG,
>>> 
>>> I am Tadas, the person behind Switching to Contracting in the UK Guide <https://github.com/tadast/switching-to-contracting-uk>, UK IT Contractors Discord  <https://discord.gg/7cTKmSwFwd>community, a long-time rubyist and a contractor.
>>> 
>>> Recently, I’ve noticed an uptick in interest in switching to contracting, but at the same time, others are moving to permanent roles in search of stability. Everybody's asking "what's the market like?", but nobody has data. Let's fix that!
>>> 
>>> There has also been some talk here on LRUG list, prompted by accidental reply-all responses providing a glimpse into daily rates, which makes me think that there is a lot of interest in this topic.
>>> 
>>> So if you've contracted in the last 12 months, please take a few minutes to fill out *this anonymous survey.* <https://forms.gle/qXsUAczBLh94aZGB7> Feel free to share in other relevant communities or your personal circles!
>>> 
>>> https://forms.gle/qXsUAczBLh94aZGB7
>>> 
>>> I'll share the results in a follow-up post on LRUG once we have enough data.
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> --
>>> Tadas Tamo
>>> Contractor/Product Engineer <https://www.codeme.lt/> 
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