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RSS atscoCity IT pay rates top £1,000 per day
News According to figures from the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), contractors in the City earn between £50 and £59 per hour - roughly £50,500 per annum, at an average rate of employment through a year. [21 Feb 2006]
City IT contractors paid £50 per hour
News City IT contractors are being paid £50 per hour again for the first time since 2001, according to reseach by iProfileStats and the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo). ATSCo chief executive Ann Swain called it "a psychologically... [13 Feb 2006]
UK firms importing thousands of cheap techies from India
News The Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) said the figures, which it obtained under the Freedom of Information Act from Home Office body Work Permits UK, are the first evidence of the US phenomenon of "onshore offshoring". [21 Nov 2005]
Security consultants writing their own pay cheques
News According to research from the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), this has seen the average hourly rate for security consultants jump from £40 in 2004 to £50 this year. Ann Swain, CEO of ATSCo, who conducted the research, said... [04 Oct 2005]
Ageism warning to employers over new recruitment laws
News New laws on age discrimination come into force in 2006 and the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (Atsco) claims employers will have to tread carefully. Ann Swain, CEO of Atsco, told silicon.com: "It will force people to look at CVs... [21 Feb 2005]
Tech optimism - it's everywhere
News While bosses are generally bullish about growing sales, the climate for hiring - given a further boost today with figures from ATSCo - is normally a better gauge. It's not only silicon.com readers who are feeling chipper about the state of the tech... [17 Feb 2004]
City recovery boosts IT contractor demand and rates
News The quarterly skills survey by the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) reveals that the City is one area showing signs of recovery, with IT freelancers in financial services companies seeing pay increases of two per cent in the... [17 Feb 2004]
Rich pickings for those with the right skills
Comment And on the issue of offshore outsourcing the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) says tech staff should quit complaining about their jobs going overseas and look for the opportunities that exist. [13 Oct 2003]
India not a threat to IT jobs
News That was the view of a panel at an Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) earlier this month. Ann Swain, CEO of ATSCo, said: "Businesses will always look to cut costs and the UK technology sector has to accept the reality of... [13 Oct 2003]
IR35-dodgers face fines and jail
News Ann Swain, chief executive of IT recruitment industry body the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), also warned businesses and contractors not to get caught out. Employers and IT contractors risk criminal charges if they try to get... [20 May 2003]
IT recruitment sector folds in on itself
Comment Indeed, IT recruitment trade association ATSCo is forecasting a rush for consolidation in the sector. Delegates attending an ATSCo meeting yesterday were told the time is right for those - including venture capitalists - on the lookout for bargain... [25 Sep 2001]
IT recruitment firms go on the jumble sale trestle tables
News IT recruitment trade association ATSCo is forecasting a rush of mergers and acquisitions among IT recruitment companies as the economic downturn takes its toll on the sector. The downturn could see venture capitalists flocking to snap up bargain... [25 Sep 2001]
IT recruitment slowdown ahead
News Miller's views were backed by members of the recruitment industry, at a meeting of the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCO), who agreed recruiters are facing rough times. The report indicates a general slowdown over the next two... [07 Nov 2000]
ATSCO gets tough on recruitment regulation proposals
Comment ATSCO believes the UK government is in real danger of stirring up another hornets' nest unless it changes its proposals for the Regulation of the Private Recruitment Industry. ATSCO believes that a quarantine period of up to 13 weeks should be... [02 Oct 2000]
ATSCO takes 'damaging' recruitment plans to Parliament
News The Association for Technology staffing companies (ATSCO) has said it will not rest until the UK government rethinks its proposals to regulate the private recruitment industry. Anne Swain, CEO of ATSCO is due to meet next week with conservative MP... [28 Jun 2000]
