atsco rates
iPhone to fuel contractor shortage
News The warning comes from recruitment industry body the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (Atsco), on the back of figures showing pay rates for IT contractors in the telecoms sector rocketing over the past year. [28 Aug 2007]
Web 2.0 whipping up a developer frenzy
News Hot social networking properties such as Facebook and MySpace - along with the wider ecommerce boom - are whipping up demand for web skills, pushing developers' pay up 26 per cent in the past 12 months, according to research by SkillsMarket/ATSCo... [10 Jul 2007]
In brief: Apple goes to Hollywood, 'Tubing', Finns freed by Iran
News Figures out from SkillsMarket/ATSCo show a five per cent rise in median wages quarter-on-quarter and up 14 per cent between Q1 2006 and Q1 2007. The staffing experts show no change in permanent rates since the last quarter and a rise of eight per... [11 Jun 2007]
Pay hike on the cards for contractors?
News A spokeswoman from technology staffing company Atsco, said a 10 per cent increase sounds reasonable following a nine per cent increase in contractor pay during the first three-quarters of 2006, from £35 to £38 per hour. [22 Jan 2007]
Pay rates for techies skyrocket
News That's compared to a quarter (24 per cent) this time last year, according to a survey of 6,600 IT workers by the SkillsMarket/ATSCo. Recruitment companies trade association ATSCo said demand for IT staff is now at its highest level since the dot... [07 Nov 2006]
Temp CIOs see pay rates rocket
News According to the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), IT departments are coming under growing pressure to contain the runaway cost of tech projects by reducing permanent staffing costs. [25 Jul 2006]
City IT pay rates top £1,000 per day
News Contract rates in the City have risen between 10 to 15 per cent over the last year, said ATSCo. According to figures from the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), contractors in the City earn between £50 and £59 per hour - roughly... [21 Feb 2006]
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]
City recovery boosts IT contractor demand and rates
News Ann Swain, CEO at ATSCo, said in a statement: "Financial services pay rates have lagged behind the upturn in other sectors, particularly government. The quarterly skills survey by the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) reveals... [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]
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. IR35 was introduced in 2000 to close a loophole which allowed IT... [20 May 2003]
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. In its annual survey of recruitment, Richard Holway found the... [07 Nov 2000]
