Well, all depends, experience, quality, references, etc... Also, a lot depends on the length of the project. For a short term, you can charge about twice as much, where long term, they usually expect regular employment rates....
It's hard to estimate, also depends on who the client is. Larger clients, can pay a lot more, smaller clients are cheap and look for best price. Short term contract $75/hour-$125/hour Long term $50/hour-$100/hour Also, look at competition. Do they have other prospects, etc... You really have to get a feeling for the project. You say contract work, but sounds more like regular employment on contract basis. To me, contract work means more on the basis of building a system and leaving. Since you are looking to relocate, I take it that this is a long term contract, so look at it as a regular employment type, then add what ever you'll need for benefits, if they are not paying them for you, like medical/dental insurance, vacation, etc... Ilya -----Original Message----- From: Micael To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 3/26/03 7:28 PM Subject: [OT] Contract Work: Going Rate? I have been offered a contract job and asked what I wanted per hour. I am in Washington state and the client (a web development company) is in California. I am an experienced Java (certified) programmer that knows the general landscape well (Tomcat, Struts, Ant, etc., etc., with Linux, scripting, various databases, etc.). What would a reasonable request be? Thanks. LEGAL NOTICE This electronic mail transmission and any accompanying documents contain information belonging to the sender which may be confidential and legally privileged. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom this electronic mail transmission was sent as indicated above. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken in reliance on the contents of the information contained in this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete the message. Thank you --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
