PH in Europe

Walker Chris ChrisWalker@tateandlyle.com
Fri, 24 Jul 1998 12:45:14 +0100


I was told Powerhouse and VMS were dead, too.  So in my last CV (resume) I
played them down in favour of other skills.  For the past few months I've
had far more calls about PH and VMS contracts than anything else.

Chris Walker

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	David Heasman [SMTP:David_Heasman@Thru-Transport.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, July 23, 1998 4:16 PM
> To:	powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> Subject:	Re: PH in Europe
> > G'day all you European (and Englishman for those who resist)
> PowerHousers.
> Gday blue.
> 
> > Many experienced PH analysts are demanding $65 to $75 per hour (USD)
> > and getting it.
> > I was wondering if the same scenario is being played out in Europe (and
> > elsewhere).  Can someone give some feedback on this please?
> 
>  In England PowerHouse is effectively dead. There are no new sites or
> applications.
>  A lot of PowerHouse specialists have left the area having learnt som
> (f'rexample) Oracle.
>  I plan to do this myself.
> 
>  In the meantime there are legacy sites with Y2000 and EMU (the Euro
> Monetary Union)
>  needs to be fixed.
> 
>  A good PH contractor in Central London might get 45 UKP per hour.
> 
> > Are there any companies out there able to move consultants around from
> country to country,
> > job to job fairly easily?
> http://www.freelanceinformer.co.uk  might give an inkling
> 
> > Also, in the USA HP/MPE/Image seems to be the prevalent PH environment.
>  Yes, in the UK too; Vax and Unix sites have a more obvious escape route.
> 
> > Thanks for your feedback (in advance) :)
>  My pleasure
> 
> 
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