Hourly Rate

[Francois Ouellette]

The Toronto marketplace is e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y competitive. I have been in the
freelance market for many years and the rates of today came back to about
the same as they were back in 1995! When one position is advertised there
might me hundreds of applicants. After putting together a shortlist there
might be 5 to 10 candidates and if they have the same profile and skills the
client will usually pick the cheapest one. Many public organizations have a
cap on the rate they can pay.

For a special one-off job that lasts a few days your hourly rate may go as
high as $100 but for contract work that lasts a few months you may have to
go for $50-$60, no more than that. Sometimes less, if the contract is more
than 3 months.

Hope this helps!

  François Ouellette
<fouellet-cpI+UMyWUv9BDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org>

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Carson" <jay-ZPnsNkHkFjk at public.gmane.org>
To: <tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org>
Sent: Sunday, 28 August, 2005 21:39
Subject: [TLUG]: Hourly Rate


Greetings,

I have my A+ certification and am thinking about doing my LPI (Linux
Professional Institute). I occasionaly get jobs doing computer work, what
is a good hourly rate to charge people.

-- 
Jason Carson
http://cbits.ca

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