IT sector contractor (software programmer, developer), daily rate reduction?

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peterwarren3

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Hello all,

I’m wondering, as a contractor in the IT sector (software programmer, developer) for 2009, has there REALLY been a daily rate reduction to contractors?

With technologies like Java and .net, should I be expecting to take a 20%-30% reduction on a daily rate difference from what I was getting in 2007/2008?

I was told (not sure if this is true) that agencies want you to take a lower rate (so they can pick up the difference); is that true?

Are daily rate contract developers etc…really taking a reduced rate on new contracts this year or is it all balloney?