Folowing on to this question - if these rates are really true, why would anyone with these skills work in a permanent position.
Given the CPL figures; in three and a half months a contractor would earn the the yeary salary of someone in a permanent position. And I know permanent positions entail vacation, pensions, sickleave etc. but this would not add more than 25% to the base salary - and on the flip side, contractors pay less tax due to write-offs (cars, petrol, etc.).