"If that person is 50-plus, then that's who they'll get."

He says AbsoluteIT recently placed a man and a woman, both in their sixties, as business analysts.

"There are contractors we work with regularly and have repeatedly placed," who are in that age bracket, he says. "We never have an issue finding work for them and our customers are happy to engage them.

"Again, it all comes down to 'who is the best person for the job'?"

When placing candidates aged 50-plus, "you're calling on someone's skill set, and a lot of those in the 50-plus camp are well-respected and have good relationships re working on a contractual basis.