[leanneandmark]

God we've been in this situation sooo many times.
Marks general rule
Is it a 6 month flat contract..,........... Take permanent.
or a 6 month rolling contract............ Go for it.
Is there possibilty of perm work at the end of the contract?....... Definately go for it.
If you don't know you need to ask.
Is the perm position able to wait a while. A couple months contracting, then jump ship..check your fine print first..most of the time no or little notice is required.

Is the Perm position offering good prospects?? and is the $ enough for you?
Could you go to the perm position and tell them you have been offered something else although its better money the prospects aren't as good and its not where you wanna be.
see if they can up it a bit??
Worth a shot.