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Role

Seniority

Senior · 6+ years

United KingdomLocal PAYE hire

Total cost to company

£120,750

Year one, all-in

Base salary: £85,000
Employer National Insurance: £12,000
Private medical: £1,200
Pension (3%): £2,550
Recruiting fee (20%): £17,000
Equipment and other: £3,000
Equity or options: Varies

Total cost to company

£78,000

£6,500 a month, all-in. Estimated for this role.

Benefits: Included
Payroll and compliance: Included
Legal and IP: Included
Engineer-led vetting: Included
Recruiting: Included
Equipment and IT: Included
Replacement any time: Included

Annual saving with Cloud Employee

£42,750 a year

That's £3,563 back every month

35%

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What we handle, so you don't

Legal, payroll and taxEmployment handled in-country
Engineer-led vettingSenior engineers, not recruiters
Time zone overlapYour hours, your standups
IP and contractsYour code stays yours
Performance coachingProblems surface early
Learning and developmentWhy 97% stay past two years

Base salary reflects Glassdoor's average base of £81,000 for a senior software engineer in London and Indeed's £89,010 across 1,400 job postings. Recruiting fee shown at 20%, paid on start day. Employer National Insurance at 15% above the £5,000 threshold, pension at the 3% auto-enrolment minimum. Figures reflect London and the South East. Equity and share options are excluded from the total because they vary by company and are usually not a cash cost. Cloud Employee figures are all-in.

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