A clear commercial conversation
Start with the work and the level of support you need. Agree the people, responsibilities and costs before the engagement begins.
Ways to work together
Staff augmentation: a Dedicated Specialist or an Embedded Team working within your organisation. Project Delivery: Divaaco takes responsibility for an agreed project or defined technical workstream.
A defined skill gap, with your team leading priorities and delivery.
Several professionals working within your existing delivery organisation.
A software, mobile, data or cloud project with agreed delivery responsibilities.
Compare your UK hiring costs with Divaaco.
Estimate from your inputs, not a quote. Rates vary by role and engagement. VAT excluded.
Onshore first-year cost: annual salary + selected employer NI and pension + one recruitment cost + (other monthly costs × 12), multiplied by your team size.
Divaaco first-year cost: hourly rate × monthly hours, plus additional monthly costs, multiplied by 12 and your team size.
Potential saving: onshore cost − Divaaco cost. The percentage uses onshore cost as the baseline. If Divaaco costs more with your inputs, we show the extra cost.
UK defaults, 2026/27: employer NI is 15% above £5,000; employer pension is 3% of earnings between £6,240 and £50,270. This assumes a standard-category employee enrolled in a qualifying-earnings pension scheme, before Employment Allowance or other reliefs. Annual thresholds provide a planning estimate; actual payroll can differ. HMRC rates · Pension contribution rules.
Recruitment: £2,000 per hire is the general employee median in the CIPD 2026 survey, not a technology-specific fee. It is editable and counted once in year one. Monthly figures average the first-year total; later years exclude this recruitment cost unless another hire is needed.
Salary and hours are editable examples. Use your quoted Divaaco rate and comparable roles and working patterns. Add benefits, equipment, software and any separate Divaaco charges. Avoid counting NI, pension or recruitment twice. Include retained hiring or setup costs on the Divaaco side, spread over 12 months. Figures are rounded to the nearest penny.
Rate alone does not describe an engagement. Make sure the proposal addresses the work, the support and the responsibilities on both sides.
Make an informed choice
| Consideration | Dedicated specialist | Embedded team | Project delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting point | A specific capability gap | A workstream needing several roles | A defined outcome or deliverable |
| Day-to-day direction | Your nominated lead | Your technical or delivery leadership | Set out in the project agreement |
| Scope of the quote | Role and working arrangement | Team composition and working arrangement | Scope, milestones and responsibilities |
| Before starting | Interview and agree fit | Align roles, ownership and onboarding | Agree scope and acceptance criteria |
The practical questions
Understand the responsibilities and terms that shape your engagement, from day-to-day direction to handover.
Role, seniority, working pattern, expected duration and the level of responsibility influence the quote. Share the work and team setup so the proposal can address your requirement.
The professional or team, fee basis, working pattern, included engagement support, duration, notice terms and items priced separately should be clear before you begin.
For dedicated specialists and embedded teams, your nominated lead directs day-to-day work. In a project engagement, Divaaco takes responsibility for delivering the agreed scope, with deliverables and acceptance arrangements established for the engagement.
Intellectual property developed specifically for you as part of the engagement belongs to you under the agreed contractual terms. Pre-existing and third-party intellectual property is not automatically transferred.
Divaaco can establish appropriate confidentiality arrangements, including an NDA, before an engagement begins.
If a resource is not meeting agreed performance expectations, Divaaco will work with you to identify and arrange a suitable replacement without an additional recruitment or replacement fee, subject to the engagement terms.
Notice and cancellation terms are set out in your engagement agreement. Review the notice period, handover responsibilities and any applicable charges before starting.
The quote and agreement should identify which responsibilities sit with Divaaco, which remain with your organisation and which items are charged separately.
Let’s work together
Tell us about the capability, working pattern and responsibilities you need. Start with a conversation, then agree the detail.
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