Cost to Hire Calculator | Imagine Executive Solutions

Step 1

Tell Us About You

Quick details, then straight into the calculator. No spam, just your results, and if you want it, some straight talk about a smarter way to hire.

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Job Title *

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Step 2

Build The Hire

Give us the basics of the role you're recruiting for.

Advertised Annual Salary: £32,000

£15k£150k

How Quickly Do You Need Them?

Interview Stages

Number of interview rounds x hiring panel time. This drives the "time spent interviewing" cost.

Role needs uniform / PPE (warehouse, driving, ops floor)

Role is shift-based with paid rest breaks

Step 3

The Real Cost To Hire

TOTAL FIRST-YEAR COST TO HIRE

£0

+0% on top of the advertised salary

Cost Category	Amount

Permanent hire: true 1st-year cost£0

Base salary you're actually advertising£0

How we got here: figures are illustrative planning estimates for a UK permanent hire, covering employer National Insurance, pension, apprenticeship levy, holiday and sick pay provision, recruitment/agency fee, advertising, interview panel time, training and onboarding, plus uniform/PPE and paid breaks where relevant. We've weighted each line to the higher end of typical ranges and rounded up, on purpose, because most businesses underestimate this number, not overestimate it. Not a quote. Real costs vary by role, sector, region and supplier.

There's A Smarter Way

Skip Most Of That. Hire Interim Or Contract Instead.

That gap between the salary on the job ad and the number above? That's the overhead you're not even hiring for, and it's exactly what disappears when you bring in interim or contract talent through Imagine.

No employer NI, pension accrual or apprenticeship levy stacking up.
No holiday or sick pay liability sitting on your books.

No training sunk-cost if the fit's wrong, you're not stuck.
No 12-week agency retainer or long notice periods. Options, not ultimatums.

You pay for the work. Not the overhead. That's the whole idea.

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What Would This Role Cost On A Day Rate?

Same role, contract terms. Here's roughly what a contractor charges for it, all-in.

Typical Annual Salary For This Role: £32,000

£15k£200k

Day Rate Build-Up	Amount
Approx. Contractor-Equivalent Day Rate	£0
Typical Management Costs (WTR, NI, Pension, Margin and Processing Fees)	£0
APPROX. FULLY INCLUSIVE DAY RATE	£0

That's around £0 if the contract ran a full working year (220 days), but you only pay for the days actually worked.

Your Next Hire Costs More Than The Offer Letter Says.

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The Real Cost To Hire

Skip Most Of That. Hire Interim Or Contract Instead.

What Would This Role Cost On A Day Rate?