How the monthly rate is built

The monthly rate is one number and we will show you what is inside it. Nothing here is a secret; the margin is the last line.

The parts of the rate

The specialist's pay is the largest part by a long way. Then their local employer costs and statutory contributions, which vary a lot by country. Then paid leave, so a month of holiday does not cost you a month of output. Then equipment, connection and the backup connection. Then our cost of recruiting, assessing and covering them. The remainder is our margin and it is smaller than a recruiting fee amortised over a year.

Why one price everywhere

Because the alternative creates a conflict of interest. If Brazil cost you more than Jamaica, every shortlist we sent would drift toward the cheaper country regardless of who was better for the job. One price per role and level means the only thing we optimize for is the fit.

It also means we absorb the difference in local costs, which we would rather do than explain an invoice that changes because somebody moved.

When it changes

Two reasons only. A level change, which is a conversation you are part of, and an annual review with sixty days notice, which happens only when the specialist's pay goes up. We do not raise a rate without raising their pay, and we will tell you which part of the increase went where.