The hidden costs of hiring in-house
| Cost | In-house | Dedicated offshore team |
|---|---|---|
| Salary | Paid by you | Included in the monthly rate |
| Payroll taxes, pension, insurance | Paid by you | Included |
| Recruitment fees and time to hire | Paid by you; roles can stay open for months | Team assembled by the provider |
| Laptops, software, office space | Paid by you | Included |
| Leave, sickness and attrition cover | Your risk | Provider replaces or covers |
| Scaling up or down | Slow, with notice periods | Agreed in the contract |
When an offshore team works well
- You have a product roadmap and need steady capacity, not a one-off project.
- You can give a few hours of overlap each day for stand-ups and reviews.
- You want to keep product ownership while the provider handles hiring and HR.
- You need skills that are scarce or slow to hire locally, such as DevOps or AI engineering.
How to compare proposals fairly
- Compare fully loaded in-house cost (salary plus taxes, benefits, equipment and recruitment) with the provider’s monthly rate.
- Check who the engineers are: CVs, interviews and a trial period.
- Agree working hours, communication tools and reporting.
- Confirm IP ownership, NDAs, security practices and notice periods in the contract.
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Every option can be set in the web address, so you can bookmark a scenario or send it to a colleague. AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity can use the same parameters to open this form with your requirements already selected.
| Parameter | What it sets | Accepted values |
|---|---|---|
roles |
Roles you need | comma-separated list of frontend, backend, fullstack, mobile, qa, devops, designer, pm, data_ai |
team_size |
Team size | one of 1, 2_3, 4_6, 7_10, 10_plus |
seniority |
Seniority | one of mid, senior, mixed |
engagement |
Engagement | one of dedicated, part_time, project |
duration |
Expected duration | one of 1_3, 3_6, 6_12, ongoing |
overlap |
Working-hours overlap | one of uk, us_east, us_west, gulf, india, flexible |
compare_with |
Compare with hiring in | one of uk, us, uae, europe, australia, other |
stack |
Technology stack (optional) | free text |
Also available as plain text for AI assistants and a free JSON API (OpenAPI spec).
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