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Transparent pricing
Transparent day-rate billing. Outside IR35 preferred — IR35 documentation available at contract stage. Fixed-price milestones available for scoped deliverables.
Guide rates (ex VAT):
Hourly time costs more per hour than a booked day, by design: short blocks of specialist time are harder to schedule than sustained delivery. Out-of-hours support is separate.
Day rate and billing model confirmed before placement begins. The same accountable contact from first contact through delivery.
At a glance
Fully remote senior C#/.NET, Azure, backend, integration and production-reliability work through PageTech Solutions Limited. Outside IR35 preferred. Guide rate: £350–£650/day + VAT, depending on how specialist the role is, how soon it starts and how long it runs. Inside IR35 roles are priced separately. Please send the role spec, IR35 status, rate, duration, start date and remote expectations.
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How it works
£100–120/hour ex VAT
Focused specialist time for code reviews, architecture reviews, second opinions and technical investigations. Intentionally more per hour than a booked day, because short blocks of specialist time are harder to schedule than sustained delivery. Charged in 15-minute intervals. If hourly work starts to look like sustained delivery, it is re-scoped as day-rate or fixed-price work.
£350–650/day ex VAT
Guide range for an 8-hour day. The rate for a role depends on how specialist the work is, how soon it starts and how long it runs: specialist and short-notice work carries a higher day rate, and a longer commitment with scheduling flexibility is priced for sustained delivery. Inside IR35 roles are priced separately. Agreed in writing before work starts.
Agreed per placement
Placements beyond six months are open to discussion. Commitment length is one of the things that shapes the rate, and a longer commitment with scheduling flexibility is priced for sustained delivery. Retainer or ongoing arrangements can be agreed for the right placement — talk to your agency or contact me directly.
£160/hour ex VAT
Critical issues outside standard working hours (before 9am, after 5pm, weekends or holidays), priced separately from the standard day and hourly rates. Available on request with a minimum of 2 working days' notice. Minimum engagement 1 hour, then billed in 15-minute intervals.
The day range is guidance, not a contractual boundary. Every placement is agreed individually and confirmed in writing. If hourly work starts to look like sustained delivery, it is re-scoped as day-rate or fixed-price work.
Choose your current need to see the recommended pricing path.
Use hourly specialist time for code reviews, architecture checks and second opinions. It costs more per hour than a booked day by design; if it grows into sustained delivery, it is re-scoped.
Use day-rate delivery when outcomes span multiple milestones and checkpointed build cycles.
For placements beyond six months, agree a structure around continuity. Commitment length and scheduling flexibility shape the day rate.
Critical incidents outside standard hours use the separate out-of-hours support model, with notice requirements.
Value
15+ years of production delivery means no ramp-up wasted on learning the domain. I integrate into your client's tools and processes quickly, hit the ground with minimal onboarding, and maintain the same delivery standards as the IR35 documentation requires.
Careful work costs more up front and less to live with, because the expensive part of software is rarely writing it. What that buys here is specific: a 30-day defect warranty from sign-off, the source and its documentation handed over, and knowledge transfer included — so the next change does not have to come back to me.
What your client gets for the rate: Maintainability, Knowledge Transfer and Production Reliability. Before you shortlist, it may help to read what makes a good fit, how engagements run and the 100% remote delivery model.
Request my CV to share with your client, or send your role brief to confirm rate fit and availability before progressing further.
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My approach
Rates are agreed in writing after an initial scoping step. After a discovery call, I provide a written scope that clarifies ownership and cost from day one:
Everything is confirmed in writing before development starts. If scope changes during the engagement, I discuss impact and revise the agreed price before additional work is committed.
Important
PageTech Solutions Limited is VAT-registered (VAT no. 514295790). All listed prices are shown exclusive of VAT. VAT is charged at the applicable rate on relevant invoices.
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Indicative effort guide — not a quote
Typical effort by engagement type. All estimates assume clear requirements at scoping, and the rate for each is agreed individually.
| Engagement type | Typical effort | Usually priced as |
|---|---|---|
| Code or architecture review | 4–8 hours | Hourly specialist time |
| Bug investigation & fix | 4–16 hours | Hourly specialist time or fixed price |
| VBA automation / Excel tool | 3–10 days | Day rate or fixed price |
| Process automation (C#/.NET) | 5–15 days | Day rate or fixed price |
| System integration (API) | 5–20 days | Day rate or fixed price |
| Legacy modernisation (scoped) | 20–60 days | Day rate or phased fixed price |
| Long-term retained delivery | Per agreement | Day rate, agreed per placement |
All effort figures are indicative. Actual scope and pricing are always agreed in writing after discovery.
Discovery session: The initial scoping call is free of charge. If your requirements need deeper discovery — a technical audit, workshop, or detailed scoping document — that work is scoped and quoted before it begins.
Every figure on this page is guidance. Book a free scoping call to confirm the rate for a role.
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