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Cost Of Hiring Calculator
The salary is only part of the story. Estimate the true cost of employing bookkeeping or accounting staff.
Assumptions
Pre-filled with typical UK figures — adjust them to your situation.
Estimated first-year cost
£41,110
28% on top of the salary · about £3,426 / month
- Base salary
- £32,000
- Employer NI (15%)
- £4,050
- Employer pension (3%)
- £960
- Recruitment (one-off)
- £3,000
- Software & equipment
- £600
- Training & other
- £500
Estimate only. Ongoing years exclude the one-off recruitment cost. Confirm current employer NI and pension rates with HMRC and The Pensions Regulator.
What goes into the true cost of a hire
A salary rarely reflects what an employee actually costs. On top of base pay, employers typically carry a range of additional costs:
- Employer National Insurance on earnings above the secondary threshold.
- Pension contributions under automatic enrolment.
- Recruitment — advertising, agency fees and time to hire.
- Software, equipment and training to get someone productive.
- Holiday, sick and absence cover, plus the cost of managing the role.
Together these often add a meaningful percentage on top of the headline salary. The calculator uses editable assumptions so you can match it to your own situation.
Figures are estimates based on the assumptions you enter. Confirm current employer NI and pension rates with HMRC and The Pensions Regulator.
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