Transparent pricing for custom software development

Transparent by default.

No surprise invoices. No scope creep padding. You'll always know what you're paying for and why.

~30%
The hidden tax you avoid.

Hiring a full-time senior developer comes with costs that never appear on the job listing. Employer NI, pension contributions, holiday accrual, and HR overhead add roughly 30% on top of the salary. With Pare Studio, you pay one transparent invoice for results — no payroll, no admin, no long-term liability.

Full-time hire
Base salary 100%
Employer NI +15%
Pension contribution +3%
Holiday pay accrual +12%
True cost ~130%
Pare Studio
One transparent invoice 100%
No employer NI £0
No pension obligation £0
No HR or payroll admin £0
True cost 100%

Based on standard UK employer costs for a senior technical hire. Actual figures vary by salary band and pension scheme. The point stands: you get the same expertise with none of the overhead.

Lean by design, not by compromise.

The average UK tech consultancy charges £800–£1,200 per day — and a good chunk of that covers things that have nothing to do with your project. We've built Pare Studio differently: AI is the primary reason we can deliver at senior quality for less, and we pass that efficiency directly to you.

AI-native workflow

We use AI across everything we do — not as a gimmick, but as a genuine force multiplier. It's what lets a small senior team produce at the pace of one many times its size, and it's the primary reason our rates sit where they do rather than at £800+ per day.

Small team, senior people

No bench of juniors billing time while they learn. Every person working on your project is experienced and productive from day one.

No middle management

No account managers, no project coordinators, no layers between you and the people doing the work. That overhead doesn't exist here.

Simple, honest, predictable.

Longer commitments cost less per day. Whether you need us for a day or a quarter, here's exactly what it costs.

1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Technical
£700
£650
£600
Design
£500
£450
£400
Technical + Design
£1,000
£900
£800

All prices are day rates, excluding VAT. Weekly and monthly rates reflect a discounted day rate for longer commitments.

Design and development happen together, not in sequence. One team, one invoice, no handoff gaps.

Discovery Day

After an initial conversation, we spend a full day diving into your problem — auditing your current setup, identifying opportunities, and delivering a concrete recommendation you can act on. If you proceed to a project, the discovery day fee is credited against the total.

1 day • credited if you proceed

Project-based

For defined deliverables like MVPs, apps, and integrations. We scope the work, agree on a fixed price upfront, and deliver. You'll know the total before we write a line of code.

Scoped & quoted upfront

Fractional Technical Partner

An ongoing number of days per week or month, embedded as part of your team. Strategy, infrastructure, and hands-on building.

Fractional Design Partner

Ongoing creative support without hiring a full-time designer. Web design, branding, logo creation, and social media content — all aligned to one consistent vision for your brand.

No extras. No add-ons.

Direct access

You talk to the people doing the work. No account managers, no ticket queues.

Regular updates

Weekly progress updates and working demos. You'll never be left wondering what's happening.

Source code ownership

Everything we build is yours. Full codebase handover, no lock-in, no licensing fees.

Post-launch support

We don't disappear after delivery. Every project includes a support window to iron out any issues.

We're not right for every project.

We're a small, senior team. That's our strength — but it means we're best suited to certain kinds of work.

You need a large team

If your project needs 10+ developers working in parallel, we're not built for that. We're best when a small, focused team can move fast.

You need 24/7 support

We build and ship software, but we're not an on-call ops team. If you need round-the-clock monitoring and support, that's a different kind of provider.

You want staff augmentation

We work best as partners, not extra hands. If you need someone to sit in your Jira board and pick up tickets, we're probably not the right fit.

You need formal procurement

We don't do RFPs, tendering processes, or 6-month vendor evaluations. If that's how you buy, we'll slow each other down.

Get a quote in days, not weeks.

Tell us what you're building and we'll come back with an honest scope and price. No obligation, no sales games.

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