Compare a UK-managed VA against hiring locally. Real numbers, no marketing maths.
Select your role, tier, and hours. See the year-one cost difference instantly.
Every cost in this calculator is a real expense a UK business owner pays when hiring locally. We only include figures that HMRC, recruitment agencies, and your accountant will agree on.
We use the average UK salary for the role type you select, based on data from Glassdoor, Reed, and Totaljobs. We update these quarterly. Choose part-time and that salary and its on-costs are pro-rated to the same hours as the VA plan, so both sides are like-for-like.
15% on earnings above £5,000/year, per HMRC’s Class 1 secondary contribution rate (April 2025 onwards).
3% employer contribution above £6,240/year, per the Pensions Regulator’s minimum requirement under auto-enrolment.
Statutory holiday (28 days), Statutory Sick Pay liability, recruitment agency fees (15–20% of first-year salary), training time, equipment, and software seats.
Every line item below is a real cost category. Both columns are on the same basis: a full-time role at 160 hours/month (37.5 hrs/week). Switch the calculator to part-time and both sides re-price together.
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Office-based · Managed by Ant Assist · UK hours · Human VAs · From £5/hour