Our development rate starts at £80 an hour, and our day rate is £500. For ongoing work, monthly retainers are better value: Essentials is one day a month at £500, Growth is two days at £950, and Partner is four days at £1,800. Larger defined projects, like our fixed price Umbraco 13 to 17 upgrade at £8,999 plus VAT, are quoted as a whole so you are not exposed to hourly drift. We publish our rates because we think you should be able to budget before you pick up the phone. Whatever the engagement, we scope the work first and agree the cost before anything is built.
Agencies are often coy about rates until you are deep into a sales process. We would rather you knew the numbers before we ever speak, because a rate that does not fit your budget wastes everyone's time.
Hourly and day rates suit short, well defined tasks: a bug fix, a small feature, a one-off integration. Retainers suit any site that needs regular attention, and most business websites do. The retainer rate works out cheaper per day than ad hoc booking, your work is prioritised, and the typical first fix on a retainer lands inside 18 hours. Fixed prices suit larger defined projects such as upgrades, where you want certainty more than flexibility. See our retainers and support page for what each tier includes.
Two things. First, we scope before we quote, so estimates are grounded in what your site actually needs rather than optimism. Second, we review every retainer annually, and if you are consistently using less than you pay for, we move you down a tier. An agency that profits from your overpayment has the wrong incentive, and we would rather keep a client for years at the right price than for one year at the wrong one.
We have worked on Umbraco since 2011 and more than 200 sites, so the hours you buy are experienced ones. If you want a number for a specific piece of work, tell us about it through our contact page and we will scope it properly.
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An Umbraco Silver Partner agency in Llandudno, North Wales and the Isle of Man, building and looking after Umbraco and .NET websites for businesses and agencies across the UK and beyond. Simon Antony is a brand of Simplepage Ltd.
Maesgwyn, 3 Claremont rd,
Llandudno, North Wales, LL30 2UF