Project support cost in the UK
The right comparison is not one day rate against one salary. Compare the total cost, management load, continuity and outputs of a contractor, a permanent hire and a managed service.
A practical UK comparison for a contract document controller or project administrator is £250–£350 per day. Across an illustrative 20-day month, that is £5,000–£7,000 before any agency margin. Actual rates vary by location, sector, seniority, contract length and on-site requirements.
A working salary comparison for an experienced project-support or document-control hire is £45,000–£60,000 a year. The employer also carries National Insurance, pension, recruitment, equipment, onboarding, management time, leave and the risk that the workload changes after the hire is made.
A managed service is scoped around outputs rather than attendance: agreed meetings, minutes, trackers, registers, document volume, reports and response times. Attenta Partners agrees the scope before the monthly retainer and does not publish a public rate card, because the price depends on the actual workload and level of senior oversight.
Hire when the workload is stable, full time and needs a person embedded in your structure. Use a contractor when you need temporary capacity that your team can supervise. Use a managed service when the work can be defined as recurring outputs and you want Attenta Partners to carry delivery supervision and continuity.
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A useful working comparison is £250–£350 per day. An illustrative 20-day month is therefore £5,000–£7,000 before agency margin, although actual rates vary by role, sector, location, duration and site requirements.
A working salary comparison is £45,000–£60,000 a year, before employer National Insurance, pension, recruitment, equipment, onboarding, leave and management time. The exact total depends on the role and employment package.
No. Attenta Partners agrees the outputs, volume, access and response times first, then quotes a written monthly scope. It does not sell open-ended hourly task cover or publish a public retainer rate card.
No. It is most relevant when the team needs defined recurring outputs, senior supervision and continuity without enough stable workload for a full-time hire. The decision should consider management load and delivery risk as well as price.