Hourly rates for ongoing work and fixed prices for reviews, upgrades and plans. If something does not fit, we will quote it before we start.
Hourly rates
| Role | What they do | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Laravel engineer | AI-assisted Laravel engineers for feature work, fixes and maintenance, reviewed by a senior engineer. | £20 per hour |
| Senior Laravel engineer | Architecture, security, infrastructure, code review and leading AI-driven delivery. | £25 per hour |
All prices exclude VAT. Hours are tracked and reported against each task.
Fixed prices
Fixed prices for the work most clients need first. All prices exclude VAT.
£395 per codebase
Report in 5 working days
A senior review of an app built with AI coding tools, with a prioritised fix list. Covers codebases up to about 50,000 lines. Larger codebases are quoted before we start.
Find out more about the vibe code review£295 per codebase
Report in 4 working days
An independent review of security, performance and maintainability. Ideal before a funding round, an acquisition or a change of supplier.
Find out more about the laravel code reviewFrom £795 per application
Report in 5 to 10 working days
Application, dependency and server security review with a free retest of fixes. Price depends on the number of user roles, integrations and servers in scope.
Find out more about the security reviewFrom £149 per month
Critical patches within 1 working day
Monthly dependency and framework patching, CVE monitoring and emergency fixes. Per application. Includes a monthly patch report.
Find out more about the security patching planFrom £195 per codebase
Usually 1 to 10 working days
Core framework upgrade to Laravel 13, with a written report. Covers the core framework upgrade. Work on bespoke or abandoned packages is quoted separately.
Find out more about the laravel upgradeFrom £495 fixed price
Plan in 5 working days
Hosting architecture, cost estimate, backup and recovery plan, and a migration path. For one application. Multi-application estates are quoted separately.
Find out more about the infrastructure planFrom £99 per server, per month
Monitoring and patching every month
Server patching, monitoring, backups with tested restores, and deploy pipelines. Hosting fees are paid directly to your provider, so you keep ownership of every account.
Find out more about the managed infrastructureFrom £200 per month
Agreed response times
A monthly block of senior hours for fixes, updates and small features. 8 hours at the senior rate. Unused hours roll over for one month.
Find out more about the support and maintenanceProjects
For new applications, SaaS products and modernisation projects, we start with a free call and a short discovery phase. You then get either a fixed price per milestone or an estimate range with the assumptions written down.
Our guide to what custom software costs in the UK explains the main cost drivers and typical timelines.
FAQ
No. All prices exclude VAT, which is added at the standard rate.
Time is tracked against tasks and reported to you, so you can see exactly where your budget went. We agree a budget or cap before work starts.
Yes. For well-defined work we agree a fixed price per milestone. For work where the scope is still being discovered, we bill hourly against an agreed budget.
By bank transfer against our invoice. Payment terms and invoicing dates are set out in your proposal before any work starts.
Plans run month to month. The notice period is confirmed in your proposal before you start.
Book a free 30-minute call. Tell us what you are building or what is worrying you, and we will tell you honestly what we would do, what it costs and how long it takes.