Today almost all professional service firms are reluctant to disclose their fee’s or to provide cost estimation tools that allow clients and potential clients to gain a feel for the costs of engaging with them. We believe in today's connected world this is an anachronism. Within the plainTalk Alliance we’ve taken the decision to publish our member firm rate ranges, and in addition provide comparisons with national/global brands, niche players and sole contractors.*

For clients who are interested in sharing risk/rewards we use simple to understand and transparent risk/reward models that are readily understood by an intelligent layperson rather than a commercial lawyer!

Rates

Example Job Title	Equivalent Job Titles	"Big 4"	Systems Integrator	Niche Consulting Firms	Sole Practioner	plainTalk Alliance
Partner	Senior Programme Director, Senior Enterprise Architect, Interim CxO, Strategist	£2600 > £3500	£2000 > £3100	£850 > £1400	£750 > £1000	£850 > £1400
Director	Programme Director, Interim CxO, HR Flex Support, IT Flex Support.	£1700 > £2800	£1500 > £2200	£800 > £1150	£550 > £900	£750 > £1150
Senior Manager	Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager,	£1400 > £1800	£1200 > £1700	£650 > £900	£500 > £700	£650 > £900
Manager	Management Consultant, Project Manager,Business Consultant, Senior Developer, PMO Lead	£800 > £1350	£800 > £1150	£450 > £600	£350 > £500	£450 > £600
Consultant	Project Manager, Developer, Business Analyst	£700 > £900	£500 > £750	£350 > £500	£300 > £400	£350 > £500

* these rates have been established via our members firms with employees who have previously held these positions in the organisations identified. They should be viewed as indicatives only.