Cost of Vacancy Calculator

Every day this role sits empty,
revenue walks out the door.

You're not comparing a recruitment fee to zero. You're comparing it to the cost of an empty quota seat. Adjust the inputs to see the full commercial picture.

Every day this role is empty puts
£2,273
of revenue at risk
£30k£200k
£75,000 Primary driver
10x
Typical SaaS: 4–12x salary
£10k£500k
£40k Sets deals-protected
1 mo12 mo
4 months Pipeline delay
1
Multiplies all outputs
Derived £75,000 × 10 ÷ 220 days = £3,409/day at risk
Going it alone 44 days avg
  • Vacancy cost 44 days at £3,409/day £150,000
  • Internal admin & hiring cost £6,000
  • Bad hire risk 30% probability £82,500
Total exposure £238,500
With TalentStack 17 days avg
What you pay us
£15,000
20% of base salary · one-time fee
  • Vacancy cost 17 days · 61% less than internal £57,955
  • Bad hire risk 10% probability · 3× lower £27,500
Remaining exposure
£100,455
Save £138,045
£91,773
Revenue recovered
44 vs 17 days. The cost of the speed gap
2.3
Deals protected
Revenue ÷ avg deal size
£55,000
Risk reduction
30% internal vs 10% TalentStack
9.2×
ROI on fee
Net upside ÷ TalentStack fee

Pipeline built late closes late. With a 4-month sales cycle, revenue from this hire won't land for at least 5 months. Every day earlier you hire matters.

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