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What margin is left?
Margin per week, as a percentage of the bill, and per hour, after the worker's gross pay and on-costs.
/ Snap suite · Recruitment · Placement margin · Free
RecruitSnap, Check the margin on a temp placement.
RecruitSnap is a free UK decision-support calculator for the margin that survives on a temp placement, after holiday pay, employer NIC and pension. Enter the charge rate, pay rate and hours and read the margin in your browser. It is a calculator, not an applicant tracking system or a hiring product: it does not hold candidates, publish roles or track applications.
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Temp placement margin calculator
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Built by ATTOH Digital · UK-focused
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Built by ATTOH Digital · UK-focused
/ Free tool · Temp pay-bill margin
What is your real margin on this placement?
Enter the charge and pay rate. RecruitSnap adds the true employer on-costs, holiday, NIC and pension, so you see the margin that survives, not the gap on paper. Instant, in your browser, on 2025/26 rates.
Local estimate
Estimate only, not advice. On-costs on PAYE temps at 2025/26 rates: 12.07% holiday, 15% employer NIC above £96/wk (£5,000/yr secondary threshold), 3% pension on qualifying earnings above £120/wk. Excludes apprenticeship levy and any umbrella margin.
Margin per week
£152.42
Margin18.2%
Margin per hour£4.01
Worker gross pay£532.00
On-costs (holiday, NIC, pension)£151.58
Total cost to employ£683.58
Margin signalOK
/ What this calculator answers
Three questions about one placement.
RecruitSnap does one job: it shows what is left of the charge rate once the worker has been paid and the employer on-costs are counted. The calculator above answers these three.
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What do on-costs add?
Holiday pay, employer National Insurance and employer pension are shown as one line, on 2025/26 rates, so the gap on paper is not mistaken for profit.
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Is the margin thin?
A simple signal: 20% or more reads as strong, 12% to 20% as OK, and below 12% as thin and worth reviewing.
Not covered: pay bands, visa or sponsor-licence checks, IR35 determinations, candidate records, job adverts or any applicant pipeline. For those, take professional advice.
/ Who this is for
Built for the operators who actually have to decide.
Recruitment agency owners and desk managers pricing temp placements, and owner-managed businesses checking what an agency's charge rate leaves after the worker's pay and on-costs.
/ How it works · 3 steps
From rates to margin in a minute.
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Enter the rates
The hourly charge rate, the worker's hourly pay rate and the hours per week.
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Read the margin
Weekly margin, margin percentage, margin per hour, on-costs and a simple signal update as you type, in your browser.
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Ask for a follow-up
Optionally leave your email and we will be in touch. The calculator itself is free and needs no login.
/ FAQ · before you ask
What people ask before they use RecruitSnap.
01 Is RecruitSnap an applicant tracking system? +
No. It is a margin calculator with an optional follow-up request. It does not store candidates, publish roles, take applications or run a hiring pipeline.
02 What does the margin include? +
Holiday pay at 12.07%, employer National Insurance at 15% above the secondary threshold, and 3% employer pension on qualifying earnings, all on 2025/26 rates for a PAYE temp. It excludes the apprenticeship levy and any umbrella company margin.
03 Does it cover visas, pay bands or IR35? +
No. It does not check right to work, set pay bands, assess visa routes or make an IR35 determination. Use official guidance or a specialist for those.
04 Is it advice? +
No. It is an estimate to help you decide, not tax, employment or legal advice. Check your own figures before you quote or place.
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