Chiron Human Capital · Project Day Rates
Senior HR expertise. £600 a day, capped.
One rate, one written cap, no surprises. I work director-level people projects at £600 a day, with scope, day count and total cost agreed in writing before I start. This sheet shows exactly what a day buys and what the market charges for the same expertise.
Day rates, agreed before we start
| Format | Days | Fee | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory day | 1 day | £600 | A specific problem worked and resolved in a day. |
| Short sprint | 3 days | £1,800 | A policy suite, a process fix, a structured investigation. |
| Full sprint | 5 days | £3,000 | A restructure, a full process redesign. |
Scope, day count and total cost agreed in writing before work starts. The cap is the cap.
What a senior HR day costs elsewhere
| Director-level firm |
| Senior independent |
| Chiron |
Grey: published UK benchmark day rates for independent HR consultants. Yellow: my rate. The UK median contract day rate for an HR consultant is £555. My rate sits just above the generalist median and buys director-level scope. Check the numbers, they hold.
What a Chiron day buys, and why it matters
Director-level scope, not admin20 years building technical teams, CIPD qualified. You get the work a People Director does, not a policy typist. | Prevention, not firefightingEvery day is spent removing the risk before it lands, not billing you to clean up after it. |
Backed by Croner-i legal intelligenceEvery deliverable is grounded in current employment law, not a template from 2019. | Ready for the Employment Rights ActProbation frameworks and handbooks aligned before the January 2027 changes bite. |
Call before you act, alwaysBefore any formal step, you call me first. Five minutes prevents most tribunal claims. | Plain-English deliverablesEverything I hand over is written for founders and managers to use, not for lawyers to admire. |
What you never pay for
No retainer required. A day rate project stands on its own. You buy the days you need and nothing else.
No scope creep. Scope, day count and total cost are agreed and capped in writing before I start. The cap is the cap.
No discovery padding. If the work takes fewer days than estimated, you pay for fewer days.
Members pay £500 a day and skip discovery entirely. Ask me about membership on the call.
All fees exclude VAT. Day counts are estimates agreed before work begins and capped in writing. Additional days are only ever added by written agreement in advance.
| Craig Jackson
Founder, Chiron Human Capital Ltd
craig@chironhumancapital.co.uk · 07711 734 389
chironhumancapital.co.uk · Company SC867369 |
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