// AUTOMATION ROI CALCULATOR
What is manual work
costing you?
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// YOUR BUSINESS
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3 people
EMPLOYEES WHO DO REPETITIVE ADMIN WORK
3 hrs/wk
TOTAL ACROSS ALL REPETITIVE WORKFLOWS
Average fully-loaded rate
£26,000 / yr
FULLY-LOADED ANNUAL COST PER EMPLOYEE
2 workflows
EACH WORKFLOW IS A DISTINCT REPETITIVE PROCESS
1 hrs/wk
FIXING MISTAKES CAUSED BY MANUAL HANDLING
ASSUMES 48 WORKING WEEKS/YEAR · 40 HRS/WEEK · 85% AUTOMATION EFFICIENCY · ANNUAL ÷ 1,920 = HOURLY · FOUNDATION ENGAGEMENT £2,950
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// FIRST-YEAR ROI
307%
Return on a £2,950 Foundation engagement in year one, net of the engagement cost.
Hours freed per year
857 hrs
from 1.0k hrs of manual work
Annual cost saving
£11,995
at £26,000/yr salary
Per employee saving
£3,998
per year, per person
Payback period
3 months
on £2,950 Foundation engagement
// BREAKDOWN
Manual process hours/yr864 hrs
Error & rework hours/yr144 hrs
Total hours lost/yr1.0k hrs
Hours recovered (85%)857 hrs
Gross annual saving£11,995
Engagement cost–£2,950
Net year-one saving£9,045
// ASSUMPTIONS
How we calculate this.
Why 85% efficiency?
No automation is perfect. We model 85% time recovery to account for edge cases, exceptions, and the occasional manual override. Real-world results often exceed this.
Why 48 working weeks?
UK statutory minimum is 28 days annual leave. We use 48 weeks to give a conservative estimate that accounts for bank holidays and typical absence.
How does annual salary convert to hourly?
We divide the annual figure by 1,920 — 48 weeks × 40 hours. This is the conversion used in both directions when you switch between the two input modes, so the calculated results stay consistent whichever you prefer.
What counts as a workflow?
A workflow is any distinct repeating process: chasing invoices, generating reports, updating spreadsheets from emails, reconciling records. If someone does it the same way every time, it can be automated.
What is the Foundation engagement?
The £2,950 Foundation engagement covers a full workflow audit, up to 5 automations built and deployed, documentation, and a 60-day support window. We quote before we start and stick to it.