What We Do
Two things, priced openly.
Consultancy is people doing HR work for you. Software is the platform you run yourself. Every figure below is published, and the calculators on this page are the same ones we quote from.
Consultancy
Qualified HR people,
doing the work.
doing the work.
Ongoing, one off, or by the hour. Trident Command is included free with every retainer.
HR RetainerOngoing partnership, no usage limits
From £250/mo
HR ProjectsFixed fee, scoped before it starts
From £295
Ad-hoc SupportPay as you go, no commitment
£100 / hour
RecruitmentFixed fee campaigns, no commission
From £495
Software
Trident Command,
run by you.
run by you.
Our own HR platform. Priced by headcount, rolling monthly, 14 day free trial with no card.
CommandThe platform in your hands
From £21/mo
Command ProThe platform, with a consultant behind it
From £48/mo
Add-onsTime, Health & Safety, Learning
From £1/emp
Included in full with any HR retainer, every add-on, at no extra cost.
HR Retainers
Fixed monthly fee. Scaled by headcount.
Number of Employees
11 – 15
1 employee
100 employees
Above 100 employees, retainers are scoped and priced directly. At that size you are running an HR function rather than filling a gap in one.
Monthly Retainer
£475/month
£5,700 per year · All inclusive · ex-VAT
What The Market Pays
HR AdministratorRecords, admin, first line queries
£24k – £28k
HR AdvisorDay to day queries and casework support
£32k – £36k
HR ManagerOwns the function. Policy, complex cases, hearings
£42k – £50k
A retainer covers the work in the third row. Salaries are UK-wide for 2026 and are before employer National Insurance and pension.
If You Hired Instead
£salary you would offer
Salary
£45,000
Employer National Insurance15% on earnings above £5,000
£6,000
Employer pension3% statutory minimum on qualifying earnings
£1,163
Cost to employ
£52,163
Per year, salary plus statutory on-costs.
Trident HR
£5,700
Per year, everything included.
Employer National Insurance at 15% on earnings above £5,000. Employer pension at the 3% statutory minimum on qualifying earnings between £6,240 and £50,270. Holiday cover, equipment, benefits and recruitment are not included, so your real cost would be higher than shown.
No lock-in
Rolling monthly. Cancel with 30 days' notice at any time.
No exit fees
No penalties, no clawback, no complications when you leave.
No usage caps
Busy months cost the same as quiet ones.
HR Projects
Fixed fee. Every time.
All prices are public ranges. Final fee confirmed after a brief scoping conversation. All prices ex-VAT.
01
Employment Contracts
per contract
£395 – £695
02
Employee Handbook
per handbook
£695 – £1,295
03
HR Policies
per policy or suite
£295 – £695
04
HR Audit & Compliance Review
per audit
£495 – £995
05
Employee Relations Case Support
per defined case
£295 – £695
06
Change, Restructure & Redundancy
per project
£695 – £1,495
07
TUPE Support
per project
From £695
08
Settlement Agreements
per agreement
From £495
09
Onboarding Programme Design
per programme
£495 – £995
Ad-hoc Support
Pay only for what you need.
First Hour
£100
charged upfront
Additional Time
£50
per 30 minutes
No retainer required
Same-day response
All prices ex-VAT
Recruitment
Fixed fee. No commission.
Campaign
Support
£495
Campaign
Plus
£995
Campaign
Managed
£1,995
Per campaign · ex-VAT
Multi-role: 50% off additional roles
High-volume: additional same-role placements at 25%
Trident Command
Run your HR yourself with Command, or with a named Trident HR consultant behind it on Command Pro. Prices scale smoothly by headcount, with no cliff edge between bands.
How many employees?
employees
All prices ex-VAT · Per month
3255075100
Command
If you handle HR yourself
The full platform in your hands. People, absence, cases, compliance and documents, managed by you.
£50/mo
£3.33 per employee per month
Optional add-ons
Recommended
Command Pro
If you want someone to check the difficult ones
Everything in Command, with a named Trident HR consultant behind it. Ongoing advisory support, the full template library and documentation drafted and reviewed.
£203/mo
£13.53 per employee per month
Want the software with people doing the work?
An HR retainer includes Trident Command in full, every add-on, at no extra cost. Consultants run your cases, attend hearings and maintain your contracts, policies and handbook. Priced separately, and not a software tier.
No cliff edges
Your price moves smoothly as your team grows. No sudden jumps when you hire one more person.
No lock-in
Monthly rolling. Cancel any time — your access simply runs to the end of your current billing period. You stay because the platform earns it.
No hidden costs
The price you see is the price you pay. Add-ons are clearly priced per employee — no surprise invoices.
Pricing Questions
What you need to know.
No — all prices shown are exclusive of VAT. VAT at the current rate will be added to invoices where applicable.
Retainers are invoiced monthly in advance. Project work is invoiced at the point of agreement before work begins. Ad-hoc support requires the first hour to be paid upfront before we start. Recruitment packages are invoiced on agreement of scope.
Yes. Many clients combine a retainer with occasional project work where the scope falls outside their retainer. If you are on a retainer, ask us first — some project-type work may already be covered.
We accept bank transfer and card payment via our invoicing system. Payment details are included on all invoices.
Our published prices are our standard rates. We do not negotiate on retainer or ad-hoc pricing. For large or complex project scopes, final pricing is confirmed after a scoping conversation — the published ranges are honest guides, not opening positions.
Command Pro is software with a named consultant behind it. You still run your own HR, and we support you through the difficult matters. A retainer is a consultancy service — we run the cases, attend the hearings and maintain your contracts, policies and handbook on an ongoing basis. Trident Command is included in full with every retainer at no extra cost, but the retainer is not a software tier and it is priced separately.
No. The platform is included free with every retainer, but the service works without it. If you are mid-contract on another HR system we will work alongside it and bring you across when you are ready. Command Pro does require the platform, because the whole point of Pro is that your consultant is working inside your own case record.
It is at the lower end of the market for qualified, experienced HR consultancy, where rates typically run upwards of £120 per hour. Our rate reflects our belief that good HR advice should be accessible to businesses of all sizes — not just those with large HR budgets.