Hire Developers in London
London holds 46% of all UK tech jobs and developer salaries average £75K-£120K. Competing with Revolut, Monzo, and Wise for talent is a losing game for most companies. Our model gives you access to vetted, senior engineers from Gurugram — just 4.5 hours ahead of GMT — at a fraction of what you would pay a London agency or recruiter.
Why Hire Developers Through Us for London?
London is Europe's largest tech hub, but that concentration creates a brutal hiring market. The average time-to-hire for a mid-level developer in London is 45-60 days, and recruitment agency fees run 15-25% of first-year salary. Our dedicated teams plug directly into your workflow — same tools, same standups, same Slack channels — without the overhead of London-based hiring.
- London accounts for 46% of UK tech employment, but local developer salaries average £75K-£120K before benefits and employer NI contributions
- Our Gurugram engineers overlap with London hours from 1pm to 5:30pm GMT every working day, giving you real-time collaboration each afternoon
- Every developer on our bench has passed a 4-stage vetting process: technical assessment, live coding review, system design interview, and reference check
- Start with one engineer or scale to a full squad of 8 — we adjust team size with just 2 weeks notice, no long-term lock-in required
How We Staff London Teams
Six distinct ways to bring our engineers into your London-based projects, each structured around the 4.5-hour IST-GMT time overlap.
Dedicated Development Teams
A full squad — frontend, backend, QA, and a project manager — working solely on your product. They learn your codebase, attend your retros, and operate as an extension of your London office. Best for ongoing product development.
Staff Augmentation
Plug individual engineers into your existing London team. They join your Slack channels, follow your sprint cadence, and work during UK business hours. No recruitment fees, no employer NI — just skilled developers ready within 1-2 weeks.
FCA-Compliant Engineering
London is home to over 2,500 fintech firms regulated by the FCA. Our developers have built PSD2-compliant APIs, KYC verification flows, and real-time transaction monitoring systems that meet UK financial regulatory standards.
Cloud-Native Team Scaling
AWS, Azure, or GCP — whatever your London infrastructure runs on. Our engineers deploy to UK-region data centres, handle CI/CD pipelines, and manage infrastructure as code so your cloud spend stays under control.
Mobile Development Squads
React Native and Flutter teams for London consumer apps. From fintech wallets to NHS-adjacent health apps, our mobile developers ship to both app stores with the performance and accessibility standards UK users expect.
AI and Data Engineering
Machine learning engineers and data scientists who have built fraud detection models, recommendation engines, and NLP pipelines for London-based companies. Python, PyTorch, and production ML infrastructure — not just Jupyter notebooks.
When London Companies Hire Through Us
Four scenarios where hiring developers through our model makes more sense than recruiting locally in London.
Fintech Product Teams
London's fintech cluster — Revolut, Monzo, Starling, Wise — has driven developer salaries above £100K for anyone with payments experience. We supply engineers who have built open banking integrations, payment processing systems, and compliance dashboards at 40-60% below those salary benchmarks.
Startup MVP Development
London seed-stage startups burn through runway fast when hiring locally. A 3-person dedicated team from us costs less than a single senior London developer. We have built MVPs for YC-backed and Seedcamp-backed founders who needed to ship in 8-12 weeks without blowing their pre-seed round.
NHS and Healthtech Platforms
London's healthtech scene is booming, but developers who understand NHS Digital standards, HL7 FHIR, and clinical data governance are scarce and expensive. Our engineers have built patient management systems and telehealth platforms that pass NHS security assessments.
Enterprise Digital Transformation
FTSE 250 companies in the City need to modernise legacy systems but cannot hire 20 developers at London rates. We run parallel workstreams — migrating monoliths to microservices, rebuilding internal tools in React, and setting up CI/CD — with teams that scale as the programme demands.
How Hiring Works for London Clients
From first call to a fully operational team, the entire process typically takes 10-14 business days. Here is what each stage looks like.
Requirements Call
A 30-minute video call during UK afternoon hours. We map your tech stack, team structure, project scope, and the specific skills you need. No lengthy RFPs — just a focused conversation about what you are building.
Developer Matching
Within 48 hours, we shortlist 2-4 developers from our Gurugram bench who match your stack and domain. You receive their CVs, portfolio links, and code samples. If none fit, we widen the search at no extra cost.
Technical Interviews
You interview each candidate directly — live coding, system design, or however your team evaluates hires. We schedule these during UK business hours so your engineering leads do not have to stay late.
Team Onboarding
Approved developers get access to your repositories, Slack, Jira, and development environments. Our project manager runs a kickoff session covering your coding standards, branching strategy, and deployment process.
Sprint Execution
Two-week sprints with demos every other Friday afternoon (UK time). Daily async standups posted before your 9am. Your developers overlap with your London team from 1pm to 5:30pm GMT for real-time pair programming and code reviews.
Ongoing Optimisation
Monthly performance reviews, velocity tracking, and team composition adjustments. Need to add a QA engineer? Done in a week. Need to scale down after a launch? Two weeks notice is all we need.
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Pricing for London Businesses
London recruitment agencies charge 15-25% of first-year salary per hire. Our engagement models eliminate those fees entirely while giving you developers at 40-60% below London market rates.
Dedicated Team
A full team — developers, QA, project manager — working exclusively on your product. Best for ongoing development where deep codebase knowledge matters. Priced monthly with no recruitment fees.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Dedicated developers working only on your project
- Project manager available during UK business hours
- Fortnightly sprint demos and daily async updates
- Scale team size up or down with 2 weeks notice
- 40-60% below equivalent London agency rates
- Minimum 3-month engagement for team continuity
Staff Augmentation
Individual engineers embedded in your London team. They use your tools, attend your ceremonies, and work your hours. Best when you need to fill specific skill gaps without a full recruitment cycle.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Engineers join your Slack, Jira, and daily standups
- Work during UK business hours (GMT/BST overlap)
- No recruitment fees or employer NI contributions
- Start within 1-2 weeks of approval
- Replace engineers if the fit is not right within 2 weeks
- Flexible commitment — scale from 1 to 10 engineers
Project-Based
Fixed scope, fixed price, fixed timeline. We agree on deliverables upfront and invoice on milestones. Best for defined builds like MVPs, migrations, or feature sets. Pricing available in GBP.
Custom pricing based on your requirements
- Fixed price quoted in GBP or USD
- Milestone-based payments tied to deliverables
- Detailed statement of work before any code is written
- Full IP transfer on project completion
- Change request process for scope adjustments
- Post-launch bug fixes included for 30 days
Hire Developers in London Questions Answered
Quick answers to the questions we hear most often.
Our engineering team is based in Gurugram, India, which is 4.5 hours ahead of London (IST vs GMT). This gives you direct overlap every afternoon from roughly 1pm to 5:30pm GMT. Your project manager is available during full UK business hours, and daily async updates are posted before your 9am.
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