The assumptions

The assumptions behind your number.

15 hours

Time saved per hire

Derived from Zivaro 2025 and Ashby 2026 benchmarks for technical screening hours.

£80

Blended hourly cost

Weighted mix of recruiter and engineering time.

10 pts

Mishire reduction

Conservative estimate against a 46% baseline (Leadership IQ, n=20,000).

0.5× salary

Replacement cost multiplier

Low end of SHRM 2025 replacement cost range.

10 days

Days of vacancy avoided

Conservative estimate against 30-day average reduction.

£500

Vacancy cost per day

Floor estimate from McKinsey developer-productivity research.

The four levers

Where the savings come from

Today
With Basanite
  • Effective spendThe hire itself
  • Recruiter hoursScreening & phone screens
  • Engineer hours~17 hrs/hire on early rounds
  • Vacancy days~30 days a role stays open
  • Mis-hire risk46% fail within 18 months
  • RecoveredBasanite savings

And it bends to your role, not the other way around. Custom dimensions, custom rubrics, and custom workbench tasks for engineering, data, ML, security, or wherever you take it next.