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Your current situation
UK SME care average: £5,000–£10,000/month (FMC client data)
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Indeed, Reed, Total Jobs etc. UK average: £400–£800/month
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Care manager avg £33,500 · Registered manager avg £44,000 · HR manager avg £41,000
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Care manager avg: 10hrs · Internal recruiter avg: 35hrs · HR manager avg: 12hrs
All roles across your service, not just care workers
Agencies typically charge 15–20% of first-year salary. UK avg care worker salary £24,000 = £3,600–£4,800 per hire.
Because permanent hires vary month to month, enter your average monthly spend across the year
(e.g. if you paid £24,000 in agency placement fees last year, enter £2,000/month).
This is separate from temp/agency cover costs above.
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CVMinder, Talos360, generic platforms etc. Enter 0 if using spreadsheets.
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Skills for Care 2024: avg care turnover 34%. UK replacement cost median: £7,870/leaver (JRF 2025)
UK care sector average: 6–8 weeks. Every unfilled week = agency cover or lost capacity.
Rough estimate for one unfilled role in agency cover costs per week
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⚠ Not included in these figures
This calculator does not account for manager burnout: sick days, reduced-hours working, or eventual resignation caused by unmanaged recruitment admin. In a sector where 34% of staff turn over annually, care managers carrying the full weight of recruitment without proper systems are at significant personal risk. The cost of replacing a registered manager typically runs to £15,000–£30,000 before lost productivity and CQC disruption are factored in. That is the number nobody is talking about.
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Your FMC package
Based on how many permanent hires you need per month
Starter
£400/month
Up to 5 hires/month · £2,000 setup
Growth
£600/month
Up to 15 hires/month · £2,000 setup
Scale
£800/month
25+ hires/month · £2,000 setup
Separate service — acts as your internal recruiter
Interim internal recruiter
Matt does your recruitment. Builds your system as he goes. No salary, NI, or pension.
£1,750/mo
First site included in setup cost
This is calculated automatically based on FMC's tracked client outcomes.
📊 FMC average: 80% agency reduction after 6 months
Based on data across FMC clients, agency use drops by an average of 80% within the first 6 months of going live. This happens because the bespoke ATS creates a permanent internal talent pipeline, automations keep candidates engaged so fewer drop out, and faster time-to-hire means fewer gaps requiring cover. Your estimated monthly agency saving:
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This is calculated automatically from your hours entered on the left.
⏱ FMC average: 80% of recruitment admin removed
FMC automations handle screening questions, follow-up emails, interview reminders, reference requests, and onboarding triggers. Across current clients, 80% of time previously spent on recruitment admin is eliminated within 60 days of go-live. Your estimated time saving:
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This is calculated automatically from your annual leavers figure.
🔄 FMC average: 50% reduction in staff leavers
Better hiring (values-led, structured process) combined with automated onboarding and 90-day check-ins means new starters are better matched and better supported. FMC clients see an average 50% reduction in leavers within 12 months, significantly cutting replacement costs. Your estimated annual saving from improved retention:
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This is calculated automatically from your current time-to-fill on the left.
📅 FMC target: roles filled within 3 weeks
With a live ATS, automated candidate nurturing, and a structured pipeline, FMC clients consistently fill roles within 3 weeks of going to market. This directly reduces the agency cover you need to carry during vacancy periods. Based on your current 6-week average, you save approximately:
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per hire in vacancy carrying costs
Also available as standalone services
Recruitment Health Check & Blueprint — £97 · Interactive self-audit + team workshop deck
FMC Recruitment Diagnostic — £997 · Two-week deep audit + costed 90-day action plan
90-Day Recruitment Reset — £1,500 · 12 mentoring sessions over 90 days
FMC Recruitment Diagnostic — £997 · Two-week deep audit + costed 90-day action plan
90-Day Recruitment Reset — £1,500 · 12 mentoring sessions over 90 days
Your cost comparison & savings
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FMC monthly cost
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Monthly saving
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Time returned/week
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Year 1 ROI
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comes back to your business (year 1)
Vacancy carrying cost saved per hire
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Based on 3-week fill vs your current average
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Setup cost recovery progress
Do nothing — 12 months
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total recruitment cost
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24 months
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36 months
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With FMC — 36 months
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Where your money currently goes
Before vs after FMC (monthly £)
36-month cumulative cost
Start here · £97
Recruitment Health Check & Blueprint
Get the Health Check
The fastest way to see exactly where your recruitment is leaking time and money. A 9-stage interactive self-audit with personalised recommendations, plus the team workshop deck. Use it solo or with your leadership team. Lifetime access.
Need more depth · £997
FMC Recruitment Diagnostic
Book a discovery call
If your numbers above told you what you already suspected — that something's seriously wrong but you can't see exactly what — this is the next step. Two-week deep audit, costed 90-day action plan. If we don't identify £5k+ of recoverable cost, you don't pay.
Data sources: Agency spend averages: FMC client data and DHSC Adult Social Care Finance Report 2024–25. Cost per hire: Joseph Rowntree Foundation 2025 (median £7,870). Care manager salary: Indeed UK 2025 (avg £33,500). Registered manager salary: Indeed UK 2025 (avg £44,437). HR manager salary: Indeed UK 2025 (avg £41,044). Turnover rate: Skills for Care 2024 (34% annual). Job board costs: market rate 2025. ATS software pricing: CVMinder, Talos360, Eploy published rates 2025. FMC performance figures (80% agency reduction, 80% admin reduction, 50% retention improvement, 3-week fill time) are averages based on FMC client outcomes and may vary by provider.
All figures are estimates based on your inputs and published sector averages. Individual results will vary. FittonMillett makes no guarantee of specific financial outcomes.