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(  Pricing  )

Predictable pricing without the rigidity.

Fixed prices for defined outcomes. Capped time for everything else. Either way, no surprise invoices.

Daily time logs · Burn-up chart
Weekly demo · Warning at ~70% burn
(  Outcomes  )

Buy the result, at a fixed price

Scope and acceptance criteria are agreed on the intro call. The price doesn't move. UK clients are invoiced in pounds, everyone else in euros.
  • Interface Audit£8,500 €10,000 · 2 weeks

    Know exactly what to fix first, and what it will move.

    • Scored findings register
    • Prioritised fix roadmap
    • Redlined quick wins, shippable the same week
    100% credited against a 3+ month engagementHow it works
  • Fix-it Sprint£6,800 €8,000 · 2 weeks

    Your top 3–5 problems designed, specced and ready to build.

    • Redlines for the top 3–5 fixes
    • Specs in your stack’s conventions
    • Before/after metric to track
    Follows an audit, or your own findingsBook a 20-minute call
  • Validated Prototype£12,500 €14,500 · 3 weeks

    One critical workflow redesigned and proven with real users.

    • Clickable prototype, tested with 5 users
    • Results report: task time and errors
    • Build-ready specs
    One workflow, end to endBook a 20-minute call
  • Design System Foundation£21,000 €24,500 · 5 weeks

    A system your developers ship from without asking a designer.

    • Inventory and design tokens
    • Core components: buttons, inputs, tables, states
    • Usage docs in your stack’s conventions
    Milestones M1–M2 plus core components; M3–M4 stay cappedHow it works
(  Ongoing work  )

Open-ended work: a ceiling you set

Rates below are the real numbers. The exact cap is agreed on the intro call, before any work starts.
/ WeeklyFractional
£850/day · €1,0002–4 days a week, embedded · ≈ £7,400–£14,700/mo (€8,700–€17,300)

Cristian or Maira on your team: your standups, your tools, design owned end to end. Priced against what mistakes cost you, not what designers cost.

  • 3-month min
  • 2-week paid trial to start
  • Scale days up or down monthly
/ OngoingRetainer
Reserved blockSized to your cadence, monthly cap

A guaranteed slice of principal design capacity every month: design system upkeep, iterative improvements, and a designer who already knows your product.

  • Priced per reserved block, on the call
  • Up to 50% of unused time carries over
  • Cancel with 30 days' notice
/ Defined scopeProject-based
Not-to-exceedCap agreed before work starts

A discrete deliverable (an HMI overhaul, an interface audit, a design system) with acceptance criteria and a ceiling agreed upfront.

  • Interface audit: £8,500 (€10,000) fixed, 2 weeks
  • Audit fee 100% credited against a follow-on
  • Pay actual time, never past the cap
(  The math  )
Full-time senior hire
  • × Salary + NI + pension + equipment + benefits
  • × 3–6 months to hire, then ramp-up
  • × Full-time cost even when design need dips
Fractional principal
  • £850/day (€1,000), only for the days you book
  • Working in your standups within two weeks
  • Scale days with your roadmap, month to month
(  The cap  )

How the cap works on open-ended work

The cap is a ceiling, not a target. You see the burn as it happens, and the rules for what happens at the edges are agreed before we start.

(  The promise  )
£0 past the ceiling

You see the burn as it happens, and once the ceiling is reached, we stop charging. Ever.

01
Agree the ceiling

Scope, acceptance criteria, and a not-to-exceed number, all fixed before work starts.

02
Watch the burn

Daily time logs and a burn-up chart, plus a working demo every week. Nothing to take on faith.

03
Early warning

At ~70% burn we flag it and re-plan together: trim scope, extend, or stop. Your call, made early.

04
At the edges

Hit the cap early? We stop charging. Time left over? Up to 50% carries into the next sprint within 30 days.

Building something early-stage? For one or two products a year we take part of our fee in equity or revenue share. Ask us on the call.

(  FAQ  )

Fair questions

What happens if we hit the cap early?

We stop charging. You keep everything delivered, and we propose the next cap based on what's left.

Do unused hours vanish?

No. Up to 50% of unused time rolls into the next sprint, as long as it starts within 30 days.

When is it fixed price, and when is it capped?

When the outcome is well defined (an audit, a tested prototype, a system foundation), you buy the result at a fixed price. When the work is open-ended, a cap keeps it flexible: you can reprioritise mid-sprint while the ceiling protects your budget.

Which currency will we be invoiced in?

UK clients are invoiced in pounds, everyone else in euros, at the prices shown. Both are published so you know the number before the first call.

What if we add new requests mid-sprint?

They either reorder the backlog inside the current cap, or start a new one. Either way, you decide with the burn chart in front of you.

How do we know the hours are real?

Daily time logs, a burn-up chart you can check anytime, and a working demo every week. The work is visible as it happens.

(  Contact  )

Get a number
you can plan on.

Book a 20-minute call. Tell us the problem; we'll propose a model, a cap, and a start date, or tell you honestly if we're not the right fit.

Book a 20-minute call →hello@pandelion.co.uk