Dedicated developer guides
Practical guides on working with dedicated developers and extended teams: costs, contracts and fitting remote developers into your team. See how our dedicated developers work.
Dedicated developersHow to measure the output of a dedicated developer: what good looks like
Learn how to measure the output of a dedicated developer using sprint velocity, backlog burn rate, pull request frequency, GitHub activity, and monthly performance reviews. Focus on business impact rather than misleading productivity metrics.
Dedicated developersHow to manage a dedicated developer on a monthly retainer
Managing a dedicated developer on a monthly retainer requires clarity from day one. This covers sprint structure, backlog management, and scope creep control.
Dedicated developersWhen team augmentation makes more sense than hiring a full-time developer
Staff augmentation, also called team augmentation, adds outside developers to your team. When it beats hiring a full-time developer, with real UK cost figures.
Dedicated developersHow to integrate a remote developer into your existing in-house team
Bringing a remote developer into your team takes more than a Slack invite. This guide covers what to prepare before day one, how to set the right cadence, and how to avoid the most common integration failures.
Dedicated developersDedicated developer vs hiring in-house for UK businesses in 2026
Dedicated developer or in-house hire? Compare cost, speed and scalability for UK businesses in 2026, and see which model suits your stage of growth.
Dedicated developersHow much does a dedicated developer cost in the UK in 2026?
What a dedicated developer costs in the UK in 2026: typical monthly rates by role, what affects the price, what is included and the red flags in cheap offers.
Dedicated developersHow to scale your tech team with hybrid outsourcing (UK and EU)
As a startup or scaleup, building the right tech team at the right time is your growth multiplier, but in 2026, traditional hiring isn’t fast (or flexible) enough. In this article, you’ll learn how hybrid outsourcing helps tech teams scale smart, move fast, and maintain full control.
Dedicated developersNearshore vs offshore development: what's the difference?
When hiring developers remotely, should you go offshore or nearshore? While both models involve outsourcing to international teams, they offer very different pros, cons, and costs. In this guide, we’ll break down the difference between nearshore vs offshore development, and help you decide which model is best for your project in 2026.
Dedicated developersOutsourcing software development for startups in 2026
Outsourcing software development as a startup: in-house vs outsourcing, real UK costs, the pros and cons, and how to keep control of your product and code.
Dedicated developersWhat are extended development teams? Explained for startups and SMEs
Hiring in-house developers is expensive, time-consuming, and risky, especially for startups and growing businesses. Enter the Extended Development Team model. With an extended team, you can access global talent, scale quickly, and maintain control, without the overhead of full-time hires.
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