Security Staffing Cost Estimator | Compare with Salibo

Your current security staffing cost

Enter the number of security officers you hire per shift. If you need more than three officers, add a team leader. Then enter what you currently pay your provider and (as a sense-check) take 10% off — anything we charge above that you save under the Salibo model. Add your numbers and see the savings instantly.

Staffing & Schedule

Senior Team Leaders (count)

Security Officers (count)

Hours per shift (per person)

Shifts per week

Your Current Provider Costs

Hourly rate (Senior Team Leader) (£/hr)

Hourly rate (Security Officer) (£/hr)

Holiday % uplift

Employer NI %

Sick days per officer per year

Sick pay coverage %

Uniform & gear cost per officer per year (£)

Wasted booking hours per shift ⓘ

Booking time per officer (minutes)

Briefing time per officer (minutes)

Typically covers site rules, posts, and handover.

Incident review time per shift (minutes)

Salibo Costs

Hourly rate for team Leader

Hourly rate for security Officer

Booking time per officer (minutes)

Fast end-to-end booking in the app.

Briefing time per officer (minutes)

Officers arrive pre-briefed.

Incident review time per shift (minutes)

No employer NI, holiday pay, sick pay, uniforms or gear costs with Salibo (officers are self-employed).

General

Inflation % per year

Per Shift

Current Provider–

Salibo–

Saving–

Per Week

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Saving–

Per Month

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Salibo–

Saving–

Year 1

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Saving–

Year 2

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Saving–

Year 3

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Saving–

Executive Summary

Enter inputs to see your Year-1 savings.

We’ll also quantify admin hours saved monthly and their cash value.

Why you save with Salibo

No holiday uplift or Employer NI on top of wages
No client-borne sick pay, uniforms, or gear
Fewer paid-but-unused hours (“wasted bookings”)
Lower admin: booking, briefing, and incident follow-up handled in-app

Your budget goes into delivered hours not overhead.

Compliance

Security shifts are directed and supervised on site. That’s where typical “self-employed via agency” models can drift into employment-like tax treatment and unexpected PAYE/NIC exposure. Salibo is built for this reality: SIA-licensed officers, digital credentials, GPS check-ins, and clear briefs reducing misclassification risk while keeping standards high.

Always confirm your position with your advisor.

How we calculate (at a glance)

Per shift: base pay = (leaders × leader rate + officers × officer rate) × hours. Your current provider then adds holiday %, Employer NI %, sick pay, uniforms (amortised), admin time, and any wasted hours. Salibo keeps base pay + minimal admin + no holiday/NI/sick/uniform costs on your side.

Scale up: per-shift → per-week → per-month (× 4.3333) → Year 1 (× 52). Apply your inflation rate for forward years.

How to book a security officer (mobile app)

Post the shift: location, dates, hours, headcount, and site rules.
Confirm the brief & job role.
Get instant matches: SIA-verified, right-to-work checked officers nearby.
Go live: officers check in via GPS, and you see real-time attendance.
Receive one clean invoice: pay only after verified attendance.

Download the Salibo app to book in minutes.

Assumptions & Formulas

Current Provider (per shift):

Base = (leaders × leaderRate + officers × officerRate) × shiftHours
Holiday = Base × holiday%, Employer NI = Base × NI%
Uniform amortisation = (staff × uniformPerOfficerPerYear) ÷ (52 × shiftsPerWeek)
Sick = (leaders × leaderRate + officers × officerRate) × sickDays × shiftHours × sickCoverage% ÷ (52 × shiftsPerWeek)
Admin = ((bookingMinPerOfficer + briefingMinPerOfficer) × staff ÷ 60) + (incidentMin ÷ 60) × adminRate
Wasted = (leaders × leaderRate + officers × officerRate) × wastedHoursPerShift

Salibo (per shift):

Base = (leaders × saliboLeaderRate + officers × saliboOfficerRate) × shiftHours
Admin = ((bookingMinPerOfficer × staff) ÷ 60) + (briefingMinPerOfficer × staff ÷ 60) + (incidentMin ÷ 60) × adminRate
No employer NI, holiday uplift, uniforms, or sick costs borne by client.

Periods: week = shift × shiftsPerWeek; month = week × 4.3333; Year 1 = week × 52; Year 2 = Year1 × (1+infl.); Year 3 = Year2 × (1+infl.).