Assuming a department headcount of 5 employees and:
- A minimum wage of £12.71/hour (as of September 2026)
- A 40-hour working week
- Employers Nation Insurance contribution of 15% employee earnings.
- Contribution to employees pension, minimum of 3%.
AI Reduced Staffing Costs
Hypothetical examples
Customer Support, Sales Department
Assessment of the costs per employee:
- Gross Salary: £26,436.80
- Employer NI: £3,965.52
- Employer Pension Contribution: £793.10
- Estimated Total Cost/Employee: £31,195.42
Annual Department Staffing Costs for 5 Employees: £155,977.10
Dabnis AI Solution
As per our requirements, one staff member would be retained to act as the 'Human in The Loop', AI supervisor. Validating the output of the AI solution. Feedback and any corrections from the supervisor would be fed back into the AI solution for real time 'on the job' AI training.
- Single Employee Cost £31,195.42 (Increase could be made for supervisory role)
- Estimated Annual Dabnis AI Solution Cost: £3,600
This would give a total annual department staffing cost of: £34,795.42 A saving of £121,181.68, or 77.69% of exiting costs.
There could be initial costs such as a new PC to run the AI for this department (£4k-£5k), but these are one off and probably tax-deductible.
Potential to Save ~80% Staff Costs
An example of how a Dabnis AI solution has the potential to save ~80% of staffing costs.