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How pricing factors compare

The relationships behind the calculators: which markets cost more, what data we hold, and how current it is.

Delivery market factors

The relative cost of the same scope delivered in different markets, expressed against a global blended baseline of 1.00.

Relative delivery cost factor by country
MarketDefault currencyFallback factorNote
United StatesUSD×1.30High delivery-rate market; agencies commonly quote $100–$149/hour.
AustraliaAUD×1.20High delivery-rate market; app firms commonly $100–$149/hour.
United KingdomGBP×1.15Upper-mid delivery-rate market with a deep freelance layer.
CanadaCAD×1.12Upper-mid to high market; app and web firms commonly $50–$99/hour.
GermanyEUR×1.12Upper-mid market; strong nearshore substitution from Central Europe.
NetherlandsEUR×1.12Upper-mid market; high day rates, small local supplier pool.
SingaporeSGD×1.05High-cost hub with strong regional offshore supply.
FranceEUR×1.05Upper-mid market with a large agency sector.
JapanJPY×1.05Upper-mid market; domestic suppliers dominate.
Europe (blended)EUR×1.05Blended EU delivery market with strong nearshore supply.
Global / remote teamUSD×1.00Blended global baseline across onshore, nearshore and offshore supply. Default market.
South KoreaUSD×0.98Upper-mid market with strong local product engineering supply.
United Arab EmiratesAED×0.95Mixed local and offshore supply; wide spread between agency and offshore quotes.
PolandEUR×0.85Leading nearshore market; firms commonly quote $50–$99/hour.
Saudi ArabiaUSD×0.85Mid-cost market; much delivery is subcontracted offshore.
SpainEUR×0.80Mid-cost market; firms commonly quote $25–$49/hour.
ItalyEUR×0.80Mid-cost market with a large small-agency sector.
MexicoUSD×0.70Nearshore market for North America; firms commonly quote $25–$49/hour.
South AfricaUSD×0.68Mid-cost market widely used for English-language nearshore delivery.
BrazilUSD×0.66Large regional supply base with wide quality and price spread.
UkraineUSD×0.50Established offshore engineering market; firms commonly quote $25–$49/hour.
PhilippinesUSD×0.42Value market; firms commonly quote $25–$49/hour.
IndiaINR×0.34Priced from India-specific benchmark ranges, not converted from a global figure.

Indicative market factors used by the pricing engine. They are not a wage survey.

Benchmark data coverage

Current benchmark set: indicative-2026.04. PriceInsight360 currently uses a structured, indicative benchmark dataset to power and test the pricing engine. These figures are indicative and are not presented as a survey of actual supplier quotes. Verified market records can be added and dated as the dataset grows.