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Contract & interim hiring.

Every week a seat sits empty costs you. Proven specialists, in the seat in weeks, not months.

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THE HIDDEN COST OF WAITING

Permanent hiring takes time. Your programme can't wait.

A senior permanent hire rarely starts in under six months once you add the search to a three-month notice period. Every week the seat sits empty, decisions stall, programmes slip and your team carries the load.

Through WaveDX, we put proven interim leaders and contract specialists in the seat in weeks, so delivery keeps moving while the right permanent hire is found.

12+ weeks
Typical time to find and secure a senior permanent hire
Typical, varies by role and market
3 months
Standard notice period before a senior hire can start
Typical for senior UK appointments
28 weeks
For a new employee to reach optimum productivity
Source: Oxford Economics
£30,614
Average cost of replacing an employee in the UK
Source: Oxford Economics
Example: a £150,000 role left empty for 24 weeks costs an estimated £138,000 in lost output.
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THE COST OF WAITING CALCULATOR

What does an empty seat cost you?

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THE COST OF AN EMPTY SEAT

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Don't choose. Do both.

WaveDX puts a proven specialist in the seat in weeks, while WaveNX runs the permanent search alongside. No gap, no lost momentum.

An illustrative estimate based on the figures you enter. Lost output assumes the role creates value worth twice its salary (a common rule of thumb for senior roles, not a published statistic), and that nothing is delivered while the seat is empty. Defaults are examples, not industry statistics.

WHEN CONTRACT & INTERIM MAKES SENSE

01
Bridging a vacancy
Keep a critical seat filled while the permanent search runs, with no gap in leadership.
02
Delivering a programme
Transformation, technology and change programmes led by people who have done it before.
03
Specialist skills, fast
Expertise you need for a project, without adding permanent headcount.
04
Scaling at pace
Build a team up quickly for peaks in demand, then scale back or transition to permanent.

LET'S TALK

Need someone in the seat in weeks, not months?

Whether you need an interim leader, a contract specialist or a whole project team, a Talent Director is ready to talk, in complete confidence.

FOR CLIENTS Need cover or specialist skills, fast? Tell us the role, the timescale and the outcome you need, and we will mobilise proven contractors and interim leaders through WaveDX.
FOR CONTRACTORS & INTERIMS Looking for your next assignment? Join our network of interim leaders and contract specialists to hear about transformation, technology and change assignments with global brands.