Your bench is bleeding money
Right now, your bench is burning ÂŁ1,000âs per week, per consultant. Every day idle youâre losing billable hours and burning margin.
Join BenchBee – the UKâs first private network where IT consultancies connect and trade benched talent.
Right now, your bench is burning ÂŁ1,000âs per week, per consultant. Every day idle youâre losing billable hours and burning margin.
That senior Python developer you need? They’re not on job boards. They’re updating documentation in a consultancy 2 miles away, in between projects.
15% placement fees are just the beginning. Add in long lead times, and candidates who donât fit your exact need, and watch the real cost stack up.
Monetise your teamâs in-demand skills by hiring out benched talent to other vetted IT consultancies.
Keep your consultants buzzing with work and turn spare capacity into revenue.
Skip the long search; source proven consultants who are ready to start immediately.
Fill gaps in your teamâs skill set by finding available consultants with the know-how you need to deliver your projects.
Manage resource and project delivery more efficiently and mitigate risks by exchanging NDAs and agreeing commercial terms.
Build relationships for partnerships and business development.
Find the right resource first time, every time. Avoid delays and wasting money on hiring through recruitment agencies.
Why explain to recruiters when you can talk directly to those that speak your language?
Improves project management by making it easier to access skilled resource that you need.
Increases the potential for your business to take on more project work, supporting growth.
Shaped with input from those inside the industry, built for efficiency, connection, and mutual success.
IT consultant profiles concisely identify and score areas of technical and sector expertise and experience.
Provide the right data so those looking for skills easily identify consultants matching their requirements.
Define projects and the requirements for consultants with skills that you need.
Post information quickly and easily to enable other IT consultancies to see if they have qualified resources available to meet your project needs.
Project listings from consultancies auto-delete after 21 days, keeping opportunities current and eliminating wasted time.
Connect the skills on your bench with the firms that need them, and find the expertise you need, fast.
Create concise consultant profiles showcasing skills, industry expertise, and availability.
Discover projects that match your consultantsâ capabilities and availability.
Contact consultancies directly to exchange NDAs, share details, and agree commercial terms.
Share your project needs so other consultancies can offer qualified, available talent.
Instantly identify consultants of interest and access their employer contact details.
Directly communicate with employers to exchange NDAs, get further information, establish confidentiality and agree commercial terms.
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Read moreWhy BenchBee?
While recruiters who think having a pet Python is a skill match send you their 47th âperfect match,â the expert you need is warming someone elseâs bench.
BenchBee is a simple, direct way for IT consultancies to trade skills, fill gaps fast, and keep their bench buzzing with productivity.
Unlike conventional skills marketplaces, BenchBee doesnât take a cut of every transaction. Members pay a single monthly fee to list consultants and post project requirements. Consultancies connect directly and do business without BenchBee in the middle.
Hire out your benched resources. Find the ones you do need. Itâs easier with BenchBee.
