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BE Associates

Prishtina · serving the United Kingdom

High-performing teams, built and managed on your behalf.

BE Associates builds and operates dedicated software, finance, revenue and operations teams for UK growth and mid-market companies. Recruitment is an input. Delivered capability is the product.

60+

Specialists employed in Prishtina

94%

Annual retention across managed teams

Full

UK working-day overlap, GMT+1

Placeholder figures — to be confirmed before publication.

A small team gathered around a laptop at a shared table in a bright office.

Trusted by UK founders, finance leaders and operations directors.

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Flagship capability

Software development teams, managed end to end.

Most clients begin here. We assemble a dedicated engineering team — engineers, QA, DevOps and a delivery lead — recruit and vet every member, then manage the team against your roadmap and your definition of done.

You retain technical direction. We retain responsibility for performance, retention and the operational overhead of employing a team in Kosovo.

  • Product engineering

    Full-stack teams working in your repositories, your sprint cadence and your review process.

  • Platform & DevOps

    Cloud infrastructure, pipelines and release engineering held to documented standards.

  • Quality & release

    Manual and automated QA embedded in the team rather than bolted on at the end.

  • Delivery leadership

    A named lead accountable for throughput, reporting and escalation into your business.

Managed pods

Choose a pod, adjust the seats, send it to us.

Four standing pod shapes, each with its own management layer. Configure the one closest to your requirement — the figures update as you go.

How pods are managed

Configure the pod

Technology pod

A managed engineering pod with its own delivery lead, working to your roadmap, your ceremonies and your definition of done.

  • Software engineer

    £3,250 per seat / month

    2 seats — Software engineer
  • Senior software engineer

    £4,350 per seat / month

    0 seats — Senior software engineer
  • QA engineer

    £2,500 per seat / month

    0 seats — QA engineer
  • DevOps engineer

    £3,850 per seat / month

    0 seats — DevOps engineer
  • Delivery lead

    £4,850 per seat / month

    1 seat — Delivery lead

Your configuration

Technology pod · 3 seats
£11,350/mo

Indicative monthly cost

£11,350

3 seats across 1 pod, inclusive of management, workspace and equipment.

Other capabilities

The same model, applied across the business.

Why BE

A managed capability, not a supply of candidates.

Recruitment is an input. Managed capability is the product.

  • Employed, not contracted

    Every specialist holds a permanent Kosovo contract with BE. That is why retention holds and knowledge stays in your team.

  • One accountable lead

    A named engagement lead owns performance, reporting and escalation. You are never managing a vendor queue.

  • Commercially transparent

    One monthly figure per seat, inclusive of management, workspace and equipment. No placement fees, no day-rate drift.

  • Built for UK governance

    UK-aligned data processing, documented controls and reporting your board and auditors will recognise.

UK cost comparison

What the same team costs, two ways.

Set the engineering roles you are hiring for and see an indicative annual comparison against UK in-house cost.

Full calculator, all roles

Step one

Select the roles you need

Costs are indicative, fully loaded annual figures — salary, employer national insurance, pension, recruitment, equipment and workspace.

  • Software engineer (mid-level)

    UK £78,000 · BE £39,000

    3 seats, Software engineer (mid-level)
  • Senior software engineer

    UK £104,000 · BE £52,000

    0 seats, Senior software engineer
  • QA engineer

    UK £62,000 · BE £30,000

    1 seat, QA engineer
  • DevOps engineer

    UK £95,000 · BE £46,000

    0 seats, DevOps engineer
  • Delivery / technical lead

    UK £118,000 · BE £58,000

    1 seat, Delivery / technical lead

Indicative market rates for planning purposes. Your written proposal confirms final figures.

Indicative annual comparison

Indicative annual cost compared: a UK in-house team at £414,000 a year, against a BE Associates managed team at £205,000 a year.

Indicative annual saving

£209,000

50% lower than the equivalent UK in-house team of 5 people.

Add your details for the full model: three-year cumulative position, cost per role, and the assumptions behind each figure.

We use your details to send the model and arrange a conversation. No marketing lists.

Sector proof

Where our managed teams already operate.

Engagement summaries are illustrative pending client approval. Named references available on request.

Process

Four stages from requirement to running team.

  1. Requirement & scope

    We map the roles, seniority and working model with you, and agree what good looks like in writing.

  2. Recruit & vet

    We source, assess and reference every candidate in Prishtina. You interview the shortlist and hold final approval.

  3. Onboard & embed

    Workspace, equipment, access and induction are handled here. The team joins your rituals from week one.

  4. Manage & report

    Your engagement lead runs performance, development and reporting, with a formal review each quarter.

Contact

Tell us what the team needs to do.

A first conversation takes half an hour. We will tell you plainly whether a managed team is the right route, and what it would cost.

Email
hello@be-associates.com
Office
Prishtina, Kosovo — GMT+1

We reply within one working day.