{
 "name": "Gainclock",
 "url": "https://trustedaiagencies.com/tools/gainclock/",
 "spec": "https://trustedaiagencies.com/tools/gainclock/llms.txt",
 "publisher": "Trusted AI Agencies",
 "urlParameters": {
  "c": "Country code for the default hourly figure: GB, US, IE, DE, FR, NL, ES, IT, PL, AT, BE, PT, SE, DK, FI, or XX for \"other country\" (no default; set r).",
  "cur": "Currency code: GBP, USD, EUR, PLN, SEK, DKK, CHF, NOK, CAD, AUD, NZD, INR, ZAR, SGD, JPY, KRW. No exchange-rate conversion is ever applied.",
  "r": "Hourly staff cost in that currency (number, capped at 100000).",
  "p": "Period in years for the headline, net and ROI: 1, 2 or 3 (default 1).",
  "t": "Tasks, up to 5, separated by |. Each task is name~min~n~per~ppl~pct~setup~run: name (text, ~ and | not allowed), min = minutes each time, n = times per period, per = d (working day), w (week) or m (month), ppl = people doing it (minimum 1), pct = share automated in % (maximum 100), setup = one-off setup cost (empty = none), run = running cost a month (empty = none). URL-encode the value; + or %20 for spaces."
 },
 "formulas": [
  "Occurrences a month: per = d gives n x 5 x 52 / 12; per = w gives n x 52 / 12; per = m gives n.",
  "Hours saved a month (per task) = min x occurrences a month x max(1, ppl) / 60 x min(100, pct) / 100.",
  "Net saving a month (per task) = hours saved a month x r - running cost a month.",
  "Totals add up hours, net a month, setup and running cost over all tasks.",
  "Net over N years (N = 1, 2, 3) = total net a month x 12 x N - total setup (setup counted once).",
  "ROI over N years = net over N years / (total setup + total running a month x 12 x N) x 100, shown only when that cost is above 0.",
  "Payback in months = total setup / total net a month, when setup > 0 and net a month > 0. With setup > 0 and net a month <= 0 it never pays back. With no setup it is not shown."
 ],
 "verdict": [
  "Total hours saved a month under 2: \"Probably not worth it yet\".",
  "Else total net a month <= 0: \"Not worth it with these figures\" (costs more to run than it saves).",
  "Else no setup cost: \"Worth a closer look\" (add a setup cost to check payback).",
  "Else payback <= 12 months: \"Worth automating\".",
  "Else payback <= 24 months: \"Borderline\".",
  "Else: \"Probably not worth it yet\" (takes over 2 years to pay back)."
 ],
 "examples": [
  {
   "title": "One UK task, 1 year",
   "url": "https://trustedaiagencies.com/tools/gainclock/?c=GB&p=1&cur=GBP&r=20.81&t=Chasing+unpaid+invoices~10~5~d~1~60~~",
   "inputs": "10 minutes, 5 times a working day, 1 person, 60% automated, GBP 20.81 an hour, no costs",
   "result": {
    "hoursPerMonth": 10.8,
    "hoursPerYear": 130,
    "netPerMonth": "GBP 225",
    "netOverPeriod": "GBP 2,705",
    "roi": null,
    "payback": null,
    "verdict": "Worth a closer look (no setup cost entered)"
   }
  },
  {
   "title": "Two UK tasks with costs, 3 years",
   "url": "https://trustedaiagencies.com/tools/gainclock/?c=GB&p=3&cur=GBP&r=25&t=Updating+the+CRM~90~3~w~2~80~2500~30|Sending+quotes~15~20~m~1~50~~",
   "inputs": "Task 1: 90 minutes, 3 times a week, 2 people, 80% automated, setup GBP 2,500, running GBP 30 a month. Task 2: 15 minutes, 20 times a month, 1 person, 50%. GBP 25 an hour",
   "result": {
    "hoursPerMonth": 33.7,
    "hoursPerYear": 404.4,
    "netPerMonth": "GBP 813",
    "netOverPeriod": "GBP 26,750",
    "roi": "747%",
    "payback": "3.1 months",
    "verdict": "Worth automating"
   }
  },
  {
   "title": "Other country in yen, 2 years",
   "url": "https://trustedaiagencies.com/tools/gainclock/?c=XX&p=2&cur=JPY&r=2500&t=Reports~45~1~d~4~70~300000~5000",
   "inputs": "45 minutes, once a working day, 4 people, 70% automated, setup JPY 300,000, running JPY 5,000 a month, JPY 2,500 an hour",
   "result": {
    "hoursPerMonth": 45.5,
    "hoursPerYear": 546,
    "netPerMonth": "JPY 108,750",
    "netOverPeriod": "JPY 2,310,000",
    "roi": "550%",
    "payback": "2.8 months",
    "verdict": "Worth automating"
   }
  }
 ],
 "defaultHourlyRates": [
  {
   "code": "GB",
   "country": "United Kingdom",
   "currency": "GBP",
   "hourly": 20.81,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly pay excluding overtime, full-time employees",
   "period": "April 2026 (provisional)",
   "source": "ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Employee earnings in the UK: 2026",
   "dataset": "ASHE 2026 bulletin",
   "url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/latest",
   "conversion": "none"
  },
  {
   "code": "US",
   "country": "United States",
   "currency": "USD",
   "hourly": 24.51,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly wage, all occupations, all employees",
   "period": "May 2025",
   "source": "US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)",
   "dataset": "OEWS national, all occupations, series OEUN000000000000000000008",
   "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm",
   "conversion": "none"
  },
  {
   "code": "IE",
   "country": "Ireland",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 20.11,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "none"
  },
  {
   "code": "DE",
   "country": "Germany",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 18.94,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "none"
  },
  {
   "code": "FR",
   "country": "France",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 16.46,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "none"
  },
  {
   "code": "NL",
   "country": "Netherlands",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 18.78,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "none"
  },
  {
   "code": "ES",
   "country": "Spain",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 11.01,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "none"
  },
  {
   "code": "IT",
   "country": "Italy",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 12.89,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "none"
  },
  {
   "code": "PL",
   "country": "Poland",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 6.9,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "Published by Eurostat in euro (converted from national currency by Eurostat); not converted by us"
  },
  {
   "code": "AT",
   "country": "Austria",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 17.39,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "none"
  },
  {
   "code": "BE",
   "country": "Belgium",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 23.84,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "none"
  },
  {
   "code": "PT",
   "country": "Portugal",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 6.23,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "none"
  },
  {
   "code": "SE",
   "country": "Sweden",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 19.29,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "Published by Eurostat in euro (converted from national currency by Eurostat); not converted by us"
  },
  {
   "code": "DK",
   "country": "Denmark",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 29.65,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "Published by Eurostat in euro (converted from national currency by Eurostat); not converted by us"
  },
  {
   "code": "FI",
   "country": "Finland",
   "currency": "EUR",
   "hourly": 19.33,
   "measure": "median",
   "basis": "Gross hourly earnings, all employees (full- and part-time), firms with 10+ employees, excluding public administration",
   "period": "October 2022",
   "source": "Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022",
   "dataset": "earn_ses_hourly (MED_E_EUR, B-S_X_O, all occupations)",
   "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses_hourly/default/table",
   "conversion": "none"
  }
 ],
 "ukMedianStartingPrice": {
  "median": 1500,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "n": 73,
  "country": "GB",
  "measure": "median starting price for a one-off project (workflow automation, AI agent or custom build, or scope not stated)",
  "source": "TAI Price Index (Trusted AI Agencies study of published agency prices)",
  "url": "https://trustedaiagencies.com/guides/uk-ai-automation-agency-prices-2026/"
 }
}