Canada Consulting Rates

zaleonardz

Hi Folks,

I need just some quick pointers.

I have tentatively sold a Business Intelligence Solution to a company in Toronto.

I need to quote for installation.

As a South African I, I have absolutely no clue what the consulting rates are like.

Can somebody more or less, give me the hourly rate for

1. Entry Level (a+,N+) kind of guy
2. Senior Consultant (Professional services, data, business)
3. Uber Consultant (specialist services, Business, Data, Accounting)

Mutata

Rates vary widely here, but Toronto has an insanely high cost of living.

All my positions have been FTE, So I can't be of much help with rates.

discount81

I am in Montreal so it's probably slightly less than Toronto, but to give you an idea of rates I've charged, and also rates I've paid for staff.

Entry level - $20-35 per hour (A+, basic desktop/systems support)
Intermediate - $35 - $50 per hour (Desktop Admin/Junior Sys Admin/ CCNA)
Senior Consultant - $50 - $100 per hour, it depends on the scale/service. (Senior Sys Admin / Storage / CCNP level / most ERP work would probably fit into here)
Uber Consultant - $100+ per hour, this would be CCIE level networking guys, high level Oracle/SAP type work or elite programming.

nster

I can confirm I've seen similar prices for Montreal, though the only "Uber Consultants" I've seen are more like 150$/hr

philz1982

100-200 depending on the impact. Btw never sell by hour sell by job using a not to exceed cost model. Also account for currency. 200/hr is roughly 260 CAD.

zaleonardz

Thanks guys,

Much appreciated

philz, I agree with you completly, but I need a basis, I am quoting on 8 hours a day for a week, hence extrapolated, that should give me a base package that I can present so that my client can budget accordingly, and will cut the rates at that.

LeBroke

$50+ for break-fix or QA contractor. You'd pay this much for labour in a small repair shop as well.

$100 CDN/hour is on the low end for an MSP or contractor doing desktop support/jr admin work. You would also pay close to this amount if you went into a large chain repair shop.

~$180-250/hour for a senior consultant. My old company charges about that much for a security audit, but on a project basis.

Typically, in Canada you give the client a quote, i.e. "it will take us 10 billable hours to do this, therefore the entire project will cost $1800." From there, you can either charge a fixed amount ($1800 for the entire project, whether it takes you longer or shorter), or use $1800 as an estimate quote and charge whatever it costs. Either one is common, but be sure that both sides fully agree on it.

A week-long project, you're probably looking to charge $6,000-10,000 for a senior consultant. Companies like KPMG or Deloitte can get away with a lot more, but I'm assuming you're neither KPMG, nor Deloitte.

zaleonardz

Thanks for the detailed reply LeBroke.

And indeed, if I was KPMG, or Deloitte, I would either be shouting at consultants or on a beach in Hawaii or somewhere else