Scenario comparison
Scenarios help you answer "what if" questions: What if we hire two mid-levels instead of one senior? What if we use contractors for the first six months? What if we move the team to a lower-cost region?
AI-generated scenarios
TeamCalc automatically generates scenario suggestions based on your current team composition. These might include:
- Location shift — moving roles to a lower-cost region
- Seniority swap — replacing a senior with two mid-levels (or vice versa)
- Contractor conversion — switching permanent roles to contractors (or back)
- Headcount adjustment — adding or removing roles to hit a budget target
AI scenarios appear on the Scenarios page and update when your team changes.
Custom scenarios
Click New Scenario to build your own. You can:
- Start from scratch with an empty team
- Duplicate your current team and modify it
- Adjust specific roles, salaries, or employment types
Plan limits
| Plan | Custom scenarios | |---|---| | Free | 2 | | Pro | Unlimited | | Growth | Unlimited |
Comparing scenarios
Navigate to the Compare page to see two or more scenarios side by side. The comparison view shows:
- Total cost difference
- Headcount difference
- Per-role cost breakdown
- Visual bar chart comparison
Select which scenarios to compare using the dropdowns at the top.
Assumptions
Visit Scenarios → Assumptions to adjust the cost parameters used across all scenarios. Changes here let you model different overhead structures, pension rates, or NI thresholds.