JCB Tech Consultancy

Developer efficiency consultancy

Helping software teams ship faster, smarter, and happier.

Audits, workshops, and ongoing advisory for engineering teams who want less friction and more delivery.

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Why JCB Tech

Pragmatic advice, not empty words.

With over 10 years of experience in software engineering and developer productivity, I’ve helped teams large and small cut friction, improve delivery speed, and build happier engineering cultures.

Whether you’re a startup looking for validation or an established team wanting to scale, I bring pragmatic, actionable advice tailored to how your team actually works.

How it works

Three steps, no guesswork

Every engagement starts the same way: understand the team, measure where time goes, then fix what matters most.

  1. Step 01

    Intro call

    Free · 30 minutes

    A short call about your team, your stack, and where the friction is, so we can see whether an audit makes sense.

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  2. Step 02

    Efficiency audit

    £6,500 fixed fee

    A deep dive into your process, tooling, and bottlenecks, ending in a written report with prioritised recommendations.

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  3. Step 03

    Ongoing support

    From £1,500 / month

    Put the recommendations into practice with a monthly advisory retainer, a team workshop, or automation work.

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Step 02 · Where most engagements start

Codebase Efficiency Audit

A deep dive into your current development process, tooling, and bottlenecks. Includes a detailed written report with actionable recommendations to improve speed and quality.

  • Review of your development process, tooling, and bottlenecks
  • Detailed written report
  • Actionable, prioritised recommendations for speed and quality

£6,500

fixed fee

For teams of up to 25 engineers. Start a monthly retainer within 30 days and £1,500 of the audit fee comes off your first month.

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Step 03 · Ongoing support

Monthly advisory retainers

Keep momentum after the audit. Flexible, monthly retainers with clear deliverables.

Bronze

£1,500/ month

  • 2 × 1-hour strategy calls
  • Email support (48h response)
  • Monthly metrics review
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Silver

Recommended

£3,000/ month

  • Weekly 1-hour strategy calls
  • Priority email support (24h)
  • Ongoing process & metrics reviews
  • Quarterly goal alignment
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Gold

£5,000/ month

  • Weekly 1-hour strategy calls
  • Same-day email & Slack/Chat support (working days)
  • Review of up to 10 code/process changes each sprint
  • Quarterly deep-dive workshop
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Or a one-off for the team

  • Team Productivity Workshop

    Interactive workshops with your dev team to streamline workflows, reduce friction, and accelerate delivery. Practical exercises tailored to your environment.

    £2,500per day

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  • Workflow Automation Setup

    Streamline development processes with custom automation. Setup includes scripting, pipeline integration, testing, and clear handover documentation.

    from£1,500per project

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For founders

Building something new?

Smaller engagements for early-stage founders: test an idea before you build it, or get a hastily built codebase back under control.

  • Startup Validation Session

    One-to-one session to test and validate your startup idea. Get feasibility insights, actionable advice, and a clear roadmap for your next steps.

    £1,200fixed fee

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  • Vibe Coding Fixup

    Targeted improvements to messy or hard-to-maintain code. Includes refactoring, optimisation, and practical tips to keep your codebase clean going forward.

    from£1,000per project

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Also available

Hands-on contracting

Full-time or part-time software engagements. Subject to availability.

Full-Time Contract

Hands-on delivery for critical software projects. Dedicated availability for your team.

  • from£750/ day
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Part-Time Contract

Hands-on delivery on an ongoing basis. Ideal for teams needing experienced help without full-time commitment.

  • £130/ hour

Billed monthly. Minimum 8 hours a month.

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Short-Term / Urgent

High-demand, short-duration engagements where speed and expertise are essential.

  • from£1,200/ day
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Step 01 · Get in touch

Tell me what’s slowing your team down.

Email to book a free 30-minute intro call. Tell me about your team, your stack, and where the friction is.

jim@jcb-tech-consultancy.com