Software development outsourcing

Software development outsourcing that works like your own team. CVs in 4 to 5 days.

A dedicated development team on one UK contract • Fluent, clear English. Replacement guarantee by default • No hidden costs. No new-headcount sign-off • No eight-week wait.

Trusted by teams at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Calastone and Equiniti

  • 4 to 5 days from confirmed brief to first CVs
  • UK contract one invoice, no employer NI or on-costs
  • from £330 fully loaded day rate, Mid-tier developer
Senior UK executive at his desk on a Microsoft Teams call with the outsourced Polish development team filling the screen

Trusted by regulated-industry teams

engagement models

What you can outsource to us, and what you cannot

Outsourced IT services, engineering only

Firms outsource IT services to us when the work is software - build, integrate, maintain. We do not run service desks, manage devices or look after networks.

Staff augmentation services

Senior engineers join the team you already have and take your process - your stand-ups, your tools, your sprints. Capacity without a permanent hire.

A dedicated development team

A dedicated software development team is a standing squad - the same engineers sprint after sprint, on your roadmap. You direct it, or we run delivery.

A nearshore development team

Poland sits inside UK working hours, so a 2 pm fix stays a 2 pm fix. Nearshore delivery from Poland since 2019, on one UK contract and one UK invoice.

CALASTONE CASE STUDY

We built the design system for the largest global funds network, processing £250 billion of investment value every month

EQUINITI CASE STUDY

We rebuilt Equiniti's complaints-management system into something the team wanted to use and sales could confidently demo

Proof, in their words

  • “We used to call Authentic Digital the impossible team because we challenged them a lot, and they always delivered.”
  • "They are authentic and always go above and beyond to deliver for us."
  • “They had the resources to easily scale up, even as a smaller company.”
  • "Their expertise, enthusiasm and professional approach ensures that we consistently deliver exceptional technology solutions. In a world increasingly full of AI slop it's always best to work with Actual Intelligence."
Nearshore delivery

Nearshore, not offshore. Outsourcing since 2019.

A nearshore development team in Poland, one hour ahead of London, working your hours. Backed by a decade of London consulting for financial services.

  • 950+ firm-wide statements of work since 2015
  • 50+ consultants on engagements
  • 2015 Authentic Digital founded in London
  • 7 years of nearshore delivery from Poland
  • The IP is yours, from day one.

    Every line is yours - IP assigns to your company on delivery, in the one UK contract.

  • Cost advantage

    Fully loaded day rates. No employer NI, no on-costs, no recruitment fees.

  • Rapid mobilisation

    4 to 5 days to first CVs, dropping to 2 to 3 as the engagement matures.

  • One UK contract

    One UK contract, one UK invoice. Fully loaded rates, no hidden costs, no overseas admin.

compliance

IT outsourcing for regulated industries

Firms outsource IT services to us under the standards they are held to - financial services, fintech, fund administration and regulated operations.

Outsourcing to contractors carries a real UK employment-status cost - blanket IR35 assessments and, from April 2026, joint liability for umbrella-company PAYE. Both turn on an intermediary between you and the worker. There is none here: you contract with Authentic Group International Ltd (09747305), a UK limited company, on one UK invoice. We engage the engineers - nothing for you to determine.

  • WCAG 2.1 AA + EAA accessibility Delivered
  • Equality Act + UK accessibility regs Delivered
  • FCA Consumer Duty Aware
  • EU AI Act Aware
  • IR35 & umbrella-PAYE No PSC in chain
Accreditations & memberships
  • Disability Confident — UK government scheme member
  • Crown Commercial Service Supplier
  • IAAP — International Association of Accessibility Professionals, Organizational Member
  • Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office
  • D-U-N-S Registered — Dun & Bradstreet

Screened before they reach your repo

Every consultant clears a two-stage internal assessment before submission: experience and education verification, then a practical evaluation by our senior engineers. Where you need formal background screening, we run it through Pinkerton - the corporate risk agency founded in 1850, today part of Securitas - on request and quoted separately. We also support your own vetting provider with whatever documentation they need.

Pinkerton screening available on request, charged separately
procurement calculator

What would your outsourced team cost?

Pick the roles, set the headcount per tier and see the fully loaded number. Every engagement is scoped individually. Treat this as your starting point.

The slip shows a typical feature squad at Mid rates - open the calculator to build your own mix.

Questions procurement asks
Your nearshore estimate

Build your outsourced team

day rates

Outsourcing rates by role

Nearshore Rate Card 2025/26
  • Data Engineer from £390/day
  • DevOps / Cloud Engineer from £410/day
  • Full-Stack Developer from £380/day

Get the full outsourcing rate card

We email you a private link, usually within a minute. The UK versus Poland cost comparison, day-rate ranges for all 21 roles, blended squad pricing and the fully loaded breakdown.

Get the full rate card

how it works
How outsourced delivery starts
Run it your way: delivery managed by us, or your team manages ours directly.
01
Tell us the roles

A short scoping call to confirm skills, seniority and start date.

02
Review CVs in 4 to 5 days

A shortlist of 3 to 4 anonymised CVs, matched to your stack.

03
Onboard in days

People start fast, in your tools, in your time zone.

04
Scale as you go

Add, swap or wind down. Billed monthly on days worked.

Ready to move? Two ways to start.

Prefer the numbers? Download the rate card and we will email you a private link. Rather talk it through? Book a 30-minute scoping call.