Hourly Consulting

Senior expertise, billed by the hour. No retainer required — just pick the package that matches your problem.

Hourly consulting

Senior IT and engineering expertise — by the hour, in pre-paid blocks, or as a monthly retainer. Same engineer either way.

On-Demand Hour

$150/ hour

1-hour minimum · billed in 15-min increments

Pay-as-you-go expert consulting. No retainer, no commitment — just senior expertise when you need it. Remote globally; on-site within King County, WA.

How it works

  • Senior engineer with Fortune 500 experience
  • Remote anywhere · on-site King County, WA
  • No fix, no fee for 1-hour engagements
  • Use it for: outage triage, software help, IT advice

10-Hour Block

$1,250/ one-time

Hours never expire · save $250 vs. on-demand

Bank ten hours up front at a discounted rate ($125/hr). Ideal for projects, focused engagements, or whenever you want senior help on standby.

How it works

  • Effective rate: $125 / hour
  • Hours never expire
  • Use across multiple people on your team
  • Priority response over on-demand requests

40-Hour Retainer

$4,000/ month

Best per-hour rate · save $2,000/mo vs. on-demand

Reserve forty hours every month at our best rate ($100/hr). Great for active projects, migrations, or ongoing fractional IT leadership.

How it works

  • Effective rate: $100 / hour
  • Reserved monthly capacity for your business
  • Carryover up to 8 unused hours each month
  • First in queue for emergencies
  • Includes a monthly strategy call
  • Hours are billed in 15-minute increments after the first hour. We invoice monthly, with credit card and ACH on file. No-fix-no-fee on standalone 1-hour engagements.

What hourly consulting is great for

When you don't need a contract — you need an opinion, a fix, or a second pair of senior eyes.

Cloud & SaaS migrations

Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace migrations, identity cleanup, and tenant restructuring without downtime.

Outage triage & recovery

Get a senior engineer on the line fast. Diagnose, mitigate, and document so it doesn't happen twice.

Security reviews

Tactical security audits — endpoint, email, identity, and network — with prioritized remediation.

Vendor & contract reviews

Sanity-check ISP, MSP, and SaaS contracts before you sign. We've seen the gotchas.

Network design & install

Office moves, Wi-Fi redesigns, VLAN segmentation, and clean wiring done once and documented.

Fractional IT leadership

Senior IT thinking on retainer — roadmaps, hiring, vendor management, and exec reporting.

Not sure which is right for you?

Book a free 30-minute call. We'll learn what you have, what's bothering you, and recommend a contract, an hourly block, or just a better-than-honest answer to your question. No commitment.