https://staffai.eu/blog Day rates, salary benchmarks and sourcing comparisons for AI, data and Python engineering teams in Europe. en-gb Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://staffai.eu/blog/ai-agent-companies-five-categories-compared https://staffai.eu/blog/ai-agent-companies-five-categories-compared The five kinds of AI agent companies, what each actually sells, where each one breaks, and why most agent projects stall on data engineering rather than agents. Comparisons Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://staffai.eu/blog/managed-services-vs-staff-augmentation https://staffai.eu/blog/managed-services-vs-staff-augmentation Managed services transfer delivery risk at a 20-40% price premium. Staff augmentation keeps control and speed. Which fits AI and data work, and when each fails. Comparisons Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://staffai.eu/blog/staff-augmentation-vs-consultancy-vs-agency https://staffai.eu/blog/staff-augmentation-vs-consultancy-vs-agency The four sourcing models for AI engineering compared on cost, speed, accountability and exit risk, including the cases where staff augmentation is the wrong answer. Comparisons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://staffai.eu/blog/senior-ai-engineer-day-rates-europe https://staffai.eu/blog/senior-ai-engineer-day-rates-europe Day rate bands for senior AI, ML and data engineers across the UK, Germany, Poland and Romania, what drives the spread, and how to read a quote you have been given. Rates & salaries Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://staffai.eu/blog/ai-engineer-salary-vs-day-rate https://staffai.eu/blog/ai-engineer-salary-vs-day-rate Why dividing an engineer's salary by working days understates the true cost by 30 to 50 percent, and the full calculation to run before comparing hiring against contracting. Rates & salaries Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://staffai.eu/blog/how-to-evaluate-an-ai-engineering-vendor https://staffai.eu/blog/how-to-evaluate-an-ai-engineering-vendor The questions that separate vendors who ship production AI systems from vendors who demo them, plus the answers that should end a conversation early. Hiring Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT