Your diary is overflowing, your inbox never sleeps, and the workload keeps growing. Hiring in-house is tempting, yet the cost of hiring a London-based executive assistant is high before payroll admin and oversight even start. So, what’s the smart move in 2025?
In this guide, we explain virtual executive assistant pricing across the most common pricing models, from hourly rate to retainer packages. We show where a remote executive assistant delivers real return on investment, and we set out how our transparent pricing gives you a dedicated virtual assistant on UK hours, without long-term commitments.
Cost of Virtual Executive Assistant at a glance
Teambuild Consultancy, pricing packages for UK buyers
- £500 per month part time, 4 hours per day, approximately 20 hours per week
- £900 per month full time, 8 hours per day
- Dedicated virtual assistant, UK hours, onboarding, training and oversight, Customer Success Manager, without long term commitments
- Built for teams that want predictable monthly support, continuity, and value for money
What a virtual executive assistant actually does, beyond admin
A strong virtual executive assistant is more than a task taker. Think of our team as your operational hub, guarding your attention and unlocking productive time.
- Administrative tasks and administrative support: inbox triage, calendar control, travel, expenses, supplier coordination, data entry, and document management
- Project management: agendas, action tracking, stakeholder updates, light reporting, and tool hygiene
- Content writing and social media management: first drafts for executive comms, LinkedIn updates, briefing packs, and meeting summaries
- Personal assistants support: reservations, personal scheduling, and priority management that keeps momentum high.
Great executive assistant services blend judgement with pace. Our assistants are experts at turning both simple tasks and complex tasks into predictable outcomes, so you can delegate with confidence.
Assistant service models explained, hourly, retainer, and pricing packages
Every serious virtual assistant company sells time in one of three ways. Choose based on risk, rhythm, and the hours per month you truly need.
1) Hourly and hourly rate
Use hourly time when demand spikes or the fit is untested.
Task only vendors still claim anywhere from £15 per hour. Executive level help often sits around £40 per hour to £50 per hour, especially with UK providers or specialist scopes.
- Pros: low commitment, fast to start.
- Cons: variable availability, context switching, and weaker team rhythm.
2) Retainer and retainer packages, set number of hours
Pick a retainer when you want guaranteed capacity, for example 20 hours per week or 40 to 80 hours per month.
- Pros: predictability, stronger cadence, quicker ramp, prepay often unlocks a better effective rate
- Cons: if you miss scope, unused hours can creep in
3) Managed pricing packages
Choose managed pricing packages when you want service, not just hours. Our bundles include onboarding, training and oversight, quality assurance, holiday cover, and a named Customer Success Manager.
This is where you will find a dedicated VA aligned to UK time and tools, with high continuity and strong value for money.
Our dedicated virtual assistant plans for UK outcomes
At Teambuild Consultancy, we source highly proficient VAs from the Philippines. Each assistant is an experienced virtual professional with at least two years in a specific industry, excellent English, and executive level professionalism.
- Part time dedicated VA, £500 per month
4 hours per day, approximately 20 hours per week, with one assistant dedicated to you during that block, no other clients. Ideal for founders who want steady daily movement. - Full time executive, £900 per month
8 hours per day, embedded in your team and workflows. A true full time executive solution for leaders who need end to end execution and daily momentum.
Included as standard: onboarding, payroll, training and oversight, a Customer Success Manager, and support services to keep everything moving, without long term commitments or hidden fees. Expect transparent pricing, flexible plans, and personal service that scales with your business needs.
Virtual assistant service versus in-house, the 2025 cost and benefit reality
Hiring in-house brings cultural proximity. It also brings payroll, equipment, leave cover, recruitment, and performance management. Our managed assistant service condenses all of that into one predictable line item, ideal for a small business where every pound must perform.
Where our remote model wins
- Return on investment: better prep, fewer missed meetings, and faster follow ups drive productivity.
- Productive time recovered: a remote executive assistant absorbs operational drag so leaders focus on high leverage work.
- Continuity and rhythm: a dedicated virtual assistant who knows your preferences becomes a force multiplier.
Where in-house still makes sense
You need frequent on-site presence or highly sensitive tasks tied to the office.
How much time you need, hours per month and set number of hours
Translate outcomes into time, then shape those hours of work accordingly.
20 hours per week, part time is ideal for businesses that want daily movement on essentials, from calendar health and inbox discipline to document prep and vendor management.
8 hours per day, full time supports broader handoffs, including senior project management, board pack content writing, CRM hygiene, and proactive stakeholder comms.
Planning tip: frame your backlog as outcomes, for example board packs ready 72 hours in advance, inbox at or below 20 by 5pm, and daily CRM tasks cleared. It is far easier to delegate and measure success than to throw over ad hoc admin.
What drives virtual assistant costs in 2025, and how to control them
Experience and skill
An experienced executive assistant costs more than a task only VA yet saves time and prevents rework. You are paying for judgement, not just keystrokes.
Complexity of tasks
Simple tasks like data entry carry one price. Complex tasks such as investor comms, vendor negotiations, and multi thread project management command another. Price should track the complexity of tasks and the likely impact.
Cost of living and geography
Offshore delivery from the Philippines keeps virtual assistant prices competitive for UK buyers while paying fair local rates. That is the structural reason for the gap compared with virtual assistant agencies in the UK.
Continuity and process
Clear SOPs, weekly goals, and the right tools accelerate throughput. Our training and oversight reduce churn and maintain quality, another quiet cost saver.
Pricing reality check, virtual assistant cost in 2025
You will still see adverts quoting anywhere from £15 per hour for task only help. That can work for low stakes work. Once you want a virtual executive who can run project management, draft board comms, and operate as an extension of your leadership, UK providers commonly quote £40 per hour to £50 per hour. The jump reflects local costs and the higher level of support.
We take a cleaner route, predictable pricing packages, a single prepay monthly line, £500 or £900, and a dedicated virtual assistant aligned to UK hours. It is value for money because you are buying continuity, judgement, and monthly support, not just minutes.
Pick the model that buys back your productive time
The smartest move in 2025 is not chasing the lowest virtual assistant prices. It is aligning the pricing model to outcomes. For genuine return on investment, choose a virtual assistant service that gives you a dedicated virtual assistant, strong onboarding, and ongoing monthly support, so your workload lightens, your project management steadies, and your business needs are met consistently.
We keep it simple, with transparent pricing, flexible plans, and a partner mindset that treats your goals as our own. Whether you need 20 hours per week or 8 hours per day, part time or full time, we will help you hire a virtual assistant who feels like an extension of your team.
Next step: explore our virtual assistant plans, part time at £500 and full time at £900, and start your first month of focused execution without long term commitments.
