Vacancy costs calculator
Every vacancy costs money. Most companies know this – but very few know exactly how much.
Recruiting costs are what you see directly: Job advertisements, agency fees, applicant management. The real damage is invisible: the sales pipeline that is not growing. The team that is overworked and slowly quits. The projects that are postponed. The competitor who has filled the position faster than you.
The formula for this is called Cost of Vacancy (CoV).
What this calculator does differently to others
Most vacancy cost calculators simply multiply daily salary times vacancy time times a generic factor of 1-3, resulting in a figure that doesn’t really convince anyone because it’s too unspecific.
Our calculator differentiates according to functional area: an open sales position is calculated according to lost pipeline (based on real Attainment data from RepVue DACH). A finance vacancy is calculated according to misallocation risk and reporting costs. A Tech vacancy according to the degree of individualization of the software. HR and Recruiting as separate areas because the damage there is structurally different.
The basis: over 1,200 filled positions, our own KPI dashboard and recognized sources such as Dr. John Sullivan, SHRM, Gallup and the DIHK.
