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📋 Before you start — useful documents

You do not need all of these. Use what you have and leave unknown items blank.

⭐ Latest payslip

Actual gross pay, tax, NI, pension and deductions.

📄 Employment contract

Salary and contracted average hours.

📚 3–12 recent payslips

Best for variable overtime, commission and bonuses.

📑 P60

Useful for checking a completed tax year.

📅 Rota / timesheets

Useful for actual hours and repeating shift patterns.

💷 Pension information

Contribution percentage or actual payroll amount.

🚗 Commute costs

Fuel/fares, parking and tolls.

👶 Other work costs

Childcare, meals, clothing, tools and similar costs.

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Job B optional name

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✨ AI analysis of both jobs

Get a plain-English explanation of the money, time and trade-offs, plus the missing details worth checking.

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AI can make mistakes. The calculator figures remain the basis of this comparison.

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Real-life hourly value = income after work costs ÷ (physical work + extra unpaid work). Commute minutes and normal lunch/breaks stay separate. Commute costs reduce income.

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