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How much does downtime really cost?

When IT fails, your business doesn't just pause — it bleeds. Enter your numbers below to see the real cost of unexpected downtime.

Your Business

Number of Employees Affected

Average Hourly Salary per Employee

Include employers' NI & benefits — a useful rule of thumb is 1.3× base wage.

Business Revenue per Hour

Divide your annual revenue by 2,080 (working hours per year).

Downtime Duration (Hours)

Lost Productivity £0

Lost Revenue £0

IT Recovery & Remediation £0

Reputational & Opportunity Cost £0

Estimated Total Cost £0

£5,600

Average cost of IT downtime per minute for SMBs, according to Gartner research.

58%

Of small businesses that experience a major data loss or extended downtime close within 6 months.

87%

Of outages are caused by human error or a failure in process — not hardware. Prevention is possible.

attenu8 provides proactive managed IT support that prevents downtime before it happens.