For Consultants

Time tracking built for high-value consulting work

When your hourly rate is high, every hour needs to be accounted for. Track time precisely, manage retainers cleanly, and give clients confidence in every invoice.

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Clocksy profitability: billable hours, revenue, cost and profit from the same tracked time
Profitabilitywhat a high hourly rate is actually worth, after cost
The consulting billing problem

Where billing breaks down for consultants

High rates invite scrutiny

The higher your hourly rate, the more clients expect a clear, itemised account of where the time went.

Retainers are hard to track manually

Knowing how much of a monthly retainer has been used, and when you've gone over, shouldn't require a spreadsheet.

Juggling several engagements at once

Switching between client projects throughout the day makes it easy to lose track of where your time actually went.

Full job lifecycle

Track time across the full engagement

01

Engagement Scoping

Log time spent defining the engagement and agreeing terms before work begins.

02

Discovery & Research

Track research and analysis time as part of the engagement, not unpaid overhead.

03

Delivery Work

Track delivery hours against the right client and retainer as you work.

04

Stakeholder Meetings

Capture meeting and check-in time, which adds up fast across multiple engagements.

05

Retainer Reconciliation

See exactly how much of the retainer was used, and what's left.

The real cost of winning work

See the hidden hours behind a £10,000 engagement

Job value£10,000 engagement
Scoping & proposal6 hours
Discovery & research10 hours
Stakeholder meetings8 hours
Pre-delivery hours often left untracked24+ hours

Every engagement like this quietly erodes your effective hourly rate if it isn't tracked.

How Clocksy helps

Built for the way consultants actually work

Retainer tracking

See exactly how much of each client's retainer has been used, in real time.

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Client-ready reports

Send a clean breakdown of work completed with every invoice. No disputes, no follow-up questions.

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Invoicing built on proof

Turn tracked hours into invoices instantly, with retainer and overage amounts calculated automatically.

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Who it's for
Management consultantsStrategy consultantsIndependent advisorsCoachesFractional executivesNiche specialists

Stop estimating retainer usage. Know exactly where every billable hour went.

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FAQ

Common questions from consultants

Ready to get billing right?

Start tracking time and sending client-ready invoices today.

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