Hire a UK-based AI agent developer with 20 years shipping software. Fractional CTO leadership, production-grade engineering, human-in-the-loop by default. Agents wired to your real stack, not demos.
Most search results for "hire AI agent developer" are offshore development shops or freelance marketplaces. They build the code, then walk away. Here is why UK-based, named delivery is a different proposition.
An AI agent built a working app, drafted the proposal for the work, then pushed the invoice to Xero via its API. A human client paid it. Three jobs an employee used to do, done in one session, with a human at the approval gates.
Bookkeeper Agent details →An end-to-end agent pipeline building, deploying, and managing 300+ live content sites. Keyword research, topic planning, content generation, publishing, monitoring. All agent-driven, running in production.
SEO Agent details →Delivery for Thames Water (6+ APIs, 5+ UIs, Salesforce integration), SES Satellite communications with Microsoft and Accenture, Encompass Digital Media platform transformation (5 deploys/year to a weekly cadence), Babcock Engineering field survey systems.
Fractional CTO details →Oliver Wakefield-Smith. Solutions architect and engineering lead, London based, 20 years in software. I have been a developer, tech lead, engineering manager, architect, and CTO across media, utilities, satellite communications, engineering, and data transformation. I have worked for and with Thames Water, SES Satellite, Encompass Digital Media, Deltatre, Adidas, the Premier League, and England Rugby.
Digital Signet is the consultancy I founded to combine that engineering experience with AI that can actually build software. The Xero invoice agent, the 300+ content sites, the Bookkeeper, SEO, SDR, Support, Ops, and Recruiter agents you see on this site - those are real, not promised.
When you hire "an AI agent developer" through Digital Signet, you are hiring me. I scope the engagement. I architect the agent. I deliver and hand over. I do not sub out to offshore teams. I do not disappear after handover. The agent runs on your infrastructure, owned by you, with me on call for as long as we agree.
From £8,000 fixed, 2-4 weeks
One agent, one workflow. We scope, build, pilot, handover. You own the code and infrastructure. Ideal first engagement.
From £1,000/month managed
We maintain, monitor, and improve your live agents. Model costs itemised monthly. Monthly tuning session, priority support.
£8-15k/month retainer
I embed 1-2 days per week for 3-6 months, building a portfolio of agents across your business. Highest-leverage option for SMBs that want capacity without hiring.
From £10k/month
Technical leadership plus hands-on engineering. Architecture, team coaching, process, and agent delivery. See Fractional CTO for details.
Wired to your real stack, running in production, not a demo.
Approval gates on anything consequential, configurable per workflow.
Runs in your Azure tenant or your preferred cloud. No lock-in.
Every agent action logged. You pull the plug any time.
Your team can maintain the agent without me, if they want.
VAT, MTD, HMRC, GDPR, UK AI Bill considerations built in from day one.
Book a discovery call. We will scope the agent you need, estimate the cost, and tell you honestly whether hiring a UK consultancy is the right move for your stage.
