Node.js Development in the UK

For most business-to-business services supplied from outside the UK, the reverse charge applies: you account for the VAT in your own return rather than paying it to us, and it is typically neutral if you are fully recoverable. Our invoices state the position clearly so your accountant is not guessing. If your situation is unusual, for example partial exemption, we would rather your accountant confirms the treatment before we invoice than after.

We build to it rather than claiming a certificate. In practice that means data minimisation designed in rather than bolted on, a documented lawful basis for each processing activity, retention periods that actually delete, subject access and erasure handled as features rather than manual database work, and hosting in a region you approve. Where we process personal data on your behalf we sign a processor agreement setting out exactly that.

Yes, and it is scoped from the start because retrofitting accessibility is considerably more expensive than building it in. We work to WCAG 2.2 AA, test with a screen reader rather than relying on an automated scan, and produce the accessibility statement the regulations require. Automated tools catch perhaps a third of real issues, which is why the manual pass is not optional.

We are happy to contract under English law with the courts of England and Wales, and most UK clients prefer that. IR35 does not apply to us: it governs individuals working through an intermediary, and you are engaging a company for a defined deliverable rather than a person for their time. Your accountant will want to see that the contract reflects that, and ours does.

Starter APIs (10-30 endpoints, basic auth, Postgres): £360-£890. Production backends (GraphQL, real-time, jobs, complex data): £890-£2,700. Multi-service / enterprise: £2,700+. Cost scales with endpoint count, real-time complexity, and observability requirements.

Yes. You can have one senior Node.js engineer embedded with your team on a monthly rolling contract, or a small Node.js development team (developer, reviewer and a hands-on lead) that owns the whole backend against a flat INR quote. The same people stay on the project from scoping to launch, the code sits in your GitHub from day one, and you can move to a retainer or take it in-house whenever you like.

NestJS for projects expected to grow past 10-15 contributors or 50+ endpoints, its opinionated structure pays back. Plain Express + custom architecture for smaller projects, MVPs, and tight deadlines. We use both regularly and pick per project.

REST when consumers are first-party (your own front-end, your own mobile app), the data model is simple, and you don't need flexible querying. GraphQL when you have multiple front-ends with different data needs, complex nested relationships, or third-party API consumers. Most of our recent backends are REST, GraphQL is over-applied for projects that don't need it.

Yes. We build full-stack, Node.js backend + React Native or Flutter mobile app + admin dashboard. One team, one codebase repository, one PM. Most clients prefer this over splitting backend/mobile across two vendors.