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Buying additional leave: Cost calculator

View from cave onto beachYou can use this calculator to work out the cost of buying additional holiday.

This is offered using a “salary sacrifice” scheme. This means that the cost of the time you buy back is deducted from your salary each month BEFORE tax and national insurance is deducted. We spread the cost of the purchase over the year and tax and national insurance are NOT taken from that amount, reducing the cost to you by 28% if you normally pay both.

This year (2026) the cost of any additional leave you purchase will be spread over nine months (April to December). In future year, the cost will be spread over 10 months (January to October).

Enter your details here and the costs will be displayed below your entries.

Please ask the Finance Manager or Chief Executive if you have any queries.
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Buying holiday with Salary Sacrifice
Do you want to enter your annual (full time equivalent) salary or your hourly pay rate?
Enter as XX.XX
Enter in whole pounds without punctuation
You can purchase one, two, or three days of additional leave. The cost of this will be calculated based on the average number of hours you work each day.
Enter a single digit number 1, 2, or 3

This figure is the net cost to a basic rate taxpayer who also pays the standard rate of National Insurance. This is the true cost because the monthly cost is deducted from pay BEFORE tax and NI are calculated. You can check if you are paying income tax and NI by referring to your latest pay slip.

This figure is the net cost to a basic rate taxpayer who also pays the standard rate of National Insurance. This is the true cost because the monthly cost is deducted from pay BEFORE tax and NI are calculated. You can check if you are paying income tax and NI by referring to your latest pay slip.

You can re-enter any detail above to see updated figures

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