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Hire offshore Laravel developers for your SaaS and web apps

In short
Laravel is the most popular PHP framework for SaaS products, portals and APIs. TalentDock places dedicated Laravel developers in Sri Lanka with UK companies, assessed on real Laravel work and interviewed by you, from £1,695 a month all-in. They join your repo and sprints and stay with your product long term.
Skills

What our offshore Laravel developers do

Laravel core

Eloquent, migrations, policies, events, jobs and queues (Horizon).

Front-end options

Livewire, Inertia with Vue or React, Blade and Filament admin panels.

APIs

Sanctum and Passport auth, API resources, rate limiting and versioning.

SaaS features

Multi-tenancy, Cashier billing with Stripe, teams and permissions.

Testing

Pest and PHPUnit feature tests, Dusk browser tests.

Deployment

Forge, Vapor, Envoyer, Docker and CI pipelines.

Typical work: building SaaS features, admin panels in Filament, API back ends for mobile apps, upgrading older Laravel versions, performance tuning queues and database queries.

Tech stack

Technologies our Laravel developers work with

Common stack
AreaTechnologies
FrameworkLaravel 11/12, Lumen
UILivewire, Inertia.js, Vue, React, Filament, Tailwind
DataMySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Meilisearch
HostingLaravel Forge, Vapor, AWS, DigitalOcean
TestingPest, PHPUnit, Laravel Dusk
Cost

Cost of an offshore laravel developer vs a UK hire

Monthly cost comparison (2026)
OptionFigureNotes
TalentDock offshore laravel developerFrom £1695 a monthAll-in: employment, payroll, benefits, equipment, security, HR, replacement cover

For comparison, UK back-end developers have a Robert Half 2026 midpoint of £54,250, roughly £5,250 a month to employ. Indicative pricing; senior and lead engineers are quoted individually. See offshore development cost UK and UK developer salaries 2026.

How to hire

How to hire an offshore laravel developer

1 · Brief us

Stack, seniority, hours and start date; we confirm an all-in monthly price.

2 · Assessment

Build a small Laravel feature with a queued job, policy and Pest tests; review an existing controller.

3 · Shortlist

Assessed candidates, typically in under 10 working days.

4 · Your interview

You run your own technical interview and choose.

5 · Onboard

Managed laptop, secure access, NDA and IP assignment; they join your sprint.

Building more than one role? See dedicated development teams or all roles on hire offshore developers.

Why TalentDock

Why hire through TalentDock

Dedicated, full-time

Works only on your product, in your tools and rituals.

UK-hours overlap

Sri Lanka is 4.5-5.5 hours ahead; shifts can cover the full UK day.

Your IP, secured

IP assignment, managed devices, MFA and UK GDPR transfer paperwork included.

No recruitment fee

One monthly fee with replacement cover if someone leaves.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to hire a Laravel developer?

From £1,695 a month all-in with TalentDock.

Can they upgrade our old Laravel version?

Yes. Stepwise upgrades with tests and tools like Laravel Shift are routine.

Do your Laravel developers do front end too?

Many work full-stack with Livewire or Inertia plus Vue or React.

Can I hire a Laravel team?

Yes: combine Laravel developers with QA and DevOps in a dedicated development team.

Who owns the code an offshore laravel developer writes?

You do. IP is assigned in the engineer’s employment contract and flows through to you under our agreement.

Can an offshore laravel developer work UK hours?

Yes. Sri Lanka is 4.5-5.5 hours ahead of the UK, so shifts can overlap or match your working day.

Sources and further reading

Robert Half, 2026 UK salary guide role pages; HMRC employer National Insurance rates 2025-26; TalentDock pricing, September 2026.

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Hire your offshore laravel developer

Tell us the stack and seniority. We will confirm an all-in monthly price and start sourcing assessed candidates in Sri Lanka.