Hourly & fixed-fee project work
For one-off engagements, audits, migrations, or augmenting an existing IT lead. Most jobs scope cleanly in 1–4 weeks.
- Project rate $150–$250 / hr
- Solutions architect $250 / hr
- On-site day rate $1,400 / day
Raleigh · Durham · Chapel Hill · Cary · RTP
IT in the Triangle.
IT in the Triangle.
By the project or by the partnership.
Hourly project rates from $150/hr, or full IT Partnership starting at $150/user/month. Biotech, defense manufacturing, professional services, and nonprofits across the Research Triangle.
6 min Avg response
$150–$250 Project rate / hr
$150+ Partnership / user / mo
On-site Triangle dispatch
The local context
Built for the Triangle's actual mix.
The big employers — SecureWorks, IBM, Red Hat, the biotech anchors, the defense corridor — leave a rich SMB and nonprofit ecosystem behind them. That's our zone.
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Biotech & life sciences
GLP / 21 CFR Part 11 environments, lab instrument integration, regulated data handling. We work next door to the Triangle's anchor biotech employers.
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Defense manufacturing & gov contractors
CMMC readiness, NIST 800-171 alignment, secure enclave design. Triangle is a meaningful defense-tech corridor — we've been in it.
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Professional services & boutique firms
Law, accounting, A&E, consultancies. Tight teams, tight margins, no patience for a four-vendor IT story.
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Nonprofits & associations
A surprisingly dense association and foundation footprint in the Triangle. Same playbook as our DC association practice.
Two paths
Project rates, or a full partnership.
We don't push the partnership when project work fits better. Here's how to think about it.
Complete IT Partnership
Help desk, systems admin, managed network, named vITM, quarterly vCIO, ATM cybersecurity. Predictable monthly fee, no hourly surprises.
- Partnership fee $150–$250 / user / mo
- Best fit 25–500 staff
- Onboarding 2–4 weeks
Project work, sized
Common Triangle engagements.
Sample scopes and ranges. Real engagements always scope after a discovery call.
$5K–$15K
M365 tenant cleanup
License rightsizing, MFA enforcement, conditional access, guest user audit.
$15K–$60K
Office network refresh
Survey, cabling, equipment, deployment. Sized for 10–60 person offices.
$8K–$20K
CMMC readiness assessment
Gap analysis against your target level. Roadmap to certification.
$15K+
AI agent pilot
Single use case, scoped 60–90 days. Production-deployment criteria defined up front.
On-site coverage
Where we dispatch in the Triangle.
- Raleigh
- Durham
- Chapel Hill
- Cary
- Research Triangle Park
- Wake Forest
- Apex
- Morrisville
- Holly Springs
- Garner
Same on-site dispatch model as our DC operation: named technicians, scheduled on-site cadence for partnership clients, ad-hoc dispatch for project work.
Triangle office
Imperial Business Park, 4819 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 400
Questions
About IT in the Triangle
How is this different from the existing /raleigh-it-services or /locations/raleigh-nc page?
The legacy pages still redirect inbound traffic — Wellforce has been ranking on those for some time. This page is the rebuilt, on-token Raleigh landing for new traffic and a lighter alternative framing. Both project work and partnership work are foregrounded.
Do you actually have a Raleigh / Triangle presence?
Yes. Our Triangle office is at Imperial Business Park, 4819 Emperor Boulevard. On-site dispatch covers Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, RTP, Wake Forest, Apex, and Morrisville. The same named-technician model as our DC operation.
What's the difference between project rates and the IT Partnership?
Project work is hourly or fixed-fee, scoped per engagement. Standard project rate is $150–$250/hr; solutions architect is $250/hr; on-site day rate is $1,400. The IT Partnership is a per-user-per-month subscription that covers Help Desk, Systems Admin, Managed Network, vITM, vCIO, and ATM cybersecurity. Most orgs over 25 people fit the partnership; smaller teams often start with project work.
Do you work with the big Triangle employers?
We don't serve Fortune 500s — that's not our model. Our work in the Triangle is with the smaller and mid-sized organizations downstream of the big employers: SecureWorks, IBM, Red Hat, biotech anchors, and the defense-tech corridor all have rich SMB ecosystems around them. That's our zone.
Can you handle CMMC and NIST work?
Yes. CMMC readiness assessments, gap remediation, and ongoing compliance management. We pair with a third-party C3PAO for the formal assessment — we don't self-attest. See /industries/government for the depth on this.
How do I know if project rates or partnership fits us?
Run the free scorecard, then book a 30-minute consult. If you're under 25 people or you have ad-hoc needs, project rates probably fit. If you're 25+ and want predictable monthly IT, the partnership math usually wins. We'll tell you straight.
Get started
Project, or partnership — same first step.
Run your free scorecard or book a 30-minute consult. We'll tell you which path fits.
Or call (855) 885-7338