Labour Rates on Average.

[rattlehead85]

Would like some feedback on what the going labour rate per hour is for a fully qualified self employed spark in different parts of the country. I recently charged an hourly rate of £30 to complete a 4 bed full rewire which took 4 days start to finish doing 12 hour days and got queried why my labour charge was high[emoji15][emoji15].

 

[telectrix]

but they'll happily pay £90/hour to have their bmw worked on.

 

[Octopus]

Would like some feedback on what the going labour rate per hour is for a fully qualified self employed spark in different parts of the country. I recently charged an hourly rate of £30 to complete a 4 bed full rewire which took 4 days start to finish doing 12 hour days and got queried why my labour charge was high[emoji15][emoji15].

Where in the uk are you?

 

[rattlehead85]

Where in the uk are you?

North West London but i do also cover east anglia and Norfolk.

 

[davesparks]

London rate for me is never less than £45/hr

 

[Leesparkykent]

Electricians: how much should you pay? - Which? Local

 

[Octopus]

North West London but i do also cover east anglia and Norfolk.

I'm guessing your client was in Norfolk

 

[Octopus]

Electricians: how much should you pay? - Which? Local

Like that link. I can see that my pricing is about right and to be fair to Which they do identify that extras may be incurred.

Shame which aren't a CPS as they would help us!

 

[trev]

I'm a little bit lighter on some of those jobs but it has to be said that you can charge what ever hourly rate you want but the local market will dictate whether or not your phone will ring.

 

[VoltzElectrical]

Would like some feedback on what the going labour rate per hour is for a fully qualified self employed spark in different parts of the country. I recently charged an hourly rate of £30 to complete a 4 bed full rewire which took 4 days start to finish doing 12 hour days and got queried why my labour charge was high[emoji15][emoji15].

I am surprised that you got the job on day rate in today's economic climate. I hope you got paid.

Surely every domestic job has to be priced according to individual merit. Decor, accommodated, furniture, installation type etc..?

My advice would be to set out your terms and conditions very clearly and take a deposit if possible. You need to build your business on reputation. Take photographs and customer testimony. I can't further advise as it's not my field, and gladly not if I'm honest. I'm only saying what I would do if I were in your shoes.

Good luck.

 

[7029 dave]

I would price for the whole job too.

 

[Knobhead]

Electrician:
I charge £XX per hour.

Customer 1:
I’m not paying that!

Customer 2:
I’m not paying that!

Customer 3:
I’m not paying that!

Customer 4:
I’m not paying that!

The customer decides what your worth, so you’d better come up with an acceptable price before you’re bankrupt.

 

[D Skelton]

I charge for what my time is worth. I'd say 70-80% of potential domestic and light commercial customers can't afford it. You might think this way of operating odd, however I'm quite happy not scraping around for chump change amongst the five week wonders and general knuckle draggers. I aim higher. My domestic clients are high end or emergency call out only, my commercial clients have exacting standards and are happy to pay the premium, my industrial clients pay the going rate for someone capable of carrying out the work knowing that they're few and far between.

When it comes to more specialist jobs, I charge an even higher premium safe in the knowledge that the level of skill involved to complete the task is not readily available on the market.

If you don't have the calls coming in, you can't afford to be choosy. If you do, you can.

The truth is, there are so many factors to take in to account when calculating an hourly, daily or job rate, that it's impossible to say that 'x' amount is 'the' going rate. There is no such thing.

 

[Octopus]

I charge for what my time is worth. I'd say 70-80% of potential domestic and light commercial customers can't afford it. You might think this way of operating odd, however I'm quite happy not scraping around for chump change amongst the five week wonders and general knuckle draggers. I aim higher. My domestic clients are high end or emergency call out only, my commercial clients have exacting standards and are happy to pay the premium, my industrial clients pay the going rate for someone capable of carrying out the work knowing that they're few and far between.

When it comes to more specialist jobs, I charge an even higher premium safe in the knowledge that the level of skill involved to complete the task is not readily available on the market.

If you don't have the calls coming in, you can't afford to be choosy. If you do, you can.

The truth is, there are so many factors to take in to account when calculating an hourly, daily or job rate, that it's impossible to say that 'x' amount is 'the' going rate. There is no such thing.

And if you think by going is as the cheapest is a good move - think again - you could end up being a very busy, very poor fool!

 

[vxwestie]

Im not too proud to say, if only everyone did then we'd not be cutting each others throat...
£24 +VAT an hr.
average of 33% on materials
Cornwall

 

[Robert Turnbull]

1st Hour £60 £30 after that + Vat,

i'm not getting in the van for less than £60

sometimes if its a 2min job and I haven't gone out my way I might be generous

 

[tigerpaul]

For my own business, I charge £50 for first hour and £25 each hour after.
usually though I look at a job then my estimate will be;
Estimated number of hours x £25
plus cost to me of materials + 15%

for my general mon-fri job I do for a contractor my rate is £200 per day