Advice please, moving to the UK.

Donkeydaz · Jul 22, 2014

Hey guys.

I am am a self employed electrician from the island of Guernsey, small island in between England and France. I have been going for my self since October last year and charge £24 an hour. The normal going rate over here for an electrician is anything between £25-£40 an hour and working for someone the average wage an hour is about £16 an hour.

In the next month or so I am looking at moving over to the uk to an area south east of England, West Sussex.
I am just curious what is the average going rate for a self employed sparky and what is the average rate working for someone. I haven't looked into anything yet, it's been a kind of last minute decision to move.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated, I will be looking at working for someone when I get there and look into going self employed again.

I am recently qualified 2 years ago and hold all recent qualifications.

Many thanks.

Donkeydaz · Jul 22, 2014

Definitely, moving to the UK as the partner has a 15 year old boy and his dad is in the UK and all the misses family is UK based. Some how in have to make it work. Love her too much to walk away.

telectrix · Jul 22, 2014

£400 for a CU. i'm on the next plane . as he said before, we're losing these to the cowboys who bung them in for £150. no testing, no certs.

GMES · Jul 22, 2014

Op we must come across like a right bunch of negative moaners, but we are not, it really is hard work here and I would sit down with you partner and have a serious discussion about whether it is the right move for you both.

Donkeydaz · Jul 22, 2014

I was getting a 14 way Hagar split board with 10mcbs for £35 from the wholesaler too.

trev · Jul 22, 2014

Donkeydaz said:
I was getting a 14 way Hagar split board with 10mcbs for £35 from the wholesaler too.

Ithink there'll be a few swapping addresses with you and a thriving mail order business coming your way mate.

Donkeydaz · Jul 22, 2014

The misses is moving away for personal reasons regardless so I either go with her and start a life over there with her or stay put which I really don't want to do.

Donkeydaz · Jul 22, 2014

trev said:
Ithink there'll be a few swapping addresses with you and a thriving mail order business coming your way mate.

Haha. I bought 10. Wish I got more

GMES · Jul 22, 2014

donkeydaz said:
the misses is moving away for personal reasons regardless so i either go with her and start a life over there with her or stay put which i really don't want to do.

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trev · Jul 22, 2014

Donkeydaz said:
The misses is moving away for personal reasons regardless so I either go with her and start a life over there with her or stay put which I really don't want to do.

Sigh, if only someone I knew had come out with that.

telectrix · Jul 22, 2014

if you're set on this move, invest in a decent boat. then you can live here and work in guernsey.

Donkeydaz · Jul 22, 2014

It's kind of complicated but her ex of 8 years is a psycho, met him away and she came over here to be with him. And I have been with her on the quiet for 12 months and she needs to get away from him and start her life again back home and wants it with me over there. So that's why I want to move with her.