how much so i charge

[gooner1984]

good evening everyone, im just starting out and i wanna know how much i should be looking to earn an hour i understand everybody different but im close to london (well 15 miles ) all im after is a rough guide on pricing jobs i dont wanna be to cheap and i dont wanna be to dear, if no one minds can you give me some good advice and help me along, il be greatfull for all the tips thanks

 

[Goody]

£20 per hour, more than that you will scare them off; just my opinion.

 

[gooner1984]

yeah i was thinking 20 to 25ph anyway,

 

[Electricalserv]

Its hard to get prices people bash about on here. 20ph is £160 a day and in the domestic market (especially up here) alot of people just won't pay it. I know this as I've priced many a job and been told I'm too expensive.

 

[gooner1984]

can some one tel me how to post a new post all it keeps saying is forum not accepting new posts, at this time, i had to google electrical forum last time and do it that way,

 

[gooner1984]

can some one tel me how to post a new post all it keeps saying is forum not accepting new posts, at this time, i had to google electrical forum last time and do it that way,

just ignore me sorted

 

[Baconhead]

You've got to take into account travel time and other expenses,Say you had a job in the congestion area and was paying however much is a day to enter it that would have to be taken into account.
I'd say £20 for london is cheap.

 

[geordie]

I price per job and not per hour seems to work better.

 

[telectrix]

i'd say down sarf, £25-30 but on bigger jobs you can reduce your hourly rate if the job is going to take several days.

 

[gooner1984]

well thanks guys, would any of you guys be able to give me any tips on pricing, like how much a PIR or do i charge a day rate, any help would be great thanks

 

[nikmet]

depends how manycircuits , ease of isolation, and size of each circuit, will it require multiple visits?

 

[Southern Spark]

£30 p/h. im down south. I only do private jobs and only one person has said something about my price, I told him I refuse to budge on labour cost, and he paid (took him 3 weeks mind). I am happy charging this price as my work is of high standard, I use very good quality gear and I work hard and quickly. I sleep well at night. If they are not happy with my price, I am more than happy for them to use someone else. Forgot to mention, there is a lot that you I dont charge for i,e going to look at the job and speccing it/ pricing it, driving round different wholesalers picking gear up, ordering gear, chasing it up, printing certificates etc etc. In my eyes £20 is unrealistic,I worked hard and I see myself as a proffesional. No offence but plasterers,brickies and decorators charge £20 p/h and I sincerely believe I am worth more than them. (sorry if I offend people,but this is my view).

 

[gooner1984]

thanks southern spark good post if i can earn 20 to 25 ph im happy, i do a lot of work onthe railway i can earn anything from 18 to 23ph , i understand that ant domestic, but with railway its a lot of travelling, and i wanna start up on my own do my own thing thats why i ant sure on pricing,

 

[Southern Spark]

good luck. I thought long and hard about starting up on my own, but I dont think I am suited to it unfortunately. No matter how hard I try I cant get organised enough, plus I have got my fourth child on the way, so I have a lot of hungry mouths to feed

 

[gooner1984]

i understand its hard, but ive been self employed on the railway about 4 years, and hoping the work on the both domestic and railway, so hopefully be ok

and FOURTH child u need to invest in a TV mate a lot cheaper in the long run,lol i have 2 and no more thats me done