What is your hourly rate as a self employed electrician? (2024-25)

[UNG]

Of course it depends what your doing.if your sub contracting 40 hours a week then a reduced rate is perfectly fine .

There is a reduced rate and a sub economic rate and sub contracting comes with a cost over and above earning a wage, 5 - 6 years ago the going rate for a subby was around £200/10 hr day and there are still companies offering that now and nobody seems to realise the wage rates at Aldi & Lidl are catching up and come with far less responsibility and risk. As a self employed electrician earning £18/hr once all the overheads are accounted for stacking supermarket shelves would in real terms probably pay better

I suppose it comes down to expectation on the part of the employer and employee
Looking at job adverts for electricians and many offer no wage or salary info and of those that do many are offering rates that in no way properly reward the employee for what the employers job description expects

 

[sheppertonspark]

Not exactly "self employed" but a small business. We try to work on a quoted price mostly but our daywork rate is £72.00 inc. VAT. I have to say we struggle to make ends meet at this rate after overheads. I can't see how anyone could work for less than £50.00 if they are doing things the right way, i.e. insurance, memberships, assessments, training.
Fully expecting to be called greedy !!

 

[Jock from the north]

Not exactly "self employed" but a small business. We try to work on a quoted price mostly but our daywork rate is £72.00 inc. VAT. I have to say we struggle to make ends meet at this rate after overheads. I can't see how anyone could work for less than £50.00 if they are doing things the right way, i.e. insurance, memberships, assessments, training.
Fully expecting to be called greedy !!

Is that 72 per hour plus vat