What to pay day rate

[Skys]

Hi. Looking to employ a sub contractor on a day rate. Just helping on projects we have ongoing. All work is in South Yorkshire working in a team with us or sometimes alone. Would just like to know what is a fair day rate for 8hrs. Always pay weekly?

 

[mainline]

It is not difficult offer a decent rate and you will get what you want, offer peanuts and you get monkeys, you will always been known as the contractor who can't deliver, hesitant to put this on here again, but when I retried ten years ago I was charging near double what you are offering.

Wow, £500 a day 10 years ago ?.
What sort of work was that doing ?

 

[mainline]

I would do my own electrical work, but use someone else as I can't afford my prices.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Wow, £500 a day 10 years ago ?.
What sort of work was that doing ?

Very lucrative work @ £50.00 hr including traveling time from Kent to the client in Hampstead.