Free. No sign-up. Work out what you should be charging per hour based on the salary you want, your overheads and how much of your week is actually billable.
Van, fuel, insurance, tools, phone, accounting
Holidays, bank holidays, sick
How much of your working time gets paid — quoting, travel and admin don't
On top of salary + overheads
Ready to send quotes at this rate? Quotio does the paperwork.
Start free — 10 quotes freeMost tradespeople undercharge because they only look at the hours on the tools. A realistic rate has to cover the time you spend quoting, driving between jobs, chasing invoices and doing admin — plus your van, fuel, insurance, tools and time off. The calculator above builds that in automatically.
Rule of thumb: most sole-trader UK tradespeople land between £35–£65 an hour. Specialists (gas, electrical, restoration) sit higher. If your number comes out lower than the local going rate, you're probably being too generous with the "billable hours" slider.