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Domestic electrician rates

What do you think the labour rates are for self-employed domestic electricians in the Midlands for:

1. First hour;

2. Subsequent hours;

3. Day rate.

Looking online I thought it was £200-250 a day = £25-32 per hour (then more for the first hour). Now I'm starting to think most charge around £35-45 per hour or up to £70+ and maybe £350 a day? I don't know what sub contractors are on ATM but obviously being self-employed has more costs and work involved.

I've seen a few places say to add 20% profit on top of the day rate but lets just say you're including that in your day rate.

Materials are separate and let's presume you add a mark up on them.

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  • That is always the problem Andy, some of them don't do anything very well! Getting the marketing right is usually more important than BS7671 or even compliance, and money or price is really not the driver. Its all about the look, also compare with the fashion industry, do idiots really buy jeans with large holes in them before use, at prices which I find shocking? BTW neither me or my partner have any of this junk, she rather likes Radley and on a bad day diamonds, and seems to know the difference to other things (cubic Zirconium, looks like real diamonds, similar refractive index). Pity!

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