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It was supposed to be a one off but I'd like to do more private work, hence starting this topic about pricing. As for the type of work that I normally do... installation electrician working predominantly on new build commercial projects.  There has been some golden nuggets of information here...

Alas, it was one of those jobs that you know you're NOT going to be there all day, but the best part of it 🙄 Out of interest, how many hours would a client expect to receive if you were to charge them a 'day rate'?  You also mentioned choosing to charge an hourly rate for work in kitchens and...

I recall a story about an electrician who was called to a house because the kettle wasn't working. The person that called was an old dear. It transpires that the fuse had gone in the plug of the kettle. He charged her £25, which was his hourly rate for the first hour (subsequent hours would have...

Another dilemma I was up against....charging the client an hourly rate or day rate(!) Believing I wouldn't be there all day, I agreed an hourly rate prior to carrying out the work.  This brings me full circle back to my original question...how do people here set there labour charges? 

Alteration to existing ring main. Having my own MFT equipment, I left the client with a completed generic MEIW certificate

Cheers for the feedback all. Willing to pass on the full cost of the materials to the client, when I finalised the bill, it was far too extortionate. I therefore, reduced the price to reflect the amount of cable used. In total, I ended up doing a days work for about £30-£40 labour, just because...

As a self employed electrician, subbing direct to contractors or finding work via recruitment agencies, my hourly rate has always been dictated to me. Recently however, I was asked to help out in someone's home, extending a ring main to accommodate new sockets. This would be a first for me as...