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Work out a practical starter price in under 60 seconds — from your income goal, costs, job time and monthly jobs. It is not financial advice, just a simple way to stop guessing.
Example figures shown to get you started — change them above to match your business and this updates instantly.
Your starter pricing floor
£110
suggested minimum per job · £53.50/hour floor
Monthly revenue needed
£2,600
Your target pay + monthly costs
Base per job
£65.00
Before materials + buffer
Pricing markup applied
× 1.25
A cushion, not a profit margin
Suggested minimum / job
£110
Your starter floor
What this means
To cover £2,000 of owner pay before personal tax plus £600 of monthly costs across 40 jobs a month, you'd need to bring in about £2,600 a month — roughly £65.00 per job before materials and the pricing cushion. Job-specific materials are then added per job or session. Applying a 25% markup to that calculated floor gives about £110 per job. Treat it as a floor to sanity-check against — not a ceiling, and not a guarantee.
This is a starter estimate to help you think through your costs and time — not financial advice, and not a guarantee of profit, income or the right price. Check your own figures and circumstances before making business decisions.
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