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Not sure what to charge?

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.

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Your target pay for yourself, before tax.

£

Tools, fuel, insurance, software, rent, products, materials…

£

A realistic number you can actually complete.

In hours (e.g. 1.5). Enables an hourly floor.

hrs

Consumables you buy per job, if any.

£

A cushion on top — not guaranteed profit.

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

Safety buffer applied

× 1.25

A cushion, not guaranteed profit

Suggested minimum / job

£110

Your starter floor

What this means

To cover £2,000 of take-home pay 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 your materials and a safety buffer. Adding your materials and a medium buffer, a sensible minimum is 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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