Pricing guides · Checked 29 September 2026
Hourly rates, day rates and common job prices from published UK price guides, with every figure linked to its source. Each guide has a calculator to work out your own rate from what you want to earn and what your business costs to run.
£40 to £60
an hour, standard daytime rate
UK plumber prices for 2026: hourly and day rates, call-out fees, emergency rates, Which? job prices, city averages, Gas Safe fees and a calculator to set your own rate.
£40 to £70
an hour, Checkatrade 2026
UK electrician prices for 2026: hourly, day and emergency rates, Which? prices for sockets, showers, EICRs, fuse boxes and rewires, NICEIC fees, JIB wage rates and a calculator for your hourly rate.
£300
a day, Checkatrade 2026 average
UK builder prices for 2026: day and hourly rates, bricklayer and labourer rates, city averages, prices for wall removal, chimneys and extensions, CIS and BATJIC wages, and a rate calculator.
£35 to £45
an hour, Checkatrade and MyJobQuote
UK roofer prices for 2026: hourly and day rates, emergency call-out charges, what tile, ridge, flashing and flat roof jobs cost, scaffolding and insurance costs, and a rate calculator.
£325
a day, Checkatrade typical
UK painter and decorator prices for 2026: day and hourly rates from four price guides, what it costs to paint a room, hallway or house front, wallpapering prices, and a rate calculator.
£65
an hour, 8am to 6pm, Checkatrade
UK locksmith prices for 2026: daytime and out-of-hours rates, call-out fees, lockout and lock change prices from Checkatrade, the MLA and Fantastic Services, and a rate calculator.
£36 to £40
an hour, charged by 50.3% of ADIs
UK driving lesson prices for 2026 from the DIA survey and GOV.UK: what ADIs charge an hour, block and intensive prices, badge and franchise costs, and a lesson price calculator.
£13 to £25
an hour, domestic cleaning, UK average range
UK cleaning prices for 2026: hourly rates for domestic cleaners, end of tenancy prices by bedroom, office contract rates, London rates and a calculator for your own price.
£14 to £25
an hour, MyJobQuote average
UK gardener prices for 2026: hourly and day rates, minimum call-outs, prices for mowing, hedges, clearance and turfing, London rates and a calculator for your own price.
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