Decorator day rate calculator, Derby 2026, after tax
Typical: £176 a day. Work out yours below.
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A painter and decorator in Derby typically charges £176 a day.
To take home £35,500 a year after real costs you need £256 a day.
Both are labour only, from the rate model and the calculator's default assumptions.
Change the inputs and your own number takes over. Quote that one.
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According to the Office for National Statistics, local pay differs enough by area to move a day rate.
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
Data from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index sets the second local input, per the October 2026 review.
Reviewed on .
These figures use the same sums as the free calculator. The two always agree.
Where these figures come from
Rate estimates blend the national median decorator day rate from five UK directories.
Those five are Checkatrade, HaMuch, MyBuilder, CostEstimator, MyJobQuote.
To that we add official ONS regional earnings and local house price data.
Sources: ONS ASHE 2025, UK House Price Index April 2026.
Rates reviewed October 2026.
Where does Derby sit among the 31 modelled towns?
Each dot is one modelled town, stacked where towns share a rate.
Derby is number 26 of 31, with 25 above it and 5 below.
The shaded band is the local range decorators here quote inside.
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What is decorating work like in Derby?
The ONS says Leicester and Nottingham were more densely populated than Derby in 2021.
Those two cities are therefore the most defensible comparison places for a regional model.
In 2021, 59.0% of Derby households owned their home, 21.3% rented privately and 18.8% rented socially.
Sources for this local context
Why do tradespeople undercharge?
Pricing off the going rate.
Pricing off what everyone else charges feels safe.
But the going rate says what customers are used to paying, not what your business needs.
The calculator on this page starts from the take home you want and adds your real costs.
The number it gives is the one to quote.
There is a longer piece on what decorators should be charging per day.
What do decorators in Derby ask about rates?
How much should a decorator charge in Derby?
The Derby figure is £176 for a typical day, not the £256 that the default business sum requires.
The first is the market.
The second is what your costs ask for.
Who books decorating work in Derby?
In 2021, 59.0% of Derby households owned their home, 21.3% rented privately and 18.8% rented socially.
Mostly owners, then, with landlords and housing providers making up the rest.
Which cities should a Derby decorator compare rates with?
Leicester and Nottingham.
The ONS says Leicester and Nottingham were more densely populated than Derby in 2021.
Those two cities are therefore the most defensible comparison places for a regional model.
Check their town pages before you price a job over the border.
What do decorators charge in other towns?
The homepage carries the tool to work out a day rate for yourself, plus all 31 town benchmarks.