Electrician hourly rate UK
Typical day rate: the median of five UK directories, reviewed October 2026.
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One £280 day, three hourly rates
It depends which hours of the day you count as paid.
What directories print for an electrician an hour
5 named directories, read 3 October 2026. Theirs are customer prices; ours divides a day rate.
| CheckatradePage dated May 2026 | £45 to £60, around £50 |
| HaMuchPage dated 2026 | £23 to £49, average £34 |
| MyBuilderPage dated 21 August 2026 | Around £45, up to £60 in London or the South East |
| MyJobQuotePage undated | £30 to £50 |
| CostEstimatorPage dated 2 September 2026 | £29 |
Together they run from £23 to £60 an hour. Our £46.67 at six paid hours sits inside that.
Emergency and out of hours
| CheckatradePage dated May 2026 | £80 to £100 an hour, around £90 |
| HaMuchPage dated 2026 | From around £80 an hour, as much as £150 |
| MyBuilderPage dated 21 August 2026 | £80 to £110 or more an hour |
Divide by eight and you lose £70.00 a day
Paid for six hours at the eight hour rate of £35.00: £210.00, not £280.
£14,000 a year short
Over 200 paid days.
Check your own paid hoursHalf a day is not half the cost
The day's running costs, £43.23, land whether you work two hours or six.
What a two hour callout leaves you
Hourly rate by town
Each bar is a town's modelled day rate over six paid hours. Dashed line: the typical rate.
All 31 towns
| Town | Per paid hour |
|---|---|
| London | £58.17 |
| Guildford | £54.83 |
| Oxford | £53.33 |
| Cambridge | £52.67 |
| Brighton | £51.17 |
| Bath | £49.50 |
| Reading | £49.17 |
| Bristol | £48.00 |
| Milton Keynes | £48.00 |
| Cheltenham | £47.17 |
| Edinburgh | £47.00 |
| York | £45.50 |
| Exeter | £45.33 |
| Portsmouth | £45.17 |
| Northampton | £44.83 |
| Southampton | £44.67 |
| Cardiff | £44.00 |
| Norwich | £44.00 |
| Manchester | £43.83 |
| Birmingham | £43.33 |
| Leeds | £43.17 |
| Coventry | £42.33 |
| Leicester | £42.33 |
| Glasgow | £42.17 |
| Sheffield | £42.00 |
| Derby | £41.00 |
| Liverpool | £40.83 |
| Newcastle | £40.50 |
| Nottingham | £40.50 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | £39.17 |
| Sunderland | £37.33 |
Your hourly rate, from your own day
Your day rate, your paid hours, your costs.
Work out your own hourly rateHow to work out your own hourly rate
How do I work out my hourly rate?
Divide your day rate by the hours you are actually paid for. £280 over six is £46.67.
What is the electrician hourly rate in London?
£58.17 an hour, from a modelled £349 day over six paid hours.
Where is the electrician hourly rate lowest?
Sunderland, at £37.33 an hour from a modelled £224 day.
What do UK directories say an electrician charges an hour?
5 named directories print figures from £23 to £60 an hour, read 3 October 2026. Theirs are customer prices; ours divides a day rate.
Should I quote customers by the hour?
Work the hour out for your own costing. Give the customer a price for the job.
Why six paid hours?
Travel, loading and the wholesaler run take the rest. The calculator lets you change it.
Typical day rate: the median of five UK directories, reviewed October 2026.
Town rates are modelled from them. Costs are the calculator's sample figures.