Trade pay tool
Check your UK trade day rate
A practical estimate for electricians, plumbers, carpenters, welders, site managers and other trades. Use it before comparing jobs, alerts and CV options.
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Check your trade day rate
Estimate your day rate from trade, area, experience and work type, then jump into relevant jobs.
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Most electricians in the UK range sit around £210 to £285 per day. Use this as a guide, not a guarantee.
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Enter your details to estimate your rate and open matching job searches.
Jobs
Compare against live roles
Open live trade jobs and see whether advertised pay lines up with your estimate.
CV
Make your rate believable
Turn tickets, tools, site experience and specialist skills into a trade-ready CV.
Alerts
Catch better matches
Set a focused alert so relevant trade roles come back to you each week.
Day-rate action
Compare your target rate against jobs, CV proof and local demand
A day-rate estimate is only useful if it changes the next step. This panel sends readers into live roles, stronger CV evidence and alerts for the rates they want.
- ✓Adds conversion paths from rate research into job alerts and CV prep.
- ✓Connects self-employed pay thinking back to employed roles and local demand.
- ✓Supports salary and trade pages with a stronger internal tool loop.
Compare with live roles
Open current trade jobs and check whether posted pay supports your rate target.
AlertsSalary-matched job alerts
Save your trade, location and target pay so higher-fit roles come back to you.
CVMake the pay case credible
Turn cards, tickets, tools and site evidence into a CV that supports the rate you want.
SalaryAnnual salary calculator
Compare your current salary against trade routes before committing to training.