Hourly Rate Calculator
Work out what to charge per hour from your income goal, billable hours, overheads, and target profit margin, so your rate covers the whole business.
Cost recovery rate (per hour)£37.14
Suggested charge-out rate (per hour)£44.57
How to use this figure
Your charge-out rate should cover what you need to earn, your fixed overheads (van, insurance, tools, software), and the profit margin you want on top. Billable hours should exclude holidays, sickness, admin, and unpaid quoting time.
Quotimiser stores your overhead profile and labour presets so structured quotes use consistent rates job after job.
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Quotimiser structures labour, materials, travel, tools, overheads, and VAT on every quote — then turns approved work into invoices without retyping figures.
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