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What should I charge an hour?
Most tradies pick an hourly rate, then realise at year-end they’ve under-quoted by thousands. This works it the other way: tell us what you want in your bank account, your expenses, and how many hours you actually bill — we’ll work out what to charge.
What you want left in your account each year, after tax and expenses.
Van, fuel, tools, insurance, phone, accountant.
Hours you actually charge for. Usually 25–35, not 40+.
52 minus your holiday, illness, and admin weeks. Most full-time sole traders are 44–48.
Enter your target take-home to see the hourly rate that makes it work.
Set it once, never type it again
Lock your hourly rate into voice invoicing.
Save your hourly rate in Honest Invoices and every voice note becomes an itemised invoice without you ever typing the number. £15/month, locked for life.