Pricing and running an electrical business

How much should an electrician charge per day in the UK?

One 2026 index of self-employed tradespeople puts the median electrician day rate at about £240 outside London and £320 in London and the South East. Rates vary widely by area and type of work, so use those as a sense check, not a target. The right figure for you comes from your costs: what you need to earn plus your overheads, divided by the days you can actually bill.