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Free estimate · UK construction trades

Trade Day Rate Estimate

Estimate a sustainable trade day rate from business costs, billable days and owner pay. TradeLife’s live pricing diagnosis can use connected real business data.

Choose your trade so the calculator can use construction/trade wording rather than generic small-business assumptions.

If you are VAT registered, use ex-VAT sales and cost figures for this rough estimate. CIS deductions affect cash received and tax settlement but do not by themselves make a job more or less profitable.

Rough estimate — not the TradeLife verdict

Enter rough figures first. You do not need an account and you will still get the estimate.

Estimates are business-planning information, not tax, accounting, legal or regulated financial advice. Missing costs, timing, VAT, CIS, debtors, creditors, bank movement or accounting evidence can materially change the real position.

Built for trades

The questions use jobs, labour days, materials, subcontractors, vans, travel and non-billable time rather than generic SME wording.

Useful before signup

You receive the estimate before creating an account. The proper TradeLife verdict comes later from connected real business evidence.

Estimate, not fake certainty

The output is only as good as the figures entered. Missing jobs, bank activity, accounting evidence, VAT, CIS, timing or costs can materially change the real position.