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Free report · updated 11/2026
UK Day Rates 2026: what tradespeople earn per day
Typical day rates for 85 construction and building trades — to price a job, set your own rate or check a quote. Where enough people on The Trades Guild give their rate, you also see the live figure from the site.
| Trade | Typical day rate |
|---|---|
| Contracts Manager | £300–£450 |
| Quantity Surveyor | £280–£400 |
| Site Manager | £250–£380 |
| Estimator | £250–£380 |
| Setting Out Engineer | £250–£380 |
| Surveyor | £250–£380 |
| Gas Engineer | £220–£320 |
| HVAC Engineer | £220–£320 |
How we put this together: "Typical day rate" is the guide range our Day Rate Calculator uses for each trade (an 8-hour day, self-employed, outside central London). "On our site now" is the median day rate of available profiles on The Trades Guild, shown only where 3 or more people give a day rate. Real rates depend on the area, experience, the job and whether materials are included — London jobs often pay more.
