what is a good rate for quality aluminium welding?

[Qualitig7]

Hiya room, what would you say was a decent rate for a good alloy welder?

 

[F.J.]

It depends if your looking for a job or working for yourself. There are vacancies near me that pay between £8 and £12 an hour or another place a bit further away paying £16, if your self employed then set your own rate that your happy with. I have a lot of repeat custom and I charge £35 an hour

 

[Kent]

to charge or to be paid? big difference

 

[Qualitig7]

Its for working for myself fj, what is it you do?

 

[Qualitig7]

In what way Kent?

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Charging includes your expenses, paid is what you take home after expenses.

 

[Kent]

In what way Kent?

if you employ a guy for say £15 per hour and he uses £5 of consumables an hour and you also pay NI , employers insurance, holiday pay, rent on your unit, plant cost , non productive chargeable office staff etc etc. not to mention a bit of profit that can soon get to £50 an hour.

So is the decent rate chargeable ? or payable? the £50 is chargeable the £15 is payable but it all then depends on local area, sector etc.

 

[F.J.]

I repair machines, trucks and tankers. Both mobile and in my workshop. I charge some customers more depending how often I work for them and two customers less because I work or them every week