Electrician cost per hour (UK, 2026)
£45 to £90
per hour, typical UK range, 2026
Qualified electricians typically charge £45 to £90 per hour, with minimum charges of £80 to £160 covering the first visit.
Small jobs are often priced flat: an extra socket, a light fitting, a fault trace. Flat pricing is fine, mystery pricing is not.
These are honest typical ranges, not promises: your job, your area and access all move the number. Use them to sanity-check quotes, then get itemised ones.
What moves the price
- Region (London and the South East at the top)
- Minimum charge vs hourly (short jobs pay the minimum)
- Certification needed (notifiable work involves paperwork time)
A fair quote includes
- Registration with a competent person scheme (NICEIC, NAPIT or similar)
- A certificate for any notifiable work
- Parts itemised separately from labour
Ask these before you say yes
- 1.Which scheme are you registered with?
- 2.Will this work need a certificate, and is that included?
- 3.Is there a minimum charge, and what does it cover?
Worth a second look if
- Anyone offering to work on your consumer unit for cash with no paperwork
- No registration number anywhere on the quote or van
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