UK Hi am just really curious and want to know why meter installers get more then Ev installers ?

[Rahi99]

Their salary in London is around 44,000 salary and they do 4 meter installs.
The EV installers in london they do 2 a day and they get salary of 34,000 but they do whole cable run , drill whole and db and testing.

It’s seems like the EV installers do way more work the meter installers.
I just want know everyone else’s thoughts on this ?

 

[snowhead]

Firstly I doubt that ALL meter installers are paid £44k and that ALL EV installers are paid £34k.
In both fields some will be paid more, some will be paid less.

You've said that Meter Installers do 4 per day whereas E.V do 2 per day, that means the meters guys, gals and others do twice as much !

Communications on the meters have to be setup and checked.
They have to sort out the multiple Off Peak layouts that have been used over the years.
They have to check for faults on the installation and decide whether it's safe to continue.
And more.

Meter Installers are usually Gassafe registered as well so they can do both meters where required.
Dual skills, higher reward.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I have been waiting 6 months for BG to send a meter maid round to fit me a new smart meter as my one is dead as a doornail.
If there are so few meter installers around then the wages will be far higher ?

 

[littlespark]

I thought monkeys worked for peanuts?

As with a lot of these jobs, you’ll get paid more, the more jobs you do…. So if you throw in 4 or more meters a day, with no thought for testing… you’ll get more than an EV, running cables neatly, testing, setting up

 

[snowhead]

My supplier, Shell, have upped their game trying to get me on a "Smart Meter"
They had been emailing with the threat / advisory that my supply might go off when the Off-Peak Radio Teleswitch Signal is turned off, originally this year, now next year.

They've now upped their game to having what I thought originally was a scam phone number, so I blocked it, call my mobile.
Turns out it was Shell's appointed meter installer.
They then sent a text with an appoinment, which I rejected.

Currently waiting for the next phase, will they knock on the door maybe??
Or maybe they'll do that old fashioned thing of writing a polite letter.

 

[davesparks]

Meter fitters are generally working for big companies with established rates of pay and systems etc. There isn't really any competition to push the money down.

EV installers have competition, they will often be quoting for jobs against other installers and so a lot of them will be pushing prices down to try and win more work.

 

[MJPD29]

34k to do electrical work in London? They should have more self respect than that.

 

[Dustydazzler]

34k to do electrical work in London? They should have more self respect than that.

Exactly this when you think a shift leader in Lidl gets over £35,000 in London

 

[brianmoooore]

I have been waiting 6 months for BG to send a meter maid round to fit me a new smart meter

Six months? I'm on five years and counting with Scottish Power.

My supplier, Shell, have upped their game trying to get me on a "Smart Meter"
They had been emailing with the threat / advisory that my supply might go off when the Off-Peak Radio Teleswitch Signal is turned off, originally this year, now next year.

They've now upped their game to having what I thought originally was a scam phone number, so I blocked it, call my mobile.
Turns out it was Shell's appointed meter installer.
They then sent a text with an appoinment, which I rejected.

Currently waiting for the next phase, will they knock on the door maybe??
Or maybe they'll do that old fashioned thing of writing a polite letter.

So it's not just me, then? All of the above and more from Eon.
Didn't know that the teleswitch thing had been postponed again. That explains why they appear to have given up on that one.
I'm on a tariff where R1 and R2 are identical anyway, so it makes no difference if it stops switching. The reading that moves will be the total, instead of having to add the two together.

 

[littlespark]

Del wouldn’t get out his bed for 34k

What about London plumbers? They’re on daft money aren’t they?