average wage of a sparks in the current climate

[cdavies33]

Here's one that will shock you! I'm 20 years old and my Qualifications are as follow:

2330 Level 3
2382 17th edition full course
2377 PAT testing management course
2391 Inpsection and Testing
NVQ Level 2
AM2

And......................... I'm on £6.50 an hour!!!!!! The only thing left for me to complete in my NVQ Level 3 and I'm 12 units through it. I MUST BE MAD!!!

 

[Andyrc]

Cdavies, Ok your 20 yrs old and almost out of your time, But if you have 239/1 then your a FULLY approved Spark, min £14,50 an Hour (JIB RATES) out side of London, why dont you Register with some of the NATIONAL Agencies, always looking for 239 sparks, Worth a try mate, Andy, 15,16,17th JIB, ECS, and 39YRS OLD, (although you may have to Travel/work away to get that rate?

 

[GlasgowSpark84]

Been in good old hoosebashing for last 7 years , currently on £195(pre tax) per house , 5 houses a week. Usually walk away with £695 per week.

Been spoilled a little over the years , usually 20-30 hours per week very rarely anything less than 5 house a week. Contracts comming to an end though which is why I've been scouring this site.

Id struggle to go back to any other kind of work now to be honest , considering contracts further a field to keep in housebashing game , knock it if you will but its easy doe.

 

[nascarrules]

24 yr old maintenance electrician in the north east of england.

Basic is 34k a year, plus overtime when there is some

 

[egginyourface]

i think a few people are exaggerating a bit here.....

we need to see pay slips

 

[rmc86uk]

Cdavies, Ok your 20 yrs old and almost out of your time, But if you have 239/1 then your a FULLY approved Spark

Only if he's been a JIB graded electrician for two years aswell as holding 2391 cert!


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[sparky16]

salary 25,500 37.5 hours. Currently doin my approved will go upto about 28,000

 

[s.b electrical]

24 a hour
200 to supply and fit a d.b
500 labour to re- wire a 3 beh house
45 for a periodic

 

[flyingsausage]

Nothing as I'm unemployed and can't get a job

 

[BertUK]

sheffield area in yorkshire,self employed for 9 years,got 04 vivaro,approx £5000 worth of tools,industrial contract with a very large engineering firm on a rate of £18 per hour,average inspection and test rate for domestic and commercial is £170,work on domestic rates of around £160 per day.

 

[egginyourface]

For all those thinking of become a electrician dont bother! sparking is dead,,, think im gona become a plumber or air condition fitter.

 

[GOODWIN]

I am self employed in the north west and get all my own work. I have van tools, testers, etc, part p, ins, accountant, etc.

I generally look for £140 a day, but just earn as much as i can get away with. Some weeks £1000+ and others struggle to make anything!

+1 constant high and low

 

[Dean]

£45 for a PIR? Done properly? £200 to fit and supply a DB? This is why electricians pay rates are being cut!

 

[Electricalserv]

24 a hour
200 to supply and fit a d.b
500 labour to re- wire a 3 beh house
45 for a periodic

Shocking

 

[Octopus]

24 a hour
200 to supply and fit a d.b
500 labour to re- wire a 3 beh house
45 for a periodic

Seriously?? You are mad and at these prices I would seriously doubt the quality of your work, and do you test anything.

PIR for £45.00 - for what, a bedsit?

 

[1shortcircuit]

£45 for a PIR? Done properly? £200 to fit and supply a DB? This is why electricians pay rates are being cut!

Shocking

Seriously?? You are mad and at these prices I would seriously doubt the quality of your work, and do you test anything.

PIR for £45.00 - for what, a bedsit?

Raving Mad!!!

I'm not even fully qualified yet and I wouldn't get out of bed for that money and I'm sorry to say that I would be very suspicious of anyone pricing jobs at such ridiculous amounts.

If it floats your boat and you're Happy and doing a good honest job then fairplay to you but I think you've possibly suffered bit of a bump on the head lol

 

[paturback]

24 a hour
200 to supply and fit a d.b
500 labour to re- wire a 3 beh house
45 for a periodic

Please tell me this is a wind up?

 

[Octopus]

Please tell me this is a wind up?

£200 to supply and fit a db - obviously not tested, nor tails and bonding changed either.

 

[BertUK]

24 a hour
200 to supply and fit a d.b
500 labour to re- wire a 3 beh house
45 for a periodic

haha £500 labour to rewire a 3 bedroomed house....you need to get a grip and seriously re think your career if thats all you are charging!!!!!

 

[alarm man]

seems a wind up,www doesnt exsist..could be a guvvy merchant..

 

[grantr37]

just as a sidenote, I have seen a batch of Electricians mate jobs advertised at 5 pounds 86 an hour (I take it that this is the minimum wage level?) and they used to get 9 pounds an hour - 5 YEARS ago.....everything is going down, do you know that they are looking for ECS, 2377, 17th edition plus anything else they can get, just to be classed as a sparks mate by agencies.....I have spoken to somebody in the last few weeks who was on the phone to an agency, was asked did he have this and that-they then asked him for his 17th edition to be a sparks labourer, he told them he didnt do it yet as he was on unemployment and couldnt afford it, they said "WELL YOURE NOT AN ELECTRICIANS MATE THEN ARE YOU!!!" and slammed the phone down on him....

I think there are a lot of career changers out there going from IT, Painting, Delivery driving etc that have a few pounds in the bank and some time to spare,or are maybe on paternity leave or on the sick or something, they are doing these tickets then selling themselves as Electricians mates to try to get jobs from agencies, then the agencies are expecting everybody to have all these tickets to be a Labourer, in turn the agency "sneaky chancers" are trying to charge for Electricians and use them for that on mates wage levels....driving sparks with years of experience and on the job training out of work...

 

[dim_bulb]

self employed, sub and some private work
4 years electrical experience own tools,van.
2330 2&3,17,am2,nvq L3 & niceic.
finding it hard to get work atm

just starting out on my own as i have only recently obtained part p compliance
im advertising everywhere,website,signed van,cards

 

[bugsy]

People posting silly rates are not helping , this is an open forum and if Joe public see's silly rates being banded about thats what he will expect to pay , might be better to discuss such issues in the electrical arms

 

[RWJ]

People posting silly rates are not helping , this is an open forum and if Joe public see's silly rates being banded about thats what he will expect to pay , might be better to discuss such issues in the electrical arms

Well said Bugsy

 

[Octopus]

I can't agree more with Bugsy. About time this negative thread was sent to the bin!

 

[The Cavalry]

I can't agree more with Bugsy, RWJ and Murdock. Anyone reading this who is not n the trade will see silly prices and expect those!​

 

[egginyourface]

here here!!