FIELDHIVE CALCULATORS
Free Trade Calculators for Pricing Jobs Properly
Work out what your labour needs to recover, how much time a site may add, what to charge for materials and whether the finished job is likely to make the margin you expect. Use one calculator for a quick decision, or work through them in order to build a more reliable pricing system.
No account or email address required · Practical estimates, not tax or accounting advice
WHERE TO START
What are you trying to work out?
Trade pricing becomes easier when each decision is kept separate. Your hourly rate, the time allowed for the job, material selling price, business overheads and target profit all affect the final quote — they should not be hidden inside one guessed figure. Choose the group that matches the decision in front of you.
LABOUR RATES AND TIME
Labour rates and time
Start here when you need to understand the cost of labour or how many hours should be included in the job.
MATERIALS AND JOB PRICING
Materials and job pricing
Use these calculators when building the selling price of materials, a complete job or additional work outside the original scope.
GETTING PAID
Getting paid
Use these when the work is done and the money has not arrived — to work out what you are owed and what you can add to it.
PROFIT AND JOB REVIEW
Profit and job review
Use these calculators to check whether a quote contains enough profit and whether the completed job performed as expected.
BUSINESS COSTS AND PLANNING
Business costs and planning
Use these calculators when looking beyond one job and checking what the business as a whole needs to recover.
TAX AND COMPLIANCE
Tax and compliance
Use these when HMRC is involved, to get a deduction or a threshold right before the money moves rather than after.
RECOMMENDED ORDER
Build the price in the right order
You do not need to use every calculator for every quote. But when you are building a pricing system from scratch, this order keeps the decisions clear.
1
Understand the business cost
Use the Trade Business Overhead Calculator to identify what the business needs to recover each year.
2
Set the standard labour rate
Use the True Labour Cost Calculator or Tradesperson Day Rate Calculator to turn annual costs and earnings into a chargeable rate.
3
Adjust the labour allowance
Use the Site Labour Uplift Calculator when access, working restrictions or site conditions reduce productivity.
4
Price materials and outside labour
Use the Material Markup and Margin Calculator and Subcontractor Cost and Charge-Out Calculator.
5
Build the complete job price
Use the Full Job Pricing Calculator and the Job Variation Pricing Calculator when scope changes.
6
Check the expected margin
Use the Quote Profit Margin Calculator before the quote is sent.
7
Review what actually happened
Use the Estimated vs Actual Job Profit Calculator after completion.
8
Check the wider business target
Use the Trade Business Break-Even Calculator to understand the sales needed before the business begins making profit.
RATE, TIME, COST AND PRICE
Keep the four figures separate
Many underpriced jobs begin when different pricing decisions are mixed together.
Labour rate
How much one chargeable hour needs to recover.
Labour allowance
How many hours the job is expected to require.
Job cost
What the labour, materials, plant, subcontractors and overhead allocation cost the business.
Selling price
What the customer is charged after contingency and profit are included.
A difficult site does not necessarily change the hourly rate — it may increase the labour allowance. A supplier price increase does not necessarily change the fitting time; it changes the material cost and may change the final selling price. Keeping these figures separate makes the quote easier to explain, update and review.
WORKED EXAMPLE
How several calculators can support one quote
How the labour, site, material and margin calculators combine on a single quote.
Standard labour rate
£60 per hour
Normal labour
16 hours
Additional site labour
4 hours
Total labour
20 hours
Labour value
£1,200
Materials at cost
£500
Material selling price
£650
Other direct costs
£100
Proposed quote
£1,950
The labour calculator establishes the standard rate. The site uplift calculator adds the extra time. The material calculator produces a clear selling price. The quote margin calculator then checks whether the final quote produces the expected profit.
The figures are examples only and are not recommended rates.
WHO IT IS FOR
Built for real trade pricing decisions
The calculators are designed for UK trade and field service businesses, including:
Electricians
Plumbers
Builders
HVAC and heating engineers
Landscapers
Maintenance businesses
General field service businesses
THEY CAN SUPPORT
Subcontractors checking their first proper labour or charge-out rate
Solo trades reviewing overheads and job pricing
Small teams creating a more consistent pricing method
Growing teams reviewing estimated and actual performance
Contractors pricing commercial, industrial or occupied sites
Owners building reusable labour and material pricing
They are not payroll, personal tax or formal accounting calculators. They provide structured estimates to support commercial decisions.
CHECK THE RESULT
Use each result as a starting point
A calculator cannot know every detail of your business, contract or site. Before using a result in a quote, check:
Every relevant cost has been included
Working days and chargeable hours are realistic
The labour scope is clear
Supplier prices are current
Parking, accommodation, permits or hire should not be separate
Overtime or premium working applies
Safety requirements add cost or time
A delay affects one person or the whole team
Contingency reflects the actual job risk
VAT is treated correctly
The result should help structure the decision. It should not replace your experience or professional advice.
KEEP THE PRICING CONNECTED
A calculator helps with the number. FieldHive keeps it connected to the job.
A calculated rate or selling price is most useful when it can be reused consistently.
FieldHive lets trade businesses build reusable catalogue pricing with labour fit times, material costs and markup. Those items can then be used in fixed-price, time-and-materials or hourly-rate quotes.
When the scope changes, the quote, job information and invoice stay connected instead of being rebuilt in separate systems.
Enquiry
Quote
Job
Invoice
Payment
FieldHive is built for subcontractors, solo trades and growing trade teams. Features unlock gradually as the business needs them, without forcing a move to a completely different system as the team expands.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about the FieldHive trade calculators.
PRICE THE JOB BEFORE IT STARTS
Choose the calculator that matches the next decision
Start with the real cost of running the business. Build a sustainable labour rate. Allow for the time the site adds. Then check the materials, full job price and expected profit before the quote is sent.
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