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Day-rate benchmarks built for the people delivering Britain’s power, energy and engineering projects.
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The market, without the guesswork.
Indicative UK contract benchmarks, reviewed against current specialist vacancies and market signals.
Projects
Project Manager
£475–£700 · £575/day
High confidence · 148 market observations
Projects
Senior Project Manager
£575–£825 · £675/day
High confidence · 112 market observations
Projects
Project Engineer
£400–£625 · £500/day
Good confidence · 74 market observations
Commissioning
Commissioning Engineer
£500–£750 · £615/day
High confidence · 163 market observations
Commissioning
Commissioning Manager
£600–£875 · £720/day
Good confidence · 81 market observations
Power
Protection Engineer
£575–£900 · £710/day
High confidence · 126 market observations
Power
HV Engineer
£500–£775 · £625/day
High confidence · 118 market observations
Power
Senior Authorised Person (SAP)
£550–£850 · £675/day
Good confidence · 67 market observations
Power
Authorised Person (AP)
£425–£650 · £525/day
Good confidence · 58 market observations
Power
HV Technician
£350–£575 · £450/day
Good confidence · 63 market observations
Electrical
Cable Joiner
£375–£650 · £500/day
Good confidence · 71 market observations
Electrical
Electrician
£250–£475 · £350/day
High confidence · 134 market observations
Electrical
Wireman
£225–£425 · £325/day
Developing data · 29 market observations
Construction
Site Manager
£400–£625 · £500/day
Good confidence · 77 market observations
Construction
Construction Manager
£475–£750 · £600/day
Good confidence · 69 market observations
Commercial
Planner
£425–£700 · £550/day
Good confidence · 54 market observations
Commercial
Quantity Surveyor
£400–£675 · £525/day
Good confidence · 61 market observations
Safety
HSEQ Manager
£400–£625 · £500/day
Developing data · 26 market observations
Design
Design Engineer
£375–£625 · £475/day
Good confidence · 72 market observations
Operations
Operations Manager
£500–£800 · £625/day
Developing data · 31 market observations
How we calculate our benchmarks
Rates are indicative market benchmarks informed by current advertised vacancies, specialist recruitment data and anonymous contractor submissions. As our contributor dataset grows, benchmarks are updated to reflect actual reported rates.
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Day rate to salary
Contract revenue
£132,000
£600 × 220 billable days — annual gross contract value.
Indicative permanent equivalent
~£95,040
Based on assumptions for holiday, pension, employer costs and employment benefits.
This is a planning estimate, not tax or financial advice.
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Your rate
£650
Market benchmark
£690
Difference
£40/day below benchmark
Over 220 days: £8,800/year less
Benchmark for Protection Engineer in Midlands. Indicative only.
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