Onsite pay

NEWB13

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Hi all,

I was just wondering what a reasonable pay is for a day working on a customers site, either troubleshooting or commissioning. I have a couple of years experience using PLCs and work in the UK mostly.

If I go on site with my company I get £200 plus travel expenses. This is not £200 on top of my pay, it is just £200 flat regardless of how many hours I work.

For those who are prepared to share either current/past day rates I would appreciate the feedback.

Thanks,
 
This question is a bit vague

Do you get 200 a day in the office?
Are you an employee or a sub contractor?
Do you work in a specialised sector eg Nuclear?

I think you are feeling under valued but you need to consider the whole package (if you have one)

Remember if your an employee your company pays NI and Pension and Holiday Pay and Safety gear and Laptop with Software licences

With all that in mind 200 a day is a grand a week or 52 grand a year which is pretty good in the UK sector right now
 
I will not even work for less than $800 AUD for 8 hours - and that is only on a project. For call outs quite a bit higher than that and minimum 4 hours.
 
We charge $90/hr + $0.85 / km travel , and if out of town , travel expenses at cost.

Our guys average about $40/ hr pay + $0.45 / km for using their own vehicle. If they work over 44 hours per week, they are entitled to OT rates.

$ = CAD about 0.9 $USD right now
 
40 CAD works out around 22.4 GBP or 224 for 10 hrs so in the same ball park as the op.

Obviously a company will charge more than it will pay it's man because the have to pay for the business overheads
 
A slightly different perspective, as I'm in the entertainment industry:

$400-$500USD / day to the employee, predicated on an 8hr day. If the days are long, and/or we're working "mushroom shift" the cost per day goes up. Travel and a (decent) is covered at cost; anything over 4 hours of travel (or over the water) is business class (that varies a little; some places, business class just isn't a thing). Per diem is $50/day, more in places where $50 won't buy you lunch.


-rpoet
 
40 CAD works out around 22.4 GBP or 224 for 10 hrs so in the same ball park as the op.

Obviously a company will charge more than it will pay it's man because the have to pay for the business overheads

In house cost for each guy works out to $65/hr ( overhead, benefits, expenses ). If everyone was 100% utilized we do well, but on average guys are 60 -70 % utilized.
 
My employer charges 85 an hour for an automation Consultant plus hourly rate for my truck on top of that.
 
Looking at the prices you all stated, it makes me wanna cry. Here in Serbia, we get seriously less money than amounts you have mentioned and we are always constrained with unreasonable deadlines.... and yes, companies we work for (mostly as freelancers), are renowned and usually from Germany, France, Italy, Austria, USA... and products are almost always for export... Sad but true...
 

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