FREE TRADE CALCULATOR

How much did you actually make on that job?

Enter what you charged and what the job cost you to see your estimated profit and profit margin — with optional standard-rate VAT adjustment.

YOUR NUMBERS

Break down the job.

Are you VAT registered?

We'll use the standard 20% VAT rate for this estimate.

What you charged

The total amount you charged the customer.Materials

Enter the cost of materials used on the job.Labour

Include your own labour cost as well as anyone working with you.Other costs

Parking, waste, subcontractors or other job-specific costs.

YOUR ESTIMATED JOB PROFIT

£1,000

Estimated profit after the costs you've entered.

Revenue used£2,500

Total job costs£1,500

Profit margin40.0%

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HOW IT WORKS

Revenue isn't profit.

The calculator takes the revenue from the job and subtracts the materials, labour and other costs you enter.

If you tell us that you're VAT registered and that your figures include VAT, it removes standard-rate VAT from the customer charge and VAT-bearing costs before calculating estimated profit.

Labour is not automatically reduced for VAT because wages and your own labour do not simply include recoverable VAT in the same way as a standard-rated supplier invoice.

This calculator is an estimate, not accounting, tax or financial advice. It assumes standard 20% VAT and does not account for reduced or zero-rated work, exempt supplies, partial exemption, the VAT Flat Rate Scheme or costs where VAT cannot be reclaimed.