Free calculators for UK tradespeople and self-employed workers. Work out what to charge, estimate take-home pay, calculate CIS deductions and build a job estimate.
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CIS Take-Home Calculator
Enter the figures from the job. Results update instantly.
This is the qualifying direct cost you paid, which may differ from what you charged.
Expected amount paid to you
£0.00
Invoice subtotal£0.00
VAT added£0.00
Invoice total£0.00
CIS deduction base£0.00
CIS deduction£0.00
Calculation aid only. CIS and VAT treatment depend on the facts of the job and your status.
Agency / PAYE worker
Hourly Take-Home Checker
Use this for either PAYE agency work or hourly-paid CIS subcontracting.
1257L is the standard code for many employees. Use the code shown on your payslip.
Only enter amounts your employer or agency actually pays to you as non-taxable expenses or reimbursement.
For budgeting only. These do not automatically reduce PAYE taxable pay.
Estimated pay into your bank
£0.00
Taxable gross pay£0.00
Estimated Income Tax£0.00
Employee National Insurance£0.00
CIS deduction£0.00
Net taxable pay£0.00
Non-taxable expenses added£0.00
Your personal expenses£0.00
Money left after personal expenses£0.00
Estimate only: assumes employee NI category A and no pension, student loan, attachment of earnings, salary sacrifice or umbrella-company fee. Cumulative payroll can differ from a one-period estimate.
Price a job quickly
Job Cost Estimator
Build a quick customer estimate using area, quantity or hours. Add up to six lines.
Estimated customer price
£0.00
Work lines£0.00
Extras£0.00
VAT£0.00
This is a pricing tool, not a recommended-rate database. The user chooses their own £/m², £/hour or £/item price, so it works for exterior cleaning, slabs, panels, fencing, plastering, decorating and other trades.
Work backwards from your goal
Target Take-Home Job Calculator
Tell TradeTake what you want to keep per hour. It works backwards to estimate what you need to charge after job costs and a tax/NI reserve.
Minimum customer price
£0.00
Charge before VAT£0.00
Charge per job hour£0.00
Total job costs£0.00
Profit before tax reserve£0.00
Tax + NI reserve-£0.00
Your target money left£0.00
VAT added£0.00
Example: if you want £30/hour in your pocket for a 5-hour job, and the job uses £40 of products/diesel, TradeTake adds those costs and works backwards through your chosen tax reserve to estimate the price you need to quote.
Important: this is a pricing and budgeting estimate, not a tax return calculation. Your real tax depends on your annual profit and circumstances. CIS withholding is also separate — use the CIS calculator for jobs where CIS applies.
Invoice builder
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INVOICE
Bill to
Description
Amount
Labour / construction work
Materials charged
Subtotal
VAT
Invoice total
Expected CIS deduction
Expected amount payable
Payment details
Expected CIS deduction shown for convenience. The contractor remains responsible for applying the correct CIS treatment and deduction.
Free CIS calculator for UK subcontractors
TradeTake helps UK construction workers estimate CIS deductions and expected take-home pay. Enter your labour, qualifying direct material costs, CIS rate and VAT treatment to see a clear breakdown.
Hourly pay and job estimating tools
Use the Hourly Pay tool to estimate PAYE or CIS hourly earnings, the Job Estimate tool to price work by area or quantity, or the Target Rate tool to work backwards from the hourly take-home you want. Results are estimates and do not replace tax, accounting or employment-status advice.