What to charge / Roofers · Checked 29 September 2026
What to charge as a roofer in 2026
Checkatrade and MyJobQuote both put UK roofers at £35 to £45 an hour or £280 to £360 a day in 2026, although MyJobQuote’s tile guide gives a lower day rate of £200 to £275. Checkatrade notes that standard repairs are more often priced per job than by the hour, and scaffold hire is a separate cost. This page sets out job prices, the costs a roofing quote has to carry, and a calculator for your own rate.
Rates
Typical roofer rates in the UK
| Rate | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| An hour, Checkatrade and MyJobQuote | £35 to £45 [1][2][3][4] | Same range in Checkatrade’s repair guide and MyJobQuote’s leak guide. MyJobQuote’s roof repair guide says £30 to £45. An older Checkatrade tile guide, last updated February 2025, gave just £18 to £25. |
| A day for one roofer | £280 to £360 [1][2] | Checkatrade and MyJobQuote’s leak guide. Checkatrade’s repair prices are quoted before VAT. |
| A day, MyJobQuote tile guide | £200 to £275 [5][6] | Depends on where in the country you work. Homebuilding & Renovating put it at around £200 in April 2024. |
| Emergency call-out before any repair | £150 to £300 [3][2] | For out-of-hours or same-day work. MyJobQuote’s leak guide says storms and antisocial hours add £100 to £300 to the bill, sometimes more on a bank holiday. |
| A day for a two-roofer team | £560 to £720 [2] | Larger or more complex jobs often need two roofers on the roof together. |
Where you work changes the rate
- London, MyJobQuote: around £38 to £44 an hour or £275 to £355 a day per roofer, and an average of around £250 for an emergency same-day call-out. [7]
- London and the South East against the North: typically 20 to 30% more, according to MyJobQuote’s leak repair guide. [2]
- Minor repairs, London and the South East: £200 to £550, against a UK average of £150 to £400 in MyJobQuote’s table. [3]
- Lead flashing, London and the South East: £350 to £900, against £250 to £700 across the UK. [3]
- South West and big cities: Checkatrade says labour prices tend to be higher here, without giving a figure. [8]
Job prices
What common roofer jobs cost
What customers are typically quoted, from published UK price guides. Use them as a check on your own quotes, not a fixed price list.
| Job | Typical price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Replace one to six broken or missing tiles | £75 to £400 [9] | Which? Trusted Traders survey. Labour and materials, excluding VAT |
| Replace 5 to 10 broken tiles | £150 to £350 [3] | MyJobQuote average total cost. VAT not stated |
| Put in a new ridge tile | £80 to £300 [9] | Which? Trusted Traders. Labour and materials, excluding VAT |
| Ridge tile repair or repointing | £200 to £550 [3] | MyJobQuote average total cost |
| Minor roof leak repair | £150 to £400 [3] | MyJobQuote average total cost |
| Lead flashing repair or replacement | £250 to £700 [3] | MyJobQuote average total cost |
| Roof valley repair | £300 to £900 [3] | MyJobQuote average total cost |
| Pitched clay plain tile repair | £110 to £160 per m² [1] | Checkatrade, for areas up to 3m². Excluding VAT, access equipment and removal of damaged coverings |
| Bitumen flat roof repair | £100 to £140 per m² [1] | Checkatrade, for areas up to 3m². Excluding VAT and access equipment |
| Clear gutters front and back | £75 to £350 [9] | Which? Trusted Traders. Labour and materials, excluding VAT |
| New felt flat roof on a single garage (6m x 3m) | £1,400 to £3,500 [9] | Which? Trusted Traders. Felt without boards, existing structure kept. Excluding VAT |
| New roof, average three-bedroom house | £7,000 to £21,000 [9] | Which? Trusted Traders. Labour and materials, excluding VAT |
| Strip and retile a 3-bed semi (80m²) | £10,000 to £15,000 [10] | Federation of Master Builders guide, quoting Novello Chartered Surveyors |
| Roof replacement, national figure | £4,000 to £19,000 [8] | Checkatrade says most homeowners spend in this range, with an average of £8,000. Its table is plus VAT |
The Which? prices come from a November 2025 survey of 11 Which? Trusted Traders and cover labour and materials but not VAT. Checkatrade’s repair and replacement tables are also before VAT. MyJobQuote does not say whether its prices include VAT.
Your numbers
Work out your own hourly rate
Start from what you want to earn, add what the business costs to run, and divide by the hours you can actually charge for. Travel, quoting, paperwork and chasing payments are not chargeable hours, so be honest about them.
The starting numbers are examples, not a recommendation. Change them to match your year. The result is before income tax and National Insurance, and before VAT if you are registered.
Before you set a price
Costs your rate has to cover
- Scaffolding: around £625 a week for a single scaffold up to 10m high, according to Checkatrade. For a full re-roof it puts putting up, taking down and weekly hire at £700 to £1,300. The FMB says hire can cost from £400 a day. [1][8][10]
- Tower scaffold for a small repair: typically £65 to £120 to hire for a week. [5]
- Scaffold licence from the council: fees vary. The FMB gives Surrey County Council at £200 and Buckinghamshire Council at £383, each per 28 days. [10]
- Skips: around £320 a week for a 6 to 8 yard skip (Checkatrade), or from £160 for a six-yard skip (FMB). [8][11]
- Insurance: £300 to £2,000 a year for a sole trader depending on the covers, turnover and staff, with public liability alone at £150 to £400 a year. SimplyQuote notes a roofer’s kit can easily be worth £5,000 to £15,000, so tools cover matters too. [12]
- NFRC membership: a £250 plus VAT application fee. The yearly subscription depends on your staff wage bill and is not published. TrustMark through the NFRC is £120 plus VAT a year. [13][14]
- NFRC Competent Person Scheme: £387 to apply if you are not an NFRC member (£304 if you are), then £235.33 a year for the account and £216.30 for the yearly inspection of one roofing discipline, all before VAT. [15]
- Construction Industry Scheme: if you work as a subcontractor, the contractor deducts 20% from your payments when you are registered, or 30% if you are not. [16]
- VAT: registration becomes compulsory once your taxable turnover for the last 12 months goes over £90,000. [17]
What the job pays elsewhere
- Employed roofer pay: £26,000 for a starter to £42,000 with experience, on 42 to 45 hours a week, according to the National Careers Service. [18]
- ONS median for full-time employees: £31,906 a year, or £15.91 an hour, for roofers, roof tilers and slaters in the 2025 provisional figures. This covers employees, not the self-employed. [19]
- Labour’s share of a new roof: around 40% of the budget, according to the FMB. [10]
Pricing well
How to price your work as a roofer
Look at the roof before you give a price
A caller who says a few tiles have slipped may have a failed valley, rotten battens or cracked flashing underneath. A price given over the phone is a price you will struggle to hold. Get up there, or at least on a ladder with a camera, and quote from what you have seen.
Show scaffolding as a separate line
Access can cost more than the repair itself. Checkatrade puts a single scaffold at around £625 a week, and some councils charge for a licence on top. Listing it on its own line explains why a small job is not a small bill, and lets the customer see what they are paying for.
Say how you handle weather days
Rain and high wind stop roof work. Put in writing that the job may move if the weather turns, that the roof will be left watertight overnight, and whether your price is fixed or depends on the days worked. It saves an argument when a three-day job takes five.
Put your guarantee in writing
State how long your workmanship guarantee lasts, what it covers and what it does not, such as storm damage or work by others. Customers compare roofers on this as much as on price, and a clear written guarantee lets you charge properly for doing the job right.
Price emergency work so it pays
A storm call at night or a leak on a Sunday takes you away from planned work and your evening. MyJobQuote says out-of-hours and same-day call-outs often cost £150 to £300 before any repair starts. Tell the caller your call-out charge before you set off.
Answer the calls that come in with the weather
After a storm the phone rings while you are already on a roof. Those callers ring the next roofer if nobody picks up. An out-of-hours answering service can take the details so you can call back the jobs worth having.
The work you never get to quote for
A good rate only helps if the customer reaches you. Most callers who hit voicemail ring the next name on the list. If you miss three calls a week and two in five would have become a £300 job, that is about £1,559 of work a month going to someone else. See what a missed call costs, or how While You Work answers calls for roofers while you are on a job.
Questions
What roofers ask about pricing
How much do roofers charge per hour in the UK?
Checkatrade and MyJobQuote’s leak repair guide both say £35 to £45 an hour in 2026, and MyJobQuote’s roof repair guide says £30 to £45. In London MyJobQuote puts it at around £38 to £44 an hour. Most repairs are still quoted as a price for the job.
What is a roofer’s day rate?
Checkatrade and MyJobQuote give £280 to £360 a day for one roofer, while MyJobQuote’s tile guide gives £200 to £275 depending on the region. When a job needs two roofers, MyJobQuote says daily labour can reach £560 to £720.
How much does it cost to replace a few roof tiles?
Which? Trusted Traders quoted £75 to £400 to replace one to six broken or missing tiles, including labour and materials but not VAT. MyJobQuote gives £150 to £350 for 5 to 10 tiles. Scaffolding or access equipment can add to either figure.
How much do roofers charge for an emergency call-out?
MyJobQuote says out-of-hours or same-day call-outs often cost £150 to £300 before any repair begins. Its leak repair guide says storms and antisocial hours add £100 to £300, and its London guide gives an average of around £250.
How much does scaffolding add to a roofing job?
Checkatrade puts a single scaffold up to 10m high at around £625 a week, and £700 to £1,300 for erecting, removing and hiring scaffold for a re-roof. For a small repair, MyJobQuote says a tower scaffold costs £65 to £120 for a week.
How much does a new roof cost in the UK?
Which? Trusted Traders quoted £7,000 to £21,000 to replace the roof on an average three-bedroom house, excluding VAT. Checkatrade gives an average of £8,000, with most homeowners spending £4,000 to £19,000 plus VAT. The FMB says labour is around 40% of a new roof budget.
Sources
Figures checked on 29 September 2026. Price guides change, so check the source before you rely on a figure. Where a source says whether a price includes VAT, the page says so; where it does not, treat the figure as unconfirmed on VAT.
- Checkatrade, Roof repair costs: Price breakdown 2026 (UK), Updated 02/26 (table footer says 'Last updated: February 2025').
- MyJobQuote, Roof Leak Repair Cost Guide (UK Prices 2026), Last updated 17/09/26.
- MyJobQuote, Roof Repair Cost Guide: How Much Do Roof Repairs Cost? (UK), Last updated 27/08/26.
- Checkatrade, Roof tile replacement costs in 2025, Last updated: 21 February 2025 (some tables say May 2024).
- MyJobQuote, Roof Tile Cost Guide 2026: How Much to Replace Roof Tiles?, Last updated 30/07/26.
- Homebuilding & Renovating, Roof leak repair costs, 2024-04-27.
- MyJobQuote, Flat Roof Replacement Cost in London, Last updated 09/09/26.
- Checkatrade, Roof replacement: Cost breakdown 2026, Updated 06/26 (table footer says 'Last updated: March 2026').
- Which?, How much do roof repairs cost?, 2026-05-08 (survey of 11 Which? Trusted Traders, November 2025).
- Federation of Master Builders (FMB), New roof cost UK: complete homeowner guide, 2025-11-05.
- Federation of Master Builders (FMB), Flat roof replacement cost guide for UK homeowners, Article last updated: March 2026.
- SimplyQuote, What Insurance Do Roofers Need In The UK?, 2026-08-30.
- NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors), Become a Member.
- NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors), FAQs.
- NFRC Competent Person Scheme, Fees.
- GOV.UK (HMRC), What you must do as a Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) subcontractor.
- GOV.UK (HMRC), How VAT works / When to register.
- National Careers Service (GOV.UK), Roofer job profile.
- Office for National Statistics, ASHE Table 14 (SOC 2020 4-digit), 2025 provisional: Tables 14.5a Hourly pay (Gross) and 14.7a Annual pay (Gross), Full-Time sheet, 2025 provisional release.
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