Eight-hour day
A £400 day rate over 8 billable hours is equivalent to £50 per hour.
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Day Rate to Hourly Rate Calculator
Convert a gross contractor day rate into an equivalent hourly rate using your billable working hours.
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How this calculator works
Equivalent hourly rate = day rate ÷ billable hours per day. The result is rounded to the nearest penny using half-up rounding.
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Assumptions and limitations
- The result is a gross rate before tax, pension contributions, agency fees and business expenses.
- Only billable hours are included; unpaid breaks and non-billable administration are excluded.
Sources
No external rates or thresholds are used in this calculation.
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Frequently asked questions
Should I include unpaid breaks?
No. Use the hours you can actually invoice to the client.