What can you Earn a Year?

[keepittight]

Ok Hi, Im new to the forums and currently very near the end of my Gas Safe training. Ive been lucky enough to have been out with a very expierenced guy and have been tested fully on many occasions by him.

What I wouldlike to know realistically what can a GasSafe Engineer expect to earn working for for a Company and working as a one man band.

I have worked as a successful business man for 19 years and left after getting made redundant and had enough of the stress. My Earnings were paye but on the high in line with the job and responsibility I had. Being honest what can I expect to earn a year as a Gas Engineer doing serving and breakdowns.............Thanks for all your help

1) working for a company
2)working for myself with own van etc

Which way has the most lucrative way forward.

 

[migoplumber]

in the current climate if you could get into a good company do so. starting on 24k with a van, phone and privelidges.

self employed more problematic and without sounding harsh you lack experience, get some proper on your own with back up a telephone call away experience.
you'd need to be earning 700 quid a week on your own, to bring you into line with 24k from a firm.

either way,good luck

 

[dodge]

i would say work for a company first and build up your customer base at weekends you can still go on paye but have a seperate business running alongside,that way you will learn the finer points and build up your client base slow but sure.self employed service-repair engineer £40k if you get enough clients

 

[stevetheplumber]

i would say work for a company first and build up your customer base at weekends you can still go on paye but have a seperate business running alongside,that way you will learn the finer points and build up your client base slow but sure.self employed service-repair engineer £40k if you get enough clients

remember you need to have your own registration with gas safe as the company one will not cover you to do work for your self
although i think this is a crap situation either your competant or your not registration should refer to you and not the company
better way to run it would be each engineer payed the same fee for his own registration and if working for a company they reimburse the cost
they way it is at the moment large companies pay less per operative than smaller companies which is unfair

im in the happy position of not needing a lot now very little mortgage and kids gone so dont chase the pound like i used to but i would think working self employed with a few builders as contacts and a bit of jobbing work 50 k would be realistic in london for a self employed man
we used to do loads of conversions but alway had a couple of adds running closer to home so would start early on main job and try to nick a couple of small jobs on the way home