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Day Rate Calculator UK
Turn your contractor day rate into annual income and estimated take-home pay for the 2025/26 UK tax year.
How to use the Day Rate Calculator
Enter your day rate, the days you work per week and the weeks you work per year. The calculator will annualise your contract income and apply PAYE-style deductions to estimate your take-home pay. This matches the inside IR35 / umbrella contractor scenario.
Operating outside IR35? Try the Outside IR35 Calculator for a salary + dividends breakdown.
Between 0 and 7 days.
Between 1 and 52 weeks.
Weekly fee charged by the umbrella company.
Between 0% and 100% of gross salary.
1257L is the standard UK tax code used for most employees and contractors.
Allowable business expenses reimbursed through the umbrella.
Estimated annual take-home pay
Calculation assumptions
- UK 2025/26 PAYE thresholds and tax bands.
- Employer NI 15% above £5,000; apprenticeship levy 0.5%.
- Employer costs deducted from the assignment rate before gross PAYE salary.
- Tax code 1257L assumed unless changed.
- Hourly mode assumes 8 working hours per day.
£59,742
Typical for a UK umbrella contractor.
Monthly
£4,978.49
Weekly
£1,298.74
Total deductions
£43,758
PAYE income tax
£21,352
Employee NI
£3,707
Employer NI
£12,640
Umbrella margin
£1,150
Pension
£4,463
Student loan
£0
Deduction breakdown
How your annual contract income flows from the assignment rate to net pay.
| Annual contract income | £103,500 |
| Less: umbrella margin | −£1,150 |
| Less: expenses (reimbursed tax-free) | £0 |
| Less: employer NI | −£12,640 |
| Less: apprenticeship levy | −£446 |
| Gross taxable salary | £89,264 |
| Less: pension contribution | −£4,463 |
| Taxable pay | £84,801 |
| Less: PAYE income tax | −£21,352 |
| Less: employee NI | −£3,707 |
| Less: student loan | £0 |
| Plus: expenses reimbursement | £0 |
| Net annual take-home | £59,742 |
Holiday pay is included in the rate (rolled up). Tax code 1257L assumed. 2025/26 thresholds.
Comparing to permanent employment? Try the Take-Home Pay Calculator or convert a salary using the Salary to Hourly Calculator.
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Day Rate Calculator FAQs
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This calculator provides estimates only and should not be treated as tax, payroll or financial advice. Umbrella company deductions and tax treatment can vary.