Best job management software for electricians (UK, 2026)
A UK electrician shopping for job management software wants three things in one place: the diary, the quote, and the certificate. All seven products below do the first two. They separate on the third, and on what happens to the fault call that comes in while your hands are in a consumer unit.
Tradehand is the UK business app that answers calls, books jobs and chases invoices, with a paid plan. Free includes the manual tools and the Assistant with £1 of usage a month: 5% of each payment Tradehand takes, card fees included. Paid plans from £25 a month add automation and more usage. Basic payment fees on your own jobs: From 1.25% + 20p, deducted automatically when the customer pays. Grow and Advanced have lower Tradehand payment fees.For booking plus chasing on one axis, see best software to book jobs and chase unpaid invoices. Head to head with Tradify: Tradehand vs Tradify.
Written for UK sole traders and small electrical businesses. Prices checked 15 September 2026; later checks dated beside the claim.
The short answer
The best job management software for UK electricians is Tradify. On quoting, scheduling and accounting depth it beats everything else here, and it produces EICR, EIC and PAT on the Pro plan inside its £34 to £44 per user band, with two-way Xero. Tradehand ranks second because Tradehand answers the fault call that Tradify sends to voicemail. Which one you want depends on whether you lose more money on admin or on missed calls.
- Best overall
- Tradify · £34–£44 per user a month on the 15 September 2026 check, for the deepest quoting and scheduling, with EICR, EIC and PAT on Pro.
- Best for missed calls
- Tradehand · answers, quotes, books and chases as your own business. Free includes the manual tools and the Assistant with £1 of usage a month: 5% of each payment Tradehand takes, card fees included. Paid plans from £25 a month add automation and more usage. Basic payment fees on your own jobs: From 1.25% + 20p, deducted automatically when the customer pays. Grow and Advanced have lower Tradehand payment fees.
- Best free option
- ServiceM8 · free up to 30 jobs a month, with electrical forms buyable on every plan including the free one.
- Best for certificates
- Powered Now · electrical certificate templates from £32 a month, with automated expiry reminders.
- Best for job margin
- Fergus · £39–£45 a month for price books, materials and job-level profitability, with certificates free on both plans.
- Best for a contracting team
- Commusoft · multi-engineer scheduling, asset history and a customer portal, priced only on request.
- Best for commercial contracts
- Joblogic · from £45 per user a month billed annually, built around multi-site planned maintenance.
Best pick by what you actually need
Tradify stays first on pure job management depth. Use this shortlist when the deciding constraint is who answers the fault call, Xero, or certificate reminders rather than the deepest diary.
| If you need | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Best if the fault call goes to voicemail | PickTradehand | WhyTradehand answers, quotes, books and chases in your name. Free includes the manual tools and the Assistant with £1 of usage a month: 5% of each payment Tradehand takes, card fees included. Paid plans from £25 a month add automation and more usage. Basic payment fees on your own jobs: From 1.25% + 20p, deducted automatically when the customer pays. Grow and Advanced have lower Tradehand payment fees. |
| Best for two-way Xero | PickTradify | WhyTradify syncs two ways with Xero on every plan, at £34 to £44 per user a month, with EICR, EIC and PAT from Pro. |
| Best for certificate templates and reminders | PickPowered Now | WhyElectrical certificate templates from Professional at £32 a month, with automated expiry reminders. |
Comparison at a glance
Ranked on how much of an electrical business each one actually runs: the depth of the job management, whether the certificates are included, who answers the customer, and what it costs.
| Software | Job management | Certificates | Who answers the phone | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Tradify | Job managementQuoting, scheduling, invoicing and job costing, all mature | CertificatesEICR, EIC and PAT, from the £37 Pro plan up | Who answers the phoneYou do, every time | Price£34–£44 per user per month |
2. Tradehand | Job managementQuotes, booking, invoicing and payment chasing, done for you | CertificatesBS 7671 certificates: EICR, EIC, minor works and more | Who answers the phoneTradehand does, on call, text, email, WhatsApp and web chat | PriceFree, or paid plans from £19 a month billed yearly |
3. ServiceM8 | Job managementBooking, scheduling, quoting and invoicing on every plan | CertificatesBought per form from the Form Store; custom forms need Growing | Who answers the phoneYou do, unless you buy ServiceM8 Phone | PriceFree up to 30 jobs/mo, then £25–£269/mo |
4. Powered Now | Job managementQuoting, invoicing, scheduling and project tracking | CertificatesHundreds of electrical templates, plus expiry reminders | Who answers the phoneYou do, unless you add the receptionist | PriceBusiness £28 for one user; Professional £32 and Premium £40 per user a month, ex VAT (29 September 2026) |
5. Fergus | Job managementQuoting, price books, materials and job profitability | CertificatesIncluded free on both plans | Who answers the phoneYou do | Price£39–£45 a month, plus £12 a month per timesheet user |
| 6.Commusoft | Job managementDeep scheduling, asset history and a customer portal | CertificatesCustomisable digital forms and certificates on every plan | Who answers the phoneYou do; AI:den+ writes the admin, not the answers | PriceNo prices published; quoted per licence on request |
7. Joblogic | Job managementPlanned maintenance, asset history and multi-site contracts | CertificatesStandard electronic forms; a custom builder on Enterprise | Who answers the phoneYou do; helpdesk cover is bought separately | PriceFrom £45 per user per month, billed annually |
The ranking, one by one
The same seven in ranked order, each with its published price, its honest pros and cons, and the electrician it fits.
1.
Tradify
Our pickThe deepest job management, with the certificates on the same bill
Best for an electrician who wants the diary, the quote and the EICR in one place£34–£44 per user per month
- Job management
- Quoting, scheduling, invoicing and job costing, all mature
- Certificates
- EICR, EIC and PAT, from the £37 Pro plan up
- Who answers
- You do, every time
- Price
- £34–£44 per user per month
Tradify pros
- Tradify has the most complete quoting and scheduling of any app here
- Digital EICR, EIC, PAT and other electrical certificates are built in
- Two-way Xero sync
- Quote & Invoice Reminders chase for approval and for payment
Tradify cons
- Tradify does not answer the phone, so the fault call at 2pm goes to voicemail
- Certificates need the £37 Pro plan; the £34 Lite plan does not include them
- £34–£44 per user per month, doubling the moment you take on a second spark
Tradify is the strongest pure job management app on this list for a UK electrician. Quoting, scheduling with Google Calendar sync, invoicing and job costing are all mature rather than bolted on, and Tradify creates, signs and sends digital EICR, EIC, PAT and other electrical safety certificates from the same subscription, so the compliance paperwork is not a second app and a second bill. Tradify UK publishes Lite at £34, Pro at £37 and Plus at £44 per user a month, with Compliance Certificates and Quote & Invoice Reminders starting on Pro, and syncs two ways with Xero. The gap Tradify leaves is the one every electrician knows: nobody answers the phone while your hands are in a consumer unit, so the call goes to voicemail and the customer rings the next sparky on the list.
Sources: Tradify UK: Pricing (Lite, Pro, Plus per user per month), Tradify UK: Electrician software (EICR, EIC and PAT certificates), Tradify: Xero & Tradify accounting add-on (two-way sync)
2.
Tradehand
Suits an electrician losing fault calls on the tools
Best for an electrician losing fault calls while on the toolsFree, or paid plans from £19 a month billed yearly
- Job management
- Quotes, booking, invoicing and payment chasing, done for you
- Certificates
- BS 7671 certificates: EICR, EIC, minor works and more
- Who answers
- Tradehand does, on call, text, email, WhatsApp and web chat
- Price
- Free, or paid plans from £19 a month billed yearly
Tradehand pros
- Answers call, text, email, WhatsApp and web chat as your business, 24/7
- Produces BS 7671 certificates: EICR, EIC, minor works and more
- Quotes the job, books it and chases the invoice with nothing to configure
- Unlimited team members on every plan
Tradehand cons
- No two-way accounting sync for VAT-registered companies yet
- Job costing is lighter than Tradify's and materials tracking lighter than Fergus's
- Does not import historic jobs or certificates from your old app
Tradehand is software with an assistant in it, not an app you operate. Tradehand answers the fault call, text, email, WhatsApp or web chat itself, day or night, in your own name, then quotes the job, books it into your diary and chases the invoice afterwards, and it produces the BS 7671 certificates (EICR, EIC, minor works and more) around that work. Manual certificates are included on Free. Free includes the manual tools and the Assistant with £1 of usage a month: 5% of each payment Tradehand takes, card fees included. Paid plans from £25 a month add automation and more usage. Basic payment fees on your own jobs: From 1.25% + 20p, deducted automatically when the customer pays. Grow and Advanced have lower Tradehand payment fees. A call to the Tradehand business number rings the saved staff phone first. A missed call from a mobile gets one text in the business name. A missed call from a landline reaches the assistant. A quote is drafted from the business's rates and held when approval is required. An agreed booking goes in the diary. Chasing stops when the invoice is paid, nothing is due, or you pause it. Tradehand suits an electrician whose lost jobs are the calls that never got through. Tradify stays ahead on job costing and two-way Xero. See Tradehand job management, or get started.
3.
ServiceM8
The cheapest honest way to start
Best for a solo electrician testing job software for nothingFree up to 30 jobs/mo, then £25–£269/mo
- Job management
- Booking, scheduling, quoting and invoicing on every plan
- Certificates
- Bought per form from the Form Store; custom forms need Growing
- Who answers
- You do, unless you buy ServiceM8 Phone
- Price
- Free up to 30 jobs/mo, then £25–£269/mo
ServiceM8 pros
- ServiceM8's free plan covers 30 jobs a month, enough for a quiet solo month
- Electrical forms and certificates can be bought on any plan, free one included
- Unlimited users on every paid ServiceM8 plan
ServiceM8 cons
- ServiceM8 bills by jobs a month, so a busy month of small call-outs costs more
- Building your own certificate templates needs the £59 Growing plan
- No two-way Xero sync
ServiceM8 covers booking, scheduling, quoting and invoicing on every plan, including the free one. ServiceM8 UK publishes a free plan covering 30 jobs a month for one user, then Starter at £25, Growing at £59, Premium at £119 and Premium Plus at £269 a month, with unlimited users on every paid plan. Certificates work differently here: ServiceM8 says every plan, the free one included, can buy and use forms from its Form Store, but building your own form needs the Growing plan or higher, so an electrician with a house style of certificate is on £59 a month rather than £25. ServiceM8 also bills by jobs a month, which suits a few large installs and punishes a week of small call-outs. It is the cheapest honest way to find out whether job software changes anything for you.
Source: ServiceM8 UK: Pricing (free plan up to 30 jobs a month; Forms & Certificates)
4.
Powered Now
Certificate templates and expiry reminders
Best for an electrician whose week is certificate paperworkBusiness £28 for one user; Professional £32 and Premium £40 per user a month, ex VAT (29 September 2026)
- Job management
- Quoting, invoicing, scheduling and project tracking
- Certificates
- Hundreds of electrical templates, plus expiry reminders
- Who answers
- You do, unless you add the receptionist
- Price
- Business £28 for one user; Professional £32 and Premium £40 per user a month, ex VAT (29 September 2026)
Powered Now pros
- Powered Now ships pre-built electrical certificate templates it keeps updated
- Automated Certificate Reminders bring the customer back before an EICR expires
- Professional and Premium are per user, not billed by jobs a month
Powered Now cons
- Certificates start on the £32 Professional tier, not the £28 Business tier
- Automatic Invoice & Quote Chasing only exists on Premium at £40
- Job management is lighter than Tradify's
Powered Now is built around the paperwork an electrician cannot avoid: it ships hundreds of pre-built electrical certificate templates it says it updates against current regulations, copies the customer and job details into each new certificate, and sends Automated Certificate Reminders so an expiring EICR becomes next year's job rather than a lost one. Powered Now publishes Business at £28, Professional at £32 and Premium at £40 per user a month, with Forms & Certificates and the Xero integration from Professional, and Automatic Invoice & Quote Chasing and the customer portal on Premium. Powered Now is the pick for a certificate-heavy round that wants the reminders included rather than configured.
Sources: Powered Now: Pricing (certificates from Professional; chasing on Premium), Powered Now: Electrician software UK (electrical certificate templates and reminders)
5.
Fergus
The one that tells you what the job actually made
Best for materials-heavy install work where margin is the question£39–£45 a month, plus £12 a month per timesheet user
- Job management
- Quoting, price books, materials and job profitability
- Certificates
- Included free on both plans
- Who answers
- You do
- Price
- £39–£45 a month, plus £12 a month per timesheet user
Fergus pros
- Fergus tracks materials, price books and supplier invoices against each job
- Certificates are free on both Fergus plans rather than a paid tier
- Monthly billing with no lock-in contract
Fergus cons
- Automatic supplier integrations need the £45 Professional plan
- Timesheet users are £12 a month each on top
- Fergus does not answer calls, and there is no AI receptionist add-on
Fergus is the answer when the question is margin rather than diary. It carries price books, materials, supplier integrations, purchase orders and job-level profitability reporting, which is what a rewire or a commercial install needs and what the lighter apps here approximate. Fergus UK publishes Essentials from £39 and Professional from £45 a month, with a custom Enterprise plan above ten staff, timesheet users from £12 a month each and card payments at 1.6% plus 20p a transaction. Certificates are free on both plans. Supplier integrations are manual on Essentials and automatic on Professional, which is the line most electrical firms will cross. Fergus does not answer the phone either.
Source: Fergus UK: Pricing (Essentials from £39, Professional from £45 a month)
6.
Commusoft
Built for a contracting firm, not a one-van sparky
Best for an electrical contractor running several engineersNo prices published; quoted per licence on request
- Job management
- Deep scheduling, asset history and a customer portal
- Certificates
- Customisable digital forms and certificates on every plan
- Who answers
- You do; AI:den+ writes the admin, not the answers
- Price
- No prices published; quoted per licence on request
Commusoft pros
- Commusoft handles multiple engineers, asset history and service contracts
- Customisable forms and certificates and an offline engineer app on every plan
- Commusoft's AI:den+ writes job reports and drafts replies to long emails
Commusoft cons
- Commusoft publishes no prices, so comparing it needs a sales call
- Standard plans run on a 12-month contract
- Far heavier than a one-van electrical business needs
Commusoft is field service software for contracting firms running several engineers, with drag-and-drop dispatch, asset history, service contracts, automated job costing, a self-service customer portal and customisable forms and certificates in an offline engineer app. Commusoft's AI:den+ summarises long customer emails, drafts the replies and compiles a customer-ready job report after each visit. What Commusoft does not do is answer an incoming call, and it publishes no prices on its UK plans page: licences are quoted per user on a 12-month contract, so a comparison means a sales call. It is the right shape once you have engineers to schedule and the wrong one while it is just you and a van.
Sources: Commusoft UK: Plans (no prices published), Commusoft: AI:den+, the intelligent copilot for field service management
7.
Joblogic
Contract maintenance software, priced per engineer
Best for commercial electrical work on planned maintenance contractsFrom £45 per user per month, billed annually
- Job management
- Planned maintenance, asset history and multi-site contracts
- Certificates
- Standard electronic forms; a custom builder on Enterprise
- Who answers
- You do; helpdesk cover is bought separately
- Price
- From £45 per user per month, billed annually
Joblogic pros
- Joblogic is strong on PPM contracts and asset history across many sites
- An electrical industry pack sits in its 70-app marketplace
- Suits facilities and commercial electrical contracting
Joblogic cons
- Joblogic starts at £45 per user per month and is billed annually
- Most customers commit to a 24 or 36-month term
- A custom certificate builder is an Enterprise feature
Joblogic handles quotes, invoices, job costing and planning from £45 per user a month billed annually, with Premium and Enterprise priced on request, and is built around multi-site planned maintenance with PPM contracts, route scheduling and asset history on its higher tiers. Its marketplace carries an electrical industry pack alongside fire safety and HVACR. Two things to know before you call: Joblogic says most customers commit to a 24 or 36-month term, and the custom form builder an electrician would want for their own certificate layouts is an Enterprise feature. Joblogic is the right answer for commercial electrical work on maintenance contracts and the wrong one for a domestic round.
Source: Joblogic: Pricing (Standard from £45 per user per month, billed annually)
Which one fits your electrical business
The ranking above is the general answer. The honest answer changes with the size and the shape of the business, because three of these products are priced per engineer and sold through a demo. Construction Perks lists trade discounts on tools like these.
| Your business | Start with | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Just you, mostly domestic call-outs | Start withServiceM8 free, or Tradehand | WhyServiceM8 costs nothing up to 30 jobs a month. Tradehand includes manual tools on Free; its Assistant picks up the calls you miss on a board change. |
| Just you, certificate-heavy (EICRs, landlord work) | Start withTradify Pro, or Powered Now Professional | WhyBoth put the EICR and the EIC on the same subscription as the diary. Powered Now adds expiry reminders that turn a certificate into next year's job. |
| Two or three sparks, domestic and small commercial | Start withTradify, or Fergus for materials | WhyTradify is the better diary and quoting; Fergus is the better answer if materials and job margin are what you cannot see. |
| Six or more engineers, contracts and asset history | Start withCommusoft, or Joblogic for PPM | WhyBoth are priced per engineer and sold through a demo. Joblogic leans planned maintenance and multi-site; Commusoft leans service delivery and the customer portal. |
| Any size, and the phone is the problem | Start withTradehand | WhyTradehand suits this when missed calls are the problem. Jobber, ServiceM8 and Powered Now also sell answering. Jobber's Receptionist can book. Powered Now's pricing page says its receptionist books into the diary. |
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Sources
Prices checked 15 September 2026; later checks dated beside the claim.
Tradify UK: Pricing (Lite, Pro, Plus per user per month)
ServiceM8 UK: Pricing (free plan up to 30 jobs a month; Forms & Certificates)
Powered Now: Pricing (certificates from Professional; chasing on Premium)
Fergus UK: Pricing (Essentials from £39, Professional from £45 a month)
Commusoft UK: Plans (no prices published)
Joblogic: Pricing (Standard from £45 per user per month, billed annually)
Jobber: Pricing (US-dollar plans; Receptionist included on Plus or sold separately)
Blake Folgado
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