Job costing software that shows your profit before, during and after every job

Quoted vs actual, on every job

Every job starts with the costed quote: materials, labour hours, plant, scaffold, transport and overheads. As the job runs, crew daily reports and purchases are recorded against it, so you can see quoted versus actual in real time – not three months later when the accountant finishes the books.

• Margin per job, per crew and per type of work
• Early warning when hours or materials run over budget
• Labour, materials, plant and subcontractors tracked separately
• Change orders priced and added to the job in seconds

Estimates that learn from your real costs

This is where Profit Engine is different. When a task takes longer than estimated – say chimney flashing takes three hours instead of two and a half – that real time is fed back into your labour norms. The next quote uses your actual performance, so over weeks and months your estimates get sharper and underpriced jobs disappear.

Why job costing matters for UK contractors

Construction margins in the UK are thin, and cash flow is squeezed by retentions, CIS deductions and slow payers. Knowing exactly which jobs make money – and which quietly lose it – is the difference between growing safely and growing into trouble.