How Much Does a Tiler Cost?

In short: Published 2026 UK cost guides put a tiler's labour at roughly £20 to £40 per m² for standard tiles, and a day rate of £150 to £250, with some sources going to £300. Supplied and fitted, wall tiling runs from about £60 per m² for ceramic to £200 or more for mosaic. Tile size, pattern and the preparation underneath move the price far more than the area does.

01 How much does a tiler cost?

A tiler costs roughly £20 to £40 per m² for labour on standard tiles, or £150 to £250 a day, according to MyJobQuote's 2026 tiling guides. On that basis MyJobQuote puts tiling a small bathroom at £300 to £700, and fully tiling the walls and floor of a medium bathroom in ceramic at £900 to £2,050 with the tiles supplied.

Those are averages across very different jobs. A plain white wall in 300 × 600mm ceramic and a herringbone floor in natural stone are both tiling, and the second can take three times as long per square metre.

02 How much do tilers charge?

Tilers charge per square metre, per day, or a fixed price for the job, and a bathroom is most often quoted as a fixed price. Per-m² pricing suits large, simple areas such as a kitchen floor; a day rate suits small or fiddly jobs where most of the time goes on cutting rather than laying.

Small jobs often carry a minimum charge, so a splashback can work out dearer per m² than a whole room. MyJobQuote prices a 2 to 3 m² kitchen splashback at about £120 to £210 on a budget specification and £180 to £330 mid-range, tiles included.

03 How much does a tiler charge per m²?

A tiler charges around £20 to £40 per m² for labour on standard wall or floor tiles, according to MyJobQuote's bathroom tiling guide updated in September 2026. Its floor tiling guide works out labour at about £15 to £25 per m² on a straightforward floor where 8 to 12 m² can be laid in a day. With the tiles included, its wall tiling guide gives these installed prices per m²:

Source: MyJobQuote, How Much Does It Cost to Tile a Wall? (last updated 18 September 2026). Installed prices include materials and labour.

04 What is a tiler's day rate?

A tiler's day rate is typically £150 to £250 in 2026. MyJobQuote gives £150 to £250 a day in its wall tiling guide and £150 to £200 in its bathroom and floor tiling guides, while Rated People's 2026 kitchen cost breakdown puts a tiler or flooring fitter at £150 to £300. London and the South East sit at the top of those ranges or above them.

A day rate tells you little without the number of days. MyJobQuote says a standard bathroom usually takes 2 to 4 days to tile, which matches our own experience; large-format porcelain, mosaics and natural stone all take longer than they look.

05 What makes tiling cost more?

• Tile size at both extremes — mosaics are slow to lay, and large-format porcelain needs a flatter background and two people to handle.
• Pattern: herringbone, chevron and offset layouts mean far more cuts than a straight lay.
• Natural stone, which needs sealing and more care with adhesive and grout.
• Removing old tiles and making good the wall or floor behind them.
• Preparation: backer board on timber floors, levelling compound, and tanking in showers and wet rooms.
• Niches, boxing, window reveals and external corners, each of which needs trims and careful cutting.
• Epoxy or specialist grout, which takes longer to apply than standard cement grout.

Preparation is the part to check first when comparing quotes. A cheap price that leaves out backer board on a timber floor or tanking in a shower is cheaper because it leaves out the part that stops the tiling failing.

06 Is it cheaper to price tiling per m² or by the day?

Per m² is usually cheaper for large, simple areas, and a day rate or fixed price is usually fairer for small rooms with a lot of cutting. What matters more than the method is that the quote says exactly what is included: removal of old tiles, preparation, adhesive, grout, trims, silicone and waste. Two quotes that look far apart are often close once those are added in.

07 How do we price tiling?

Barbers Bathrooms & Kitchens does not publish tiling prices. We look at the walls and floor, check what is under the old tiles where we can, and give you a fixed written quote that includes the preparation, tanking, adhesive, grout and sealant, so nothing is discovered and added once the job has started. Our wall and floor tiling page explains what that covers, and we take on tiling as a job in its own right as well as part of a bathroom or kitchen.