The plumber I called recently in the Austin metro area charges $150/hr.
The lawyer looks at it and says, "Wow, I don't even charge that much per hour and I'm a lawyer"
The electrician says, "Tell me about it. I didn't charge that much when I was a lawyer either"
1. billed hours in the trades don't include travel to or from the worksite; if the plumber is 30 minutes from you and the job takes an hour, they're already down to $75/hr.
2. software contracting can be done from anywhere. You can live in rural Kentucky and charge a high rate. But plumbers and electricians in rural Kentucky probably aren't charging $150/hr for house calls.
I found thumbtack to be pretty good for small jobs.
They're probably also being ghosted by their prospects and don't want to waste the drive time.
Small ones like leaky pipe or drywall, when the owner (or sole proprietor) is the laborer, they just come out and do on first visit.
If it’s well built, they’ll be less odourful than a standard toilet/bathroom by drawing air away from where it’s the worst.
Where in Europe do tile guys make more than that? (I’m assuming that Java rates have some global or at least EU stickiness)