UAE Freelance Hourly Rate Worksheet

Use this before quoting hourly work. It is a pricing worksheet only, not tax, legal, licensing, accounting, or financial advice.

1. Target income

- Monthly income target:
- Minimum acceptable monthly revenue:
- Currency:

2. Available hours

- Working days per month:
- Working hours per day:
- Total working hours:
- Hours reserved for admin, sales, calls, learning, and follow-up:
- Realistic billable hours:

3. Business buffer

- Software/tools:
- Accounting/admin:
- Payment delays:
- Sick days/quiet weeks:
- Licensing or permit planning:
- Chosen buffer percentage:

4. Hourly-rate floor

- Formula: target monthly income x buffer / billable hours
- Target monthly income:
- Buffer multiplier:
- Billable hours:
- Hourly-rate floor:

5. Scope boundaries

- What counts as billable work:
- Calls included or billed separately:
- Revision rules:
- Urgent-work rule:
- Minimum booking block:
- Out-of-scope hourly rate:

6. Payment and risk

- Deposit or advance payment:
- Invoice timing:
- Late-payment boundary:
- Cancellation rule:
- Client approval deadline:

7. Official or qualified checks

- VAT/invoice question to verify:
- Licensing/permit question to verify:
- Contract/legal question to verify:
- Federal Tax Authority VAT page:
  https://tax.gov.ae/en/taxes/vat.aspx

Final quote note:

- Proposed hourly rate:
- Minimum booking block:
- Why this rate is justified:
- Walk-away number: