Starter price list
Alarms, CCTV, door entry, smart locks and access control. 16 priced lines.
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Our estimates, Sep 2026
Read this first. These are starting points, not a rate card. Our own starting estimates, checked September 2026. Your area, your costs and your diary decide the real number, so mark them up or down before you quote off them.
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Suggested starting rates
The rates InstaQuote sets a security & cctv business up on.
CCTV
| Job | Unit | From |
|---|
| 4-camera CCTV system installed | each | £1,250 |
| Extra camera added to system | each | £220 |
| Camera reposition / service visit | each | £110 |
| 8-camera system installed | each | £2,150 |
| Remote viewing & app setup | each | £95 |
Alarms
| Job | Unit | From |
|---|
| Wireless intruder alarm (3-bed house) | each | £795 |
| Extra PIR / door contact | each | £85 |
| Alarm takeover & recommission | each | £180 |
| Monitored alarm connection setup | each | £220 |
Access
| Job | Unit | From |
|---|
| Video door entry installed | each | £640 |
| Smart lock fitted | each | £320 |
| Door access control (fob entry) | each | £890 |
Security
| Job | Unit | From |
|---|
| Security lighting installed | each | £180 |
| Gate / intercom automation | each | £1,850 |
Maintenance
| Job | Unit | From |
|---|
| Annual alarm / CCTV service | each | £130 |
Day rates
| Security engineer day rate | day | £280 |
Prices are sell prices including labour, exclude VAT, and are starting points only. Check your own material costs before you quote. InstaQuote Ltd, Coventry, company no. 17224118.
How much does security & cctv work cost in the UK?
There is no one price: it moves with your area, the size of the job and what the materials cost that week. As a starting point, this list puts security & cctv at about £280 a day (security engineer day rate), and the jobs below at the prices shown. A trade using InstaQuote changes every one of these to their own numbers, and the quote prices off those.
- 4-camera CCTV system installed£1,250 each
- Extra camera added to system£220 each
- Camera reposition / service visit£110 each
- 8-camera system installed£2,150 each
- What is a typical security & cctv day rate?
- This list starts at £280 a day (security engineer day rate). Day rates move a lot by area and by how busy the week is, so treat it as a ballpark and price the job, not the day, wherever you can.
- Should a security & cctv quote be priced per job or per day?
- Per job, wherever you can measure it. A priced line per bit of work is easier for the customer to say yes to, and it protects you if the job grows. Keep the day rate for call outs and work you cannot measure up front.
- Do these prices include VAT?
- No. They are the price before VAT. If you are VAT registered you add VAT on top, and InstaQuote works it out on every quote and invoice, along with CIS and the reverse charge where they apply.
- Are these prices reliable?
- These are starting points, not a rate card. Our own starting estimates, checked September 2026. Your area, your costs and your diary decide the real number, so mark them up or down before you quote off them.
InstaQuote sets a security & cctv account up with this list already in it. Snap your notes or type the job in, it builds the quote off your rates, then it takes the deposit, books the job, drafts the invoice and chases it.
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