Electrician prices in Seville, Spain in 2026: hourly rates and job costs

First of all: these are guide prices

Every figure in this article is a guide market price in Spain for 2025 and 2026, taken from trade price guides and professional directories. Prices are shown excluding VAT unless stated otherwise, so add 21 % VAT (IVA) to compare them with a UK style all-inclusive price. They are not a fixed tariff: the real price of your job depends on what we find when we open the fuse box, the metres of cable, access and the materials you choose, and it is always confirmed with a written quote before work starts. Our own rates are on our prices page.

Electrician hourly rate in Seville

An electrician’s labour in Seville costs between 30 and 45 euros an hour, with a city average of 29 to 35 euros. Across Spain the range is much wider, from 15 to 75 euros an hour, with an average of about 35 euros. In directories for nearby towns such as Dos Hermanas or Alcalá de Guadaíra, professionals advertise 29 to 30 euros an hour, and the average amount per job in Dos Hermanas is around 327 euros.

Why so much variation? Because the bare hour is rarely what you pay. An electrician who takes 20 minutes to change a switch does not charge you a third of an hour: they charge the call-out, travel and a minimum. So for most small jobs it makes more sense to ask for the price of the job than the price of the hour.

Travel and call-out: what you pay before work starts

Travel usually costs 15 to 30 euros. Some professionals include it in the first hour and others bill it separately. What matters is that you are told before the visit, and that you know whether it is charged even if the repair is not done (for example, because you decide not to fix an appliance).

Emergency electrician prices

An emergency is paid for availability, not the difficulty of the job:

• Emergency during working hours: 50 to 100 euros.
• Emergency out of hours (nights, weekends and public holidays): 100 to 200 euros.
• Published night rates: 40 to 300 euros depending on the time and area.

Materials and the repair are added on top, and a serious professional quotes them before doing the work. If you have lost power, see our 24-hour emergency electrician service.

Electrician price table for Seville by job (2026)

Guide market ranges for the jobs we are asked for most, excluding VAT, to be confirmed after seeing the installation.

The jobs that raise most questions

The boletín

The boletín (Certificado de Instalación Eléctrica, the official certificate your installation complies) is one of the jobs with the widest price spread. In Seville the market average is around 70 euros plus VAT when the installation is already compliant, and the published range runs from 70 to 650 euros when things must be upgraded or fees paid. The difference almost always lies in what has to be fixed before it can be signed. Details on our electrical certificate (boletín) page.

The fuse board

A basic fuse board starts at about 300 euros, but in an older home, with more circuits, several RCDs and a surge protector, it can reach 1,200 euros. It is one of the upgrades that prevents most faults. See fuse board replacement.

A full rewire

Rewiring a 70 to 100 m² flat (apartment) costs 3,600 to 6,500 euros, approaching 7,000 euros when lots of chasing is needed or the home is very old. A partial renovation is quoted item by item and is much cheaper. See rewiring old apartments.

What makes the same job cost more or less

• Access. Pulling a cable through a free conduit is not the same as chasing a load-bearing wall or working on a four-metre ceiling.
• The state of the installation. A new socket in a home with no earthing may mean sorting out the earth first.
• Metres of cable. For an EV charger in a communal garage, the distance to the meter room drives the price.
• Materials. A high-end switch or a super-immunised RCD costs more than standard ones.
• The time. At night, at weekends or on public holidays the emergency rate applies.
• Paperwork. Boletines, technical reports and distributor fees are added to the work.

How to compare quotes without getting it wrong

1. Ask for a written fixed price, broken down into labour, materials and travel.
2. Check whether it includes VAT and, if needed, the boletín and its filing with the Junta de Andalucía.
3. Ask what happens if something unexpected turns up and how it is quoted.
4. Check it is a registered installation company (empresa instaladora habilitada). Only a registered company entered with the Junta de Andalucía can issue the boletín.
5. Be wary of offers that depend on grants that no longer exist. For example, MOVES III for chargers closed on 31 December 2025.

Where the real saving is

The real saving is rarely in the cheapest hour. It is in the job being done once and done properly: a correct diagnosis avoids replacing parts that were not faulty, a well distributed fuse board avoids night-time emergencies and a properly filed boletín avoids paying for another visit. Asking for an explanation of what will be done and why is the best way not to overpay.

Practical conclusion

For a small job in Seville, allow for the call-out, travel and a minimum, and ask for the total price of the job, not the hour. For an emergency, allow for the 50 to 200 euro surcharge depending on the time. For any larger job, always ask for a written fixed quote. If you would like ours, tell us about your case on our contact page and we will give you the price of the specific job before doing it. More guides like this on our blog.