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Job costing analysis

Margins and profitability.

Replaces waiting for the year-end accounts. You price the next job on what the last one actually cost.

Reporting & Analytics in Gaffer
Why it matters

Know which jobs make money before the year-end accounts tell you.

Revenue, profit per job, win rate, cash-flow forecast and customer acquisition — built-in reports plus a report builder for the question nobody thought to ask.

Price the next job on what the last one actually cost.

What you get
  • Every job compared against what it was quoted for
  • Time, materials, subcontractor cost and expenses in one place
  • Overruns visible while you can still do something about them
  • The next quote is based on evidence rather than on hope
Where it fits

Step 06 of the job: paid

The customer pays by card, Apple Pay or Direct Debit. Xero or QuickBooks are updated. A review request goes out. And eleven months later, the annual service reminder books the next job.

Job costing analysis is one part of that step. The rest of the job — quoting, scheduling, certificates, invoicing and payment — runs in the same system, on the same record. See the whole job →

Step 06 of a job in Gaffer: Paid, reconciled, reviewed, rebooked
Common questions

About job costing analysis

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What does job costing analysis replace?

For most trade businesses, waiting for the year-end accounts. You price the next job on what the last one actually cost.

Does job costing analysis work on a phone, and offline?

Yes. The mobile app is offline-first: records created on site are stored on the device and synced automatically, in order, when signal returns. Lofts, plant rooms and rural sites were the design brief.

Which plan is it on?

Every paid plan. Job costing analysis is included for unlimited users at no extra cost — the monthly, annual and lifetime plans differ only in how you pay.

How long does it take to start using?

Minutes. Start a 14-day free trial with no card, pick your trades at sign-up, and job costing analysis is switched on with your trade's templates already in place.

Put job costing analysis to work.

Full platform, 14 days free, no card needed. Set up in an afternoon, import your customers in a few clicks, and send your first quote today.

Founding members: first 100 businesses get 50% off every paid plan, for as long as they stay subscribed.