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Instrument calibration cost: the median by instrument type

Updated 2026-10-28

Across every figure UK labs publish the median is £48 and the middle half sit between £32 and £70. The type of instrument matters more than the lab: simple dimensional tools start under £20 and electrical and process calibrators run past £100.

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Median published price, where two or more labs publish

Instrument calibration cost in the UK by type, 2026-10-28
Instrument	Providers publishing	Median	Range	Source
process calibrator	3	£65	£50 to £120	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
barometer	2	£48.50	£32 to £65	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
cable avoidance tool	2	£45	£45	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
caliper	2	£16.50	£15 to £18	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
crimp tool	2	£30	£20 to £40	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
data logger	2	£48.50	£32 to £65	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
dial indicator	2	£22	£20 to £24	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
digital thermometer	2	£67.50	£55 to £80	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
earth resistance tester	2	£48	£47 to £49	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
micrometer	2	£18.50	£15 to £22	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
multimeter	2	£39.50	£39 to £40	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
oscilloscope	2	£90	£70 to £110	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
power analyser	2	£105	£85 to £125	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source
protractor	2	£29	£28 to £30	Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source

UKAS or traceable

A UKAS accredited certificate costs more than a traceable one. One lab publishes a UKAS 6 point thermometer calibration at £146.80, against a median of £67.50 for a traceable digital thermometer across the two labs that publish one.

Source: Klipspringer: UKAS temperature calibration

Whether you need UKAS depends on who asks: a customer contract, an auditor or a regulator may name it, while many in-house uses accept traceable certificates. Check the requirement before you pay the premium.

Source: Calibration Price Index: every row, with its source

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Sources

This site's own datasets, every figure quoted from its source and dated:

The Calibration Duties and Public Rates carries 11 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 8.28 to 99 GBP, read 28 October 2026.
For process calibrator, the median published figure in the Calibration Price Index is 65 GBP across 3 figures from the sources' own pages (range 50 to 120 GBP), read 28 October 2026.

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