This is probably nearer most window cleaners true earnings, i speak to loads near me and nobody earns any where near the above poll figures. --------------------------------------------------------------
Window-cleaning costs are also rising as firms give up their ladders in favour of new technology such as extendable poles, which wash the glass by shooting purified water at it from a tank on the ground. The system can cost up to £12,000, on top of which the contractor needs a van to carry the machinery to jobs. In all, that can boost a window cleaner’s hourly rate from £7-£10 an hour to more than £15, according to the Federation of Window Cleaners.