Welcome

Welcome to the Freelance Fees Guide

The National Union of Journalists publishes the Freelance Fees Guide to help freelance journalists and their clients negotiate.

The Fees Guide offers suggested rates based on an open market survey - the Rate for the Job.

Further, it offers a wealth of advice to freelance journalists on everything from tax requirements to chasing down those who infringe copyright: see below for the main advice headings.

And for those who need to commission freelances, every section of the Fees Guide is just one click away from listings of NUJ freelances with the right skills, from the NUJ Freelance Directory. Look up the rate, find a freelance: sorted.

We are constantly revising the Fees Guide rates and advice: please send comments and submit rates that you have been paid in the past year. If you have not read the Fees Guide for a while it is important that you read the introduction before going to the rates listings.

Follow the links below to go to the suggested rates for each kind of work. There you will find links to further advice.

And remember that if you want advice on your particular situation, it is important to join the NUJ!