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NUJ Rate for the Job:
Photography / news
Updated: 2022-07-19
These rates have been reported by members of the National Union of Journalists and others, and printed in the Freelance, newsletter of London Freelance Branch. They are sorted by publisher/publication, then by date (most recent first). TIP: Use the "Find in page" command under your browser's "Edit" or "Search" menu to be sure of finding all occurrences of a publication/publisher. AND do note the year in which the rate was reported! See also the Freelance Fees Guide, which gives general recommendations. And read the disclaimer and the key to exactly what the entries mean.
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Photography - whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture - whose primary use is in a national newspaper. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) See also regional newspapers. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year |  |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
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| 24 Heures 1 pic supplied Single use in 24 Heures | 2001 |  |
100.00 | GR | ||
| Alawaro 11 slides | 2002 | |
30.00 | X | ||
| Børsten (Denmark) one-time usage | 1998 | |
68.00 | X | ||
| Corriere della Sera two pictures | 2011 | |
300.00 | |||
| Daily Express shift | _NS | 2006 | |
150.00 | GR | |
| Daily Express half page | _UM | 1997 | |
100.00 | X | |
| Daily Mail print use of 1 photo | _Assoc | 2019 | |
160.00 | ||
| Daily Mail Video (10 sec) plus article - | _Assoc | 2018 | |
270.00 | O | |
| Daily Mail unauthorised use - first offered £130 | _Assoc | 2015 | |
200.00 | ||
| Daily Mail DPS picture feature (5 images) | _Assoc | 2014 | |
1500.00 | ||
| Daily Mail unauthorised use - first offered £130 | _Assoc | 2014 | |
200.00 | ||
| Daily Mail unauthorised use - first offered £130 | _Assoc | 2014 | |
200.00 | ||
| Daily Mail repro photos syndication not allowed | _Assoc | 2013 | |
20.00 | XXX | |
| Daily Mail compensation agreed in principle for photo used without permission | _Assoc | 2010 | |
250.00 | ||
| Daily Mail job | _Assoc | 2008 | |
150.00 | GR | |
| Daily Mail shift - any number of jobs within the day, mileage charge on top | _Assoc | 2008 | |
150.00 | GR | X |
| Daily Mail shift | _Assoc | 2006 | |
150.00 | GR | |
| Daily Mail one pic | _Assoc | 2004 | |
200.00 | ||
| Daily Mail one photo | _Assoc | 2002 | |
200.00 | O | |
| Daily Mail Photos not used | _Assoc | 2001 | |
175.00 | ||
| Daily Mail photos Usually 1st use | _Assoc | 2001 | |
150.00 | GR | X |
| Daily Mail pic | _Assoc | 1998 | |
110.00 | ||
| Daily Mail 3 pix | _Assoc | 1997 | |
150.00 | X | |
| Daily Mail weekend magazine: face-in-the-crowd | _Assoc | 1996 | |
80.00 | ||
| Daily Mail online video of an environmental activist - licensed for non-exclusive online use | _Assoc | 2020 | |
50.00 | ||
| Daily Mail online Quarter-page photo | _Assoc | 2018 | |
180.00 | X | |
| Daily Mail Online stills | _Assoc | 2016 | |
80.00 | XX | |
| Daily Mail Online raw video, length unspecified | _Assoc | 2016 | |
150.00 | ||
| Daily Mail/APC (Australia) day with TV star | 1994 | |
525.00 | |||
| Daily Mirror photo assignment FBS | _TMG | 2006 | |
175.00 | ||
| Daily Mirror foreign pix to go with women's feature plus £150 exes | _TMG | 2003 | |
1000.00 | ||
| Daily Record two days plus 4 or 5 pix | _TMG | 2005 | |
500.00 | ||
| Daily Star 1 photograph , terms print use only | _TMG | 2019 | |
150.00 | ||
| Daily Star 2 photos | _NS | 2014 | |
200.00 | ||
| Daily Star words +pic | _NS | 2014 | |
125.00 | ||
| Daily Star 2 photos | _NS | 2014 | |
200.00 | ||
| Daily Star words +pic | _NS | 2014 | |
125.00 | ||
| Daily Star one pic | _NS | 2005 | |
200.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph words + 1 pic | _BarcB | 2014 | |
25.00 | XXXX | |
| Daily Telegraph words + 1 pic | _BarcB | 2014 | |
25.00 | XXXX | |
| Daily Telegraph Picture on spec, 1in square | _BarcB | 2012 | |
90.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph per pic, 1/4 page | _BarcB | 2011 | |
150.00 | X | |
| Daily Telegraph pic spread / feature | _BarcB | 2006 | |
800.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph small photo to accompany travel article licence not discussed, but used on the website | _BarcB | 2006 | |
50.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph one pic | _BarcB | 2005 | |
130.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph quarter page FBS | _BarcB | 2005 | |
140.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph day shift - up to 4 jobs | _Holl | 2003 | |
95.00 | XXX | |
| Daily Telegraph | _Holl | 2001 | |
150.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph money go round section, pic: usually pay 90 but upped because needed same day | _Holl | 2000 | |
100.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph dps pictures | _Holl | 2000 | |
500.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph dps pictures | _Holl | 1999 | |
500.00 | X | |
| Daily Telegraph pic incl. materials | _Holl | 1999 | |
90.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph travel pages, day | _Holl | 1999 | |
150.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph Family Finance pic | _Holl | 1999 | |
90.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph per pic | _Holl | 1998 | |
85.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph half-page photo | _Holl | 1997 | |
90.00 | ||
| Daily Telegraph day | _Holl | 1996 | |
225.00 | ||
| El Mundo (Spain) day | 1998 | |
200.00 | |||
| El Mundo (Spain) shift,+exes | 1994 | |
210.00 | |||
| Evening Standard 1 photo on p7 | _Assoc | 2008 | |
200.00 | ||
| Evening Standard one pic, Metrolife Arts | _Assoc | 2005 | |
95.00 | ||
| Evening Standard one pic, Arts section | _Assoc | 2005 | |
80.00 | X | |
| Evening Standard one pic, news | _Assoc | 2005 | |
100.00 | ||
| Evening Standard one pic (no credit) | _Assoc | 2003 | |
250.00 | ||
| Evening Standard half page stock pic | _Assoc | 1999 | |
200.00 | ||
| Evening Standard day | _Assoc | 1998 | |
80.00 | XX | |
| Evening Standard day | _Assoc | 1997 | |
125.00 | ||
| Evening Standard day,+exes | _Assoc | 1997 | |
80.00 | X | |
| Express 1 image for website - | _TMG | 2018 | |
80.00 | X | |
| Financial Mail on Sunday shift plus equipment fee (£25) and 35p per mile and £5 for phones | _Assoc | 2006 | |
146.00 | GR | |
| Financial Times Deutschland 'Out of office' page portrait no extra for web | _Pearson | 2008 | |
150.00 | ||
| Financial Times picture editing day, 8 hours, all photo desks - up from £139 | _Nikkei | 2020 | |
145.00 | X | |
| Financial Times day | _NI | 2018 | |
160.00 | GR | |
| Financial Times day | _Pearson | 2011 | |
130.00 | XX | |
| Financial Times portrait commission for Saturday supplement single use, print only | _Pearson | 2010 | |
160.00 | X | |
| Financial Times 5cols p3 | _Pearson | 2010 | |
270.00 | ||
| Financial Times online slideshow | _Pearson | 2010 | |
130.00 | XX | |
| Financial Times travel section large photo , no extra for web | _Pearson | 2008 | |
250.00 | ||
| Financial Times shift | _Pearson | 2006 | |
100.00 | XX | |
| Financial Times per day plus expenses and exclusive rights for one year from first publication | _Pearson | 2006 | |
255.00 | GR | XXXX |
| Financial Times one photographic job for website | _Pearson | 2006 | |
130.00 | ||
| Financial Times day | _Pearson | 1998 | |
120.00 | ||
| Financial Times shift | _Pearson | 1998 | |
100.00 | X | |
| Glasgow Herald magazine, half day to include 140 miles & materials | _SMG | 2002 | |
250.00 | ||
| Guardian news photo feature - 5 days' work, travel exes paid - 900 words @ £287 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
319.00 | ||
| Guardian Media website pic online +5% for web gallery | _GMG | 2007 | |
525.00 | ||
| Guardian Media website pic +5% for web gallery | _GMG | 2007 | |
231.00 | ||
| Guardian 20 photo picture story | _GMG | 2019 | |
100.00 | XXXX | |
| Guardian 18-photo story in Uganda | _GMG | 2019 | |
350.00 | ||
| Guardian 1 pic, terms 1 use online | _GMG | 2019 | |
100.00 | ||
| Guardian feature photography syndication allowed with proceeds split with photographer | _GMG | 2013 | |
183.15 | GR | |
| Guardian photo commission mileage paid | _GMG | 2013 | |
190.00 | ||
| Guardian Stock pic 80" to 108" - half Berliner page - minimum | _GMG | 2012 | |
124.49 | HA | |
| Guardian Stock pic 30" to 50" - minimum | _GMG | 2012 | |
94.12 | HA | |
| Guardian Stock pic 50" to 80" - minimum | _GMG | 2012 | |
108.24 | HA | |
| Guardian day rate in house agreement - £275 total | _GMG | 2012 | |
275.01 | HA | |
| Guardian minimum shift (4 hours) in 2012 house agreement - £190 total | _GMG | 2012 | |
190.00 | HA | |
| Guardian Stock pic 216" to 432" - double Berliner page - negotiable - minimum | _GMG | 2012 | |
210.39 | HA | |
| Guardian Stock pic up to 5" - minimum | _GMG | 2012 | |
61.89 | HA | |
| Guardian Stock pic 108" to 216" - full Berliner page - minimum | _GMG | 2012 | |
61.83 | HA | |
| Guardian Speculative pic more than 5" - minimum | _GMG | 2012 | |
150.00 | HA | |
| Guardian supply photo for website | _GMG | 2010 | |
66.00 | XX | |
| Guardian supply photo | _GMG | 2010 | |
66.00 | XX | |
| Guardian photo for web | _GMG | 2009 | |
190.00 | ||
| Guardian G2, per print | _GMG | 2008 | |
132.00 | X | |
| Guardian shift variable | _GMG | 2006 | |
145.00 | GR | |
| Guardian pic 5" to 20" (rate since 01/01/05) | _GMG | 2006 | |
69.00 | GR | |
| Guardian pic 50" to 80" (rate since 01/01/05) | _GMG | 2006 | |
114.00 | GR | |
| Guardian pic 108" to 216" - full Berliner page (rate since 01/01/05) | _GMG | 2006 | |
300.00 | GR | |
| Guardian pic 216" to 432" - double Berliner page (rate since 01/01/05) | _GMG | 2006 | |
500.00 | GR | |
| Guardian pic up to 5" (rate since 01/01/05) | _GMG | 2006 | |
58.00 | GR | |
| Guardian pic 80" to 108" - half Berliner page (rate since 01/01/05) | _GMG | 2006 | |
126.00 | GR | |
| Guardian pic 30" to 50" (rate since 01/01/05) | _GMG | 2006 | |
104.00 | GR | |
| Guardian day 1.5% bonus for digital rights, if licensed | _GMG | 2006 | |
224.32 | GR | |
| Guardian pic 20" to 30" (rate since 01/01/05) | _GMG | 2006 | |
80.00 | GR | |
| Guardian one pic, Arts | _GMG | 2005 | |
130.00 | ||
| Guardian one small sports pic + wire | _GMG | 2003 | |
76.00 | ||
| Guardian one small pic | _GMG | 2003 | |
56.00 | ||
| Guardian covering youth match, 2 pix pubd | _GMG | 2003 | |
70.00 | ||
| Guardian one picture one use | _GMG | 2003 | |
111.00 | ||
| Guardian 7' square, it says here | _GMG | 2002 | |
100.00 | ||
| Guardian print - not used - search fee £25 plus | _GMG | 2001 | |
85.00 | ||
| Guardian G2 double spread | _GMG | 1998 | |
650.00 | ||
| Guardian day | _GMG | 1996 | |
290.00 | ||
| Guardian films podcast: supplying archive video , online use only, per minute | _GMG | 2009 | |
150.00 | ||
| Guardian via Rex Shutterstock agency use of stock photo of Sajid Javid MP; terms - 50% split with Rex Features which is now Shutterstock; they do not bother to pay until they owe you £50 | 2022 | |
4.19 | XXXX | ||
| i images and 300 words | _INM | 2012 | |
150.00 | XXX | |
| Independent on Sunday 1/2 page stock image | _INM | 2005 | |
250.00 | ||
| Independent on Sunday page | _INM | 1999 | |
250.00 | ||
| Independent feature photography further reproductions free | _Lebedev | 2013 | |
155.00 | GR | X |
| Independent 2 photos, online use | _INM | 2012 | |
80.00 | X | |
| Independent shift | _INM | 2006 | |
155.00 | GR | |
| Independent 90 sq inch photo | _INM | 2005 | |
120.00 | XX | |
| Independent one pic, news | _INM | 2005 | |
40.00 | XXX | |
| Independent magazine picture story on 5 pages, no expenses paid FBS | _INM | 2004 | |
1000.00 | X | |
| Independent One pic 6" x 8" | _INM | 2004 | |
70.00 | ||
| Independent take and wire feature photo, used at 2 col no formal agreement, assume one time use | _INM | 2003 | |
50.00 | ||
| Independent Front Page Photo 56 sq ins and no credit one off use | _INM | 2003 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Independent 1 pic in supplement | _INM | 2002 | |
70.00 | ||
| Independent six pix | _INM | 2000 | |
350.00 | ||
| Independent day | _INM | 1999 | |
135.00 | X | |
| Independent half day | _INM | 1998 | |
70.00 | XX | |
| Independent Magazine, day | _INM | 1998 | |
180.00 | ||
| Irish Daily Star commissioned job , prod/exes 50 cent per mile | _INM | 2014 |  |
81.00 | XX | |
| Irish Independent job next day use included in fee, all other uses as per agreed rates | _INM | 2013 | |
200.00 | GR | |
| Irish Independent image lifted off the internet and then invoiced, paid with no questions | _INM | 2010 | |
150.00 | ||
| Irish Post single pic | _Smurf | 2002 | |
30.00 | ||
| Irish Times per job/assignement liccensed for first run as far as photographer can ascertain | _ITTrust | 2013 | |
200.00 | O | |
| Irish World per picture | 2005 | |
6.00 | GR | XXXX | |
| Mail on Sunday Ireland 2-hour job plus retouching plus transmission plus travel, exes £40 | _Assoc | 2013 | |
250.00 | ||
| Mail on Sunday shift plus equipment fee (£25) and 35p per mile and £5 for phones | _Assoc | 2006 | |
146.00 | GR | |
| Mail on Sunday photos per pic | _Assoc | 2005 | |
75.00 | X | |
| Mail on Sunday per pic | _Assoc | 2005 | |
75.00 | X | |
| Mail Online 5 images online | _Assoc | 2016 | |
90.00 | ||
| Mail online first of a set of photos used online | _Assoc | 2019 | |
40.00 | X | |
| Mail online 2 photographs | _Assoc | 2019 | |
200.00 | ||
| Mail online 30-second video | _Assoc | 2019 | |
60.00 | XXX | |
| Mail online 5 photos | _Assoc | 2014 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Mail online words + 1 pic | _Assoc | 2014 | |
40.00 | XX | |
| Mail online 5 photos | _Assoc | 2014 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Mail online words + 1 pic | _Assoc | 2014 | |
40.00 | XX | |
| Metro day on location covering sporting event - prod/exes petrol 45p/mile licensed for single edition print & online | _Assoc | 2014 | |
150.00 | GR | XXX |
| Metro day on location covering sporting event - prod/exes petrol 45p/mile licensed for single edition print & online | _Assoc | 2014 | |
150.00 | GR | XXX |
| Metro news reproduction syndication not allowed | _Metro | 2013 | |
50.00 | ||
| Metro shift | _Assoc | 2006 | |
80.00 | GR | X^9! |
| Metro online 1 photograph , terms online use only | _Assoc | 2019 | |
100.00 | ||
| Mirror 1 photograph (less than 5 square inches), terms print use only | _TMG | 2019 | |
130.00 | ||
| Mirror shift | _TMG | 2006 | |
165.00 | GR | |
| Mirror online 2 photographs, terms online use only | _TMG | 2019 | |
200.00 | ||
| News of the World shift | _NI | 2006 | |
175.00 | GR | |
| News of the World day | _NI | 1998 | |
100.00 | X | |
| Newsweek day | 1999 | |
350.00 | |||
| Observer Large action Rugby Union Sports image from previous day via rex/Shutterstock, after they take their 50 per cent = | 2022 | |
2.08 | XXXXX | ||
| Observer shift | _GMG | 2006 | |
145.00 | GR | |
| Observer 2 pix ordered exclusive and unused (argues against offering exclusives!) | _GMG | 2000 | |
60.00 | ||
| Observer (Review) day | _GMG | 2000 | |
136.00 | ||
| Observer day shift | _GMG | 2000 | |
136.00 | ||
| Observer day shift | _GMG | 1999 | |
135.00 | ||
| Observer (Review) day | _GMG | 1999 | |
136.00 | ||
| Observer 2 pix ordered exclusive, not used (so don't give exclusives!) | _GMG | 1999 | |
60.00 | X | |
| Observer 1 pic shoot | _GMG | 1998 | |
145.00 | ||
| Observer photo-exclusive | _GMG | 1998 | |
400.00 | ||
| Observer B+W | _GMG | 1998 | |
140.00 | ||
| Observer 8 x 10 B/W | _GMG | 1998 | |
110.00 | X | |
| Politiken (Denmark) day | 1998 | |
340.00 | |||
| Press Association shift plus 28p per mile | _PA | 2006 | |
135.00 | GR | |
| Quotidiano (Rome) 2 photos | 2012 | |
200.00 | |||
| Repubblica each 200 lira = | 1994 | |
80.00 | |||
| Scotsman photo - repro fee, under licence | _BarcB | 2005 | |
40.00 | GR | |
| Scotsman day shift Scotsman Licence (OR Scotland on Sunday Licence, OR Edinburgh Evening News Licence) | _BarcB | 2005 | |
135.00 | GR | |
| Scotsman 8 hour shift all rights | _BarcB | 2001 | |
120.00 | ||
| Scottish Business Insider features photography, prod/exes 50 for front cover images syndication not allowed | _TMG | 2013 | |
200.00 | GR | |
| Scottish Sun video (length unspecified) | _NI | 2017 | |
50.00 | XXXX | |
| Scottish Sun First pic online | _NI | 2017 | |
30.00 | XXXX | |
| Scottish Sun Second pic online | _NI | 2017 | |
20.00 | XXXX | |
| Scottish Sun Every pic after second, online | _NI | 2017 | |
10.00 | XX^9 | |
| Scottish Sun Fee cap no matter how many pix used | _NI | 2017 | |
100.00 | XX^9 | |
| South China Morning Post day | 1998 | |
200.00 | |||
| South China Morning Post day | 1998 | |
200.00 | |||
| South China Morning Post per assignment, max 1 day | 1998 | |
200.00 | |||
| Standard shift | _Assoc | 2006 | |
150.00 | GR | |
| Sun commissioned photoshoot, exes 27p per mile retain copyright but News International have syndication rights | _NI | 2013 | |
165.00 | GR | |
| Sun shift | _NI | 2006 | |
135.00 | GR | |
| Sun small front page pic (from South Africa?) | _NI | 2002 | |
500.00 | O | |
| Sun job | _NI | 1998 | |
500.00 | ||
| Sun small front page pic | _NI | 1995 | |
300.00 | ||
| Sun online 3 photographs | _NI | 2019 | |
450.00 | ||
| Sunday Business half page pic first UK Newspaper + wire fee £25 | _BarcB | 2002 | |
100.00 | ||
| Sunday Express shift | _NS | 2006 | |
150.00 | GR | |
| Sunday Express half-day | _UM | 1997 | |
100.00 | ||
| Sunday Herald ordered job | _NQ | 2004 | |
120.00 | ||
| Sunday Herald repro fee | _NQ | 2003 | |
62.00 | ||
| Sunday Herald per job, incl exes | _SMG | 2001 | |
150.00 | X | |
| Sunday Independent (Ireland) payment following copyright infringement in print and online (retrospective licence) | _INM | 2019 | |
609.00 | O | |
| Sunday Mail lot of pictures for a double page spread licences for at least 2 newspapers | _TMG | 2007 | |
300.00 | X | |
| Sunday Mirror stock pic FBS | _TMG | 2013 | |
250.00 | O | |
| Sunday Mirror shift | _TMG | 2006 | |
180.00 | GR | |
| Sunday Mirror exclusive picture | _TMG | 2006 | |
1000.00 | O | |
| Sunday Mirror exclusive pic | _TMG | 2005 | |
1000.00 | O | |
| Sunday Mirror day rate plus small pic | _TMG | 2005 | |
320.00 | O | |
| Sunday People shift | _TMG | 2006 | |
150.00 | GR | |
| Sunday Post on spec photo submission incl £25 wire fee single repro, no reuse, no resale. | _DCT | 2006 | |
75.00 | GR | |
| Sunday Telegraph shift | _BarcB | 2006 | |
165.00 | GR | |
| Sunday Telegraph pic | _Holl | 1999 | |
151.00 | ||
| Sunday Telegraph portrait session, day incl exes of 420 | _Holl | 1999 | |
400.00 | XXX | |
| Sunday Times Ireland Shift/shoot FBS | _NI | 2013 | |
200.00 | ||
| Sunday Times photo in Culture | _NI | 2009 | |
120.00 | X | |
| Sunday Times photo | _NI | 2009 | |
78.00 | ||
| Sunday Times culture section - single pic | _NI | 2008 | |
66.00 | XXX | |
| Sunday Times shift | _NI | 2006 | |
175.00 | GR | |
| Sunday Times Money supplement photo accompanying article (square of 4.5 cm sides) - not credited | _NI | 2006 | |
54.00 | X | |
| Sunday Times one pic, news (small) | _NI | 2005 | |
54.00 | X | |
| Sunday Times one pic, Home supplement | _NI | 2005 | |
66.00 | ||
| Sunday Times day shift - no wire fee | _NI | 2003 | |
100.00 | XX | |
| Sunday Times commissioned job - includes wire fee + exes | _NI | 2003 | |
175.00 | X | |
| Sunday Times use of small pic | _NI | 2002 | |
100.00 | ||
| Sunday Times Scotland 3 hours of work, 1 pix used (140 for km) One time use | _NI | 2007 | |
350.00 | ||
| Sunday pic | _NI | 1996 | |
150.00 | ||
| Telegraph online use of 1 photo | _BarcB | 2019 | |
25.00 | X | |
| Telegraph print use of 1 photo | _BarcB | 2019 | |
150.00 | ||
| Telegraph shift FBS and web | _BarcB | 2007 | |
350.00 | ||
| Telegraph shift plus 38 p per mile. | _BarcB | 2006 | |
165.00 | GR | |
| The Star shift up to | _NS | 2006 | |
150.00 | GR | |
| Times Educational Supplements Scotland Feature photography syndication not allowed but further reproductions free | _HM | 2013 | |
200.00 | GR | |
| Times Property - Bricks+Mortar - one photograph web use not notified but has also been used. | _NI | 2010 | |
90.00 | X | |
| Times Money section, day | _NI | 2008 | |
145.00 | X | |
| Times shift | _NI | 2006 | |
130.00 | GR | |
| Times photo day - over 8 hrs FBS, expenses 28p/mile | _NI | 2006 | |
200.00 | GR | |
| Times commissioned job - +mileage over 60 miles @ 25p | _NI | 2005 | |
145.00 | ||
| Times Travel section day FBS | _NI | 2002 | |
110.00 | XX | |
| Times Crème supplement, quarter-page pic + exes | _NI | 2002 | |
85.00 | X | |
| You (Mail on Sunday mag) day | _Assoc | 1996 | |
350.00 | ||
| Agence France Presse photo | 1997 | |
125.00 | XX | ||
| Al Jazeera English photo essay + 800 words | 2013 | |
450.00 | |||
| Andaolu Agency full day photo shift | 2022 | |
200.00 | |||
| Andaolu Agency (Turkey) half day photography | 2022 | |
225.00 | |||
| AP rate offered with exes | 2000 | |
80.00 | |||
| AP flat rate offered, no exes | 2000 | |
100.00 | |||
| AP pic ($100) | 1996 | |
64.50 | X | ||
| APTV 1 minute footage 50% extra for online use | _AP | 2010 | |
450.00 | ||
| Associated Press 6 minute raw footage edit feature - including expenses (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
450.00 | |||
| Associated Press shift | _AP | 2006 | |
100.00 | GR | XXXX |
| Associated Press TV 30-second video | _AP | 2017 | |
110.00 | ||
| BBC News Online (Africa section) two or more pix on one story infinite repeats but non-exclusive usage | _BBC | 2004 | |
50.00 | XX | |
| BBC News Online (Africa section) per pic infinite but non-exclusive usage | _BBC | 2004 | |
31.00 | XX | |
| BBC News Website online picture essay | 2014 | |
270.00 | |||
| BBC Online photo-essay, 8-10 pix, from Africa use on as many stories as they feel like | _BBC | 2004 | |
127.00 | XX | |
| BBC Panorama archive video images for docco, per minute used , TV use only for 2 transmissions, prod/exes £150 | _BBC | 2009 | |
600.00 | ||
| BBC picture library charge first broadcast flash UK | _BBC | 2008 | |
80.00 | GR | |
| BBC picture library charge first broadcast flash Rest of World | _BBC | 2008 | |
60.00 | GR | |
| BBC picture library charge first broadcast flash USA | _BBC | 2008 | |
80.00 | GR | |
| BBC picture library charge subsequent broadcast flashes - half of fee for first flash for example for UK | _BBC | 2008 | |
40.00 | GR | |
| BBC picture library charge first broadcast flash Worldwide | _BBC | 2008 | |
250.00 | GR | |
| BBC picture library charge first broadcast flash Australia | _BBC | 2008 | |
40.00 | GR | |
| BBC picture library charge first broadcast flash Europe | _BBC | 2008 | |
80.00 | GR | |
| BBC TV News @ 6: 6 seconds of video | _BBC | 2005 | |
250.00 | ||
| BBC world news Europe one photo plus caption | _BBC | 2019 | |
75.00 | ||
| Channel 4 news (for broadcast?) day? | _ITN | 2000 | |
250.00 | X | |
| City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12a: TV stills - flash fee, colour | _HMG | 2013 | |
94.93 | ||
| City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12c: TV stills - 10 year licence, BW | _HMG | 2013 | |
176.18 | ||
| City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12c: TV stills - 10 year licence, colour | _HMG | 2013 | |
234.90 | ||
| City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12b: TV stills - 4 year licence, BW | _HMG | 2013 | |
107.65 | ||
| City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12b: TV stills - 4 year licence, colour | _HMG | 2013 | |
166.38 | ||
| City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12a: TV stills - flash fee, BW | _HMG | 2013 | |
60.68 | ||
| EPA (European Press Agency) day | 2021 | |
180.00 | |||
| Guardian Networks (IT support) 1 photo, 5 inches square | _GMG | 2014 | |
71.00 | GR | |
| Guardian Networks (IT support) 1 photo, 5 inches square | _GMG | 2014 | |
71.00 | GR | |
| ITN online videography: short DV news package using company's own equipment to be edited and voiced by others. licensed for online use, up to 8 hour shift. | _ITN | 2010 | |
100.00 | GR | XXXX |
| ITV one archive photo - worldwide usage | _ITV | 2018 | |
400.00 | X | |
| One member's going rate Video: commissioned news feature report | 2016 | |
720.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video: one second of archive, per platform per second (1 minute broadcast once = £360) | 2016 | |
6.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video: day shooting | 2016 | |
400.00 | |||
| One member's going rate Video: commissioned filming and editing day | 2016 | |
600.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video from archive: one minute for TV & internet = 60 * £6 per second * 2 platforms (UK only) | 2016 | |
360.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video from archive: per second per platform, world licence | 2016 | |
36.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video: shot & edited 2-3 minute package (a day's work) | 2016 | |
500.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video: news day rate, up from £300 | 2016 | |
400.00 | GR | ||
| One member's going rate Video from archive: per second per platform, UK only | 2016 | |
6.00 | GR | ||
| PA shift | _PA | 2000 | |
75.00 | ? | |
| Press Association day shift | _PA | 2004 | |
75.00 | GR | XX |
| Reuters short video footage of G20 demo | _Reuter | 2009 | |
350.00 | XX | |
| Reuters shift | _Reuter | 2006 | |
100.00 | GR | XXXX |
| RTP (Portugal) "11 minutes" (videography?) news gathering | 2016 | |
500.00 | |||
| RTVE (Spanish TV) one still, file pic unlimited use on several channels | 2013 | |
600.00 | GR | ||
| Sports agency day | 1998 | |
150.00 | |||
| The Associated Press Rate per assignment first use world-wide | _AP | 2000 | |
100.00 | GR | X |
| TV programme 2 photographs in TV programme, terms - PSR rights for unlimited transmissions including catch-up services, valid for 5 years | 2019 | |
500.00 | |||
| UK tabloid newspaper single image - online use only | 2018 | |
500.00 | |||
| UK tabloid newspaper single image - print use - rights deal not reported | 2018 | |
500.00 | |||
| Unnamed university pictures in an exhibition | 2017 | |
650.00 | |||
| Key to the rates, by column: |
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| 1 Publication / Programme, any details of work and licence | ||||||
| 2 Owner at the time the rate was reported, where known | Group | |||||
| 3 The year in which the rate was reported | Year |
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4 Currency: either or or (US)  | |
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| 5 Amount paid (total of basic licence and extra licences for web use, database resale...) | Amount |
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| 7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it: | GR |
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| or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement: | HA |
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| 8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor: | | 50.00 | X |
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| or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised: | | 1500.00 | O |
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Other rates:
| Type of work: | In the "sector": (click or tap below!) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Words, per 1000 | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Words, other | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Photography | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Broadcasting | News | Local | Other including podcasting | ||||
| Shifts | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Other: | Cartoons | Crosswords | Illustration | Punditry | Retainer | Teaching | Tip-off | Translation | ||||||
| Recently reported rates | all from the past few months |
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