NUJ Rate for the Job: Shifts / other

Updated: 2022-09-16

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.

Shifts / other Work paid by the day or the hour that's not for newspapers, magazines, books, PR or online publications.
Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / other		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Total paid	GR	XXXX
IDS Pay Report writing/research day	_Reuter	2012		100.00		XX
Inside Housing reporting day	_Ocean	2020		160.00
Water Resources (NGO publishing) photography, video, reporting day		2012		350.00		O
Absolute Picture Agency		1998		100.00
Ad agency picture research, per hour		2001		20.00
Anonymous commercial research/report, per day		1996		350.00
Audit Commission subbing day		1994		200.00
BBC research day	_BBC	1996		100.00		X
BBC Business 8-hour editing day (+ holiday pay)	_BBC	2015		140.00
BBC in-house newsletter negotiated contract per day	_BBC	2000		220.00
BBC in-house newsletter writing/editing day	_BBC	1999		220.00
BBC Wales researcher day (9 hours)	_BBC	2015		106.00	GR	XXX
BBC World Service Newsletter write/edit (ed all of it?!)	_BBC	1996		200.00		?X
Business research firm proofreading day		2013		160.00
Care International (charity) 2.5 days report writing		2006		400.00
Central School of Speech and Drama Production day		1997		120.00
Centre for British Teachers advice on editorial matters, per day		2002		350.00
Christian Aid research		2003		120.00
Christian Aid day		2001		120.00
Collecting Society day consultancy/research on media issues		2011		300.00
Communications International writing/subbing	_EMAP	2000		65.00		X
Consultancy on media strategy - FTSE 100 company per day		2007		600.00
Contract publisher copy-editing, EUR60 per hour implies day rate of		2011		420.00
Corporate client editing intranet, per 7-hour day		2012		56.00		XXX
Corporate writing (Brussels) hour		2007		75.00
Corporate writing day		2007		400.00
Corporate writing / consutancy day		2007		500.00
Cultural consultancy music journalists interviewed to extract expert views; per day		2012		500.00
Cultural consultancy music journalists interviewed to extract expert views; per day		2012		1000.00		O
Cultural consultancy music journalists interviewed to extract expert views; two hours at their place		2012		200.00		O
Department of Health Writing for newsletters, websites, reports, editing One year contract, 6 days a month plus expenses, not taxed at source	_HMG	2010		250.00
Disability charity day doing social media		2019		150.00		X
Discovery Channel Picture editing day (with some research)		2018		150.00	GR
Editorial Enterprises subbing day (member notes '!!')		1993		65.00		X
English Churches Housing Trust proofreading annual report, per hour		2001		15.00
European Commission rewriting day		2005		300.00		O
European NGO per day, work not specified		2015		300.00
European Union research/writing		1996		200.00		X
Food Standards Agency research/writing day	_HMG	2002		200.00
Forward (contract publishing) Subbing day	_Forward	1998		120.00
Fulcrum Productions Development research, week		1999		325.00
Help Age International copy editing day		2008		200.00
History book research and fact checking day (for 3 months)		2020		120.00
History documentary series TV producing and directing day (10-17 hours!) PACT contract		2017		280.00
IMP picture research day		1999		115.00
International Federation of Building and Wood Workers poster design, per hour	_TU	2001		20.00		O
International Labour Office subbing paid at 115 Swiss Francs per 1000 words =		2013		78.00
Joseph Rowntree Foundation subbing/writing		1994		200.00
London College Of Fashion day teaching Getting Started As A Freelance		2008		316.48	GR	O
M+S catalogue subbing day	_Axon	2006		150.00
MCP (eh?) subbing day		1997		60.00		X
Media tech training materials Day rate for writing training deck content - Work for hire	_Google	2021		400.00	GR	O
Netherlands Union of Journalists recommended rate experienced freelances, per day (=£223)		2003		313.00
Netherlands Union of Journalists recommended rate very experienced freelances, per day (=£293)		2003		412.00
Netherlands Union of Journalists recommended rate beginner freelances, per day (=£171)		2003		240.00
OASIS evenings half-day subbing		1996		50.00
Patient Choice NHS booklet subbing in-house		2006		130.00	GR
PCS union writing and subbing day	_TU	2010		170.00
private job 4 hours' research		2009		100.00
RAI International television day (doing what?) excluding overtime		2009		120.00		XX
Ree Publishing subbing day		1997		200.00
Research scientific writer day (via #FreelancerPayGap)		2020		300.00
Rhinegild Publishing Subbing day		1997		100.00
Royal Horticultural Society adding content to a gardening app, per day up to		2022		120.00
Royal Mail picture research hour		1999		15.00
Royal Society Attend scientific discussion, per day		2003		200.00
self-published editorial editorial, per day		2014		120.00		X
Small specialist publisher subbing copy, per piece (less than one day's work)		2007		200.00	GR
Society journal publisher editor US$3 per page = up to per day (via #FreelancerPayGap)		2020		300.00
Software design & development user experience (ux) consultant designer day up to (via #FreelancerPayGap)		2020		700.00
Spa Press subbing day		1997		200.00
The Royal Society attend scientific meeting to do writeup, per day		2003		200.00
UCL Medical School half-day shift, activity unspecified -		2018		150.00
United Nations proofreading documents from 3pm to 1am; offered to pay for a taxi home but fee still 'regrettably low'		2014		90.00		XXXX
United Nations proofreading documents from 3pm to 1am; offered to pay for a taxi home but fee still 'regrettably low'		2014		90.00		XXXX
University 1/2 day every workday subbing mag copy and other stuff (approx 70 hours per month) 3000 Swiss Francs =		2021		2360.00		O
unnamed BBC World Service programme production day (note house agreement rate for domestic BBC)	_BBC	2020		190.00
Various EMAP titles reporting day up to		2020		170.00
Victim Support annual report - editing/markup of 12pp	_HMG	2003		800.00
West London Leadership Writing/editing report, per day		2002		450.00		O
World Development Movement Editing charity report, per day		2001		120.00
World Vision (charity) 2 days copy-editing		2006		400.00		O
Key to the rates, by column:
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
4 Currency: either or or (US)
5 Amount paid (total of basic licence and extra licences for web use, database resale...)				Amount
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it:					GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement:					HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:				50.00		X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:				1500.00		O

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