[NUJ.LFB] NUJ Rate for the Job:
Recently reported rates / all

Updated: 12 June 2013

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" 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.

^ Recently reported rates / all work

These are Rates for the Job reported in the past few months, sorted by type of work and sector of journalism. See:

Some of the above are subdivided into books, mags, news, online, other, PR and regional sectors. Keep on paging down...

If no-one has recently reported any rates in a category, you see just the headers, thus:

* Tell us what you've been paid for Recently reported rates / all work * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Broadcasting / news

Completists may want to see a few older rates. Includes punditry: for non-broadcast punditry see here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / news * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
The Ferret (ITV Wales) reporting day not taxed at source, plus exes (meagre) _ITV 2013 GBP 374
Al Jazeera TV (English) punditry , terms "rubbish" 2013 GBP 225
BBC news reporting day _BBC 2013 GBP 280
BBC Northern Ireland punditry on phone (radio) _BBC 2013 GBP 75
BBC radio punditry on phone (radio) _BBC 2013 GBP 30 X
BBC Radio 4 pundit interview for radio documentary _BBC 2013 GBP 80
BBC Radio 6music pundit spot _BBC 2013 GBP 75
BBC TV and radio punditry in studio _BBC 2013 GBP 100
BBC TV and radio punditry in studio _BBC 2013 GBP 75 X
BBC World Service writing and recording for From Our Own Correspondent item all rights _BBC 2013 GBP 141 0 XXXX
Brazilian radio station daily 1-minute international news bulletin 2013 GBP 250
Factual radio magazine programme presenting, scripting + interviewing an 18-minute radio programme all rights _BBC 2013 GBP 367 0 GR
ITV National News (ITN) reporting day, food expenses paid, surely per hour _ITN 2013 GBP 20
ITV News reporting day not taxed at source, plus exes (meagre) _ITV 2013 GBP 374 O
Sky News 11-hour overnight producing day/night _BSkyB 2013 GBP 240
Sky News (London HQ) on-screen newsreader, 8-hr day _NI 2013 GBP 250 GR XX
Sky Sports News presenting paid gross for 4 hours _NI 2013 GBP 300 GR O
Weekly programme on BBC World News producing a weekly TV news magazine buyout per programme, nominally 2.5 days work per week _BBC 2013 GBP 800 0

^ Broadcasting / other

Any kind of work for TV or radio programmes other than news. Includes, for the moment, podcasting - whether of newspaper, magazine or broadcast content. Completists may want to see a few older rates. Includes punditry: for non-broadcast punditry see here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / other * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
An Angel At My Table Broadcast Assistant on radio drama _BBC 2013 GBP 100 XX
AFP TV (editing?) day, exes paid _AFP 2013 GBP 200 GR
BBC Local Radio Local radio presenter, 2 hour prog _BBC 2013 GBP 150
BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour pundit/expert contribution _BBC 2013 GBP 58 X
BBC radio arts magazine producing programme - 8 hr day not taxed at source, no holiday added _BBC 2013 GBP 160
BBC radio arts magazine producing programme - 8 hr day , prod/exes if incurred not taxed at source, no holiday added _BBC 2013 GBP 160 X
Radio 4 live hosting script, research, interviewing present live half hour no expenses, no extras for repeats, online use and anything else they want to do with it _BBC 2013 GBP 800 0
Weekly local radio phone-in prerecording IVs to use as inserts in a live phone-in on local radio, aprox 9 hours setup/record/editing plus 1 hour live _BBC 2013 GBP 100 XXXX

^ Broadcasting / regional

Any kind of work for broadcast (TV or radio) regional news. See also national news. Includes punditry: for non-broadcast punditry see here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / regional * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
BBC regional news reporting day _BBC 2013 GBP 185 GR
BBC Regional TV News News journalist, producer and presenter of early morning news _BBC 2013 GBP 150 0 GR X
ITV regional news reporting day _ITV 2013 GBP 180 0 X

^ Cartoons / all

* Tell us what you've been paid for Cartoons / all * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Crosswords / all

* Tell us what you've been paid for Crosswords / all * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Specialist magazine 13x13 themed cryptic crossword, monthly 2013 GBP 80 X

^ Illustrations / all

* Tell us what you've been paid for Illustrations / all * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Photography / books

Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, whose primary purpose is to put pix in a book.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / books * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 3: Book jackets and CD/video covers, colour _HMG 2013 GBP 234.90
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 3: Book jackets and CD/video covers, BW _HMG 2013 GBP 121.36
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 1: Books / journals / part works, colour _HMG 2013 GBP 94.93
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 1: Books / journals / part works, BW _HMG 2013 GBP 47.47
Textbook stock photo , terms WAL, all editions, incl N America _OUP 2013 GBP 130 GR
Textbook stock photo , terms WAL, one edition, incl' N.America, incl' electronic _CBC 2013 GBP 125
Textbook (Nelson Thornes) stock photo , terms WEL, one editions, incl' N.America, incl' electronic 2013 GBP 125
Textbook stock photo , terms WEL, one editions, incl' N.America _Pearson 2013 GBP 100 GR X
Textbook stock photo , terms WEL, one edition, incl' N.America, incl' electronic _Hach 2013 GBP 75 X
Textbook (Nelson Thornes) stock photo , terms WEL, one editions, incl' N.America 2013 GBP 70

^ Photography / mags

Photography - whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture - whose primary use is in a magazine. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / mags * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
100% Biker photos and words for 3-page colour feature FBS _Jazz 2013 GBP 480 X
Best small pic drop in single use, stock image _Hearst 2013 GBP 50 GR
Custom Car 3-page feature, 1000 words plus 8 pics, no exes _Kelsey 2013 GBP 300 GR X
Independent On Sunday New Review single editorial portrait _Lebedev 2012 GBP 250 X
Jazzwise stock photograph FBS 2013 GBP 25 X
Mini magazine stock pic _Future 2013 GBP 25
NME 1/4 page photo _IPC 2013 GBP 25 XXX
Premier Guitar full page photo, print and digital, plus use on Facebook 6-month exclusive rights re: guitar specialist magazines, non-exclusive elsewhere 2013 GBP 100
Private Equity International 1.5-hour job plus retouching plus transmission _IPC 2013 EUR 280
Reveal photo job 1 hour , mileage @ 40p pm = £24 offered all rights wanted: member didn't sign _Hearst 2013 GBP 250 0 GR
Rolling Stone on line via photoshot/retna/getty images stock / archival image _Getty 2013 GBP 8.90 XXX
Time for Business business portraits of one subject, prod/exes £380.00 all-inclusive print and screen use for open ended time use 2013 GBP 100 GR XX
Times Educational Supplement Scotland (TESS) per job ~4 hours total two years' usage in mag, forever on website, fee reflects travel distance, no further exes _TSL 2013 GBP 270 GR
Times Educational Supplement Scotland (TESS) reproduction fee, any size single use _TSL 2013 GBP 50 GR X
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 2a: Scholarly and/or non profit-making publications, colour _HMG 2013 GBP 29.84
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 2a: Scholarly and/or non profit-making publications, BW _HMG 2013 GBP 15.18
Gardening title photo job, no exes FBS _IPC 2013 GBP 300 200 GR

^ Photography / news

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.) Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here. See also regional newspapers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / news * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Daily Mail repro photos syndication not allowed _Assoc 2013 GBP 20 0 XXX
Guardian photo commission mileage paid _GMG 2013 GBP 190
Guardian feature photography syndication allowed with proceeds split with photographer _GMG 2013 GBP 183.15 GR
Independent feature photography further reproductions free _Lebedev 2013 GBP 155 GR X
Irish Independent job next day use included in fee, all other uses as per agreed rates _INM 2013 EUR 120 80 GR
Mail on Sunday Ireland 2-hour job plus retouching plus transmission plus travel, exes £40 _Assoc 2013 GBP 250
Metro news reproduction syndication not allowed _Metro 2013 GBP 50
Scottish Business Insider features photography, prod/exes 50 for front cover images syndication not allowed _TMG 2013 GBP 200 GR
Sun commissioned photoshoot, exes 27p per mile retain copyright but News International have syndication rights _NI 2013 GBP 165 GR
Sunday Mirror stock pic FBS _TMG 2013 GBP 250 O
Sunday Times Ireland Shift/shoot FBS _NI 2013 GBP 200
Times Educational Supplements Scotland Feature photography syndication not allowed but further reproductions free _HM 2013 GBP 200 GR
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12c: TV stills - 10 year licence, colour _HMG 2013 GBP 234.90
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12c: TV stills - 10 year licence, BW _HMG 2013 GBP 176.18
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12b: TV stills - 4 year licence, colour _HMG 2013 GBP 166.38
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12b: TV stills - 4 year licence, BW _HMG 2013 GBP 107.65
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12a: TV stills - flash fee, colour _HMG 2013 GBP 94.93
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12a: TV stills - flash fee, BW _HMG 2013 GBP 60.68
RTVE (Spanish TV) one still, file pic unlimited use on several channels 2013 EUR 600 0 GR

^ Photography / online

Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, whose primary purpose is for online publication.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / online * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Daily Mail per picture used online - half that if through an agency _Assoc 2013 GBP 25 0 GR XXXX
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 14: CD Roms, Photo CD, web pages - 4 year licence _HMG 2013 GBP 59.21
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 13: Personal or educational web pages or CD Roms - 4 year licence _HMG 2013 GBP 15.18
economist.com Picture to illustrate article on tourism in Burkina Faso all rights _Pearson 2013 GBP 25 XX

^ Photography / other

Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, that's not for newspapers, magazines, books, PR or online publications.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / other * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Mathias / Hinterland full day shooting production stills of S4C TV show all rights _S4C 2013 GBP 350 GR
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 5: Gifts, souvenirs etc. from _HMG 2013 GBP 176.18
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 6: Posters and wall charts (A3 upwards) from _HMG 2013 GBP 176.18
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 4: Postcards, greetings cards, small reproductions (up to A3), calendars per plate, colour +100 copies _HMG 2013 GBP 176.18
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 9 i): Display: permanent installations _HMG 2013 GBP 121.36
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 4: Postcards, greetings cards, small reproductions (up to A3), calendars per plate, BW +100 copies _HMG 2013 GBP 121.36
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 8: Invitations and Menus, colour _HMG 2013 GBP 72.43
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 2b: Educational (schools and colleges), colour _HMG 2013 GBP 59.71
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12d: Educational TV stills - unlimited repeats, colour _HMG 2013 GBP 59.71
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 9 ii): Display: temporary installations _HMG 2013 GBP 59.21
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 11: In-house films and videos, colour _HMG 2013 GBP 47.47
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 8: Invitations and Menus, BW _HMG 2013 GBP 44.47
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 11: In-house films and videos, BW _HMG 2013 GBP 29.85
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 2b: Educational (schools and colleges), BW _HMG 2013 GBP 29.84
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 12d: Educational TV stills - unlimited repeats, BW _HMG 2013 GBP 29.84
Jewellery website photographing inventory - 1300 items 2013 USD 15 XXXX
London City law firm 23 corporate headshot on location - 8hours , prod/exes £600 2013 GBP 2000 O
Port of London Authority Use of one image from the Great River Race Sept 2012 - low res jpeg for single use in internal PowerPoint presentation _HMG 2013 GBP 60
Swn Festival full coverage of festival (payment in form of festival ticket) 2013 GBP 0 XX

^ Photography / pr

Public Relations work should attract much higher rates than reporting work, even for the same client. So ask what the pictures are for! (Also try Photography / other.)

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / pr * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
The Brent magazine (London Borough of Brent) 1 hour, 30 pics wired and CD posted, no exes _HMG 2013 GBP 120
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 7: Advertising materials, colour _HMG 2013 GBP 352.34
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 7: Advertising materials, BW _HMG 2013 GBP 298.50
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 10: Commercial films, videos, colour _HMG 2013 GBP 94.93
City of London archive stock photo Cat. 10: Commercial films, videos, BW _HMG 2013 GBP 59.71
Community regeneration projects photography and videography per job, including exes licences for 3 and 6 years _HMG 2013 GBP 2000 O
Grayling PR videography: 90-second web package, exes included web-only licence and unlikely to be used for long 2013 GBP 500 GR
in-house PR half-day shoot in Essex, prod/exes 0 FBS 2013 GBP 600 0 GR O
Local restaurant advertising photography (2 hours) licensed or advertising, display, corporate literature, local, regional and trade media + website use 2013 GBP 200
Oxfam half day shoot, incl production charges (6 pictures) plus travel licensed for 5 years non-exclusive 2013 GBP 300 GR
Reclaim Shakespeare photographing protest for activist group press and PR use for 6 months 2013 GBP 240 O
Rory Peck Trust / CNN PR photo call and private event photos, no exes 2013 GBP 150
Whitbread in-house magazine PR shoot licensed for 3 years in-house magazine and web use 2013 GBP 270 GR

^ Photography / regional

Photography - whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture - whose primary use is in a regional newspaper. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) See also national papers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / regional * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Bristol Post photoshoot and copy pics for spread FBS + web use _Assoc 2013 GBP 85 0
Carlisle News + Star photo day 40p per mile _Cumbria 2013 GBP 80 GR
Hamilton Advertiser photography, per picture, no exes _TMG 2013 GBP 20 GR XX
Manchester Evening News 8 hour shift, 1 or 2 jobs, no exes licensed for all uses but syndication by firm split 50/50 _TMG 2013 GBP 120
Manchester Evening News 8-hour day _TMG 2013 GBP 120 GR
Swindon Advertiser £20 per job. Minimum £80 , mileage @ 37p pm + wire fee 50p per image FBS _NQ 2013 GBP 20 XX
Western Mail job took 30 mins to do all in FBS _TMG 2013 GBP 75 GR
Regional paper, midlands of England photo day (4+ jobs, 1-3 pics per job) _Johnsto 2013 GBP 80 XXX
Sheffield Newspapers 8-hour day (sometimes 1 maybe 2 jobs, other times 4 or 5 jobs) mileage paid at 45p per mile _Johnsto 2013 GBP 90 GR X
Sheffield Newspapers photo day, 45p per mile use across group _Johnsto 2013 GBP 85 0 GR XX
Tindle newspapers photography day, 34p per mile, no other expenses _Tindle 2013 GBP 50 GR XXX
University College London 2 weeks producing training video - per hour 2013 GBP 30

^ Punditry / not broadcast

Being interviewed as an expert and punditry in general. Except, for historical reasons, the majority of this work, which is done for broadcasters - see Broadcasting / news, Broadcasting / regional and Broadcasting / other. There, going rates apply - see the Fees Guide link. Here, negotiations are wide open.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Punditry / not broadcast * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Retainers / all

* Tell us what you've been paid for Retainers / all * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Shifts / books

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / books * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Book ghosting and editing per day _BlackPr 2013 GBP 400
Gollancz copy-editing per hour _Hach 2013 GBP 16.50 GR X
Illustrated books editing day _DK 2013 GBP 130 GR
Legal/academic textbook editing day, pays approx £1.50 per page exes £25 for printing _OUP 2013 GBP 750
Orion Publishing Group copy-editing per hour _Hach 2013 GBP 16 GR XX
Quercus books copy-editing per hour 2013 GBP 17.50 GR X
Various book publishers book editing per hour 2013 GBP 20

^ Shifts / mags

Writing and editing work for magazines, paid by the day or the hour. Mostly sub-editing: checking and proofreading copy and making it fit the house style and design. (Actual publication/programme names appear before publishers and generic rates. The 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.) Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / mags * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Accounting and Business subbing day, 7 hours 2013 GBP 164 O
BMJ Learning editing day 2013 GBP 200
Construction News subbing day, 7 hours _EMAP 2013 GBP 160
Cream; media round-up subbing day (approx) not taxed at source 2013 GBP 150
Current Archaeology (Current Publishing) subbing day 2013 GBP 120 XX
ENDS Report (environmental) subbing day, £14 holiday pay , down from £150 a day _HM 2013 GBP 120 XX
Hello! subbing day _Hola 2013 GBP 152
Horse and Hound three days reporting on competition only expenses paid are mileage at 30p and £5 for lunch _IPC 2013 GBP 230
Horse and Hound two days reporting on competition only expenses paid are mileage at 30p and £5 for lunch _IPC 2013 GBP 195
Horse and Hound day reporting on competition only expenses paid are mileage at 30p and £5 for lunch _IPC 2013 GBP 157
HR Magazine (Mark Allen Group) subbing day 2013 GBP 150
Local Government Chronicle subbing day not taxed at source 2013 GBP 150
Military History Monthly (Current Publishing) subbing day 2013 GBP 120 X
Mother & Baby feature editing and writing - 8hr day _Bauer 2013 GBP 140
Museums Journal subbing day 2013 GBP 160
Nature 7-hour subbing day paid PAYE as casual temporary, paid time off on top, headline freelance rate as per NUJ agreement adjusted for this _Holtzb 2013 GBP 194.88 HA O
Nursing Standard subbing day _TU 2013 GBP 150
Pregnancy & Birth feature editing and writing day - 8 hours _Bauer 2013 GBP 140
Professional Engineering subbing day not taxed at source _Caspian 2013 GBP 200 O
Reveal subbing day _Hearst 2013 GBP 120 GR
Shortlist subbing day 2013 GBP 130 X
The Drinks Business (Union Press) subbing day 2013 GBP 140 GR
The Pan European Guide to Media case studies from Cream subbing day not taxed at source 2013 GBP 150 GR
Zest day writing NIBs and features all rights _Hearst 2013 GBP 120 GR XX
B2B eco-magazine subbing day 2013 GBP 150
John Brown magazines subbing day _Brown 2013 GBP 155
Unnamed periodical editorial day - was £150 per day, bargained down to £130 with extension of contract 2013 GBP 130
unnamed publication subbing day _Centaur 2013 GBP 164

^ Shifts / news

Writing and editing work for national newspapers, paid by the day or the hour. Mostly sub-editing: checking and proofreading copy and making it fit the house style and design. (Actual publication/programme names appear before publishers and generic rates. The 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.) Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here. See also regional newspapers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / news * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Africa Report subbing day 2013 EUR 180 O
Express newspapers subbing day (six at Broughton) _NS 2013 GBP 128 X
Guardian subbing day, 7 hours _GMG 2013 GBP 180 HA
Guardian IPad uploader 6-hour day _GMG 2013 GBP 72.13
Herald (Glasgow) subbing day _NQ 2013 GBP 115
Irish Daily Mail half day court reporting First Irish Serial rights + web _Assoc 2013 EUR 80 GR
News Letter N Ireland reporting day _Johnsto 2013 GBP 74 XX
Observer subbing day, 8 hours _GMG 2013 GBP 229
Observer subbing day, 7 hours _GMG 2013 GBP 205
Presseurop subbing day 2013 EUR 133
Sunday Times subbing day for print or revise-editing for website, 8 hours _NI 2013 GBP 174.60 GR
The Times subbing night-shift for print, web and tablets combined - 7 hours 45 mins 1 hour break finishing after midnight; includes £15 supplement over similar-length day shift _NI 2013 GBP 170 GR O
Times subbing day for print, web and tablets combined _NI 2013 GBP 155.97
Times Saturday Magazine subbing day - agreed by staff association, incremental annual rise due but 'long since run out' _NI 2013 GBP 155.97
BBC radio newsroom news writing day (10 hours) - says here £30 holiday pay - _BBC 2012 GBP 180
BBC Radio Newsroom - R2, R3, R4, 6Music news writing day _BBC 2013 GBP 217 GR
guardian.co.uk video editing day _GMG 2013 GBP 225 X
RTE News 8 hour reporting day _RTE 2013 EUR 150 GR
Sky News 10-hour producer day _BSkyB 2013 GBP 210 GR

^ Shifts / online

Writing and editing work primarily for online-only use, paid by the day or the hour. (The 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts. For writing, it would refer to additional print use.) August 2012: We've moved rates for online editions of newspapers and magazines into the 'news' or 'mags' listings.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / online * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Guardian 8 hours 'community management', community coordination training journalists on community issues etc. _GMG 2013 GBP 85 GR XXXX
Infrastructure Journal (TopRight Group) reporting day 2013 GBP 106.50
BBC editing day, 10 hours includes casual holiday pay (works out as £17 per shift) _BBC 2013 GBP 157 GR
English Heritage website web editing, 5200 words _HMG 2013 GBP 800
European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) web content writing per hour 2013 EUR 28 O
UK-based non-profit organisation online day 2013 GBP 175
unnamed research company website web, copywriting plus editing, research, per day 2013 GBP 500 O

^ Shifts / other

Work paid by the day or the hour that's not for newspapers, magazines, books, PR or online publications. (The 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.)

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / other * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Business research firm proofreading day 2013 GBP 160

^ Shifts / pr

See also Shifts / other... the 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / pr * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Arts organisation media consultancy (day?) 2013 GBP 200
Government department/agency Annual contract - 6 writing days a month for web, newsletters, blog etc), maintaing webpages, advising on communications office and travel paid, not taxed at source, all rights _HMG 2013 GBP 250 0 O
SJ Berwin website editing/copywriting day for law firm partner and associate profiles 2013 GBP 1600 O
unnamed bank's in-company magazine editing day 2013 GBP 700 O

^ Shifts / regional

Writing and editing work for regional newspapers, paid by the day or the hour. Mostly sub-editing: checking and proofreading copy and making it fit the house style and design. (Actual publication/programme names appear before publishers and generic rates. The 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.)
See also national papers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / regional * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Castleford and Pontefract Express reporting day _Johnsto 2013 GBP 55 XXXX
Evening Standard editing day _Lebedev 2013 GBP 160 GR
Solihull News subbing day, 7 hours _TMG 2013 GBP 100 GR X
The Scotsman subbing day _Johnsto 2013 GBP 95 GR XX
Wakefield Express reporting day _Johnsto 2013 GBP 55 XXXX
Yorkshire Post subbing day _Johnsto 2013 GBP 95 GR
BBC news subbing day _BBC 2013 GBP 148 GR
Bradford Telegraph and Argus reporting day (turned down!) _NQ 2013 GBP 75 XXX
English regional newspaper reporting day (7.5hrs approx) _Johnsto 2013 GBP 100 XX
Sussex Newspapers subbing day _Johnsto 2013 GBP 80 GR XX

^ Teaching / all

* Tell us what you've been paid for Teaching / all * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Frontline Club Journalism training (day?) 2012 GBP 400
Frontline Club training day (one trainer) 2013 GBP 400 O
Frontline Club training day: two trainers, fee each 2013 GBP 250
International Federation of Journalists Training workshop (day?) _TU 2012 EUR 400
Sunderland university undergraduate course undergrad PR or media student seminars from £43 to £47 per hour depending on length of service, 1hr prep to 1hr contact 2013 GBP 47 GR
Unnamed educational institution journalism teaching - 3 contact hrs 2013 GBP 200
EU training programme 1-day broadcast interview skills workshop with 1 day prep and report writing 2013 GBP 600 X

^ Tip-offs / news

* Tell us what you've been paid for Tip-offs / news * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Daily Record whether used or not _TMG 2013 GBP 75
Daily Telegraph news story, made around 4 pars _BarcB 2013 GBP 30
The Sunday Sun (Newcastle and environs) exclusive, loads of background and quotes all rights _TMG 2013 GBP 0 0 XXXX

^ Translation / all

* Tell us what you've been paid for Translation / all * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Agency Fish Ltd inflight mags etc, per 1000 _Fish 2013 USD 120
Small specialist PR company research and translation per day, travel exes paid 2013 GBP 250 O

^ Words, other / books

Words whose primary purpose is to appear in a book. We'll worry about how to tabulate royalty deals when you send some.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / books * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Book chapter (Routledge) 500-3000 words - offer of zero turned down _Informa 2013 GBP 0 XX^9

^ Words, other / mags

Work for which we have no rate-per-thousand-words, whose primary use is in a magazine. Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / mags * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Canoe + Kayak weekly blog entries on Ukrainian Kayak expedition 5 blog entries at 300-500 words each _Source 2013 USD 500 0
Canoe + Kayak ten 30-word blogs 2013 USD 500
Cycling Active 1500 words plus pics, map, info boxes no terms discussed _IPC 2013 GBP 400
Dalesman (Country Publications) three short features 2600 words plus four photographs FBS 2013 GBP 290 GR
France 1500-word feature plus photos FBS _ECN 2013 GBP 300
Horse and Hound feature - anything between 1500 and 5000 words, up to _IPC 2013 GBP 400
Horse and Hound news story, up to _IPC 2013 GBP 100
Horse and Hound weekly 250-word paragraph _IPC 2013 GBP 70
Mojo 160-word book review Bauer 'Tier 1' terms - author retains copyright, grants various 6- months licences _Bauer 2013 GBP 69
Mojo 160-word album review Bauer 'Tier 1' terms - author retains copyright, grants various 6- months licences _Bauer 2013 GBP 43
Mojo 45-word album review Bauer 'Tier 1' terms - author retains copyright, grants various 6- months licences _Bauer 2013 GBP 24.66
Muso 250 word review , not sure of terms _Rhineg 2013 GBP 20 XX
North East Life feature plus 6 photos FBS plus internet _ECN 2013 GBP 105 GR
PC Gamer single page licensed for 6 months international/web use _Future 2013 GBP 70 0 GR
Press Gazette blog column _Progres 2013 GBP 50
Q Feature (5 pages paid at page rate, actually 2880 words) Bauer 'Tier 1' terms - author retains copyright, grants various 6- months licences _Bauer 2013 GBP 876
Q 100-word Moment Of The Year short Bauer 'Tier 1' terms - author retains copyright, grants various 6- months licences _Bauer 2013 GBP 35
Record Collector Feature article - 8000 words. They did not specify if rate was per 1000! and they claim copyright _Orpheus 2013 GBP 800
Scottish Cycling 600 words and photo 2013 GBP 100 X
The Countryman 1200-word feature plus £15 per quarter-page pic licensed for one-off magazine use _Cream 2013 GBP 75 GR X
TRVL 3000-word feature for online/ipad magazine 2013 EUR 500 X
Uncut Ultimate Music Guide reuse of two-part feature originally published in Uncut mag _IPC 2013 GBP 750
Uncut Ultimate Music Guide flat fee for reuse of feature originally printed in another IPC publication _IPC 2013 GBP 500
Walk (Ramblers' Association) day on location with snapper +1800 words FBS 2013 GBP 600 GR
Domestic magazine feature _Kelsey 2013 GBP 160
European onboard airline magazine 700 words plus original photos 2012 EUR 250
Glossy county magazine full page article, 750 words + 2 original photos _ECN 2012 GBP 30 XXXX
Kelsey Publications page of words and photography FBS _Kelsey 2013 GBP 50 GR XXX

^ Words, other / news

Work for which we have no rate-per-thousand-words, whose primary use is in a national newspaper. See also regional papers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / news * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Daily Mail news story, made around 4 pars _Assoc 2013 GBP 125
Daily Telegraph revision of two existing articles on Greek islands, generation of new destinations for use in Saturday print supplement, and online in perpetuity _BarcB 2013 GBP 2000 GR O
Daily Telegraph 350-word website news story @ £25 = _BarcB 2012 GBP 71 XX
Irish Examiner book review FBS _Crosbie 2013 EUR 125 GR X
Irish Sunday Times 300 words news report @ £100 First Irish Serial + web _NI 2013 EUR 333.33
Sun p7 page lead (exclusive) _NI 2013 GBP 950
Sun news story, made 3 pars bottom of p6 _NI 2013 GBP 55
The Times 20 x 100-word listings plus picture research _NI 2013 GBP 400
BBC News Online 750 words plus 5 original photos _BBC 2012 GBP 216

^ Words, other / online

August 2012: We've moved rates for online editions of newspapers and magazines into the 'news' or 'mags' listings.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / online * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Eurogamer online review of long computer game, unspecified length, works out at 75p an hour 2013 GBP 120 XX^9
Forbes Travel Guide monthly retainer for 14 short stories online all rights 2013 USD 250 XX
CNET.com 5 x 500-word articles _CBS 2013 GBP 800
eHow.com factual researched how-to articles of approx 500 words no expenses, all rights _Demand 2013 USD 25 0 GR XXX
Goal.com 800 words, plus two pics from a soccer tournament in Oslo: offer declined 2013 GBP 50 XX
Rock Paper Shotgun (PC games website) review of long computer game, works out at 75p an hour 2013 GBP 100 XX^9
World Travel Guide (Columbus Travel Media) travel feature all rights 2013 GBP 200 0
www.e-tid.com 10 hours per week over four days reporting; writing; web editing per hour 2013 GBP 25 GR

^ Words, other / other

Work paid by the piece, for example, that's not for newspapers, magazines, books, PR or online publications.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / other * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Cherry Red Records liner notes for reissue CD, word count not specified no terms specified 2013 GBP 125 X

^ Words, other / pr

Writing for Public Relations should attract much higher rates than reporting. There's the 'selling your soul' aspect... But, practically, there's the time it takes. PR clients love meetings. Lots of them. Long ones. Meetings are what they do. (Also try Words, other / other.)

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / pr * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Brochure for business school copywriting - marketing; paid per day; 9 days no rights, Expenses incl in fee, not taxed at source. 2013 GBP 3000 GR
Medical journal identifying newsworthy medical research paper, liaising with the authors, writing and distributing press release about the research, dealing with all media queries on the release, monitoring media coverage and sending report of coverage to authors and others expenses paid, not taxed at source _OUP 2013 GBP 595
Oxford University Said Business School PR web profiles of researchers 4 screen pages 2013 GBP 250
PR brochure writing and researching day paid gross 2013 GBP 400
Writing press release for private company per hour 2013 GBP 30 GR

^ Words, other / regional

Work for which we have no rate-per-thousand-words, whose primary use is in a regional newspaper. See also national papers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / regional * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Belfast Telegraph entertainment review, evening job, 4 hours, 250 words _INM 2013 GBP 25 0 XX
Dundee Courier page lead _DCT 2013 GBP 30 XXX
Independent back end lead with research _Lebedev 2013 GBP 200 XX
Northern Echo feature _NQ 2013 GBP 70 XX
Northern Echo news lead _NQ 2013 GBP 45 XX
Nottingham Post back end lead with research _Assoc 2013 GBP 80 GR XX
Nottingham Post page lead _Assoc 2013 GBP 30 GR XXX

^ Words, per 1000 / books

Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a book. Only do this if the rate is good and you expect sales to be minimal. Otherwise, go for royalties. Percent of gross, my child, always remember percent of gross sales.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / books * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Hachette Children's Books 7000 words @ £1300 all rights _Hach 2013 GBP 186 XXX
Michelin tourist guides tourist info 2012 EUR 490

^ Words, per 1000 / mags

Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a magazine. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / mags * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Caterer + Hotelkeeper feature print and web use _RBI 2013 GBP 240 GR
Aeon magazine (online) (Touchstone Trust) online, terms not specified 2013 GBP 350 O
Africa Report all rights 2013 EUR 400 0 GR
Anthem feature 2012 GBP 100 X
Art Monthly exhibition review 2013 GBP 100 X
BBC Travel feature 700 - 900 words @ £220 _BBC 2012 GBP 314
Bella feature FBS _Bauer 2013 GBP 450 GR O
Blues reviews 2012 GBP 150 X
Britain travel FBS _Chelsea 2013 GBP 175 GR
Canadian Stamp News (Trajan) four-weekly column First North American rights 2013 USD 85 GR
Caster wanted first article for free, wldn't tell member rate from then on 2013 GBP 0 XX
Choice consumer journalism FBS _EMAP 2013 GBP 280 GR
Classic Pop cover feature _Future 2013 GBP 121 XX
Classic Pop cover feature sidebar _Future 2013 GBP 100 XXX
Classic Pop review, 110 words @ £10 = 2013 GBP 91 XXX
Classic Pop 350-word review @ £30 = _Future 2013 GBP 86 XXX
Classic Pop review, 435 words @ £30 = 2013 GBP 69 XXX
Classic Pop review, 375 words @ £ 20 = 2013 GBP 53 XXXX
Coast _NatMag 2012 GBP 563 O
Commercial Motor feature _Rhineg 2013 GBP 250
Creative Teaching and Learning (Imaginative Minds) 2013 GBP 50 GR XX
Design Week feature _Centaur 2012 GBP 400
DJ magazine 2012 GBP 100 XX
Economist 700-article for The World in 2013 @ £450 = all rights _Pearson 2013 GBP 643 0 O
Economist all words minimum rate 2013 GBP 400
Economist 400-word blog @ £160 all rights _Pearson 2013 GBP 400 GR O
Economist 250 words @ £300 = _Pearson 2013 GBP 1200 O
Empire features _Bauer 2013 GBP 300 GR
Eurograduate features all rights _Setform 2013 GBP 261 0 GR
Farmer's Weekly £640 for 2800-word feature including case studies was based on 2 days, but took 8! _RBI 2013 GBP 229
Fiesta (Galaxy Publications) work declined 2013 GBP 125 XX
Financial Teach 2013 GBP 500 O
Freemasonry Today desk-based research all rights demanded, currently negotiating FBS rights for web and print 2013 GBP 275
Grocer FBS and web _WReed 2013 GBP 275 O
Guardian short travel pieces for a sponsored supplement _GMG 2013 GBP 350 X
Hot Press reporting 2013 EUR 100 GR
Inside Housing 850 word feature @ £212.50 _Ocean 2013 GBP 266
Investment feature 2012 GBP 300
IRIN News (United Nations) all rights 2013 USD 375
Jane's Defence Weekly news or features _IHS 2013 GBP 250
Jetaway feature _Ink 2013 GBP 300
Muso interview , not sure of terms _Rhineg 2013 GBP 90 X
National Catholic Reporter (Kansas City) first serial rights (print and online) 2012 USD 250 X
New Scientist per published 1000 words all rights _RBI 2013 GBP 660 0
Opera (Metropolitan Opera of New York) (no travel expenses) 2013 USD 1000 O
Pensions Week (Financial Times) reporting _Pearson 2013 GBP 300 0
Physics World features 2013 GBP 380
PrintWeek technical feature research & writing, working from home all rights _HM 2013 GBP 240 0
PSNEurope feature - 1400 words all rights _Intent 2013 GBP 238 0 GR
Q words minimum rate extensive license or all rights depending on corporate contract signed _Bauer 2013 GBP 300
Reinsurance feature _IncisiM 2013 GBP 250 GR
Rolling Stone news story from UK _Wenner 2013 GBP 400
Salisbury Review 2012 GBP 100 X
Shortlist features 2013 GBP 200 X
Tatler column FBS _CondN 2013 GBP 550 225 GR
Teaching Drama 800 words @ £90 = _Rhineg 2013 GBP 113 XX
The Lady interview 2012 GBP 250 X
The Stage feature all rights 2013 GBP 150 0
The Stage feature FBS, no web use 2013 GBP 150 GR X
The Wire (now owned by staff) features + reviews 2012 GBP 70
Vice 1000 words + sourcing images 2013 GBP 80 XX
Visa Black Card Magazine features, mainly lifestyle, consumer and travel all rights, no expenses, no tax at source 2013 USD 3000 GR O
Wizz Air 1350 word feature @ £360 = _Ink 2013 GBP 267 X
XpertHR feature _RBI 2013 GBP 250 GR
Yeahbaby feature _Ink 2013 GBP 300
Business Destination (Tower Business) 1800 words @ £324 = 2013 GBP 180
Unnamed magazine Second British Serial rights 2013 GBP 300 GR O

^ Words, per 1000 / news

Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a national newspaper. Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here. See also regional newspapers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / news * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Daily Express 1200-word feature plus 200-word boxout @ £700 = _NS 2012 GBP 500 GR O
Daily Express interview _NS 2012 GBP 500
Daily Mail Online 700 words @ £300 all rights _Assoc 2013 GBP 430 0
Daily Mirror feature FBS + web _TMG 2013 GBP 400 GR
Evening Standard arts review 300-400 words @ £140 = up to _Lebedev 2013 GBP 467
Guardian 630 word column for Society section @ £350 _GMG 2013 GBP 519 36.55
Guardian feature Guardian basic terms _GMG 2013 GBP 350
Guardian feature _GMG 2013 GBP 307 O
Guardian Global Development Professionals Network researching and writing articles for new website all rights _GMG 2013 GBP 290 30 GR
Guardian online social enterprise website standard Guardian freelance terms, unfortunately minimum rates paid _GMG 2013 GBP 290 30 HA
Independent on Sunday art reviewing FBS _Lebedev 2013 GBP 350 GR
Independent 550-word commissioned page lead with byline @ £ 150 _Lebedev 2013 GBP 273 0 X
Independent news feature _Lebedev 2013 GBP 240
Independent foreign feature all rights _Lebedev 2013 GBP 150 0
Irish Daily Mirror court reports First Irish Serial + web _TMG 2013 EUR 100 GR XX
Irish Examiner court reports First Irish Serial + web _Crosbie 2013 EUR 160 GR
Irish Independent court reports First Irish Serial + web _INM 2013 EUR 160 GR
Mail on Sunday page lead - investigative story , no exes _Assoc 2013 GBP 1800 O
Mail Weekend 800 words @ £300 = _Assoc 2013 GBP 375 X
New York Times / International Herald Tribune article 1058 words _NYT 2013 EUR 500 X
Sunday Telegraph Travel piece, no exes _BarcB 2013 GBP 389 GR
Sunday Telegraph 800 words @ £200 = _BarcB 2013 GBP 250 XX
Telegraph BarcB 2012 GBP 400
Telegraph set report for TV pages licensed for 90 days, syndication paid 50/50, exes paid _BarcB 2013 GBP 300 X
Telegraph Arts BarcB 2012 GBP 250 X
Telegraph interview for Stella exclusive licence for 90 days, syndication paid 50/50, exes paid _BarcB 2013 GBP 400
Wall Street Journal Europe feature from original pitch all intergalactic rights _NI 2013 EUR 758 GR
Wall Street Journal feature for weekly section First US Serial, 'I think' _NI 2013 GBP 450 GR

^ Words, per 1000 / online

August 2012: We've moved rates for online editions of newspapers and magazines into the 'news' or 'mags' listings, as newspapers and magazines integrate print and online. These should be rates for purely-digital publications.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / online * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
BBC Music online 350 words @ £ 30 = _BBC 2012 GBP 86 XX
earthzine.org 1200 word cyberscience feature @ $1000 = 2013 USD 833 O
Google music reviews all rights, heavy indemnity clauses _Google 2013 GBP 200 XX
Google music reviews all rights, heavy indemnity clauses _Google 2013 GBP 150 XX
MSN (Microsoft) all rights, no expenses, no tax at source 2013 USD 1000 GR O
Search Sciences LLP www.searchsciences.co.uk 1000 word articles to a brief 2013 GBP 10 XXXX
Think Africa Press plus £10 for a photo all rights 2013 GBP 150 XX
Writing about business writing commissioned article 2013 GBP 150
www.parentdish.co.uk all rights _AOL 2013 GBP 100 GR XX

^ Words, per 1000 / other

Work paid by the thousand words that's not for newspapers, magazines, books, PR or purely-online publications.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / other * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Corporate internal magazine copywriting for global group 2013 EUR 800 GR
Rock band tour programme programme note 2013 GBP 750 O

^ Words, per 1000 / pr

Writing for Public Relations should attract much higher rates than reporting. There's the 'selling your soul' aspect... But, practically, there's the time it takes. PR clients love meetings. Lots of them. Long ones. Meetings are what they do. (Also try Words, per 1000 / other.)

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / pr * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Agency Fish Ltd inflight mags etc _Fish 2013 USD 300
Press releases 550-word press release for a gallery @ €108 no terms discussed 2013 EUR 196 GR

^ Words, per 1000 / regional

Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a regional newspaper. See also national papers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / regional * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

The above are the rates for zzz Misc. work zzz / all notified by members up to 12 June 2013.

 
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 knownGroup
3 The year in which the rate was reportedYear
4 Currency: either GBP or EUR¤
5 Amount paid for basic licence - e.g. first use in print: Basic fee
6 Paid for extra licences - web use, database resale... (no data pre Jun 2000) ...Extras
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it: ......GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement (more will be made soon): ......HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:GBP500X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:EUR1500300O