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NUJ Rate for the Job:
recent rates for Shifts
Updated: 2025-07-09
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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Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / books |
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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. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / mags |
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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. See also regional newspapers. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / news |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year |  |
Total paid | GR |
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| Daily Mail six-hour news subbing day | _Assoc | 2024 |  |
160.00 | ||
| Guardian subbing day , terms - includes paid time off compensation | _GMG | 2023 | |
233.94 | ||
| i paper news subbing day - 7 hours 15 minutes with 25 minute break | _Assoc | 2024 | |
154.00 | ||
| Observer subbing shift 8 hours weekday | 2025 | |
221.00 | |||
| Observer subbing shift 8 hours weekend | 2025 | |
247.00 | |||
| Observer subbing shift 8 hours £200 weekdays; £220 Saturdays - taxed at source | _GMG | 2022 | |
200.00 | HA | |
| Times and Sunday Times news subbing shift, print and digital - flat rate for all shifts regardless of week/weekend or 9-5 or antisocial times - eight-hour shift, with holiday paid separately and automatically at £7.23 per shift extra | _NI | 2025 | |
166.00 | ||
| Times and Sunday Times 8-hour subbing day | _NI | 2023 | |
166.00 | ||
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Writing and editing work primarily for online-only use, paid by the day or the hour. In August 2012 we moved rates for online editions of newspapers and magazines into the 'news' or 'mags' listings. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / online |
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Work paid by the day or the hour that's not for newspapers, magazines, books, PR or online publications. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / other |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| University 1/2 day every workday subbing mag copy and other stuff (approx 70 hours per month) 3000 Swiss Francs = | 2021 | |
2360.00 | O | ||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / pr |
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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) See also national papers. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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| 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 recent rates:
| Type of work: | In the "sector": (click or tap below!) | ||||||
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| 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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