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NUJ Rate for the Job:
Recently reported rates
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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Includes punditry: for non-broadcast punditry see here. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / news |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year |  |
Total paid | GR |
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| Al Jazeera foreign news shifts 10 hours , - not taxed at source, international payment fees not covered so actual rate lower | 2025 |  |
180.00 | XX | ||
| Al Jazeera foreign news shifts 10 hours , - 40-hour weeks expected | 2025 | |
250.00 | XX | ||
| Al Jazeera online news desk 3 minutes video , - all rights | 2024 |  |
200.00 | |||
| BBC day - 9 hours | _BBC | 2025 | |
202.97 | ||
| BBC 27-minute radio feature - produce, present, mix , terms - casual paid PAYE by the BBC | _BBC | 2025 | |
3000.00 | ||
| BBC 27-minute radio feature - produce, present, mix - your share of £7500 fee to independent production company, up to | _BBC | 2025 | |
6000.00 | ||
| BBC 27-minute radio feature - produce, present, mix - your share of £7500 fee to independent production company, at least | _BBC | 2025 | |
3000.00 | ||
| BBC news desk day (9 hours) | _BBC | 2024 | |
204.00 | ||
| BBC News 24 / World live 1+1 5-10 minutes guest back-end interview (in studio or remote) | _BBC | 2024 | |
50.00 | GR | X |
| BBC radio 3 minutes (?) | _BBC | 2024 | |
80.00 | ||
| BBC Radio 4 reporting from abroad about a UK story | _BBC | 2024 | |
50.00 | GR | X |
| BBC Radio 5 Live - Stephen Nolan show reporting from abroad about a UK story, after 8pm , prod/exes 36 | _BBC | 2024 | |
50.00 | HA | X |
| BBC Radio Scotland radio package 5 minutes for broadcast incl. voxes and 3 intws, fully packaged | _BBC | 2024 | |
125.00 | GR | X |
| BBC Radio Scotland live two-live interview 5-10 mins (weekday) | _BBC | 2024 | |
67.00 | ||
| BBC Radio Scotland live two-live interview 5-10 mins (weekend) | _BBC | 2024 | |
75.00 | GR | |
| BBC World News Radio - Weekend show reporting from abroad about a UK story | _BBC | 2024 | |
75.00 | X | |
| BBC World Service (reported to journoresources.org.uk) news producer day (10 hours) | _BBC | 2025 | |
233.00 | ||
| BBC World Service 10 minutes reported mixed and edited | _BBC | 2025 | |
1000.00 | ||
| BBC World Service In the Studio - broadcast then podcast - produce, present, mix | _BBC | 2025 | |
2000.00 | X | |
| BBC World Service live illustrated two-way with 3 interviews and voiced-over from foreign language | _BBC | 2024 | |
355.00 | O | |
| BBC World Service Business BBC senior journalist, 8-hour day broadcasting producer | 2025 | |
250.00 | |||
| GB News news debate (this journalist is not bothering any more and says being bullied on air was "barely worth it when it was £100") | 2025 | |
40.00 | GR | XXX | |
| LBC Radio reporting from abroad about a UK story | _3Fox | 2024 | |
35.00 | GR | XXX |
| Sky News live 1+1 5-10 minutes guest back-end interview (in studio or remote) | 2024 | |
75.00 | |||
| TalkTV reporting day, 8 hrs including 30 min lunch break , - taxed at source, automatically accrues holiday pay | _NI | 2025 | |
140.00 | ||
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Any kind of work for TV or radio programmes other than news. Includes, for the moment, podcasting - whether of newspaper, magazine or broadcast content. Includes punditry: for non-broadcast punditry see here. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / other |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Chiltern Open Air Museum location recording, interviews/vox pops, audio editing and online production; rate per day (5 days work in total). - rights to publish clips on own Soundcloud with interviewee consent. , expenses 50-100 | 2025 | |
200.00 | GR | ||
| Imperial War Museum documents and sound archive oral history audio interviews plus written content summary 800 words, per 2-hour session. , prod/exes 50-100 | 2025 | |
100.00 | GR | XX | |
| P&O heritage archive oral history interview (15 hours duration), audio editing and written description 6000 words , terms - rights to publish clips on own Soundcloud with interviewee consent. , prod/exes 200.00 | 2025 | |
800.00 | GR | ||
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Any kind of work for broadcast (TV or radio) regional news. See also national news. Includes punditry: for non-broadcast punditry see here. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / regional |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
| BBC Radio Scotland 3 minutes | _BBC | 2025 | |
65.00 | XX | |
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Tell us what you've been paid for Cartoons / all |
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Tell us what you've been paid for Crosswords / all |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Guardian genius | _GMG | 2025 | |
236.78 | HA | |
| Guardian prize crossword | _GMG | 2025 | |
215.26 | HA | |
| Guardian cryptic | _GMG | 2025 | |
204.49 | HA | |
| Guardian quick crossword | _GMG | 2025 | |
43.05 | HA | |
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If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Illustrations / all |
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| No recently reported rates were found here. Please try the links below. | ||||||
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Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, whose primary purpose is to put pix in a book. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / books |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Book publisher photographic studio day rate , prod/exes | 2024 | |
1180.00 | O | ||
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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.) If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / mags |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Der Spiegel day | 2025 |  |
420.00 | |||
| Le Monde day | 2025 | |
350.00 | |||
| Royal College of Nursing Campaign half day location shoots for campaign briefing to politicians , - copyright with photographer licensed for limited time exclusive online and print use (rates in Wales lower than would secure in London) | _TU | 2025 | |
450.00 | ||
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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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Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / news |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Guardian day | _BarcB | 2025 | |
298.00 | ||
| Guardian day rate (over 4 hours) - house agreement rate | _GMG | 2025 | |
304.85 | HA | |
| Guardian gallery or slideshow (for all images in it from one supplier) | _GMG | 2025 | |
102.50 | HA | |
| Guardian flash (use of image in a video) | _GMG | 2025 | |
30.75 | HA | |
| Guardian speculative image up to 5 square inches | _GMG | 2025 | |
82.00 | HA | |
| Guardian speculative image over 5 square inches | _GMG | 2025 | |
153.75 | HA | |
| Guardian stock image - minimum | _GMG | 2025 | |
63.44 | HA | |
| Guardian stock image - 50 to 80 square inches | _GMG | 2025 | |
110.95 | HA | |
| Guardian stock image - 216 to 432 square inches | _GMG | 2025 | |
215.65 | HA | |
| Guardian day rate (under 4 hours) - house agreement rate | _GMG | 2025 | |
210.62 | HA | |
| MailOnline basic video shot on phone and posted on socials | _Assoc | 2024 | |
200.00 | ||
| Neue Zuercher Zeitung (Zurich) day | 2025 | |
450.00 | |||
| New York Times day | _NYT | 2025 | |
650.00 | ||
| Politico Europe day | 2025 | |
500.00 | |||
| Politico day | 2025 | |
500.00 | |||
| Telegraph day | _BarcB | 2025 | |
225.00 | ||
| Times day | _NI | 2025 | |
250.00 | ||
| Wall Street Journal day | _NI | 2025 | |
500.00 | ||
| Yahoo! news photoshoot , terms - all rights to Yahoo, in an astounding contract | _Yahoo | 2025 | |
250.00 | ||
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Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, whose primary purpose is for online publication. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / online |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Alamy agency single image - worldwide editorial and online social media and websites in perpetuity | _Yahoo | 2024 | |
15.78 | XXX | |
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Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, 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 Photography / other |
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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.) If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / pr |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Brand launch full day event coverage plus travel and costs , - copyright with photographer licensed for non-exclusive online and print use | 2025 | |
650.00 | GR | O | |
| Charity photo library half day portraits and lifestyle on location , terms - copyright remains with photographer licensed for online and print use in perpetuity within conditions of the stock library | 2025 | |
330.00 | GR | ||
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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. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / regional |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
| Barnsley Chronicle day shift - approx 9 hours | 2024 | |
130.00 | X | ||
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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. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Punditry / not broadcast |
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Tell us what you've been paid for Retainers / all |
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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 camera operator / editor / producer day | _GMG | 2025 | |
230.00 | HA | |
| Guardian multimedia journalist day | _GMG | 2025 | |
190.00 | HA | |
| Guardian video or sound researcher | _GMG | 2025 | |
130.00 | HA | X |
| i paper news subbing day - 7 hours 15 minutes with 25 minute break | _Assoc | 2024 | |
154.00 | ||
| Independent news desk shift, 8 hrs plus 1 hr unpaid lunch , terms - taxed at source | _Lebedev | 2025 | |
120.00 | XXX | |
| Observer subbing shift 8 hours weekday | 2025 | |
221.00 | |||
| Observer subbing shift 8 hours weekend | 2025 | |
247.00 | |||
| 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 | ||
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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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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| 220 Triathlon online production and writing shift, seven hours | _Kelsey | 2025 | |
140.00 | GR | |
| AFP video production news desk shift, news agency, 7 or 8 hrs including 30-minute break , - not taxed at source | _AFP | 2025 | |
200.00 | ||
| An online music and culture publication day writing articles for online publication, 8 hrs, expectation to turn around average 6 articles or 3000 words. | 2025 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| Web-based news company based outside UK Reporting day | 2024 | |
150.00 | X | ||
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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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| Independent reporting day | 2025 | |
120.00 | GR | XXXX | |
| IPSO (reported to journoresources.org.uk) panel member day | 2025 | |
400.00 | |||
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See also Shifts / other... If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / pr |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| change.org (reported to journoresources.org.uk) social media specialist per hour | 2025 | |
31.80 | |||
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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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Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / regional |
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Tell us what you've been paid for Teaching / all |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Birkbeck College (reported to journoresources.org.uk) associate lecturer in digital journalism per hour | 2025 | |
68.13 | |||
| Book writer coaching per hour | 2025 | |
75.00 | |||
| Ffotogallery 2-hour talk on ethics of photography , - included audio recording and slides shared online afterwards | 2025 | |
150.00 | |||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Tip-offs / news |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| STV tip-off - follow up provided exclusive | 2025 | |
200.00 | O | ||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Translation / all |
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Words whose primary purpose is to appear in a book. We'll worry about how to tabulate royalty deals when you send some. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / books |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Chicago Review Press usual fee for re-use of a musician interview in a book | 2025 | |
100.00 | |||
| Chicago Review Press exceptional fee for re-use of a musician interview in a book | 2025 | |
1000.00 | |||
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Work for which we have no rate-per-thousand-words, whose primary use is in a magazine. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / mags |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Barrister magazine per job; 750-1250 words | 2025 | |
120.00 | XX | ||
| Betches online magazine (reported to journoresources.org.uk) candid essays and humour pieces, up to | 2025 | |
400.00 | |||
| Business Insider (reported to journoresources.org.uk) per story? | 2025 | |
249.00 | |||
| CNET (reported to journoresources.org.uk) review antivirus software and monitors, from | 2025 | |
250.00 | |||
| CNET (reported to journoresources.org.uk) review antivirus software and monitors, up to | 2025 | |
2000.00 | |||
| Ireland's Eye feature story interviewing three people , - no expenses (further work declined) | 2025 | |
15.00 | GR | XXXX | |
| Shindig feature, flat rate no matter what length (could be thousands of words) | 2025 | |
150.00 | GR | XXX | |
| Teen Vogue article, length unspecified | _CondN | 2025 | |
350.00 | ||
| The Break Down (reported to journoresources.org.uk) per piece | 2025 | |
900.00 | |||
| The Media Line 800 word article plus stills | 2025 | |
400.00 | XX | ||
| Tricycle (Buddhist magazine) pitched 1200w Q&A with questions agreed in advance, supplied with photo | 2024 | |
224.00 | GR | ||
| military.com (reported to journoresources.org.uk) movie column from | 2025 | |
400.00 | |||
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Work for which we have no rate-per-thousand-words, whose primary use is in a national newspaper. See also regional papers. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / news |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Guardian commissioned blog post or Pick of the Day - house agreement rate | _GMG | 2025 | |
102.50 | HA | |
| Guardian Australia opinion (blog) AU$ 328 each = | _GMG | 2025 | |
166.00 | HA | |
| Guardian USA blog post | _GMG | 2025 | |
150.00 | HA | |
| Mail Online story - size unspecified | _Assoc | 2025 | |
50.00 | XX | |
| Metro find and write up case study, 800 words, source five photos | _Metro | 2025 | |
150.00 | XX | |
| Mirror Online story - size unspecified | _TMG | 2025 | |
100.00 | XX | |
| Novara Media per article | 2025 | |
195.00 | GR | ||
| Scottish Daily Mail 16 hours, face-to-face interview, death knock, care dispute, complicated news - none , expenses 60 | _Assoc | 2025 | |
200.00 | GR | XXX |
| Scottish Daily Mail news story, basement / wing | _Assoc | 2024 | |
150.00 | XX | |
| Sun 500-word article plus 90 seconds of video - 24 hr exclusive | _NI | 2025 | |
400.00 | X | |
| Sun Online story - size unspecified | _NI | 2025 | |
100.00 | XX | |
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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 Words, other / online |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| d and i Leaders articles 800 to 1200 words - a lot of research and quote finding needed | _INM | 2025 | |
180.00 | XX | |
| Plaster interview with high-profile artist , terms - not known | 2025 | |
300.00 | X | ||
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Work paid by the piece, for example, 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 Words, other / other |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| POLITICO Europe reported news feature | _Springr | 2025 | |
300.00 | XXX | |
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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.) If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / pr |
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Work for which we have no rate-per-thousand-words, whose primary use is in a regional newspaper. See also national papers. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / regional |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Lancashire Telegraph review with photos | _NQ | 2024 | |
30.00 | XXX | |
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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. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / books |
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Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a magazine. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / mags |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Business Insider offered on Twitter for lifestyle features - 700 words @ $343 = | 2025 | |
330.00 | XX | ||
| Business Insider offered on Twitter for food, fashion, homes | 2024 | |
333.00 | |||
| Business of Fashion 800 words, a feature on beauty business, 800 words @ $800 = | 2025 | |
1000.00 | GR | O | |
| Climate Home News report on manufacturing of clean energy technologies (especially wind turbines and solar PV) in South East Asia | 2024 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Companion (is this the Gail's Bakery mag?) (reported to journoresources.org.uk) reported pieces | 2025 | |
1300.00 | O | ||
| Cosmopolitan UK (reported to journoresources.org.uk) 1500 words @ £250 = | 2025 | |
167.00 | X | ||
| Cyclist 700-word magazine feature with three interviews - fee includes magazine and online use | 2025 | |
300.00 | GR | ||
| Guardian magazine | _GMG | 2025 | |
400.00 | ||
| Guitarist features - - ask for the non-all rights contract - not the one that takes 6 months exclusivity and free re-use | _Future | 2025 | |
150.00 | XX | |
| MIT Technology Review (reported to journoresources.org.uk) up to | 2025 | |
2000.00 | O | ||
| Mojo collectors edition long album review , terms - copyright retained under 2010(?) contract | _Bauer | 2025 | |
200.00 | X | |
| New Scientist minimum rate for UK authors, stated in Twitter call for news pitches | _Assoc | 2025 | |
510.00 | ||
| Poetry Wales (reported to journoresources.org.uk) 1500 word reviews @ £350 = | 2025 | |
233.00 | |||
| Prism (reported to journoresources.org.uk) | 2025 | |
500.00 | |||
| Private Eye 280 words @ £60 = | 2024 | |
214.00 | GR | ||
| Prog features - - ask for the non-all rights contract - not the one that takes 6 months exclusivity and free re-use | _Future | 2025 | |
150.00 | XX | |
| Prospect magazine short 670-word article for the magazine (and online) at £200 = | 2025 | |
300.00 | GR | ||
| Rooted in Rights (reported to journoresources.org.uk) 599-word blog @ $400 = | 2025 | |
800.00 | |||
| runher (reported to journoresources.org.uk) up to | 2025 | |
2000.00 | |||
| Teen Vogue | _CondN | 2025 | |
350.00 | ||
| The Canary 1500 words factual article @ £150 = | 2025 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| The Journalist feature | _TU | 2025 | |
350.00 | ||
| The Musicians (union magazine now annual) | _TU | 2024 | |
555.00 | O | |
| Times Literary Supplement review | _NI | 2025 | |
110.00 | XX | |
| Trails magazine (reported to journoresources.org.uk) up to | 2025 | |
2000.00 | |||
| Uncut features , - all rights | 2025 | |
120.00 | GR | XX | |
| Vogue Business feature on beauty business, 800 words @ £400 = | _CondN | 2025 | |
500.00 | ||
| Women's Running - FBS | _Anthem | 2025 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| ASLEF Journal full page report, 750 words @ £200 = | _TU | 2024 | |
267.00 | GR | |
| Daily Mail 2000 words @ £1000 , terms - all rights to Mail | _Assoc | 2025 | |
500.00 | ||
| Financial Times feature | _Nikkei | 2025 | |
500.00 | ||
| Guardian | _GMG | 2025 | |
370.39 | ||
| Guardian asked for extra for research - denied | _GMG | 2025 | |
370.39 | ||
| Guardian commissioned contributions - house agreement rate | _GMG | 2025 | |
370.39 | HA | |
| Guardian 700 words @ £252 = | _GMG | 2024 | |
360.00 | ||
| Guardian Australia AU$ 765 per 1000 = | _GMG | 2025 | |
386.00 | HA | |
| Guardian USA commissioned text | _GMG | 2025 | |
500.00 | HA | |
| i newspaper feature - argued up from £400 after previous commission expanded from 1000 to 1500 words | _Assoc | 2025 | |
450.00 | ||
| i newspaper | _Assoc | 2025 | |
400.00 | ||
| i paper 1500 word article on Elon Musk @ £450 = , terms - FBS | _Assoc | 2025 | |
300.00 | ||
| i paper feature | _Assoc | 2025 | |
200.00 | XX | |
| Irish Times reporting from abroad about an Irish story | _ITtrust | 2024 | |
80.00 | X | |
| New European RFK Jr, the second most dangerous man in America, 1500 words @ £375 = , terms - FBS | 2025 | |
250.00 | X | ||
| Observer (reported to journoresources.org.uk) 215 words on music @ £85 = | 2025 | |
393.00 | |||
| Private Eye 266 words @ £160 = | 2025 | |
600.00 | O | ||
| Private Eye news short 342 words @ £150 = | 2025 | |
439.00 | O | ||
| Scottish Daily Mail splash 500 words @ £350 = | _Assoc | 2024 | |
700.00 | ||
| Sunday Mail full page, 750-ish words @ £450 = | _TMG | 2024 | |
600.00 | GR | |
| Sunday Mail Page lead 600-ish words @ £400 = | _TMG | 2024 | |
667.00 | ||
| Telegraph Health feature, ghost-writing a case study piece for online 1200 words @ £480 = , terms - all rights, no additional payment if it made it into print | 2025 | |
400.00 | X | ||
| Telegraph Global Health section up to | _BarcB | 2025 | |
500.00 | ||
| The National news - 800 words @ £100 = | _NQ | 2025 | |
125.00 | X | |
| The National (Scotland) opinion column | _NQ | 2024 | |
150.00 | GR | X |
| Al Jazeera online news desk 750 words all rights @ £150 = | 2024 | |
200.00 | |||
| Al Jazeera online news desk 750 words all rights @ £70 = | 2024 | |
128.00 | |||
| Unite member magazines (print) reported feature | 2024 | |
300.00 | |||
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In August 2012 we 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. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
| Cycling News turned down due to poor rate , terms - online use only | _Future | 2025 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Cycling Weekly offered for online feature requiring specialist knowledge - rejected due to poor rate | _Future | 2025 | |
150.00 | GR | XX |
| Cyclist website features , terms - Online use only | 2025 | |
200.00 | GR | ||
| D&I Leaders articles 1000 to 1200 words - lot of research and quote-finding needed; pay within 2 days of invoicing | 2024 | |
180.00 | XX | ||
| New Scientist 600 word comment piece @ £250 = | _Assoc | 2025 | |
417.00 | ||
| SLATE magazine 1700 words @ £500 = | 2025 | |
294.00 | |||
| Localised news website photos per job , prod/exes 20 | 2025 | |
100.00 | XXXX | ||
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Work paid by the thousand words that's not for newspapers, magazines, books, PR or purely-online publications. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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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.) If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a regional newspaper. See also national papers. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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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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| 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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