NUJ Rate for the Job: Teaching

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.

Teaching / all If you are interested, the archived rates are here.
Tell us what you've been paid for Teaching / all		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Total paid	GR	XXXX
A Cambridge University college Half-day teaching the business of freelancing - travel paid, lunch provided		2019		300.00
A writers' association day teaching		2015		450.00		O
An American non-profit educational organisation 90-min Zoom session, talking, interviewing another guest, chairing Q&A		2021		500.00
An American university One-hour Zoom teaching session as expert		2021		100.00		X
An American university one hour Zoom teaching session as guest expert (negotiated up from $100 first offer)		2021		150.00		X
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
City Lit, London teaching day no expenses		2016		206.00		X
City University One hour teaching, including 1 hour prep		2020		63.26
Corporate client writing workshop for professionals (reported on mumsnet.com) per day		2021		400.00
Corporate client management training per day (reported on mumsnet.com)		2021		1000.00
Corporate training per day (reported by NibWeb member)		2021		800.00
Federation of Entertainment Unions (FEU) teaching day £350 for 1st lesson, 400 thereafter, plus exes	_TU	2016		400.00
Ffotogallery 2-hour talk on ethics of photography , - included audio recording and slides shared online afterwards		2025		150.00
Google Copywriting Google training content, per 1000 words	_Google	2020		400.00
Internal training custom training, executive coaching, 4 times 2hours each -	_Assoc	2018		1000.00		O
Large media group Preparing and delivering one-day customised training course on specialist journalism skills at its offices, travel expenses paid		2016		600.00
Music journalism degree course 2-hour seminar, exes paid		2014		150.00
Music journalism degree course two-hour seminar		2014		150.00
Music journalism degree course two-hour seminar		2014		150.00
Posh private school in Switzerland music journalist gives talks to pupils per day , terms - expenses paid		2023		600.00
Private client social media, publisher advice, training, per hour		2016		36.00
Private media tech training company Live Adobe training online per day		2021		200.00	GR
Private school One day of talks about journalism in Europe, exes paid		2023		600.00
Random House Online Writing Course - 10 weeks 25 students per class, online support and constant feedback. They 'estimate' 1.5 hours a day but with 25 beginners likely to be more than 3 hours per day. (Tutor gets this for teaching 25 people who pay £12,475...) Turned job down.	_PRH	2014		1250.00		XXXX
Random House Online Writing Course - 10 weeks 25 students per class, online support and constant feedback. They 'estimate' 1.5 hours a day but with 25 beginners likely to be more than 3 hours per day. (Tutor gets this for teaching 25 people who pay £12,475...) Turned job down.	_PRH	2014		1250.00		XXXX
Richmond WS (what that?) day teaching PR & writing		2019		350.00
Rugby School (History Faculty/Archive) half-day workshop on interviewing techniques, for senior students , prod/exes 12.00		2023		60.00		XXXX
Trade association teaching copyediting and proofreading skills (distance learning/remote); per hour		2022		36.20
Trade association teaching copyediting and proofreading skills (distance learning/remote); per hour		2022		36.20
University in UK Two-hour group activity £60/day subsistence + £250 max travel expenses		2015		250.00
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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