NUJ Rate for the Job: Broadcasting / regional

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.

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. If you are interested, the archived rates are here.
Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / regional		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Total paid	GR	XXXX
Midlands Today BBC TV BJ Shift: scripting, picture editing	_BBC	2014		140.00
Midlands Today BBC TV BJ Shift: scripting, picture editing	_BBC	2014		140.00
BBC script for radio show + recording 750 words	_BBC	2023		165.00		XXXX
BBC General News Service two hours live interwiews to local radio stations, one station every eight minutes, no exes (check against BBC house agreement!)	_BBC	2015		150.00
BBC London region Producer / Director day - experienced	_BBC	2020		263.00	GR
BBC London region Producer - day - experienced	_BBC	2020		247.00	GR
BBC London region Producer - day - minimum	_BBC	2020		159.00	GR
BBC London region Content editor day - minimum	_BBC	2020		213.00	GR
BBC London region Content editor day - experienced	_BBC	2020		324.00	GR
BBC London region Assistant producer day - minimum	_BBC	2020		112.00	GR
BBC London region Assistant producer day - experienced	_BBC	2020		211.00	GR
BBC London region Picture editor day - minimum	_BBC	2020		135.00	GR
BBC London region Picture editor day - experienced	_BBC	2020		211.00	GR
BBC London region Junior researcher day - minimum	_BBC	2020		90.00
BBC nations and regions (outside London) Producer - day - minimum	_BBC	2020		139.00	GR
BBC nations and regions (outside London) Producer - day - experienced		2020		217.00	GR
BBC nations and regions (outside London) Producer / Director day - experienced	_BBC	2020		231.00	GR
BBC nations and regions (outside London) Content editor day - minimum	_BBC	2020		187.00	GR
BBC nations and regions (outside London) Content editor day - experienced	_BBC	2020		284.00	GR
BBC nations and regions (outside London) Assistant producer day - minimum	_BBC	2020		99.00	GR
BBC nations and regions (outside London) Assistant producer day - experienced	_BBC	2020		186.00	GR
BBC nations and regions (outside London) Picture editor day - minimum	_BBC	2020		118.00	GR
BBC nations and regions (outside London) Picture editor day - experienced	_BBC	2020		186.00	GR
BBC nations and regions (outside London) Junior researcher day - minimum	_BBC	2020		79.00
BBC News GNS round 2 hours of 2-ways with local stations - one every eight minutes via Skype terms "BBC all in"	_BBC	2016		150.00	GR
BBC radio interviews 2 hours of live 2-way via own ISDN to 18 stations, one every 8 minutes, exes paid for provision of ISDN line and mixer usual BBC terms	_BBC	2016		150.00	GR
BBC Radio Lancashire reporting/producing day (house agreement says £129 for more experienced journalists and £89 for beginners)	_BBC	2015		86.00		XX
BBC Radio Scotland 3 minutes	_BBC	2025		65.00		XX
BBC Scotland Kay Adams ISDN punditry 10 to 30 mins terms "BBC all in"	_BBC	2016		50.00
BBC Three Counties Local Radio recorded radio news interview, 6 minutes + versioning, clips etc	_BBC	2022		0.00		XXXX
Eagle Radio Ltd news presenting day (8 hours)		2014		70.00		XXX
Heart FM (regional) (Global Radio Ltd) news presenting day (8 hours)		2014		100.00	GR	X
ITV London News - short pundit spot	_ITV	2014		150.00		O
ITV News Central for a Yorkshire TV broadcast and online spot news - lucky to be there, shooting video from a motorway bridge - non-exclusive licence, one use on evening regional TV broadcast, one use online - negotiated up from £150	_ITN	2023		200.00
LBC radio Presenting one-hour show - if you are Nigel Farage (according to Private Eye - £320,000 for 5 shows a week		2019		1230.00
Omroep Flevoland (Dutch regional broadcaster) day doing pieces to camera (own equipment) plus studio 2-ways and notes; terms - (they maybe said yes too quickly) expenses on top		2021		550.00
Radio Essex day reading and writing news bulletins (7 hours)		2020		70.00		XX
UK broadcaster photographs and short video for use in regional news program and on website		2023		150.00		x
Weekend news-reading shift (Global Radio)		2014		80.00		XXX
Weekend news-reading shift (Oxis Media)		2014		75.00		XXXX
Weekend news-reading shift (Oxis Media)		2014		75.00		XXXX
Weekend news-reading shift (Global Radio)		2014		80.00		XXX
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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