NUJ Rate for the Job: recent rates for Shifts / PR

Updated: 2026-06-29

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 / pr		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Total paid	GR	XXXX
A mid-sized UK trade union day writing up annual conference in 2016	_TU	2021		300.00
Accounting firm journalist bid for copywriting for website - client said this is too low - per hour		2023		30.00
An engineering company website work per hour		2023		50.00		O
Branding brand strategist day (via #FreelancerPayGap)		2020		500.00
Brokerage company temporary freelance PR contract, per day		2022		360.00
change.org (reported to journoresources.org.uk) social media specialist per hour		2025		31.80
Communications research & analytics day (via #FreelancerPayGap)		2020		750.00
Corporate design work via the YunoJuno platform average designer day rate		2023		359.00
Corporate design work via the YunoJuno platform maximum designer day rate, approximately		2023		500.00
creativerecruitment.co.uk copywriter day offer on Twitter (specifies MW - which is mid-weight, we think)		2023		250.00
DMOL (what is this?) full day photography		2022		300.00
Fashion brand digital designer day - advertised on Twitter		2023		350.00
International economic thinktank writing day, minimum rate - worldwide online licence		2025		280.00
London office of an international restaurant company devising and executing publicity ideas, mainly social media, per day , - plus all you can eat		2026		300.00
Marketing outfit (unnamed) writing day		2023		400.00
MSP Marketing Edge on Twitter seeks writing, unspecified days per month		2023		1000.00
Public Relations company writing press releases for electronics sector, per hour (£80 per release)		2022		40.00
Public Relations company writing press releases for electronics sector, per hour (£80 per release)		2022		40.00
Public relations work via the YunoJuno platform average PR day		2023		392.00
Public relations work via the YunoJuno platform maximum PR day		2023		650.00
Record companies proofreading liner notes, per 1000 words		2023		50.00
Record company proofreading promo material, per thousand words		2023		50.00
Social media work via the YunoJuno platform average social media day		2023		324.00
Social media work via the YunoJuno platform maximum social media day		2023		475.00
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 6 days conference work		2022		8000.00
www.craftagency.co.uk project manager day		2023		250.00
www.craftagency.co.uk design director day		2023		350.00
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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