NUJ Rate for the Job:
Shifts / mags

Updated: 20 December 2017

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" 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.

Shifts / mags 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. The 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.) Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here.
Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / mags		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Basic fee	Extras	GR	XXXX
25 Beautiful Homes subbing day, 10% holiday pay on top	_IPC	2013		130			XX
A Place in the Sun America subbing day	_Brookl	2006		120			X
A Place in the Sun France subbing day	_Brookl	2006		120			X
Accounting and Business subbing day, 7 hours		2013		164			O
Africa Confidential subbing day		2017		160
Amateur Gardening subbing day usually taxed at source	_IPC	2008		130		GR	X
Antiques Trade Gazette specialist trade paper subbing day		2006		160			O
Architect's Journal subbing day		2010		150
Architects' Journal subbing Sunday	_EMAP	2002		140
Arise editorial day in office		2010		200			O
ArtReview subbing day		2006		120
Asda magazine subbing day	_publicb	2006		125			X
ASLEF: The Locomotive Journal editing shifts (substituting during ed's hol)	_TU	2008		140			X
Attitude subbing day		2017		130		GR
Autosport subbing 6 hours	_HM	1996		250	-
Axon subbing day not taxed at source	_Hach	2006		135
B Never Too Busy copy editing or copy writing shift		2009		225
B+Q Diamond subbing day	_Forward	2006		130		GR
B+Q Inspired Living subbing day	_Forward	2007		140
B magazine three weeks' shifts cancelled when magazine 'suspended'	_Hach	2006		0			XXXX
BBC Countryside magazine 8-hour shift including 1-hour lunch break (for entry-level journalist)	_BBC	2015		100			XX
BBC Good Homes features subbing day, taxed at source	_BBC	2006		120		GR	X
Bella subbing day	_Bauer	2006		120		GR	X
Best subbing layouts, day	_NatMag	2006		110		GR	X
Betting Business International day shift of unspecified activity	_Ziff	2016		65			XXXX
Big Issue subbing and proof-reading day	_BI	2006		100		GR	XXX
Big Issue subbing	_BI	2004		120			X
Big Issue subbing day	_BI	2003		100
BMJ careers providing news and feature first edits, per hour		2006		35
BMJ Learning editing day		2013		200
BNT News (Pinpoint Medical) editing per manuscript page		2007		8			X
Boat International 7-hour subbing day		2016		140		GR
Bookseller layout sub day	_VNU	2010		140
Bookseller short day stuffing envelopes!	_VNU	2002		70
Bookseller layout sub day	_VNU	2002		120
Boots Health Club subbing day	_Redwood	2007		140
Brides 8 hours - work unspecified	_CondN	2016		120		GR	XX
Broadcast subbing day	_EMAP	2006		130
Broadcast subbing day	_EMAP	2006		135
Broadcast features research per day	_EMAP	2006		90			XX
Building Subbing two days	_Builder	2011		150			XXXX
Building subbing shift	_Builder	2002		140			O
Cassari (what?) live interview per hour		2015		120
Caterer and Hotel Keeper Subbing per day	_RBI	2001		125		GR
Chat subbing day	_IPC	2004		110			X
Classic Rock subbing day	_Future	2002		120
Closer subbing day	_Bauer	2012		130			X
Closer subbing day taxed at source	_EMAP	2006		120		GR	X
Closer subbing day refuses to recognise self-employed status - PAYE	_EMAP	2006		110		GR	XXX
Closer subbing per day, holiday pay included in rate	_EMAP	2005		120			X
Closer subbing day taxed at source	_EMAP	2004		120
Community Care subbing day	_RBI	2002		130
Community Care subbing half-day	_RBI	1995		90	-
Computer Weekly subbing day	_RBI	2002		130			X
ComputerActive subbing day	_VNU	2003		130
Computing news day	_VNU	1999		150	-
Conde Nast Traveller editorial assistant day	_CondN	2010		80			XXXX
Conde Nast Traveller subbing day	_CondN	2006		120			XX
Construction News subbing day, 7 hours	_EMAP	2013		160
Construction News subbing Sunday	_EMAP	2002		135
Construction News reporting day - plus exes	_EMAP	2001		210			O
Construction Plus news desk day	_EMAP	2001		150
Cream; media round-up subbing day (approx) not taxed at source		2013		150
Current Archaeology (Current Publishing) subbing day		2013		120			XX
Dare subbing day, 7.5 hours	_Hach	2009		120			X
Doctor day writing news, not taxed at source	_RBI	2002		110
Doctor subbing day	_RBI	1998		110	-
Dorchester 7-hr subbing	_Brown	2003		140
Drapers subbing day	_EMAP	2006		130
East End Life (Tower Hamlets Borough Council) subbing day	_HMG	2002		130
Easy Gardening subbing day taxed at source	_BBC	2006		120		GR	X
ECN news writing day	_RBI	1998		150	-
Economia subbing day		2012		160
Economist per day, 1000 words	_Pearson	2001		187.50
Electronics Weekly production desk shift (2004)	_RBI	2007		170
Elle Deco subbing day taxed at source	_Hach	2007		120		GR	XX
Elle Decoration subbing day (holiday pay on top)	_Hach	2007		120		GR	X
Elle Decoration subbing 8hr day not taxed at source	_Hach	2004		120		GR	X
Elle art director day	_Hach	2008		150			XX
Elle subbing day	_Hach	2007		120			XX
ENDS Report (environmental) subbing day	_HM	2012		140
ENDS report subbing day - unchanged from 2000	_HM	2012		140
ENDS Report subbing shift	_HM	2006		130		GR
ENDS report subbing day	_HM	2006		130
ENDS report (environmental news) subbing day , raised from £140 on request, first rate rise since 2006	_HM	2012		150
ENDS Report (environmental) subbing day, £14 holiday pay , down from £150 a day	_HM	2013		120			XX
Engineer subbing shift per day	_Centaur	2002		125		GR	O
English Language Gazete reporting day negotiated up... still		2011		117.50			XX
English Language Gazette reporting day, 7h		2011		115.50
English Language Gazette picture research (identify and contact rights-holders)		2010		20			?
Estates Gazette subbing day	_RBI	2002		135
Euro RSCG C+O subbing in their office dependent on covering your own social security payments as a travailleur indªpendant - probably contrary to French law		2005		280		GR	O
European Perspectives: Circulation journal (Wolters Kluwer) managing editor, per week	_SpringV	2013		900			O
Eve subbing day (7 hrs)	_BBC	2004		120
Financial News 8 hours subbing	_LFNP	2003		120
Financial Times business magazine subbing day	_Pearson	2003		120
Financial Times expat section Reporting shift, per day	_Pearson	2001		130
Financial Times UK Pensions reporting day	_Pearson	2009		85			XXXX
First subbing day	_EMAP	2007		130
Flight designer day (time + half?)	_RBI	2004		160
FourFourTwo section editing shift - per day all rights	_HM	2006		100			XX
Fresh Ideas subbing in-house		2006		135		GR
Front (Cabal Communications) subbing day	_Highbur	2003		110
Full House subbing 9.30am to 6pm one hour lunch	_Burda	2007		120
Full House deputy chief sub day (no holiday pay)	_Burda	2007		140
Full House chief sub day (no holiday pay)	_Burda	2007		200
Gardens Monthly subbing day		2009		110			X
Gas Matters (Economatters Ltd) reporting shift		2003		140
Gaz7etta (men's mag with Grazia) writing day	_Bauer	2010		200			O
Glamour subbing day, net of holiday pay	_CondN	2009		120
GMB Magazine editing, day, 7 hours	_Future	2014		140
GMB Magazine editing, day, 7 hours	_Future	2014		140
GP writing day all rights demanded	_HM	2007		150			X
GP	_HM	2005		130
GQ subbing day	_CondN	2015		125
Grocer subbing day	_WReed	2010		110			XX
Grouting Business (???!!!) (Crimson) 9-hour shift		2003		300
Hairdresser's Journal subbing day	_RBI	2006		150
Hairdressers' Journal nine-hour weekend day writing features, not taxed at source	_RBI	2002		150
Hairdressers' Journal day writing news, not taxed at source © grab	_RBI	2002		150	0
Harrods Magazine Subbing shift 9:00 to 5:30		2017		150		GR	O
Health Plus subbing shift	_EMAP	2006		110			XX
Health Service Journal subbing day	_EMAP	2006		160		GR
Health Service Journal subbing day	_EMAP	2004		150
Health Service Journal per day	_EMAP	2004		160
Health Service Journal writing shift - 8 hours incl lunch break	_EMAP	2004		150		GR
Healthy Magazine subbing day	_River	2007		140
Heart Matters (British Heart Foundation / PSP) proofreading from home terms not revealed on commission - 30 days after publication, only with persistent prompting. The legally enforceable £40 late-payment fee I levied was ignored.		2011		150		GR
Heat subbing day	_EMAP	2006		120		GR	X
Heat subbing day taxed at source	_EMAP	2006		120		GR	X
Hedge Fund Manager Week (Pageant Media) subbing day		2007		145
Hello! 7-hour subbing day	_Hola	2016		152		GR
Hello! subbing day	_Hola	2013		152
Hello! subbing and writing		2004		135
Homes + Gardens subbing day, 10% holiday pay on top	_IPC	2013		130			XX
Horse + Hound writing shift	_IPC	2004		125
Horse and Hound three days reporting on competition only expenses paid are mileage at 30p and £5 for lunch	_IPC	2013		230
Horse and Hound two days reporting on competition only expenses paid are mileage at 30p and £5 for lunch	_IPC	2013		195
Horse and Hound day reporting on competition only expenses paid are mileage at 30p and £5 for lunch	_IPC	2013		157
Hospital Doctor day writing news, not taxed at source	_RBI	2002		110
House and Garden subbing day (7 hrs) taxed at source; paid time off on top	_CondN	2017		130
House and Garden subbing day	_IPC	2008		130			XX
Housing Today subbing day	_Builder	2002		140
Housing Today subbing shift not taxed at source	_Builder	2002		130
Housing subbing day	_excel	1993		130	-
HR Magazine (Mark Allen Group) subbing day		2013		150
Human Resources subbing, production editing per day	_HM	2006		140		GR
Ideal Home subbing day taxed at source, plus holiday pay	_IPC	2006		120			X
Ideal Home and other IPC monthlies subbing day, 10% holiday pay on top	_IPC	2013		130			XX
Imbibe (Monomax) editing day		2014		150
In Style subbing day + holiday pay	_IPC	2014		130			X
In Style subbing day + holiday pay	_IPC	2014		130			X
In Style subbing day, 10% holiday pay on top	_IPC	2013		130			XX
Inside Housing subbing day	_Ocean	2007		140
Inside Housing subbing day	_Ocean	2007		170
Inside Housing reporting day	_TMG	1998		115	-
Inside Soap subbing day, 7 hours	_Hach	2009		120			X
Insurance Times subbing day	_NQ	2009		150
Insurance Times updating website, 6am - 8 am, per hour	_NQ	2009		20
International Freighting Weekly subbing day	_Informa	2006		150
International Freighting Weekly writing day First use	_Informa	2002		150			O
Investment + Pensions Europe subbing day		2006		150
IPE Real Estate subbing day		2006		150
J-17 subbing	_EMAP	2003		110
Junior subbing day	_Future	2007		140
Kennel Gazette subbing, editing exees paid, not taxed at source		2000		200			O
Kerrang! per week writing	_EMAP	2001		300
Law Society Gazette layout design, subbing and picture research combined, per day		2007		125			XX
Law Society Gazette subbing shift		2005		125		GR
Leeds (university alumni magazine) research for feature (paid on top of word rate)		2008		180		GR	O
Leeds (university alumni magazine) feature research and writing day		2007		170			O
Loaded subbing day (booked for a week)	_IPC	2002		100
Local Government Chronicle subbing day not taxed at source		2013		150
Local Government Chronicle subbing day	_EMAP	2002		140
London Lines editing day		2014		250
London Magazine subbing day	_Cedar	2006		140		HA
Love It! subbing day taxed at source, holiday paid when requested	_NI	2006		150			O
Luxury Travel Production editing, day, full responsibility (they pay same for subbing!)	_HM	2008		140
Marie Claire subbing day	_IPC	2008		120			XX
Marie Claire subbing day	_IPC	2007		120			XX
Marie Claire subbing day taxed at source, hols extra	_IPC	2006		120		GR	X
Marketing Direct subbing / production editing per day	_HM	2006		150		GR
Marketing subbing day ('up a bit')	_HM	1994		175	-
Marks + Spencer Home Catalogue subbing day	_Axon	2007		150
Materials Recycling Week subbing shifts	_EMAP	2002		120			X
Maxim subbing	_Dennis	2004		130
Mayfair Times (Publishing Business) subbing day		2002		150
Mazda Zoom Zoom bilingual subbing day taxed at source	_Redwood	2009		120		GR	XX
Media Week Reporting shift all rights	_HM	2007		140		GR
Media Week news editor day	_Quantum	2007		150
Media Week reporting day	_Quantum	2007		140
Media Week subbing day	_HM	2006		130
Men's Fitness subbing day	_Dennis	2015		135
Men's Fitness subbing day , not taxed at source	_Dennis	2008		135		GR
Men's Fitness subbing day	_Dennis	2006		120		GR	X
Men's Health subbing day	_Rodale	2008		120			XXX
Metal Bulletin 7 hours reporting		2005		160
Metal Bulletin reporting per hour		2002		18.75
Metal Hammer subbing day	_Future	2010		120			X
Metal Hammer feature writing Six months exclusive	_Future	2004		120		GR
Metropolitan subbing day	_Ink	2017		150
Military History Monthly (Current Publishing) subbing day		2013		120			X
Mizz subbing day taxed at source	_IPC	2004		110
Mobile Choice editing, day, 7 hours		2014		130
Mobile Choice editing, day, 7 hours		2014		130
Money Saving Expert reporting day (7.5 hrs)		2017		150
Money Saving Expert reporting day (7 hours)		2017		150
Money Week editing/writing day		2014		250
Moneywise sub-editing day	_RD	2010		120
More subbing day taxed at source	_EMAP	2004		110			X
Mother & Baby subbing day	_EMAP	2006		120			X
Mother & Baby feature editing and writing - 8hr day	_Bauer	2013		140
Mother and Baby subbing shift per day	_EMAP	2002		110		GR
Museums Journal subbing day		2013		160
N magazine (Norwegian airlines inflight magazine) subbing day 09.30-18:00	_Ink	2016		140		GR
Nature Subbing day	_SpringV	2017		205.80		GR
Nature per day, work not specified	_Holtzb	2015		200
Nature 7-hour subbing day paid PAYE as casual temporary, paid time off on top, headline freelance rate as per NUJ agreement adjusted for this	_Holtzb	2013		194.88		HA	O
Nature subbing shift	_Holtzb	2006		179.52
Nature subbing day	_Holtzb	2005		155
New Energy Finance online reporting day		2007		160		GR
New Scientist designer/page layout day	_RBI	2008		152
New Scientist subbing day	_RBI	2007		174		GR
New Scientist stand-in section editor day	_RBI	2007		174		GR
New Statesman subbing day	_Progres	2017		160		GR
New Statesman one 8-hr day subbing, incl lunch hour	_Progres	2007		140
New Woman subbing day	_EMAP	2006		120		GR	X
New! subbing day	_NS	2008		120			XX
New! subbing day taxed at source	_NS	2006		120		GR	X
News Africa subbing day		2006		120
NME Subbing day	_AOLTW	2017		150		GR
NME subbing day	_IPC	2015		110			X
NME subbing shift	_IPC	2006		110		GR	XX
NME writing day	_IPC	2005		120
Now subbing day taxed at source, with sick pay and 1 day's holiday pay for every 10 days worked	_IPC	2007		110		GR	XX
Now & other IPC weeklies subbing day, 10% holiday pay on top	_IPC	2013		120			XX
Nursing Standard subbing day	_TU	2013		150
Nursing Standard subbing/reporting shift	_TU	2004		130		GR
Nursing Times subbing day	_EMAP	2006		147
Nursing Times subbing day	_EMAP	1998		142	-		O
Nursing Times subbing half-day	_EMAP	1993		90	-
Off Licence News/Harpers subbing day	_RBI	2009		130			X
OK Hot Stars writing day	_NS	2003		120
Olive subbing day, holiday paid on top	_BBC	2006		130
On Air now-closed World Service mag - subbing day	_BBC	2006		140
People Management subbing day	_Redact	2009		180		GR	O
People Management subbing day	_Centu	2006		195			O
People reporting day	_TMG	2004		100			XX
Period Living day shift subbing	_EMAP	2001		105			X
Personnel Today day writing news, not taxed at source	_RBI	2002		130
Petroleum Economist writing day		1993		125	-
Pick Me Up subbing day	_IPC	2007		120			XX
Planning news reporting shift	_HM	2012		150
Police Review day writing news, not taxed at source - © grab	_Janes	2002		150	0
PR Week news editor day (back in 2004)	_HM	2007		150
Precision Marketing day subbing	_Centaur	2004		120
Pregnancy & Birth feature editing and writing day - 8 hours	_Bauer	2013		140
Pregnancy + Birth subbing day	_EMAP	2006		110			XX
Pregnancy subbing day, short notice	_Highbur	2004		110			XX
Premiere subbing day	_Hach	1996		125	-
Press Gazette subbing day		2008		150
Press Gazette subbing day 9.30am - 6pm		2007		150		GR
Press Gazette subbing day taxed at source; holiday pay not gained	_Quantum	2006		130
Press Gazette subbing day (7h) (pays late)	_Quantum	2005		130
Prima Baby subbing day taxed at source	_NatMag	2006		110		GR	XX
Prima day shift, subbing	_NatMag	2001		110
Prima day shift, writing	_NatMag	2001		130
Private Eye subbing day (7 hrs) not taxed at source	__misc	2017		200
Professional Engineering subbing day not taxed at source	_Caspian	2013		200			O
Property Week subbing shift	_Builder	2002		140			O
Psychologies subbing day one day's holiday pay per 11 days worked.	_Hach	2006		120			X
Public Finance news day	_Pearson	2009		160
Pulse subbing day	_UM	2006		130			X
Pulse reporting day	_UM	2003		130		GR
Pulse subbing day taxed at source	_UM	2003		140		GR
Q subbing day	_EMAP	2004		130
Racing Post day reporting	_TMG	2002		100
Radio Times subbing day (plus holiday pay)	_Immed	2012		120			XX
Radio Times subbing day (holiday pay on top)	_BBC	2007		120		GR	X
Radio Times subbing per day, holiday pay on top	_BBC	2005		120		GR	X
Radio Times subbing day - holiday on top	_BBC	2005		120			X
Radio Times subbing day	_BBC	2004		120			X
Radio Times subbing day	_Immed	2017		120			XXX
Reader's Digest subbing day (NCTJ qualified Jul04)	_RD	2004		30			XXXX
Real Business 9-hour shift	_Caspian	2003		300
Real People subbing day taxed at source	_Hearst	2012		120		GR	XX
Red Bulletin 7 hours (subbing or reporting?)		2016		150
Red subbing day paid gross	_Hach	2006		120		GR	X
Regeneration & Renewal news shift	_HM	2009		140
Regeneration + Renewal subbing day	_HM	2004		120
Retail Express (Newtrade Publishing) layouts, subbing, news (re)writing		2005		130		GR
Retail Week subbing day	_EMAP	2004		150
Retail Week subbing shift 9:30 to 5:30	_EMAP	2017		160		GR	O
Reveal subbing day	_Hearst	2013		120		GR
Reveal subbing day taxed at source, holiday paid on top	_NatMag	2006		110			X
Reveal subbing day - holiday on top	_NatMag	2005		110			X
Reveal subbing day	_Natmag	2004		115
Revolution subbing day	_HM	2007		150		GR
Royal Wings (Royal Jordanian Airways inflight) (produced by Spafax) subbing day 9am-5pm		2014		130		GR
Royal Wings (Royal Jordanian Airways inflight) (produced by Spafax) subbing day 9am-5pm		2014		130		GR
Sainsbury's magazine subbing day, 7 hours		2016		150
Sainsbury's Magazine subbing in-house		2006		130		GR
Sainsbury's magazine subbing day		2017		130			XX
Screen International subbing day	_Centaur	2004		130
Server Management subbing, proofing per hour		2006		15
She subbing day	_Natmag	2004		115			X
Shoot words and pics (either alone 60)	_IPC	2001		120			XX
Shortlist subbing day		2013		130			X
Shortlist writing day		2010		120			X
Shots magazine (Media Business Insight) subbing day 09:30-18:00		2016		160		GR
Sky the magazine subbing day	_Brown	2006		130
SkyMag	_BSkyB	2009		140
Skymag subbing day, 7 hours	_BSkyB	2009		140
Slimming Magazine subbing shift per day	_EMAP	2002		100		GR	X
Soaplife subbing day	_IPC	2015		120		GR	XXX
Spectator subbing day	_Holl	1998		75	-		X
Spirit + Destiny subbing taxed at source; £9.29 holiday pay added to day rate	_Bauer	2006		120			X
Square Mile subbing and writing day, 7.5 hours	_SquareM	2013		150		GR
Style at Home subbing day, 10% holiday pay on top	_IPC	2013		130			XX
Style Sunday supplement subbing day	_NI	2007		150			X
Sugar subbing day	_Hach	2006		120			X
Sugar subbing shift, seven hour	_Hach	2004		110		GR	XX
Sunday Times magazine, subbing shift per day	_NI	2002		140		GR	O
Sunday subbing day	_NI	2004		122.20
Sunday magazine, writing/subbing shift	_NI	2003		120
Supermarketing reporting day	_RBI	1998		120	-
Supply Management subbing day	_Centu	2002		174			O
Take a Break Subbing day	_Bauer	1998		110	-		X
Tatler subbing, cutting words, no rewrites	_CondN	2006		120		GR	XX
Tatler light subbing, no rewriting, day	_CondN	2006		120			X
Tatler subbing day	_CondN	1998		100	-
Tesco magazine subbing day tax at source; £10 holiday pay added to day rate	_Cedar	2006		135
That's Life writing shift taxed at source	_Bauer	2006		110			X
That's Life subbing taxed at source; £9.29 holiday pay added to day rate	_Bauer	2006		120			X
That's Life 9-hour subbing shift taxed at source	_Bauer	2003		110			X
The Architect's Journal subbing day	_Bauer	2012		150			O
The Author editing Society of Authors quarterly journal, offered per issue	_TU	2013		2200
The Builder (and vs. architectural mags) Subbing day	_Builder	1998		115	-
The Criminal Lawyer production editor day	_Tottel	2008		120	0	GR	XXXX
The Drinks Business (Union Press) subbing day		2013		140		GR
The Grocer newsdesk day	_WReed	2016		160
The Pan European Guide to Media case studies from Cream subbing day not taxed at source		2013		150		GR
The Universe (Manchester) subbing day	_Gabriel	2002		100
Therapy Week reporting day		2001		147
Therapy Weekly writing day	_EMAP	2004		147
Third Age Matters (University of the Third Age) day (writing?)		2017		200
Third Sector production editing	_HM	2006		150		GR
Third Sector day writing not taxed at source	_HM	2005		130
Time Out section editor day was £120	_TOut	2009		100			XXX
Time Out writing/subbing day	_TOut	2006		125			X
Time Out cover for sports ed, per day	_TOut	2004		120			XX
Time Out 8hr subbing shift	_TOut	2004		115
Time Out subbing day	_TOut	2003		115
Times Education Supplement subbing day, 8 hours Monday to Friday, gross rate	_TSL	2014		150
Times Educational Supplement reporting day - research and writing	_TSL	2008		150		GR
Times Educational Supplement subbing day, 7 hours; £11 holiday pay on top	_NI	2005		148
Times Educational Supplement subbing day - plus £11 holiday pay	_NI	2005		148		GR
Times Educational Supplement subbing / night shift casual shift work, per hour	_NI	2004		15		GR
Times magazine, subbing shift per day	_NI	2002		120		GR	O
Top Gear 7-hour subbing day	_Immed	2015		120			X
Top Gear subbing day	_BBC	2008		130			X
Top Of The Pops magazine subbing day	_BBC	2006		120			XX
Top of the Pops production editor day	_BBC	2010		130			X
Total TV Guide listings subbing day	_Bauer	2006		110		GR	X
Touch copy editing day at home		2002		150
Travel Trade Gazette subbing day	_MF	1998		119	-
Travel Weekly subbing day	_RBI	2009		170
Travel Weekly subbing news and features day paid gross	_RBI	2006		130		GR
Travel Weekly subbing in-house	_RBI	2006		130		GR
TV Easy features subbing, taxed at source	_IPC	2006		120		GR	X
TV Quick Subbing shift	_Bauer	1998		110	-		X
TV Times programme listings	_IPC	1997		105	-
TVQuick/Choice/Bella subbing day	_Bauer	2006		120		GR	X
Uncut subbing day	_IPC	2002		100			XXX
VH1 day?!		1996		700	-
Virgin Hotline subbing day	_Ink	2009		120			X
Vision GMB editing day	_TU	2009		300
Visit London online subbing day 7hrs taxed at source		2007		130
Vogue subbing day	_CondN	2007		130			X
Vogue subbing day 7hrs	_CondN	2007		450			O
Voice news day	_VTA	1999		70	-		x
Wallpaper travel guides subbing day (holiday paid on top)	_IPC	2007		120		GR	XX
Wallpaper travel guides subbing day (holiday paid on top)	_IPC	2007		120		GR	XX
Wallpaper subbing, rewriting	_IPC	2007		120			XX
Wallpaper subbing day	_IPC	2006		120		GR	XX
Wallpaper subbing day	_IPC	2006		120			XX
Wallpaper City Guides Subbing shift, 10 to 6 (1 hr lunch). Holiday pay on top.	_IPC	2008		130			X
Waterstone's Books Quarterly subbing day		2006		130		GR
Webuser subbing day or production day	_Dennis	2016		130			X
Weight Watchers subbing day (cut in March from £130 'due to the recession')	_River	2009		120
What's on TV subbing day taxed at source, with sick pay and 1 day's holiday pay for every 10 days worked	_IPC	2007		120		GR	X
What's On TV features subbing, taxed at source	_IPC	2006		120		GR	X
When Saturday Comes small independent mag, subbing day		2003		150			O
WI Life subbing day 9am to 4pm		2017		180			O
Windpower Monthly production editing day	_HM	2009		150
WoI subbing day	_CondN	2007		130			X
Woman and Home subbing day	_IPC	2006		110		GR	XX
Woman's Own subbing day	_IPC	2009		120			XX
Woman's Own Subbing shift 9:00 to 5:30	_AOLTW	2017		120		GR	XX
Woman's Own Feature writing day, taxed at source, holiday pay on top	_IPC	2012		130		GR
Woman's Own deputy chief sub day, holiday on top	_IPC	2007		130			X
Woman's Own subbing day taxed at source, with sick pay and 1 day's holiday pay for every 10 days worked	_IPC	2007		110		GR	XX
Woman's Own subbing day (holiday paid on top)	_IPC	2007		120			X
Woman's Own subbing day	_IPC	2006		110			XX
Woman's Own subbing day	_IPC	2006		110			XX
Woman's Own subbing day - holiday on top	_IPC	2005		110			X
Woman's Own subbing day	_IPC	2004		110			X
Woman's Own subbing day, 10% holiday pay on top	_IPC	2013		120			XX
Woman's Weekly subbing day	_IPC	2007		120			XX
Woman subbing day	_IPC	2017		120			XXX
World of Interiors subbing day (7 hrs) taxed at source; paid time off on top	_CondN	2017		135
Your M+S subbing day	_Redwood	2007		135
Zest day writing NIBs and features all rights	_Hearst	2013		120		GR	XX
Advertorials for IPC subbing day	_IPC	2006		110			XXX
B2B eco-magazine subbing day		2013		150
B2B magazine picture research per hour working from home, inclusive of phone/internet exes		2006		18
Bauer magazines subbing day	_Bauer	2009		110
BBC edit in-house mag/subbing	_BBC	1992		114	-
BBC Bristol (magazines) writing day	_BBC	2011		130
BBC pre-school magazines subbing day	_BBC	2008		120			XX
BBC Trust 3 days	_BBC	2014		1000
BBC Trust 3 days	_BBC	2014		1000
BBC Worldwide magazines	_BBC	2000		110	-
BBC Worldwide publishing subbing day	_BBC	1999		100	-
Business monthly magazine 8-hour subbing shift		2009		170
Cedar communications subbing day (7 hours)	_Cedar	2014		130
Cedar communications subbing day (7 hours)	_Cedar	2014		130
Cedar communications subbing day (7 hours)	_Cedar	2014		130
Centaur Communications subbing day	_Centaur	2011		160
Centaur contract titles subbing day	_Centaur	2006		140
Centaur contract titles acting production editor day	_Centaur	2006		170
Children's magazines per day design for layout, cover mount gifts, polybags etc, pre press	_Immed	2016		130	0	GR	X
Co-op membership magazine subbing day (slashed in March from £140 'due to the recession')	_River	2009		120			XX
Communication Workers' Union news shift	_TU	2002		135
Condé Nast mags subbing day	_CondN	2006		120			X
Consumer magazine writing/subbing day	_Brown	2004		150
Contract-publisher magazines subbing and/or writing days not taxed at source		2014		120
Contract-publisher magazines subbing and/or writing days not taxed at source		2014		120
Eaglemoss Publications subbing, proofing, feature writing, research, shoots etc		2003		120			X
Economist Intelligence Unit subbing country reports, per hour	_Pearson	2003		16.50
Eden publishing features for partworks, per day		2003		125
EMAP Health subbing day	_EMAP	1998		142	-		O
EMAP Performance editing a magazine section	_EMAP	2006		170
Forward publishing mag subbing day	_Forward	2008		150
Forward Publishing - contract publishing - supermarket mag editor of quarterly magazine - daily rate expenses paid for phone calls	_Forward	2003		250			O
Haymarket 8-hour subbing day	_HM	2015		140
Haymarket business to business titles subbing day	_HM	2007		150		GR
Haymarket Business-to-Business mags production day (7h)	_HM	2005		140
Haymarket mags feature writing day	_HM	2006		140		GR
Haymarket titles reporting day holiday pay added; taxed at source	_HM	2013		150
Haymarket titles subbing day	_HM	2012		150
Haymarket titles chief sub day	_HM	2003		145
Haymarket titles subbing day	_HM	2002		130
Haymarket titles Subbing, day	_HM	2001		140		GR
housetohome.co.uk website subbing day, 10% holiday pay on top	_IPC	2013		120			XX
Illustrated London News Group titles subbing in-house		2006		130		GR
Informa group offered for subbing day - rejected!	_Informa	2008		90			XXX
Instore magazine subbing day		2009		150
John Brown magazines subbing day	_Brown	2013		155
launch magazine subbing day	_Merrick	2007		160
Leeds University alumni mag research day		2014		180
Magazine Branch survey non-recognised workplace average subbing day		2005		124.80
Magazine Branch survey trade press average subbing day		2005		141.20
Magazine Branch survey overall average subbing day		2005		126.50
Magazine Branch survey NUJ-recognised workplace average reporting day		2005		152
Magazine Branch survey overall average reporting day		2005		138
Magazine Branch survey trade press average reporting day		2005		148.60
Magazine Branch survey consumer press average reporting day		2005		119.70
Magazine Branch survey NUJ-recognised workplace average subbing day		2005		132.70
Magazine Branch survey consumer press average subbing day		2005		118.30
National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers news shift	_TU	2002		180			O
NewScientist.com web subbing, using bespoke software and HTML coding	_RBI	2006		167
PA Entertainment Listings producer - 8 hour shift	_PA	2006		75		GR	XXX
Progressive Customer Publishing subbing day, 8 hours Monday to Friday, gross rate		2014		140		GR
Project work for News International chief sub day	_NI	2006		170
PTC trade union journal subbing day	_TU	1997		106	-
Publicis Blueprint subbing day (contract mags) paid leave on top IF paid PAYE, they say	_publicb	2007		130
Science publisher Editing 500 pages		2017		2000
SGT (?) 28-page magazine		2014		3000
SGT (?) 28-page magazine		2014		3000
Timothy Benn Publishing subbing day	_IncisiM	1999		120	-
Timothy Benn Publishing subbing shift	_IncisiM	1999		120	-
Trade magazine title 8-hour subbing shift		2009		205
Trade magazines subbing day		2017		150
Trade union editing day on journal	_TU	2012		134
Trade union journals half-day subbing	_TU	1996		120	-
Trinity Mirror Group writing day no contract	_TMG	2004		82		GR	XXX
TV Listings subbing 8hrs		2002		125
Unison day writing/subbing	_TU	2003		175
unnamed magazine subbing day in Derbyshire, advertised at www.thebook.uk.com Trireme Award candiate!		2009		60			XXXX
Unnamed periodical editorial day - was £150 per day, bargained down to £130 with extension of contract		2013		130
unnamed publication subbing day	_Centaur	2013		164
Various design for print, layout, covermounts & marketing		2017		130		GR
Virgin TV mag Subbing day 9.30am to 5.30pm	_Redwood	2017		160
Women's magazines, various subbing day	_CondN	2017		130			XX
Youth & children's magazines (same rate on all titles) per day design for layout, cover mount gifts, polybags plus marketing design work including some digital	_Immed	2016		120	0	GR
The above are the rates for Shifts / mags notified by members up to 20 December 2017.
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
5 Amount paid for basic licence - e.g. first use in print:				Basic fee
6 Paid for extra licences - web use, database resale... (no data pre Jun 2000)				...	Extras
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it:				...	...	GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement (more will be made soon):				...	...	HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:				50	0		X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:				1500	300		O

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