In United Kingdom, published freelance rates for a sound recordist are £430–£530 a 10-hour day.
Freelance
£430–£530 a 10-hour day
Sources
1 document
What sound recordist work in United Kingdom pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
Day of 10 hours with a meal break
Sound Supervisor, 10 hour dayBectu · Recommended minimums · 2 Feb 2023
£530
Sound Engineer, 10 hour dayBectu · Recommended minimums · 2 Feb 2023
£430
Day
UK per diem for meals not providedBectu · Recommended minimums · 2 Feb 2023
£25
Hour
Sound Engineer overtime, 11th and 12th hoursBectu · Recommended minimums · 2 Feb 2023
£43
Each published rate as a day's pay
Freelance · 4 figures
£25 a day
£530 a 10-hour day
US$ a day at the ECB rate for the month. A month is 12 payments over 260 working days, or 13 or 14 where the agreement says so; a year is 260 days; a shift counts as a day.
| Type of work | What | As printed | US$ a day | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freelance | UK per diem for meals not provided | £25 a day | $33.57 | Bectu · Recommended minimums · 2 Feb 2023 |
| Freelance | Sound Engineer overtime, 11th and 12th hours | £43 an hour | $462.04 | Bectu · Recommended minimums · 2 Feb 2023 |
| Freelance | Sound Engineer, 10 hour day | £430 a 10-hour day | $577.56 | Bectu · Recommended minimums · 2 Feb 2023 |
| Freelance | Sound Supervisor, 10 hour day | £530 a 10-hour day | $711.87 | Bectu · Recommended minimums · 2 Feb 2023 |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
Printed
£430DocumentBectu recommended rates for outside broadcast sound freelancers, 2023 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 2 Feb 2023
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£530DocumentBectu recommended rates for outside broadcast sound freelancers, 2023 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 2 Feb 2023
Printed
£43/hrDocumentBectu recommended rates for outside broadcast sound freelancers, 2023 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 2 Feb 2023
Printed
£25 Per DiemDocumentBectu recommended rates for outside broadcast sound freelancers, 2023 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 2 Feb 2023
Printed
£340 to £420DocumentBectu Scottish Freelance Branch agreement with QTV, 1 Jul 2024 to 30 Jun 2026 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jul 2024
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In United Kingdom, published freelance rates for a sound recordist are £430–£530 a 10-hour day.
Bectu, in 2 documents.
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