In United Kingdom, published freelance rates for a sub-editor are £180–£200 a shift.
Freelance
£180–£200 a shift
Sources
2 documents
What sub-editor 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
Shift
National newspaper supplements: 6 or 7 hour sub-editing shift, weekendNUJ · Recommended minimums · 9 Aug 2021
£200
National newspapers: 6 or 7 hour sub-editing shiftNUJ · Recommended minimums · 9 Aug 2021
£180
Day
Online: sub-editing, per dayNUJ · Recommended minimums
£180
Online sub-editing, per dayNUJ · Recommended minimums
£180
Each published rate as a day's pay
Freelance · 2 figures
£180 a shift
£200 a shift
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 | National newspapers: 6 or 7 hour sub-editing shift | £180 a shift | $241.77 | NUJ · Recommended minimums · 9 Aug 2021 |
| Freelance | National newspaper supplements: 6 or 7 hour sub-editing shift, weekend | £200 a shift | $268.63 | NUJ · Recommended minimums · 9 Aug 2021 |
Every figure, as printed
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Printed
6 or 7 hour sub-editing shifts 180.00DocumentNUJ Freelance Fees Guide: suggested minimum rates, national newspapers and online (rates updated 9 Aug 2021) · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 9 Aug 2021
Printed
6 or 7 hour sub-editing shifts (weekend) 200.00DocumentNUJ Freelance Fees Guide: suggested minimum rates, national newspapers and online (rates updated 9 Aug 2021) · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 9 Aug 2021
Printed
Sub-editing, per day 180.00DocumentNUJ Freelance Fees Guide: suggested minimum rates, national newspapers and online (rates updated 9 Aug 2021) · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
Printed
£180.00DocumentNUJ Freelance Fees Guide suggested minimums for videography · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
Questions people ask
In United Kingdom, published freelance rates for a sub-editor are £180–£200 a shift.
NUJ, in 2 documents.
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