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In United Kingdom, published freelance rates for a video editor are £155 an 8-hour day.

5 figures from 1 documents by Bectu, quoted as printed · updated 1 Nov 2026

Freelance £155 an 8-hour day5 freelance figures
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What video 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

Week

Editor, premium budget (feature docs, landmark series), 50 hr weekBectu · Recommended minimums £2,370
Editor, prime time, 50 hr weekBectu · Recommended minimums £2,250
Editor, minimum rate, 50 hr weekBectu · Recommended minimums £2,040
Assistant Editor, minimum rate, 40 hr weekBectu · Recommended minimums £775

Day of 8 hours

Assistant Editor, minimum rate, 8 hr dayBectu · Recommended minimums £155

Each published rate as a day's pay

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 workWhatAs printedUS$ a daySource
FreelanceAssistant Editor, minimum rate, 8 hr day£155 an 8-hour day$208.19Bectu · Recommended minimums
FreelanceEditor, minimum rate, 50 hr week£2,040 a week$548.01Bectu · Recommended minimums
FreelanceEditor, prime time, 50 hr week£2,250 a week$604.42Bectu · Recommended minimums
FreelanceEditor, premium budget (feature docs, landmark series), 50 hr week£2,370 a week$636.66Bectu · Recommended minimums

Every figure, as printed

Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.

Printed£2040 DocumentBectu factual and entertainment TV editors rate card, 2023-24 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
Printed£2250 DocumentBectu factual and entertainment TV editors rate card, 2023-24 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
Printed£2370 DocumentBectu factual and entertainment TV editors rate card, 2023-24 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
Printed£155 DocumentBectu factual and entertainment TV editors rate card, 2023-24 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
Printed£775 DocumentBectu factual and entertainment TV editors rate card, 2023-24 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force

Questions people ask

In United Kingdom, published freelance rates for a video editor are £155 an 8-hour day.

Bectu, in 1 document.

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