For quite a number of years I produced the UK Freelance Ready Reckoner,
designed to provide in tabular form comparable freelance day rates for equivalent annual gross salaries for employees in the range £20,000-£60,000. It
was based on a detailed comparison of the costs for employers of using staff journalists (employees).
I am delighted to announce that the
Creators' Rights Alliance
is now updating and publishing this work, under the new name of the
Freelance Day Rate Guide. The 2023-2024 edition can be
accessed on the CRA website. New editions are planned for each tax year
(ie the next edition will be for April 2024-April 2025 financial year).
I am pleased to have been able to support Katharine King of the Society of
Authors who is undertaking this work on behalf of the CRA.
Equivalent annual gross salary
|
Total cost to employer
|
Total cost to employer per working day
|
Recommended freelance day rate
|
23000
|
40008
|
182
|
303
|
24000
|
41396
|
188
|
313
|
25000
|
42784
|
194
|
324
|
26000
|
44172
|
201
|
334
|
27000
|
45560
|
207
|
345
|
28000
|
46948
|
213
|
355
|
29000
|
48336
|
220
|
366
|
30000
|
49724
|
226
|
376
|
31000
|
51112
|
232
|
387
|
32000
|
52500
|
238
|
397
|
33000
|
53888
|
245
|
408
|
34000
|
55276
|
251
|
418
|
35000
|
56664
|
257
|
429
|
36000
|
58052
|
264
|
439
|
37000
|
59440
|
270
|
450
|
38000
|
60828
|
276
|
460
|
39000
|
62216
|
283
|
471
|
40000
|
63604
|
289
|
481
|
41000
|
64992
|
295
|
492
|
42000
|
66380
|
301
|
502
|
43000
|
67768
|
308
|
513
|
44000
|
69156
|
314
|
523
|
45000
|
70544
|
320
|
534
|
46000
|
71932
|
327
|
544
|
47000
|
73320
|
333
|
555
|
48000
|
74708
|
339
|
565
|
49000
|
76096
|
346
|
576
|
50000
|
77484
|
352
|
586
|
51000
|
78872
|
358
|
597
|
52000
|
80260
|
364
|
607
|
53000
|
81648
|
371
|
618
|
54000
|
83036
|
377
|
628
|
55000
|
84424
|
383
|
639
|
56000
|
85812
|
390
|
650
|
57000
|
87200
|
396
|
660
|
58000
|
88588
|
402
|
671
|
59000
|
89976
|
409
|
681
|
60000
|
91364
|
415
|
692
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