Andrew Bibby


 

   

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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