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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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