Rate Cards

Please complete the Rate Card Survey at the start of every new job and circulate it amongst your colleagues to help us obtain accurate, current, and representative figures.

Our Rate Cards are updated annually by the Committee and cover Feature Film, TV Drama, Factual & Entertainment & Short Form.

We determine the current rates within the Industry by collecting anonymous data through our Rate Card Questionnaires for members and non-members of BECTU.

All figures quoted are the minimum rates you should get the first time you work in these specific roles. Negotiate up from these figures when you have completed the role more than once.

Check out our resources on negotiation to make sure you are securing the best possible rate.

We also recommend applying the BECTU Basic Terms and Conditions to provide a minimum level of protection and awareness for those not covered by a contract or collective agreement.

Have you benefited from our Rate Cards? If you aren’t already a member, you can learn more about joining us here.

Testimonials

Have you had a good experience with the Rate Cards? Or do you have some feedback for us? Let us know!

“I was the editor on a band 1 TV drama mini-series and was looking for an assistant editor. Kiran came to me with assistant editor experience only in short form at the time but he showed a strong interest and was very motivated. So I put his name forward to production and guaranteed that I’d cover for any inexperience he might have had. They were happy with that and hire him straightaway but they wanted to demote him to a trainee and therefore pay him a trainee rate, due to his inexperience in TV.

I explained to them that I needed him to take full responsibilities of an assistant editor and therefore deserved an assistant editor credit and BECTU minimum rate and I forward the rate card to production. After couple of emails back and forth they eventually agreed to our terms. In the end Kiran proved himself to be hard working and capable assistant editor, an invaluable part of the team.”

Christopher CF Chow BFE
Film & TV Editor