What's in the guide?
Just starting out in self-employment and deciding how much you should charge? Or perhaps you’ve been in the game for a while and are wondering if you’re currently undervaluing yourself.
We’ve collated the average day rates of self-employed individuals across a variety of occupations that you can use as a benchmark for setting or raising your own rates.
Download our Average Day Rates guide to see a breakdown of day rates by self-employed role.
This guide was put together using the responses of over 2,500 freelancers that responded to IPSE’s Quarterly Confidence Index between Q1 2022 and Q4 2023. The online survey was conducted by IPSE and PeoplePerHour and captures the average day rates of freelancers working in the top three highest Standard Occupational Classification codes (SOC1-3) across the UK.
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IPSE members in receipt of a Regulation 80 determination notice using MSC legislation can access Markel's template appeal letter.
The Freelancer Confidence Index is a quarterly survey that tracks the business performance and economic outlook of independent professionals and the self-employed...
