This survey was completed in Spring 2023 to provide anonymous information to inform the UK Freelance Post Production Producers, Supervisors and Coordinators of current rates & conditions trends. This survey is run by individuals in our community & is published as anonymous statistics.
72% of Respondents were working in Episodic TV
28% of Respondents were in Features
Episodic Band 1/A
85% of This band was commissioned by a Network (for example ITV,BBC, Channel 4)
100% of this band’s respondents got an END credit only
50% of this band’s respondents was working full time/Exclusively on 1 project
50% of this band’s respondents said it was up to the PPS to create/manage the dailies workflow
85% of this band’s respondents said it was the PPS’s responsibility to find the Post production facilities quotes
62% of this band’s respondents said it was the PPS’s responsibility to manage the Post Budget
85% of this band’s respondents said it was the PPS’s responsibility to manage the Post schedule
75% of this band’s respondents said it was the PPC who organised the ADR
Coordinators with less than two years of experience £850-950 pw
Coordinators with two-five years of experience £1100-1150 pw
First time Post Supervisors paid £1200 pw that then increases to £1500 pw with experience (more than 1 credit)
PPS working in factual were all paid approx £1500 pw at this banding
There were no respondents working as Producers at this banding
Episodic Band 2/B
55% of This band was commissioned by a Streamer (for example Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, Apple TV) 25% of the remaining was commissioned by a Network (for example ITV,BBC, Channel 4) & the remaining was cable or premium cable (HBO, Starz, Showtime, Sky, FX, AMC)
100% of this band’s respondents got an END credit only
65% of this band’s respondents was working full time/Exclusively on 1 project
100% of this band’s respondents said it was up to the Post team to create/manage the dailies workflow
100% of this band’s respondents said it was the Post team responsibility to find the Post production facilities quotes
100% of this band’s respondents said it was the Post team responsibility to manage the Post Budget
100% of this band’s respondents said it was the PPS’s responsibility to manage the Post schedule
100% of this band’s respondents said it was the PPC who organised the ADR
60% of this band’s respondents received up to £600 in Box Rental for their computing equipment
60% of this band’s respondents were paid for 3-6 wks prep
Coordinators with less than two years of experience £900-1250 pw
Coordinators with two-five years of experience £1100-1375 pw
First time Post Supervisors paid £1500 pw but that then increases to £1750-2000 pw with experience (more than 1 credit)
Co-producers working on Band 2 projects were paid up to £3000 pw
Episodic Band 3/C
70% of This band was commissioned by a Streamer (for example Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, Apple TV) the remaining was commissioned by cable or premium cable (HBO, Starz, Showtime, Sky, FX, AMC)
70% of this band’s respondents got an END credit only, 20% had main titles credits & 10% received single card credit.
100% of this band’s respondents said they were was working full time/Exclusively on 1 project
100% of this band’s respondents said it was up to the Post team to create/manage the dailies workflow
100% of this band’s respondents said it was the Post team responsibility to find the Post production facilities quotes
100% of this band’s respondents said it was the Post team responsibility to manage the Post Budget
100% of this band’s respondents said it was the PPS’s responsibility to manage the Post schedule
100% of this band’s respondents said it was the PPC & PPS who organised the ADR
50% of this band’s respondents received up to £600 in Box Rental for their computing equipment
60% of this band’s respondents were paid for up to 8 weeks of time in prep
This is the only level that employed a Post Assistant, the rate for this position was £700pw
Coordinators for these projects all had more than two years of experience & were paid between £1100-1650 pw
All Post Supervisors surveyed had between 5-10 years experience & were paid between £2100-2500 pw
Most Post producers & Co-producers working on Band 3 projects were paid £2700-6000 pw with a couple of first time credit Post producers being paid slightly less.
Features – Because of fewer respondents in Features we have come up with more sweeping statements to avoid naming names.
80% of this band’s respondents said it was up to the Post team to create/manage the dailies workflow
83% of this band’s respondents said it was the Post team responsibility to find the Post production facilities quotes
75% of this band’s respondents said it was the Post team responsibility to manage the Post Budget
100% of this band’s respondents said it was the Post team responsibility to manage the Post schedule
100% of this band’s respondents said it was the PPC who organised the ADR
Post Coordinators
Earn between £850 pw for micro budget (Less than £1M) up to £2000 for High (15-30M) & Premium budget (£30M & above)
Most Features Post Coordinators have less than 5 years experience in the industry & work Non exclusively for multiple projects at once, the exception to this is the High (£15-30M) & Premium budget (£30M & above) that tend to be Exclusive to one project
All coordinators received End Credits
Post Supervisors & Producers
Earnt between £1400 to £1500 pw for the most part (working on a Non-exclusive basis), but the only responses received were for Medium Budget Projects (£5-15M) everyone in senior Post Production management positions on larger budget projects (£15M up) received the Post Producer credit & respondents reported rates of up to £3000 per week.
Most Features Post Supervisors & Producers had more than 10 years experience in the industry & received End Credits, however there was one respondent who said that they received a Main card credit.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We have also provided some information on DE&I on those who took part in this survey:
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