The average salary for an editor is currently £26,085 per year. See more
Check out the freelance editing rates
There’s plenty of work for people who are determined to get it.
However, we tell our proofreading and editing course graduates to keep their prices low when they start out.
The experience is more important than money when you’re trying to get established.
But there are limits.
One company offered a recent graduate £500 to edit a 175,000 word book. They even had the cheek to tell him to ‘clear your desk for April.’
He pulled out. And I don’t blame him: experience is one thing, but being ripped off is different. Especially as they didn’t give him a written confirmation. We wouldn’t recommending clearing one corner of your desk for a month for £500!
Where proofreading course graduates can find work
We encourage our proofreading course students to be proactive. You have to go and find work, not wait for it to fall into your lap.
The best place to start is with the Society for Editors and Proofreaders. They have a database of all of their members.
You can also check out the following websites:
See our online proofreading course