Rates of pay for SA and Walk On

Rates

Production and clients – please contact us directly to discuss rates of pay. Supporting Artistes, please see below for standard rates for production agreements:

PACT / Equity Agreement productions
from 1st April 2025

Minimum Rates

CategoryRate
Basic Fee based on a standard 10 hour day with 1 hour lunch break£109.89 + £13.26 holiday pay
Overtime (per 30 mins)£9.16
Costume Fitting
(up to 4 hours)
£54.95 + £5.88 holiday pay
Public Holiday/Night Call Enhancement£54.95
Public Holiday/Night Call Overtime (per 30 mins)£13.74

Supplementary Fees

CategoryRate
SP1 (Creative Contribution)£32.46
SP2 (Performance Skill)£27.05 per applicable performance skill
SP2.1 - Swimming£27.05
SP2.2 - Driving£27.05
SP2.3 - Dancing£27.05
SP2.4 - Horse Riding£27.05
SP2.5 - Supervised Firearms £27.05
SP3 (Provision of personal property/service)£20 per applicable provision of personal service/property
SP3.1 Change of clothing£20
SP3.2 Special clothing£20
SP3.3 Hair cuts£20
SP3.4 Inclement weather/wetting down£20
SP3.5 Provision of a vehicle£20

Meal Allowances

Where catering is not provided by the producer.

MealAllowance
Breakfast£5
Lunch£5
Dinner£10

BBC PACT / Equity Agreement
from 1st April 2025

Minimum Rates

CategoryRate
Basic Fee based on a standard 10 hour day with 1 hour lunch break£109.89 + £13.26 holiday pay
Overtime (per 30 mins)£9.16
Costume Fitting (up to 4 hours)£54.95 + £5.88 holiday pay
Public Holiday/Night Call Enhancement£54.95
Public Holiday/Night Call Overtime (per 30 mins)£13.74

Supplementary Fees

CategoryRate
SP1 (Creative Contribution)£32.46
SP2 (Performance Skill)£27.05 per applicable performance skill
SP2.1 - Swimming£27.05
SP2.2 - Driving£27.05
SP2.3 - Dancing£27.05
SP2.4 - Horse Riding£27.05
SP2.5 - Supervised Firearms£27.05
(Provision of personal property/service)£20 per applicable provision of personal service/property
SP3.1 Change of clothing£20
SP3.2 Special clothing£20
SP3.3 Hair cuts£20
SP3.4 Inclement weather/wetting down£20
SP3.5 Provision of a vehicle £20

Meal Allowances

Where catering is not provided by the producer

MealAllowance
Breakfast£5
Lunch£5
Dinner£10

BBC Continuing Drama Series
from 1st April 2025

Supporting Artiste / Walk-on Day Rate

Day Rate

Hours of work are 8 hours out of a 9 hour day (with 1 hour unpaid lunch). Night work is work scheduled either to extend beyond midnight or to begin between 10pm and 7am. Daywork which extends unforeseen into work after 12.15am will be paid at night overtime.

Supporting Artiste

The Supporting Artiste is not required to give individual characterisation in a role or speak dialogue other than crowd noise or reaction.

Standard day rateAmount
Basic daily rate£97.68 + £11.79 holiday pay
Overtime day rate per hour£14.10
Basic Night rate£101.80 + £11.79 holiday pay
Overtime Night Rate per hour£17.50
Special skills eg Riding horses, driving, fencing£44.20
Haircut Very Short£27.20
Costume Fitting (up to 4 hours)£53.83 + £6.50 Holiday pay
Costume Fitting and make up tests overtime£13.46
Rehersal - Day work£97.68
Rehersal overtime per hour£14.10
Rehersal - Night work£101.80
Rehersal overtime per hour - night work£17.50
Haircut session on day when engagement fee is not paid£26.60
Audition£19.50
Nudity i.e. full nudity for men, full or substantial nudity for women£63.00
Simulated sexual acts (with or without nudity):Negotiable
Unusually strenuous work/work in unusual discomfortNegotiable
Provision of a second contemporary outfit to perform in – per additional outfit£12.40
Provision of special clothing e.g. dinner or morning suit, long evening or cocktail dress – per additional outfit£25.90

Walk on

Walk-on Artist is not required to give individual characterisation in a role but may be required to impersonate an identifiable individual, to accept individual direction and to speak a few unscripted unimportant words where the precise words spoken do not matter.

RateAmount
Basic daily rate£114.90 + £13.87 Holiday Pay
Overtime Day Rate£17.50
Basic Night Rate£139.10 + £13.87 Holiday Pay
Overtime Night Rate£23.50
Special skills eg Riding horses, driving, fencing£44.20
Haircut Very Short£27.20
Costume Fitting (up to 4 hours)£53.83 + £6.50 Holiday pay
Costume Fitting and make up tests overtime£13.46
Rehersal - Day work£97.68
Rehersal overtime per hour£14.10
Rehersal - Night work£101.80
Rehersal overtime per hour£17.50
Haircut session on day when engagement fee is not paid£26.60
Audition£19.50
Nudity i.e. full nudity for men, full or substantial nudity for women£63.00
Simulated sexual acts (with or without nudity):Negotiable
Unusually strenuous work/work in unusual discomfortNegotiable
Provision of a second contemporary outfit to perform in – per additional outfit£12.40
Provision of special clothing e.g. dinner or morning suit, long evening or cocktail dress – per additional outfit£25.90

Multi-episode

If more than one programme is recorded in the day, an additional 50 per cent of the recording fee is added.

FAA / PACT Agreement
1 March 2025 - 31st Dec 2025

Supporting Artiste / Walk-on

Day Rate

Based upon a 9 hour stipulated period inc meal break, between 7am and 10pm (before 7am nighttime overtime will apply. After 10pm Nighttime overtime will apply- Unless called as a nightshoot).

Standard day rateAmount
Basic daily rate£107.19 + £11.54 holiday pay
Half hour overtime rate inc holiday pay£11.14
Public holiday rate£160.79 + £17.31 holiday pay
Public holiday half hour overtime rate inc holiday pay£16.70
Attendance in non-performing capacity (inc fitting) - up to 4 hrs (if over 4 hours Full Day is payable)£53.60 + £5.77 holiday pay

Night Rate

Based upon a 9 hour stipulated period inc meal break, scheduled to extend beyond midnight or to commence before 4am.

Standard night rateAmount
Basic daily rate£160.79 + £17.31 holiday pay
Half hour overtime rate inc holiday pay£16.70
Public holiday rate£241.18 + £25.97 holiday pay
Public holiday half hour overtime rate inc holiday pay£25.05

Continous Working Day

Based on any seven continuous hours (without a meal break) After seven hours overtime will apply. Applies up to 10pm. After 10pm nighttime overtime is applicable. Unless called as a continuous working night.

Continuous Working DayAmount
Basic day rate£107.19 + £11.54 holiday pay
Half hour overtime rate inc holiday pay£11.14
Public holiday rate£160.79 + £17.31 holiday pay
Public holiday half hour overtime rate inc holiday pay£16.70

Shift Call

Based on any four continuous hours taking place between 6am and 11pm. After four hours, 15 minute overtime. After that a double shift call is payable, so this rate is only advised if you know it will be less than four hours.

Shift CallAmount
Basic day rate£67.00 + £7.22 holiday pay
15 minute overtime only inc holiday pay£11.14
If shoot longer than 4 hours 15 mins then automatically double shift call£148.44
Public holiday rate£100.50 + £10.82 holiday pay
Public Holiday 15 minute overtime only inc holiday pay£16.70

Supplementary fees

CategoryAmount
A (1): Change of Clothes : Haircut£22.17
A (2): Unused Set of Clothes (per Set)£11.08
B: Doubling : Special Clothes : Sports Equipment : Inclement Weather/Wetting Down£22.17
C: Firearms : Swimming : Driving : Stills : Minimal Dialogue: Specialised Dancing: Handling Domesticated Animals£29.41
D: Creative Reaction : Uniforms : Specialised Driving : Supply Car£35.87
E: Look-a-like Double : Stand-In : Dialogue£59.40

Meal Penalties

CategoryAmount
Broken Lunch : Day Shoot : 6hrs from Call-time or 7am, whichever is the later£22.28
2nd broken meal : Day Shoot : After 13hrs from Call-time£22.28
Broken Lunch : Night Shoot : 6hrs from Call-time£33.40
2nd broken meal : Night Shoot : After 13hrs from Call-time£33.40
Broken Lunch : Public Holiday Day Shoot : 6hrs from Call-time£33.40
2nd broken meal : Public Holiday Day Shoot : After 13hrs from Call-time£33.40
Broken Lunch : Public Holiday Night Shoot : 6hrs from Call-time£50.10
2nd broken meal : Public Holiday Night Shoot : After 13hrs from Call-time£50.10

Meal Allowances

Meal allowancesBreakfastLunchDinner
£5.00£10.00£25.00

Travel Allowances

Travel allowances
Calls within TFL Zones 1-3£16.12
Calls at Elstree, Pinewood, Longcross, Shepperton, Twickenham, Leavesden and any base/location beyond TFL Zone 3 and within a 40-mile radius of Charing Cross£22.54
Any call made at or before 0600 hours (0700 on Sundays or Bank Holidays) shall receive an additional payment of:£19.73

ITV from 1st April 2025

Walk-on 1

Walk-on 1 is not required to give individual characterisation nor to speak any word or line of dialogue. Crowd noises shall not be deemed to be dialogue in this context.

Walk-on 2

Walk-on 2 (non-speaking) is not required to give individual characterisation but who is required to impersonate an identifiable individual subject under individual direction.

Walk-on 3

Walk-on 3 (speaking) in addition to carrying out the functions set out in Walk-on 2 sh

Walk-on 1Rates of pay
Day of attendance/recording £109.46 (inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%)
Two episodes recorded £129.65 (inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%)
Three or more episodes recorded£155.74 (inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%)
Overtime (per hour or part thereof)One ep: £17.33/ Two: £21.70/ Three+ £26.06
Walk-on 2Amount
Day of attendance/recording £134.17 (inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%)
Two or more episodes recorded £201.35 (inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%)
Overtime (per hour or part thereof)One ep: £22.02/ Two: £32.74/ Three+: 32.74
Walk-on 3Amount
Day of attendance/recording £159.70 (inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%)
Two or more episodes recorded £239.56 (inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%)
Overtime (per hour or part thereof)One ep: £26.21/ Two: 39.31/ Three+: 39.31
Supplementary PaymentsAmount
Special skills£45.25
Costume fittings£32.49 (half day) £66.94 (full day)
Evening dress/Uniform per day£26.84
Streuous work£24.77
Physical appearance/short haircut£14.08
Auditions£17.40

TAC Equity

TAC Equity Walk On and Supporting Artistes Rates from April 2025

Walk onsMinimum Rates of Pay
Walk-on 1 Full Day Rate£99 + £11.95 holiday pay
Walk-on 1 Half Day rate£78.50 + £9.47 holiday pay
Walk-on 1 Overtime£24.01 per hour or part hour
CrowdNegotiable
Holiday Pay12.07% of negotiated fee
Walk on 2 Full Day Rate£142.56 + £17.21 holiday pay
Walk-on 2 Overtime£26.73 per hour or part hour
Costume Fitting full day£58.25 + £7.03 holiday pay
Costume Fitting half day£29.64 + £3.58 holiday pay
Costume Change payment Per costume requested£7.15
Appearance Change payment£10.73
Special Skills payment£43.44
Demanding Work payment£21.46
Mileage per mile40p