Irish Freelance Day Rates 2026 — Full Benchmark

Last updated April 2026 · sources listed at the bottom

Why day rates and not hourly? Hourly numbers compress too many outcomes. An experienced designer at €90/hr who finishes a job in three days and a junior at €40/hr who needs two weeks to produce the same output will both tell you "my rate is reasonable" and be right. The day rate plus the number of days is the honest comparison.

Design

Discipline	Junior (€/day)	Mid (€/day)	Senior (€/day)
Logo / brand identity	280–380	400–600	650–900+
Web / UI design	300–400	450–650	700–950
Print / editorial design	250–350	380–550	600–850
Packaging design	300–420	480–680	720–1,000
Illustration	240–340	380–520	580–820

Development & technical

Discipline	Junior (€/day)	Mid (€/day)	Senior (€/day)
Web developer (front-end)	320–420	450–650	700–900+
Web developer (full-stack)	380–500	550–750	800–1,100
WordPress / Shopify specialist	280–380	400–560	620–880
Mobile dev (iOS/Android)	400–540	600–820	880–1,200
Data / analytics freelancer	420–560	620–820	880–1,200

Content & marketing

Discipline	Junior (€/day)	Mid (€/day)	Senior (€/day)
Copywriter	250–350	400–550	600–850
SEO specialist	300–400	500–650	700–950
Social / content creator	220–320	350–500	550–750
Paid media (Google/Meta ads)	280–380	420–600	650–900
Email marketing specialist	260–360	400–560	620–850
PR / comms freelancer	300–420	480–680	720–1,000

Video, audio & photography

Discipline	Junior (€/day)	Mid (€/day)	Senior (€/day)
Videographer (shooter)	300–420	480–700	750–1,100
Video editor	240–340	380–540	600–850
Motion / animation	280–400	460–650	700–980
Photographer	280–400	460–680	720–1,200
Podcast producer / audio edit	240–340	380–540	580–820

Admin, language & other

Discipline	Junior (€/day)	Mid (€/day)	Senior (€/day)
Virtual assistant (general)	140–200	220–300	320–420
Bookkeeping / admin	180–260	280–380	400–540
Translation (EN ↔ EU)	200–300	340–480	520–720
Translation (Gaeilge specialist)	260–360	400–550	600–820
Voice-over (per day incl. studio)	260–380	440–640	700–1,100

How to read these ranges

Junior – typically 0–3 years of professional experience. Capable, needs a clear brief, may need review.
Mid – 3–7 years of professional experience. Can translate a rough brief into a clear plan. This is the sweet spot for most first-time hires.
Senior – 7+ years of professional experience. Strategic input, not just execution. Usually worth the premium on projects where the brief is unclear or the stakes are high.

Urban / remote differential. Dublin-based freelancers generally sit in the top half of each range. Cork, Galway, Limerick and remote-working freelancers typically sit in the lower-middle. The gap has narrowed significantly since 2022 remote-work shifts — budget 10–15% less for a fully-remote hire, not 30%.

VAT note

Irish freelancers turning over more than the VAT threshold (€42,500 for services in 2026) are required to charge VAT at the standard rate of 23%. If you're a VAT-registered business you can reclaim this. If you're hiring as a consumer or a non-VAT-registered small business, the all-in cost is the quoted day rate + 23%. Always ask whether a quote is "ex-VAT" or "inc-VAT" before comparing two.

Sources

Ranges above are a blend of: Irish freelance community survey threads (Freelance Ireland Slack, various Discord groups), public rate cards from Irish freelancers and small studios (approximately 40 rate cards reviewed), Irish Times coverage of the freelance economy, and our own enquiry data for work commissioned through the Fiverr.ie shortlist. Ranges are deliberately wider than a single survey would give, because the real spread in Irish freelance pricing is wide.

Corrections, new rate cards to include, or data sources we've missed? Email info@fiverr.ie. We update quarterly.

Irish freelance day rates, 2026 benchmark

Design

Development & technical

Content & marketing

Video, audio & photography

Admin, language & other

How to read these ranges

VAT note

Sources

Use these rates as a starting point