Transcription Prices Per Minute

We charge a standard price for all types of transcription in English of audio and video recording, regardless of the number of speakers, accents and background noise.

Our Standard Transcription Rate – £1.42 per minute plus VAT *

* The Typing Works provides a unique method for calculating transcription prices. We charge per actual word spoken, so you do not pay for silence on audio recordings, unlike all of our competitors. A slower speaker will cost slightly more, a fast speaker will cost less. We have been providing this service for over 20 years and a large proportion of our clients continually return to us for additional work. Our turnaround time is the same for all clients – we will usually return within 7 days, sometimes a lot less and occasionally a bit longer for larger orders.

Copy Typing – 3p per word for 7 days

Police Station Interviews – please contact us for a quote

Discourse Analysis Prices (also known as Jefferson Transcription) – request a quote online

Translation or Transcription in Another Language – request a quote online

Video Subtitling Work – request a quote online

All the above prices are excluding UK VAT.

Additional Information

• We do not charge extra for different types of recording or number of speakers. Focus groups, interviews, dictation, discussion groups are all priced the same.
• We do not charge extra for regional accents or English 2nd language accents and have specialist transcribers with years of experience transcribing hard-to-hear accents.
• We do not charge extra for background noise unless it renders the recording inaudible. In these circumstances we will let you know before commencing work.
• Various time stamp options are available on request.
• We offer various options for GDPR and HIPAA compliant anonymisation and de-identification, as well as pseudonymisation, at no extra cost.

The cost of transcribing will vary according to the number of words spoken, but we do not change our prices for any of the following factors:

• Type of recording – focus group, one to one interview, conference, meeting etc.
• Accents
• Hard to hear recordings
• Anonymisation, de-identification and pseudonymisation – applicable to some academic research projects.

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