We publish a small number of guest pieces each month — yours could be one of them.
Salaryon's Insights is the writing layer of our product. Pieces here are read by UK professionals, contractors, and high earners who want clarity about their money. We commission from outside writers who bring real voice, real expertise, and their own audience.
Who we are looking for
Experienced UK personal finance writers with an existing audience or a demonstrable track record — bloggers, newsletter authors, journalists, chartered accountants who write publicly, independent advisers (non-regulated commentary only). We are selective about voice and sourcing, not about credentials.
- You write in a human voice. Not "Dear reader, in this article we shall explore…" — an actual point of view.
- You cite sources. HMRC, gov.uk, ONS, FCA — anywhere a number comes from a primary source, not a scraped blog.
- You know where UK tax gets weird. £100k taper, 62% marginal rates, Scotland bands, student loan overlap — these are the edges we care about.
- You will share your piece. Not as a contractual requirement; as a writer proud of what you wrote.
Topics we are commissioning
Not an exhaustive list — if you have a strong angle outside these, pitch it anyway. What we care about is specificity, not category.
- Tax & thresholds
Personal allowance taper, NI cliffs, student loan plans, HICBC, IR35.
- Take-home pay
What payslips actually say, salary sacrifice, bonus structuring, payroll quirks.
- Investing & ISAs
ISA types, GIA vs ISA, EIS/SEIS for higher earners, tax-efficient investing.
- Pensions
Contribution strategy, annual allowance, tapering, pension salary sacrifice, drawdown basics.
- Contracting & self-employed
IR35, limited company vs umbrella vs PAYE, corporation tax margin relief, dividends.
- Mortgages & property
Affordability, rate structures, additional stamp duty, BTL reality, overpayment math.
- Career & salary
Threshold-aware negotiation, compensation benchmarking, bonus timing, equity basics.
- Money habits
Budgeting that survives contact with real life, saving behaviours, family finances.
What you get
- A byline that sticks. Photo, bio, socials, and an author page listing every piece you have published with us.
- You keep ownership. You grant Salaryon a non-exclusive licence to publish; the work remains yours. After 12 months you can republish anywhere.
- Collaborative editing. We edit with care, flag rather than rewrite, and will not publish anything you have not signed off.
- Fair compensation. Paid on publication. We discuss rates on pitch acceptance — they depend on scope, depth, and your profile.
- Amplification. Every piece goes out across our email list and social channels. For contributors with a series, we feature them on the site.
The process
- 01
Pitch first, do not write.
Email editorial@salaryon.com with 2–3 headline ideas and one or two sentences of angle each. Please do not send finished drafts — we would rather shape the piece together from the start.
- 02
We reply within five working days.
Either yes to one of your ideas, no with a reason, or a counter-suggestion.
- 03
You write. We edit. You sign off.
Typical length 1,000–1,500 words. We will share comments in-doc. Nothing gets published without your final approval.
- 04
Publish, pay, amplify.
Goes live under your byline, with a link to your author profile. Payment processes within two weeks of publication.
What gets a fast no
- Generic 101 explainers that already rank on every UK finance site
- AI-drafted copy — we can tell, and our readers can too
- Affiliate-bait content dressed as analysis
- Anything not rooted in UK tax reality
- Listicles without a point of view
Not to be unkind — we just want to spare you the effort of writing something we will not publish.
Pitch us.
Email editorial@salaryon.com with your ideas. Link to a piece you have written before that you are proud of. We read every message.
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