How much does corporate video cost in the UK in 2026?
How long’s a piece of string!? Sorry, not helpful, I know. In short, a corporate video can cost anywhere from £100 to £100,000, but I’m going to give you a rough guide, and also say a few words about ‘corporate’ video and whether it’s really what you’re looking for. I’ll define, for now, a corporate video as any piece of video media designed for a website or to be sent directly to clients, but not to be used for paid social, or as part of a broader suite of short-form social media content. Homepage videos, Meet the Teams, Case Studies, Sales Tools, etc. – the stuff you’ll find in my documentary content production services.
The numbers: how much should corporate video cost?
The minimum cost of corporate video
I’ll make this easy for you. Regardless of what you’re looking for, you’re not going to get anything that’s any good whatsoever for under about £1000. I know this because I talk to video professionals fresh and seasoned, and I’ve never met a single one outputting polished, professional, positive-ROI work that’s charging under that for their most basic, single video package.
Some pricing examples for corporate video
You can have a look at some of my pricing here. Headline figure: £2500 minimum project cost for a documentary-style corporate* video. I sit around the upper-middle of the freelance/micro-studio market. Once you’re going a lot higher, you tend to be working with agencies, or producers who are pulling in their own trusted crew. I mix it up – if I can work a job properly on my own, I will. If I think it needs more personnel or a skill set I don’t have, I’ll bring them in. If you’re limited on budget, and think my prices are far too high for what you want, that’s no problem – there are perfectly competent people charging in that £1250 to £1750 bracket for a single video, and maybe a couple of bits of social content, shot over a single day.
Just be aware that they won’t, obviously, have the skills, experience or portfolio of someone at a higher price point, and you may end up disappointed.
It’s not all about price
Saying that, there are plenty of crap agencies charging £25,000+ per video too. I’ve heard plenty of horror stories, but it’s bad form to badmouth your competitors so I’ll keep schtum. Overall, price shouldn’t be what you judge on. Have a budget in mind, but prioritise operators who:
- Show a strong video portfolio that matches what you want in style, quality and industry
- Have plenty of enthusiastic testimonials
- Have ample social proof – personally I’m on LinkedIn, where my professionalism and reputation are on display for the whole world to see. Others might use Instagram. In any case, have a peep at their socials.
- Take you on a good journey before any decisions are made. Go for people who take the time to find out not what you want, but what you’re trying to do: not just the video you want, but why you want it. Because you probably don’t want the right thing, if I’m being honest. You’re spending good money, and that deserves someone who’s going to bother to sell you the right thing. You can find out more about my pre-sale process here.
What even is a ‘corporate’ video?
Corporate videos conjure, to me, an image of something intensely boring. They make me think of David Brent and that guy he gets in to do the training day. They make me think of them black metal chairs with the scratchy, bright-blue upholstery. They make me think of little, worm-shaped sachets of Nescafé.
I don’t make corporate videos. I put that phrase in all my headings because so many people search for corporate videos, not really knowing what other word to use. I go commercial, these days, if I’m being general, but I prefer to get specific. It could be:
- Case study videos
- Testimonial videos
- Day in the life videos
- Meet the team videos
- Area-specific videos
- Sales videos
- Hero videos
…and so on and so on. If you’re not sure about the language but you know you want some video, and you want it to be worth every penny and more, get in touch using the button below.