Dependant on language, usually between £35 and £60 per hour (excludes translation rate of transcribed text).

Translations needed for official purposes, such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, academic transcripts, passports or bank statements, can be, however, certified directly by a practising translator registered with official translation bodies, such as CIOL or ITI.

You'll usually need a degree or postgraduate qualification in translation. Relevant degrees include: languages - courses which specialise in linguistics or translation may give you an advantage but are not essential. combined degrees which include a subject like law or science with languages.

Translation costs are normally worked out on a price-per-word basis, and most translators and translation companies work to industry standard rates. Generally, document translation prices range from £0.10 to £0.16 per word. So if you have a 1,000 word document, it will cost between £100 and £160 for translation.