Hi Guys
The going rate for a normal day is £25/hour plus travel, ranging from 25p to 40p per mile.
Boots will also pay two hours travelling, so you can claim 11 hours work (standard nine hour day). They also pay the 40p/mile.
So if you get in a Boots store, and travel say 50 miles each way, you can earn £275 + £40 = £315. Also some of their stores don't even do prescriptions!.
Mostly with a bit of travel, other companies pay about £225 to £260 per day.
I can also stress that making yourself a Ltd company helps a lot. It costs at least £250 to set up, but with a good accountant can drop your tax bill to 3 or 4k a year - depends how much you earn of course. This is all legal by the way, it's not worth trying to cheat the Inland Revenue - they will catch you!
It is important to get a good reputation. A lot of locums laze around, reading the paper etc not really working. They don't get asked for a lot.
It isn't easy money though. Today I got up at 6.30m, drove for over an hour to get there, worked for 9 hours with only a 15 min break, and drove home again. I got in around 7.15pm and I had left at 7.30am so it's a long day.
As long as you work hard, are good at your job, you will always be in demand.
Hope this helps!