What odd-job work actually takes home
Every figure on this page is what you take home — your earnings after our fee, not the price the customer pays.
On BOB O JOB, an hour of odd-job work typically takes home £12.75–£21.25. A quick errand takes home £12.75–£21.25, flat-pack and furniture assembly £25.50–£46.75, and a half-day of moving help £68–£119. You see the exact amount on every job before you accept it.
The easiest category to start in
Odd jobs is the everything-else category — errands, deliveries waited in for, sofas shifted, wardrobes built, garages cleared. Almost none of it needs a qualification; all of it needs someone reliable who turns up. That makes it the classic first category, and the fastest way to build the reviews that win better-paid work everywhere else.
No two days the same
One day it's an hour's errand between other plans; the next it's a half-day house move at half-day money. You choose the mix from the job description before you accept — nothing is assigned to you, and nothing is a surprise when you arrive.
Why it works around your life
There are no minimum hours and no set shifts. Go online when you're free, set a radius around where you live, and only see jobs nearby. The customer's card is authorised before you travel, so the money is reserved up front and there's no invoice to chase. Earnings are released when the customer confirms, or about 4 hours after you finish, then paid out on Stripe’s standard schedule.
Move up, earn more
Complete more jobs and you climb from Bronze to Silver to Gold — each tier adds a bigger bonus on top of every job you do. Strong reviews unlock better job alerts, too.
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