Cat Sitting Jobs UK

Get paid to look after cats across the UK

Typically £12 to £20 per drop-in visit. Feed, play, clean litter, and keep cats settled in their own home while owners are away. Set your own rates and keep up to 90%.

Cat sitting is the easiest way to start on Petme. Short visits, no overnight stay, and cats that prefer staying in their own space.

Start Cat SittingUp to 90% kept. £20,000 Protection Plan.

Rather do this on a computer? Start your application online

£12 to £20

per drop-in visit across the UK

£20,000

Protection Plan per booking

200k+

pet parents on the platform

4.9 / 5

average sitter rating on Petme

Flexible, self-scheduled work

A flexible job you run around your life

This is in-person work, but you control it like your own business: your hours, your clients, your rate. Fit it around a day job, studies, or other gigs across the UK.

Short visits around your day

Cat visits usually run 30 minutes to an hour, often once or twice a day. Slot them between other commitments. No overnight stay, no long blocks of time tied up.

Self-employed, in control

You set your own rate per visit, choose the bookings you take, and answer to the owner, not a manager. No rostered shifts, no minimum hours, just the visits that fit your week.

The easiest way to start

Many UK sitters earn their first Petme reviews on cat drop-ins, then add walks, daycare, or boarding once they have a few happy owners behind them.

Earning and control

Earn on your terms, keep up to 90%

No shift rosters, no platform-set pricing, no minimum hours. You control the rate, the work, and the schedule, and every booking carries £20,000 Protection Plan.

£12 to £20 per visit

Typical drop-in cat-visit rates across the UK, with London and the south-east at the upper end. Owners who travel often book a daily visit for a week or more. You set the rate, and you keep up to 90%.

Stay local, build a round

Cat sitting works best close to home, so you can fit several visits into a short loop. Pick the neighbourhoods you cover and build a tidy local round of regulars.

£20,000 Protection Plan

Every confirmed booking on Petme includes up to £20,000 through the Protection Plan for the cat in your care, at no extra cost to you or the owner. 0% for owners.

Why UK sitters choose Petme

Built for UK sitters and walkers

Owner cashback keeps your clients rebooking, your social profile gets you found, and fast 2-day payouts mean you are paid soon after each booking, all with £20,000 Protection Plan built in.

Your rate per visit

You set the rate for every visit. No platform-dictated pricing. You keep up to 90% per booking, more than most UK pet-care platforms leave you with.

Holiday and weekend regulars

Cat owners rebook the sitter their cat already knows. Owners earn cashback on every booking too, so a single happy client can turn into recurring holiday and weekend cover.

A profile that gets you found

Petme is social, not just a directory. Post your visits to a feed UK pet parents follow, so owners book the real person behind the profile. Active sitters get found and rebooked far more often.

Available cities

Cat Sitting Jobs UK in your city

Petme covers cities across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Each rate below is what sitters in that city typically charge a visit. Open your city for the full breakdown and the neighbourhoods owners book most.

London £15-25 Manchester £14-22 Birmingham £12-20 Edinburgh £14-22 Glasgow £12-20 Liverpool £12-19 Bristol £14-22 Leeds £12-19 Sheffield £11-18 Newcastle upon Tyne £11-18 Belfast £11-18 Nottingham £11-18 Southampton £12-19 Leicester £11-17 Portsmouth £11-18 Cardiff £12-18 Coventry £11-17 Bradford £10-16 Brighton £14-22 Plymouth £11-17 Hull £10-16 Wolverhampton £10-16 Derby £11-17 Milton Keynes £12-19 Stoke-on-Trent £10-16 Swansea £10-16 Reading £13-20 Luton £11-17 Sunderland £10-16 Aberdeen £12-19 Oxford £13-21 Cambridge £13-21 Bournemouth £12-19 Bolton £10-16 Northampton £11-17 Blackpool £10-15 Peterborough £11-17 Southend-on-Sea £11-18 Wakefield £10-16 Bath £11-18 Wigan £10-15 Warrington £11-18 York £12-19 Telford £10-16 Huddersfield £10-16 Middlesbrough £10-15 Ipswich £11-17 Exeter £12-18 Gloucester £10-16 Doncaster £10-15 Preston £10-16 Dundee £11-17 Norwich £11-17 Swindon £11-17 Newport £10-16 Cheltenham £12-19 Slough £12-19 Basildon £11-17 Colchester £11-17 Barnsley £10-15 Basingstoke £12-19 Blackburn £10-16 Chelmsford £11-17 Chester £11-18 Crawley £14-22 Dudley £10-16 Guildford £13-20 Lincoln £11-17 Oldham £10-15 Paisley £12-20 Poole £12-19 Rotherham £10-15 Solihull £11-17 Stockport £10-16 Walsall £10-16 Watford £11-17 Woking £13-20 Motherwell £11-17 Gateshead £10-16 Worthing £11-18 Rochdale £10-15 Birkenhead £10-15 Maidstone £11-17 St Helens £10-15 Worcester £10-16 Falkirk £11-17 West Bromwich £10-16 Eastbourne £11-18 Bedford £11-17 Hemel Hempstead £11-17 Stevenage £11-17 Southport £10-16 Harlow £11-17 Darlington £10-15 Hastings £11-18 Gillingham £11-17 Airdrie £11-17 Nuneaton £11-17 Halifax £10-16 Hartlepool £10-15 Aylesbury £11-17 Croydon £14-22 Bromley £14-22 Enfield £14-22 Harrow £14-22 Romford £14-22 Kingston upon Thames £14-22 Grimsby £10-16 Wallasey £10-15 Derry £10-16 Stockton-on-Tees £10-15 Weston-super-Mare £10-16 Hamilton £11-17 High Wycombe £11-17 Ashford £11-17 Redditch £10-16 Scunthorpe £10-16 Bury £10-16 Bracknell £11-17 Burnley £10-16 Rugby £11-17 Carlisle £10-16 Chatham £11-17 Newcastle-under-Lyme £10-16 Chesterfield £10-15 Burton upon Trent £11-17 Dunfermline £11-17 Tamworth £10-16 Shrewsbury £10-16 Harrogate £12-19 East Kilbride £11-17 St Albans £11-17 Crewe £10-16 South Shields £10-16 Craigavon £10-16 Stafford £10-16 Lowestoft £10-15 Gosport £11-18 Dartford £11-17 Bognor Regis £11-18 Corby £11-17 Paignton £11-17 Maidenhead £12-19 Livingston £11-17 Greenock £11-17 Ellesmere Port £10-15 Loughborough £11-17 Bangor £10-16 Inverness £11-17 Dewsbury £10-16 Mansfield £10-15 Margate £11-18 Kettering £11-17 Cannock £10-16 Ayr £11-17 Taunton £10-16 Runcorn £10-15 Farnborough £11-17 Tynemouth £10-16 Hereford £10-16 Halesowen £10-16 Widnes £10-15 Huyton £10-15 Scarborough £10-16 Gravesend £11-17 Kidderminster £10-16 Stourbridge £10-16 Smethwick £10-16 Weymouth £10-16 Brentwood £11-17 Barrow-in-Furness £10-15 Canterbury £11-17 Wellingborough £11-17 Sittingbourne £11-17 Macclesfield £10-16 Bootle £10-15 Clacton-on-Sea £10-15 Lancaster £10-16 Cumbernauld £11-17 Banbury £11-17 Torquay £11-17 Folkestone £11-18 Bridgend £10-16 Welwyn Garden City £11-17 Kilmarnock £11-17 Leamington Spa £11-17 Tunbridge Wells £11-17 Hinckley £11-17 Durham £10-16 Kirkcaldy £11-17 Wokingham £12-19 Horsham £11-17 Yeovil £10-16 Kingswood £10-16 Wythenshawe £10-16 Rochester £11-17 Sale £10-16 Barry £10-16 Dalkeith £11-17 Bebington £10-15 Carlton £10-15 Lisburn £10-16 Salford £10-16 Beeston £10-15 Crosby £10-15

Common questions

Cat Sitting Jobs UK, answered

What new UK sitters and walkers ask before signing up on Petme.

How much do cat sitters earn per visit in the UK?

Cat sitting on Petme in the UK typically pays £12 to £20 per drop-in visit, with London and the south-east at the upper end. Owners who travel often book a daily visit across a week. You set your rate and keep up to 90%.

Do London rates differ from the rest of the UK?

Yes. London and the south-east tend to sit at the top of the £12 to £20 band, reflecting higher demand and living costs. Northern and rural cities usually price a little lower. You set your own rate to match your area.

What do you need to start cat sitting?

You must be 18 or over, based in the UK, and able to pass ID verification, plus an easy way with cats and the reliability to turn up when you said you would. Cat drop-ins are a common first service on Petme because the visits are short and the routine is simple.

Are there evening, weekend, or part-time cat sitting jobs?

Yes. You set your own availability, so Petme fits evening, weekend, and part-time visits. Many sitters do morning and evening feed visits only, or pick up holiday cover at weekends. No rostered shifts, no minimum hours.

Can cat sitting be a side income?

Yes. Short visits make cat sitting easy to fit around other work or study. UK sitters often start here for a steady side income, then add walks or boarding as their client base grows.

What does a cat visit on Petme involve?

A typical visit means feeding and fresh water, cleaning the litter tray, some play and company, and a photo update for the owner. You follow any care notes left by the owner and manage your own visit schedule.

Am I covered if a cat is injured in my care?

Every confirmed Petme booking includes up to £20,000 through the Protection Plan for the cat in your care. If something goes wrong during a visit, eligible costs are covered at no extra cost to you or the owner.

Do I control my own schedule?

Yes. You set your available hours and accept or decline each request. There are no assigned shifts and no minimum visits. You build the round of cat visits that fits your week.

Which UK cities have cat sitting demand?

Demand spans England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, strongest in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, where flats and frequent travel drive drop-in bookings. Open your city below for local rates.

Get started