Dog grooming jobs in Northampton

Dog grooming jobs in Northampton, on a menu you price yourself

Set your radius in Northampton at 3, 5, 10 or 20 km and owners inside it can reach you. Share your grooms from Duston or Far Cotton and the people nearest you see them first.

First you become an approved Petme sitter in Northampton, then you send the grooming application from the app.

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3 sessions
full groom, bath and brush, nails only, each at your price
3 to 6
before-and-after pairs of pets you have groomed
6+ months
of paid, professional grooming before you apply
3 to 20 km
home-visit radius, or groom at your own place
Your following, locally

Let your Northampton portfolio do the talking

A clean photo of a finished groom or a short clip of a bath and brush is enough. Owners near Abington who see it can follow you, comment and message you in the app.

Every session can be a post

When a groom in Northampton is done, post it with a short caption about the coat or the cut, so owners know what you do well.

A feed that starts close to home

Petme opens on posts from people near the viewer. A groom you share from Duston reaches your part of Northampton before it reaches anyone farther out.

Your profile, one tap away

From any of your posts, an owner near Far Cotton reaches your profile and can send you a message.

Grooming through the British year

What the seasons mean for a groomer in Northampton

Northampton has a wet maritime climate, with rain spread across the year, frosty spells in winter and short winter days. That shapes the work: muddier coats in the wet months, heavier shedding when double-coated dogs moult, and less daylight for home visits from late autumn.

Wet months, muddy coats

Rain falls across the year in Northampton, so legs, bellies and feathering pick up mud between full grooms. A bath and brush priced on its own gives owners around Abington a lighter option on your menu.

Spring and autumn moults

Double-coated breeds drop their undercoat most heavily in spring and autumn. That is when a de-shedding extra is worth having on your menu, priced per pet or included in the session.

Coats you will meet

Labrador Retrievers and Border Collies carry double coats that shed, Cocker Spaniels have feathering that needs regular trims, and French Bulldogs and Staffordshire Bull Terriers have short coats where a bath, a brush and nails cover most sessions.

Your grooming menu

Three sessions, two extras, every price yours

Petme sets no grooming rate in Northampton. Switch on the sessions you offer, price each one per dog size, add a price for cats if you groom them, and choose whether the extras cost anything.

Full groom

Your price per session, for each dog size and for cats

Bath and brush

A lighter session, with its own price per dog size

Nails only

A short nail session at a price you choose

De-shedding (extra)

Priced per pet, or offered at no extra charge

Teeth brushing (extra)

Priced per pet, or included in the session

Local grooming prices

What owners pay for grooming in Northampton

Typical prices at grooming salons in the UK, from the sources below. Prices in Northampton can sit a little above or below them. On Petme you set your own prices, so treat these as a reference point, not a promise of earnings.

Full groom, medium dog

£35 to £45

Typical time for a full groom, medium dog

1.5 to 2 hours

Sources: Hepper UK grooming cost guide, How Much Should It Cost, checked in October 2026.

Where you can work

Northampton neighbourhoods you can cover

You can stay in your own corner of Northampton or cover more of it. A 3 or 5 km radius keeps you close to Kingsthorpe; 10 or 20 km widens the area you travel to.

AbingtonKingsthorpeDustonFar CottonWoottonHardingstone
Why groom on Petme

What Northampton groomers get on Petme

Prices you set

Each session carries your own price per dog size. If a coat needs more work than the request suggested, you send a custom offer before the owner pays.

Hours you open

No shifts and no rota. Requests can only use the start times you open in the app, so grooming fits around a salon job, studies or other sitting work.

A reviewed standard

Every Petme groomer is an approved sitter who also passed the grooming review: paid experience, proof and before-and-after work.

How to start

How to start grooming on Petme in Northampton

  1. 1. Become a Petme sitter

    Download the Petme app, build your sitter profile with the Northampton areas you cover and pass ID verification. You need to be 18 or over.

  2. 2. Open the grooming application

    Start it from the grooming tile in your dashboard. Add your paid grooming experience, where you worked and at least one proof: a certificate or diploma, an employer reference, or a website or social link.

  3. 3. Show your work

    Upload 3 to 6 before-and-after pairs of pets you groomed: the same pet, a similar angle and no filters. Confirm the 3 declarations and send it.

  4. 4. Set up and post

    Once approved, choose where you groom, your home-visit radius, the pets you accept, your menu prices and your start times, then start posting your grooms.

Common questions

Dog grooming jobs in Northampton

What sitters in Northampton ask before applying to groom on Petme.

Where can I find dog groomer jobs in Northampton?
Petme takes grooming applications in Northampton from approved Petme sitters with at least 6 months of paid, professional grooming. Instead of a vacancy list, you set your own menu, your prices and the neighbourhoods you cover, from Abington to Kingsthorpe.
Are there dog grooming trainee jobs on Petme in Northampton?
No. Petme groomers in Northampton work for themselves: each one is an approved sitter who passed the grooming review with 6+ months of paid grooming. Assistant and trainee roles come from salons, and the paid months you spend in one count towards a later application.
What are the steps to groom on Petme in Northampton?
Become a Petme sitter first: be 18 or over, use the Petme app and pass ID verification. Then send the grooming application with your experience, one proof, 3 to 6 before-and-after pairs and 3 declarations. If it is not approved, you can apply again after 15 days and groom in Northampton once accepted.
How do I get more dog grooming clients in Northampton?
Show your work where local owners already look. On Petme you post before-and-after photos and videos, and the home feed shows posts from people nearby first, so owners around Duston and Far Cotton can see your grooms, follow you, open your profile and message you.
How much do dog groomers make in Northampton on Petme?
It depends on the prices you set. Grooming salons in the UK typically charge £35 to £45 for a full groom of a medium dog, and you price your own menu with that in mind. Petme sets no grooming rate: each session (full groom, bath and brush, nails only) has its own price per dog size, and cats get their own price.
How much experience do dog grooming jobs in Northampton ask for?
At least 6 months of paid, professional grooming, plus a proof of it, before you can send the grooming application. While you build that experience in Northampton, you can still offer other pet care as an approved Petme sitter and apply for grooming later.
How do I get dog grooming experience that counts on Petme?
Paid work counts wherever you did it: in a salon, on your own or as a mobile groomer. Petme does not run grooming training, so Northampton applicants back those months with a certificate or diploma, an employer reference, or a link to their website or social account.
When do dogs in Northampton shed their undercoat?
Mostly in spring and autumn, when double-coated breeds such as Labradors and Border Collies drop their undercoat. In Northampton that is when owners notice the loose hair most, so a de-shedding extra, priced per pet or included in a session, is worth having on your menu before the spring moult starts.
Other cities

Dog grooming jobs elsewhere in the UK

The nearest towns with a grooming page, closest to Northampton first. Each one lists the neighbourhoods you can cover there.

Get started

Bring your grooming to Petme in Northampton

Become a Petme sitter, send the grooming application from the app with your proof and before-and-after pairs, then post your work for owners nearby.