Dog sitting jobs in London, where overnight boarding pays like a second income
London is full of dog owners who work long hours, travel for work and head away most weekends, and they need someone to board their dog overnight rather than leave it alone. That is the Petme dog sitter’s bread and butter, hosting one or two dogs in your own home and turning a spare room and a bit of routine into real money. Dog boarding in London runs £38 to £58 per night, and you keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
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Where overnight boarding demand clusters across the capital
Boarding requests in London lean towards owners with dogs and busy diaries, so they stack up in areas like Clapham, Islington and Hackney where young professionals and frequent travellers live. Camden, Shoreditch and Greenwich follow close behind, and a sitter near a green run like Hampstead Heath or Greenwich Park has an easy edge for daytime exercise. Holding a couple of neighbouring postcodes and building repeat bookings beats chasing one-off nights across the whole city.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in London. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Dog boarding
£38 to £58 per night
Doggy daycare
£26 to £45 per day
Dog walking
£15 to £25 per walk
Drop-in visits
£15 to £25 per visit
House sitting
£45 to £65 per night
London areas that book the most
A weekend boarding sitter in London now out-earns the city's entry-level office salaries. London is the highest-paying pet sitting market in the UK and one of the easiest to fill a calendar in.
Built for sitters in London
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
£20,000 in vet protection comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Dog Sitting Jobs in London
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in London.
How much can I earn dog sitting in London?
Dog boarding on Petme in London runs £38 to £58 per night, with daycare and walks adding daytime income. You set your own rate per service, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Can I board dogs in an apartment in London?
Yes. You set your own house rules: the dog sizes you accept, how many dogs at once, and whether your home suits high-energy breeds. Many London sitters board small and medium dogs from a flat near a park.
What is the difference between dog boarding and doggy daycare?
Boarding is overnight, billed per night, while the owner travels. Daycare is daytime only, billed per day, for owners at work. You can offer either or both and set a separate rate for each.
Do I choose which dogs and bookings I accept in London?
Yes. You review each request, arrange a meet first if you want, and accept or decline. No assigned bookings and no minimum hours. You set your rates and availability per service.
What protection do I get on dog sitting bookings?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including boarding and daycare, includes £20,000 in vet protection for the dog in your care, at no cost to you or the owner.
Do I need a licence to board dogs at home in London?
If you host dogs overnight for payment on any real scale, your London borough usually requires a home boarding licence under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations 2018. Each council runs its own inspection and fee, so check with your borough (Camden, Hackney, Lambeth and the rest all publish the process) before you take regular bookings on Petme.
When is boarding demand highest in London?
Christmas, the summer holidays and the long bank-holiday weekends are the busiest windows for overnight boarding in London, when owners travel and need their dogs hosted for several nights. Sitters who open their calendar early for December and August tend to fill first, and repeat clients in areas like Islington and Clapham often rebook the same sitter months ahead.
Dog sitting jobs near London
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in London
Set your own rate. £20,000 vet protection on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.