Pet sitting jobs from Sutton Coldfield to Bournville, right across Birmingham
Birmingham is the biggest English city outside London, and one side of it is a full working area on its own. Edgbaston, Harborne and Moseley sit a few miles apart, with the parks, the flats and the gardens that five different services need. Set your own rates and keep up to 90% of every booking.
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Local know-how pays off in Birmingham
Birmingham has a wet maritime climate with rain spread across the year, frosty spells in winter, and short winter days that leave a narrow window of daylight. Walkers who carry a raincoat and a towel, plan sheltered routes on the wettest days, and hold their slots through the drizzle keep the regulars that fair-weather walkers lose.
When demand peaks
Demand peaks over the summer holidays and across Christmas and New Year, with a second wave on the February, May and October half-terms and the bank-holiday weekends. Boarding and house sitting lead when owners travel; walking, daycare and drop-in visits carry the commuting week.
Know your Birmingham areas
Most bookings cluster Edgbaston to Harborne. Owners look for sitters who know the area and can reach them without a long trip.
Breeds you will meet in Birmingham
Owners here mostly keep Labrador Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, French Bulldog, Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Knowing how those breeds behave, and saying so on your profile, is what turns a first booking into a repeat client.
Covering one side of Birmingham rather than all of it
Edgbaston, Harborne and Moseley sit close together on the same side of the city, so a sitter working all five services can cover them without a long drive. Digbeth is flats and converted warehouses, which suits short visits and daytime care. Sutton Coldfield and Bournville have the gardens and spare rooms that overnight boarding and house sitting need, and both sit far enough out that a car helps. Pick two or three neighbouring areas and the walks, visits and stays start to overlap.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Birmingham. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking.
Dog walking
£12 to £20 per 30 to 60 minute walk
Drop-in visits
£12 to £20 per 20 to 30 minute visit
Doggy daycare
£20 to £34 per day
Dog boarding
£28 to £45 per night
House sitting
£35 to £58 per night
Birmingham areas that book the most
Edgbaston, Harborne and Moseley sit close together on the same side of the city, so a sitter working all five services can cover them without a long drive.
Built for sitters in Birmingham
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and you keep up to 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 Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
Pet Sitting Jobs in Birmingham
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Start earning in Birmingham
Set your own rate. £20,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.
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