Care for people in Leeds. Keep the earnings too.
Work for yourself, not an agency. Selotape gives you clients, scheduling, invoicing and compliance in one app, so the rate families pay reaches you.
No monthly fee. Selotape takes 6% of what you bill, never more than £60 a month per client.
A typical week, 30 hours of care
£12.92 / hour
£18.78 / hour, the local average
Before tax, costs and Selotape's fee. Agency pay is the local average for a care worker; the self-employed rate is what carers in Leeds charge on average. Sources below.
Why Leeds.
More people aged 85 and over than all but four council areas in the UK, so there is room to build a full week of clients close to home.
Covering Leeds city centre, Headingley, Roundhay, Horsforth, Morley, Pudsey, Otley, Wetherby and the areas around them.
about 18,000
people aged 85 and over
about 130,000
people aged 65 and over
6%
of what you bill is all Selotape takes, never more than £60 a month per client.
Population figures are ONS mid-2023 estimates for the council areas covering Leeds. Agency pay: Skills for Care, March 2026. Self-employed rates: what carers here advertise online, October 2026.
Set your own rate
You decide what an hour of your care is worth, and families see it up front. Self-employed carers in Leeds charge from £14.29, £18.78 an hour on average.
Choose clients close to home
You set how far you will travel. We introduce you to families nearby, so your week is visits, not driving between them.
The paperwork is handled
Invoices, payments, contracts, and your DBS and insurance renewal dates all live in one app, and you can download your records for your accountant whenever you like.
Be one of the first 20 Founding Carers in Leeds.
Under a minute. You'll get your own link to bring carers you've worked with, and we talk to everyone before anything goes live.
Taking Founding Carers in Leeds: 20 of 20 places left.
Ready to go further now? Fill in the full application (about 8 minutes).
Questions about tax, insurance or getting paid? Read the answers. Looking for care for someone in Leeds rather than giving it? Start here instead.