Brits Embrace Flex Economy as Airtasker reports 3,000% increase in Tasker Sign-Ups in 2024
With more UK businesses returning to the office full time and hybrid working predicted to fizzle out in the next few years, many Brits are using their skills to scrap the 9-5 working day and enjoy a flexible work-life balance to make ends meet. Today, local services marketplace, Airtasker, champions some of these Brits as they reveal the five winners of the annual Top Tasker Awards for 2024.
The awards celebrate skilled Taskers who use the platform to earn extra cash in their spare time, or as their main source of income, consistently going above and beyond to deliver an outstanding service to the community.
Airtasker’s 2024 Top Taskers:
Alison Goldsmith, 58 (Essex) – A multi ‘Tasker’ who wanted a flexible work-life balance and earned £6K in just a few months
Hamid Ali, 26 (Southall) – Landscape Gardener who started his own business on the platform and went from £80 to £50,000 in 9 months
Kaz Prakash, 27 (Hitchin) – An electrical repair expert who earned £7k one month
James Smith, 33 (Stanstead) – Whose career change went from working in the City to earning up to £3k a month as a carpenter
John Odiaka, 27 (Coventry) – All-round handyperson who pulls in around £2k a month on the platform
Airtasker has allowed Brits, juggling a difficult economic climate, to use the platform to make extra cash through a side hustle, or a stepping stone into the world of entrepreneurship and working flexibly for themselves.
In 2024, Airtasker saw a 3000% uplift in Tasker sign-ups, and a 928% increase in customer sign-ups, with Brits eager to boost their income by monetising their skills and managing their money on their own agenda. The most productive month on the marketplace was October, with the most offers made on the app, followed by August with more than 21,000 offers made on posted tasks by taskers.
Brits looking to utilise their current skills and switch to a flexible working life can use Airtasker’s Side Hustle Calculator, a tool to help estimate someone’s potential earnings by completing certain tasks a week.
Airtasker Founder and CEO Tim Fung added, “Airtasker’s annual awards are all about recognising and rewarding Taskers for their skills and it’s amazing to see that more people are using the platform as their main source of income and starting their own businesses.
In 2024, Airtasker grew in the UK as we launched in Manchester and Birmingham, where we have welcomed many more individuals to take on flexible work to earn extra money. It’s great to see winners from across the UK recognised for their skills and taking charge of their work-life-balance.”
Each of our Top Taskers have won over their clients with their craftsmanship, positive attitude and excellent customer service from landscape gardening, costume creation and treadmill repair. We can’t wait to see what lays ahead for them all and hope they inspire others to use their skills and have a more flexible lifestyle.”
