- Online marketplace Airtasker reveals the winners of Top Tasker Awards 2023 – featuring 5 top performing service providers (“Taskers”) from in and around London
- The flexible labour economy continued to grow in 2023 (79% YoY increase)
- Top Taskers include a Log Cabin builder who has earnt over £30K and a Decorator/Handyman who earnt £7,000 in just three weeks
27 February 2024, London: During a challenging 2023 where the UK economy was marked with high inflation and a lingering cost of living crisis, Brits turned to the skills economy to manage their budgets and earn extra cash. Today, for the third year running, Airtasker, the local services marketplace, announces the winners of the Top Tasker Awards 2023.
The awards celebrate the skilled people from in and around London, who went above and beyond to deliver outstanding service to the community. The growing, diverse and skilled Airtasker community has grown by 79% in the past 12 months, with Brits eager to boost their income by monetizing their skills and managing their money.
This year’s Airtasker Top Taskers include Liam, a carpenter who can earn up to £6,000 a month, Paul, who has earnt over £30,000 on the platform building log cabins and summer houses, Taj, a decorator/handyman, who earnt £7,000 in just three weeks, Leonie, whose exceptional concierge of services from cleaning to tennis coaching has earnt her over £28,000 and Jay, whose upholstery skills have earnt him over £10,000 from his side hustle.
Airtasker has allowed Brits, juggling a difficult economic climate, to continue to get the jobs they need doing, at their own budget by tapping into the local community. As well as serving as a place for people to leverage their skills to earn extra money.
Brits most productive month in 2023 was May, which had the most posted tasks to the app, followed by June, as people booked more handypersons, cleaners, removalists, gardeners and furniture assembly experts than any other month.
As we headed towards Christmas, December saw the highest amount of registrations, as people were driven to earn some extra cash and get tasks done during the busy festive period.
Airtasker’s 2023 Top Taskers:
- Taj Singh, 27, (Islington) – Decorating, Handyperson
- Paul Prebble, 36, (Maidstone) – Log Cabin and outhouse building
- Leonie R, 35, (Lambeth) – Cleaning, pet sitting, handyperson, tennis coach
- Liam Joseph, 33, (Brixton) – Carpentry
- Jay Khan, 25, (Chingford) – Upholstery, alteration and tailoring
Airtasker Founder and CEO Tim Fung added, “The challenges faced by the UK economy in 2023 require innovative solutions, and investing in skills development is proving to be a resilient and adaptive strategy. Individuals are recognising the need to upskill or reskill to remain competitive and relevant in the evolving job market.
“Airtasker recognises the importance of agility and adaptability, providing flexible and accessible learning opportunities for people from all walks of life. Our mission is to empower people to realise the full value of their skills. Whether it be helping people to spruce up their home, attend to repairs, navigate tax returns, build a website or as a side hustle for extra income, we wanted to recognise the outstanding Taskers who help Brits get more done every day.
“Each of our Top Taskers have won over their clients with their craftsmanship, positive attitude and excellent customer service and we can’t wait to see what lays ahead for them all.”
Airtasker’s 2023 Top Taskers
‘Building Sheds in My Spare Time Has Earnt Me Over £30K’
Paul Prebble, 36, Maidstone
Paul is a father of two, who has always been a more practical, hands-on type, rather than academic, has always enjoyed building and being outdoors. He used to work in railway construction and on weekends would build sheds for people in his spare time which grew his skills.
Airtasker is now Paul’s main source of income, earning at least £500 a week assembling sheds, summer houses, outbuilding and log cabins. The tasks can take anywhere from 4 hours to two days depending on the size and technicality. One task alone earnt him £550!
Since joining Airtasker, Paul has earnt over £30K from his skills.
“I have never enjoyed working for other people and always desired the freedom to be my own boss. Airtasker has allowed me to do that and I have the flexibility of choosing when and how much I want to work, which gives me a great work life balance, and what’s more, I love what I do.”
Father of Three Earnt £7K in Three Weeks After Ditching Three Jobs Where He Had to Sleep in Car
Taj Singh, 27, Islington
Father of three, Taj, 3 kids, was struggling to manage his time having three jobs and balancing spending time with children, so he decided he needed a job with more flexibility.
When he was 16, he had a job delivering flatpack furniture. One day someone asked him to build it for them and he started making some extra cash. Taj went on to work in the construction trade and learnt how to lay foundations, reinforce buildings, and painting skills during the day and a Civil Engineer on the railway at night. Juggling jobs and having to sleep in his car between jobs was getting too much, so Taj chased his dream of being his own boss by joining Airtasker.
He started completing simple tasks, like unblocking toilets, and started applying for more tasks to upskill and earn more money. Completing handyperson and decorating tasks, Taj soon built up his profile and now Airtasker is his main source of income, where he has completed over 140 tasks with a string of 5 star reviews.
Taj can earn up to £500, sometimes more a week from Airtasker. In three weeks, he once earnt an incredible £7,000.
“I never expected the amount of work I’d be able to get on Airtasker. It has allowed me earn the same amount of money but work less, meaning I can spend more time with my children and earn more money to support my family. The money covers bills and also allows me to save up for my family’s dream of moving to Australia in the next year.”
Woman Awarded ‘Top Tasker’ for High-Quality Work from Property Services to Tennis Coaching
Leonie R, 35, Lambeth
After starting her non for profit, and juggling the challenges that came with that, Leonie decided she needed to do something different to earn extra income whilst helping others. So, when she came across Airtasker, it was a no brainer and she jumped right in. Having the flexibility to choose when to task was an added bonus.
Leonie is multi skilled and offers a concierge of services such as property cleaning, pet sitting, handyperson and even tennis coaching and her high standards and perfectionism always leaves clients impressed. Being able to offer her multitude services on Airtasker was a really appealing for her and helped Leonie alleviate the loneliness of starting a non for profit by getting her out the house, meeting new people and coming back feeling fresh and rewarded!
Since joining Airtasker in 2018, Leonie has completed an incredible 620+ tasks with an abundance of 5 star reviews for her reliable service. In a good week, Leonie can earn £300 completing a variety of tasks and has in total earnt over £28,000 from Airtasker. This has allowed her to work with an assistant to help with the huge demand, which is something she wouldn’t have been able to do before.
“I’ve always been passionate about helping others to a high standard and being able to use my wide skillset and earn extra income is brilliant. Being validated for my work through clients returning to me and the reviews I get means a lot, I only wish Airtasker was around much sooner!”
‘I Gave Up My Full-time Job for My Side Hustle and Can Now Earn Up To £6K a Month’
Liam Joseph, 33, Brixton
Liam’s interest in carpentry came from his Dad, who was a carpenter, allowing him to watch and learn some valuable skills. After college, Liam went on to achieve Level 3 in Carpentry and Level 2 Construction Maintenance, to develop his skills further, and then worked for over 12 years with different agencies.
Liam first came across Airtasker when he needed his TV repairing and found the local services marketplace while browsing online. When work slowed down for him during the pandemic, he started using Airtasker to make some extra money. The amount of work he got began to grow and Liam decided to give up his full-time job and use Airtasker to make his income.
A hard worker, Liam can complete 4 tasks in one day and the money he makes on Airtasker covers his general bills and helps support his four children.
Liam has completed almost 400 tasks with an abundance of 5 star reviews earning over £35K. He can now earn anything from £3,500 to £6,000 a month!
“Airtasker has allowed me to work independently, and my strong reviews help me get more work and quite quickly, unlike other apps I’ve tried. It’s a great way to earn extra money if you have a skill, and a great place to get things done at your own budget!”
Cost-of-Living Crunch: Man Earns Over £10,000 as People Repair instead of Rebuy
Jay Khan, 25 from Walthamstow (shop in Chingford)
Jay is a master across a variety of trades, he studied plumbing and handyman skills such as plastering at college, he then worked in retail and accountancy. Armed with skills to start a business, he and his family set up a dry cleaning and alterations business in February 2020. Alas, covid struck. Jay had to source ways to maximise his income and fast, when in May 2020 he came across Airtasker.
Jay saw there was a lot of opportunity on Airtasker with people posting a wide range of tasks including upholstery, which he was also skilled in. He has completed tasks such as upholstering armchairs to look brand new, tailored men’s and women’s clothing and making outdoor cushions covers. Since joining Airtasker, Jay has earnt over £10,000 alongside his own business.
Using his alteration and tailoring skills, Jay specialises in repairing trampoline beds and umbrella canopy’s and through Airtasker has gathered a string of 5-star reviews from his tasks on the platform and his clients return to him on a regular basis.
To start getting things done with the help of a Tasker or earning money on your skills, sign up for Airtasker today.
