Self-employed live-in roles
Live-in Care Assistant Jobs in Knightsbridge
Set your own rates (typical range: £145–£160 per day), choose clients and work in Knightsbridge and nearby areas
- Set your own rates, with no agency cut
- Choose your clients and your hours
- Contracts, invoicing and payments handled for you
Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check
Description
Live-in care in Knightsbridge means you’ll be living in a client’s home to support daily routines around the clock, with agreed breaks. These roles suit experienced carers who want continuity of care and the chance to build close relationships with the people they support. Carers travel from across the country for live-in placements, and many find the variety and focus of Knightsbridge and nearby streets rewarding.
Right now, 106 live-in placements are currently open across the wider region.
This platform is for self-employed carers who want more control. You set your own rates and choose clients, hours and the area you work in. Typical pay lies around £145–£160 per day; for reference you may also see roles listed with £18.80–£20.10 per hour for hourly care or £145–£160 per day for day rates on live-in placements. You decide which stays suit you and PrimeCarers helps with the rest.
What a live-in day looks like varies from placement to placement. Expect to support daily routines such as personal care, meal preparation, mobility support and companionship, plus agreed sleep or break cover. Some clients need hands-on nursing support while others want a calm, experienced presence to help with day-to-day independence. If you’re used to agency work but want deeper continuity with fewer handovers, live-in roles in Knightsbridge often deliver that.
PrimeCarers finds clients across Knightsbridge and neighbouring areas such as Belgravia, South Kensington, Chelsea, Greenhill, Mayfair and Pimlico, and manages contracts, invoicing and payments on your behalf. Insurance is included while you work on a placement through the platform, so you can focus on care rather than paperwork. We don’t recruit for a single position here — we advertise ongoing self-employed opportunities across the borough of Westminster and the Knightsbridge neighbourhood.
To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS check; PrimeCarers can help arrange the DBS if you need it. Applying takes minutes and most profiles go live within days of verification. You’ll remain self-employed at all times, free to accept or decline matches and to set your own availability.
If you’re ready to step out of agency rota constraints and try live-in work around Knightsbridge, create a profile, list your experience and start choosing the placements that suit your life. Many carers find the balance of reliable, meaningful work and self-employed freedom exactly what they wanted.
What carers earn around Knightsbridge
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates. Typical ranges are based on what carers in the area currently charge.
Hourly care
Based on 1306 carers in the area
£18.80–£20.10 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 1108 carers in the area
£17–£19.30 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2149 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Knightsbridge
You set your own rate on PrimeCarers, and the rate you advertise is what a client is charged for your time. Our commission comes out of that rate rather than being added to it. Put your week in and the figures below move with it.
A week
£956
7 days a week, before tax
A month
£4,141
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£156 a day x 7
£1,092
£4,732
PrimeCarers commission
12.5%, VAT included
- £136.50
- £591.50
You receive
£136.50 a day
£955.50
£4,140.50
Live-in placements are priced by the day and carry the lowest commission rate. The commission is taken out of the rate you advertise rather than added on top of it, and the VAT on it comes out of our share.
Tax is yours to sort out
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed, so Income Tax and National Insurance come out of the take-home figure above. Nothing is deducted for you and this page does not work out what you owe. Tax and money as a self-employed carer walks through registering with HMRC and what to put aside.
Rates from what 2149 carers within 250km of Knightsbridge on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 106 live-in placements within 250km of Knightsbridge are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Knightsbridge.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers in Knightsbridge
Set your own rates
You’re self-employed so you set your rates and availability. Typical rates fall around £145–£160 per day.
Flexible live-in hours
Live-in roles offer continuity and agreed breaks so you can balance rest with focused care responsibilities.
Meaningful, long-term care
Work directly with families in Knightsbridge to build trust and provide consistent day-to-day support.
Admin handled for you
PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply in minutes, add your experience and references. PrimeCarers can help arrange an Enhanced DBS if needed.
- 2
Choose clients & accept placements
We introduce opportunities across Knightsbridge, Westminster and nearby neighbourhoods. You pick what suits you.
- 3
Work and get paid
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments — insurance is included while you work on placements.
Frequently asked questions
Live-in carers live in a client’s home to provide day-to-day support, companionship and personal care as required. Shifts cover routines around the clock with agreed breaks and rest periods. Placements vary, so you’ll review each opportunity before accepting.
You join PrimeCarers as self-employed. That means you set your own rates and choose which clients and hours to accept, while PrimeCarers finds matches and handles contracts and payments for you.
You’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS. PrimeCarers can help arrange a DBS if you don’t yet have one.
Yes. When you work on a placement sourced through PrimeCarers, we include insurance and manage contracts, invoicing and payments so you can focus on care.
Applying takes only minutes and most profiles go live within days of verification. Once live, you can start reviewing live-in opportunities in Knightsbridge, Belgravia, South Kensington and nearby areas.
Guides for carers
What the work pays, the checks and paperwork you need, and how to get started.
Ready to start earning on your own terms?
Join the carers already working with families around Knightsbridge through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.