Self-employed overnight roles
Overnight Carer Jobs in Salford
Waking or sleeping nights — set your own rates and hours, typical pay £17–£18 per hour
- 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
Overnight care in Salford means supporting someone in their own home through waking or sleeping nights so families can rest. You’ll be the familiar face families rely on at night, helping with practical tasks, reassurance and observation while they sleep or if they need support. Right now, 29 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Night work can vary from light monitoring and companionship to personal care, medication prompting and repositioning. Some bookings are waking nights with active duties; others are ‘sleeping nights’ where you stay in the home, ready to respond. All work is in private homes across Salford and nearby areas, with opportunities close to Spinningfields, Pendlebury, Castlefield, Strangeways, Glenbrook and Green Quarter.
This role suits experienced carers who prefer nights, value continuity of care and want more control than agency shifts allow. Many carers moving away from agency work appreciate choosing who they support, and managing a schedule that fits family life. If you’re calm, observant and confident working overnight, Salford has regular needs for both waking and sleeping support.
As a self-employed carer on PrimeCarers you set your own rates, choose clients, hours and service area. Typical pay falls in £17–£18 per hour and you’ll see listings that reference £18.50–£20 per hour and £145–£160 per day. You remain in control of the work you accept and how many nights you take on.
PrimeCarers finds clients for you and takes care of contracts, invoicing and payments. Insurance is included while you work, and we support the verification process so you can get started quickly. To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification.
If you want to keep the hands-on care you love but stop trading time for unpredictable agency rotas, setting up a self-employed profile with PrimeCarers is a straightforward next step. You’ll be working across Salford with nearby opportunities in Manchester and the surrounding neighbourhoods, choosing nights that suit you and the families you support.
Ready to choose your own nights in Salford? Create your profile and start seeing client matches within days.
What carers earn around Salford
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 253 carers in the area
£18.50–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 218 carers in the area
£17–£18 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 1491 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Salford
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
£61
4 nights a week, before tax
A month
£265
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£18 a night x 4
£72
£312
PrimeCarers commission
15%, VAT included
- £10.80
- £46.80
You receive
£15.30 a night
£61.20
£265.20
A waking night runs past six hours, so it is charged at the shift 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 218 carers within 30km of Salford on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 29 hourly and night placements within 30km of Salford are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Salford.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your own rates
You’re self-employed: choose your hourly charge and shifts. Typical pay sits around £17–£18 per hour.
Flexible night work
Pick waking or sleeping nights, select clients, hours and your service area.
Meaningful continuity
Build lasting relationships with families and provide dependable overnight support.
Admin and insurance covered
We handle client matching, contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create a profile
Apply online in minutes and add your experience, DBS and references.
- 2
Get verified
We check your Enhanced DBS, right to work and references; profiles usually go live within days.
- 3
Choose nights
Accept client matches that suit you, set your rates and work the nights you want.
Frequently asked questions
If you have at least one year of professional care experience, are comfortable working nights and can provide calm, attentive support, overnight care could suit you. Many carers who prefer consistency and relationship-based work find nights rewarding.
You set your own rates as a self-employed carer. Typical pay appears in listings as £17–£18 per hour, with references to £18.50–£20 per hour for standard night shifts and £145–£160 per day for day-rated live‑in work where relevant.
We require at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. These checks protect both carers and families.
PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoices and payments on your behalf, and includes insurance while you work. That lets you focus on care rather than paperwork.
Yes. You choose your service area and can accept work across Salford, Manchester and surrounding neighbourhoods, including Spinningfields, Pendlebury, Castlefield, Strangeways, Glenbrook and Green Quarter.
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 Salford through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.