Profile review
We check that your profile is complete, clear and suitable for the kind of small jobs customers can request through Silver Skills.
For Skilled Members
Put your experience to good use
Turn the skills you already have into useful, flexible local work. Silver Skills is especially suited to retired and semi-retired people with years of experience to share, but skilled adults of any age are welcome.
Whether you are good at small repairs, furniture assembly, garden tidy-ups, painting, maintenance or property snag lists, we help nearby customers find you.
Free for Skilled MembersKeep everything you earn
Free to join and free to be listed
Free to receive requests
Accept or decline each request after reading the details
No commission taken from your work
You choose your service area and availability
Exact home address is never shown publicly
Qualifications and insurance notes are self-declared
Profile goes public only after Silver Skills approval
You keep everything you earn from the work
Work your way
Take on the work that suits you
Set your own service area and choose the kinds of jobs you are comfortable doing. Every request is yours to accept or decline.
We do not take commission from your work. Once you accept a request, the customer pays a connection fee to contact you privately. You agree your own price with them and keep what you earn.
Who it is for
Experience matters more than a company name
You might be a retired tradesperson, have a background in maintenance, facilities, farming, hospitality, construction or property care, or simply be the person everyone calls when something needs fixing.
If you are reliable, capable and comfortable taking on small local jobs, Silver Skills may be a good fit.
Before your profile goes live
A few straightforward checks before you go live
Silver Skills is made for small, practical local jobs. Once you join, your portal explains the member rules and keeps your requests and connection records together.
Small-job focus
Silver Skills is not for emergency repairs, major building work or regulated work unless you are legally qualified to offer it.
Private details stay private
Your exact home address, postal code and ID information are not shown on public profiles or maps.