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Student Jobs in Leicester

Flexible work for students in and around Leicester: pick the days that fit your timetable and get paid weekly.

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Student work in Leicester

We’re new in Leicester, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

Leicester, Leicester, is home to 406,612 people and covers LE3, LE2, LE5, LE4 and LE1, and the nearest towns are Wigston (3.4 miles), Birstall (3.5 miles), Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe (3.5 miles) and Oadby (3.5 miles). No partner covers Leicester yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Wigston.

How much work there is around Leicester

We’re new in Leicester, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

Typical jobs from Leicester: a flat move to Wigston (3.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Birstall (3.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe (3.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Oadby (3.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Thurmaston (3.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in LE3, LE2, LE5, LE4 and LE1 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Coventry (22 miles) and Nottingham (23.2 miles) and London (88.8 miles).

What a driver’s mate earns in Leicester

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Leicester to Wigston3 hours£60
A flat move, Leicester to Birstall3 hours£60
A flat move, Leicester to Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe3 hours£60
A flat move, Leicester to Oadby3 hours£60
A 3-bed house move7 hours£120

£30 for a single item or small load. On a home move, £30 for every two hours of the job’s estimated time, and at least £60. The offer shows your pay before you accept.

Work out what you’d earn

About £150 a week, £650 a month, before your costs and tax.

Work that fits around lectures

Switch on the days you’re free and you’ll only get offers then. Term-time moves between halls and shared houses near De Montfort University keep drivers busy at the start and end of each term.

Getting to jobs around Leicester

  • De Montfort University
    University · 0.1 miles from the centre
  • Highcross
    Retail park (collections) · 0.4 miles from the centre
  • Haymarket Centre
    Retail park (collections) · 0.5 miles from the centre
  • University of Leicester
    University · 0.6 miles from the centre
  • Leicester
    Station · 0.7 miles from the centre
  • St George's Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 0.8 miles from the centre
  • University of Leicester Central Campus
    University · 0.8 miles from the centre
  • South Wigston
    Station · 3.4 miles from the centre

Leicester had 406,612 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Join in Leicester

  1. Photo ID and the right to work in the UK

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Questions

How much work is there in Leicester?

We’re new in Leicester, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

What does a driver’s mate earn in Leicester?

£30 for a single item or small load; on a home move £30 for every two hours, at least £60.

Where do jobs from Leicester go?

Mostly to Wigston (3.4 miles), Birstall (3.5 miles), Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe (3.5 miles) and Oadby (3.5 miles), and sometimes to Coventry and Nottingham. You set how far you’ll go.

Do I need a van or a licence?

No. You meet the driver at the pickup; photo ID and the right to work in the UK are all you need.