Hire a full-time virtual assistant from £8.50 an hour
Degree-educated, working your hours on your systems, dedicated to your business alone. Around £1,470 a month for a full 40-hour week — roughly what a UK VA charges for eight hours.
- Full-time, one client — you
- Live 8am–4pm UK
- No recruitment fee
- Start in 10–14 days
What your VA takes off your plate
Most owners find a full-time assistant fills up within the first fortnight. Here's where they usually start.
- Inbox triage — urgent flagged to you, routine handled, the rest filed
- Diary and meeting management, including confirming tomorrow's appointments
- Quote preparation from your enquiries, ready for you to check and send
- Invoice raising, sending and credit control follow-up
- CRM updates so every lead and note is actually current
- Supplier chasing — every outstanding order followed up weekly
- Lead follow-up within minutes rather than days
- Travel booking, expense processing and receipt matching
- Document formatting, report building and weekly summaries
- Live chat and inbound enquiry handling across your working day
What it costs, side by side
Illustrative annual figures. We’ll run your actual numbers on the call.
| Annual cost | UK hire | Via Loomo |
|---|---|---|
| Salary / fees | £26,000 | £17,700 |
| Employer NI | £2,600 | £0 |
| Pension | £780 | £0 |
| Holiday & sick cover | £2,000 | £0 |
| Desk, kit & software | £3,200 | £0 |
| Recruitment fee | £3,900 | £0 |
| Total year one | £38,480 | £17,700 |
Based on a £26,000 UK administrative salary and a provider VA at £8.50/hour for 40 hours a week. Your figures will vary with role and experience.
Common questions
What does a virtual assistant cost in the UK?
A UK-based VA typically charges £25–£40 an hour freelance, or £24,000–£30,000 as a salaried hire before you add National Insurance, pension, holiday and a desk. Through Loomo, a full-time virtual assistant starts at £8.50 an hour — around £1,470 a month for 40 hours a week, with no recruitment fee and no employer on-costs.
Is a virtual assistant the same as a freelancer?
No, and it's the difference that usually decides whether it works. A freelancer on a marketplace is juggling several clients and you're one of them. A VA introduced through Loomo works full-time for you alone, on a proper employment contract with the provider, learning your business the way an employee would.
What can't a virtual assistant do?
Anything that needs a physical presence — signing for deliveries, meeting customers face to face, being on site. The rule of thumb is simple: if it happens on a screen, it can happen anywhere. For most businesses that's 60–70% of the admin workload.
How quickly can I get someone started?
Typically 10 to 14 days from your first consultation to their start date. There are no job ads to place, no notice periods to wait out and no CV pile to work through.
Book a free 20-minute consultation
Tell us what your week looks like and we’ll tell you honestly whether a virtual assistant fixes it — and what it would cost.
- A rough role spec you can use whether you hire us or not
- A real provider rate — not a range, not “it depends”
- An honest answer on fit. If it’s not right, we’ll say so on the call
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