Virtual Assistants
in the UK, on demand.
StaffNow matches busy UK founders, agencies and executives with vetted virtual assistants for admin, marketing, executive and customer support from 10 to 40 hours a week, live in under a week.
- No recruitment fees
- UK account manager
- Cancel anytime
- GDPR compliant
One vetted UK VA. Every task covered.
Whether you need an executive assistant, marketing VA, customer support cover or a research assistant, we match you with someone who has shipped the work before not learned it on your time.
Executive & admin support
Inbox triage, diary management, travel booking, expenses and meeting prep for busy UK founders and execs.
Marketing virtual assistants
Social scheduling, community replies, newsletter production and light design across Meta, LinkedIn and TikTok.
SEO & content assistants
Keyword research, on page fixes, meta rewrites, blog briefs and internal linking for UK focused websites.
Customer support VAs
Email, live chat and helpdesk cover on Zendesk, Intercom, Gorgias and HubSpot GMT aligned working hours.
Data entry & research
CRM cleanup, lead lists, competitor research, spreadsheet building and report formatting done accurately.
Sales & lead-gen VAs
Outbound prospecting, LinkedIn outreach, appointment setting and pipeline management on HubSpot or Pipedrive.
The UK virtual assistant roles clients hire most.
Executive Assistant
Diary, inbox, travel and stakeholder wrangling for founders and C suite.
Marketing Assistant
Social, email, SEO briefs and content repurposing across your stack.
Customer Support VA
Ticket triage, live chat and helpdesk coverage during UK hours.
Operations VA
SOPs, process docs, vendor coordination and reporting cadence.
Content VA
Blog drafts, newsletters, video captions and podcast show notes.
Property Management VA
Tenant comms, listing updates, viewings coordination and maintenance tracking.
Built for how UK businesses actually operate.
Offshore is cheap until the timezone, the language nuance or a data request breaks it. Our virtual assistants are UK based or UK hours aligned, briefed on GDPR and paid fairly.
UK working hours
Your VA works GMT/BST so meetings, replies and handovers happen in real time no overnight lag.
GDPR & UK-compliant
Contracts, data handling and NDAs written for UK law. Right to work checked, references verified.
Native English communication
Fluent written and spoken English so client facing work reads like it came from your own team.
UK account manager
A dedicated London based account manager owns quality, cover and escalations not a Slack bot.
Industry-savvy virtual assistants across the UK.
Hire a UK virtual assistant in under a week.
No lengthy contracts, no recruitment retainer, no scrolling through 200 freelancer profiles on Upwork.
Tell us the brief
15-minute call to map your tasks, tools and the hours you actually need each week.
Meet your shortlist
Within 3–5 days we introduce 2–3 pre-vetted UK virtual assistants matched to your role.
Start delegating
Onboard in a shared doc, kick off week one, and get a weekly report on what shipped.
StaffNow vs freelancers vs in-house.
UK founders on delegating with StaffNow.
“Our StaffNow VA cleared a 400 email backlog in her first fortnight and now owns my diary. I'd have paid double.”
“We tried three offshore VAs before this. Night-and-day difference having someone on GMT who actually understood UK clients.”
“From brief to shortlist in four days. Our marketing VA now runs our entire Klaviyo and social calendar.”
Pick the hours. We handle the rest.
All plans are monthly rolling. No recruitment fees, no VAT surprises one flat GBP invoice each month.
Part-time
10 hrs / week
- 1 dedicated UK VA
- Admin or marketing support
- Weekly report
- UK account manager
Half-time
Most popular20 hrs / week
- 1 dedicated UK VA
- Mixed admin, marketing & ops
- Shared task board
- Weekly stand-up call
Full-time
40 hrs / week
- 1 senior UK VA
- Full workstream ownership
- Cover & backup VA
- Fractional ops check-ins
Virtual Assistants UK: questions, answered.
What is a virtual assistant?+
A virtual assistant (VA) is a remote professional who handles tasks like admin, marketing, customer support, research and operations for your business. A UK virtual assistant works UK hours, speaks native English and understands the UK regulatory and cultural context.
Are StaffNow's virtual assistants based in the UK?+
Yes. Every StaffNow VA is either UK based or works fully aligned to UK working hours (GMT/BST), with native English fluency and right-to-work verified.
How much does a UK virtual assistant cost?+
Plans start at £135/week for 10 hours per week, £200/week for 20 hours and £380/week for a full-time UK VA. There are no recruitment fees, and pricing is one flat GBP invoice per month.
What can a UK virtual assistant do for my business?+
Common tasks include inbox and diary management, travel booking, social media scheduling, email marketing, SEO support, blog writing, customer support, lead generation, CRM management, data entry, research and reporting.
How is StaffNow different from Upwork or Fiverr?+
Every StaffNow VA is vetted, backed by a UK account manager and covered by holiday and sickness cover. If your VA is off, we keep the work moving. No ghosting, no scrambling on freelancer marketplaces.
Do I need a minimum contract?+
No. Plans are monthly rolling. Scale up hours during launches, scale down in quieter months. Cancel anytime with 14 days' notice.
How quickly can my UK VA start?+
Most clients meet their shortlist within 3–5 working days and have their virtual assistant live in under a week.
Is my data safe with a UK virtual assistant?+
Yes. All StaffNow VAs sign a UK-law NDA, complete GDPR training and use secure password managers. We recommend 1Password or Bitwarden for credential sharing.
Hire a UK virtual assistant this week.
Book a free 15-minute discovery call. We'll scope your tasks and introduce your shortlist of vetted UK VAs within days.