OnTheRota is the direct-hire pool for UK construction. Browse subcontractors with their accreditations on view, see who's available this week, contact them direct. No commission on placements. No middleman in your hires.
A recruitment consultancy charges 15–30% on top of every day rate, sits between you and the trade you actually want, and keeps the relationship for next time. There's a faster way.
Stop emailing four agencies and waiting two days. Search the pool yourself. See who's free this week.
Every trade uploads their cards and certs when they sign up — CSCS, NICEIC, Gas Safe, JIB, 18th Edition. You see exactly what they've uploaded, then verify it against the public register in seconds. The hire decision is yours.
Message through the platform, agree your terms, get them on site. No commission. No mark-up.
Filter by trade type, location, day rate, accreditations. See live availability — who's free this week, this month, every Saturday night.
Every profile shows the cards and certs the trade has uploaded. Click straight through to the public register — NICEIC, NAPIT, ECA, Gas Safe, CSCS — to verify it yourself in seconds. No "I'll send it over later."
Message through the platform. Agree day rate, dates, scope. They show up. You pay them direct, no commission to anyone.
Get straight to trades who are free now, in the region you need — with their cards and certs on view before you make a call. One subscription, unlimited hires.
List once, set your availability, take the work that fits your week. No agency taking a cut of your day rate.
Trades are always free. Hirers can browse the entire pool and try one contact for nothing — pay only when you scale up.
No card. No subscription. Sign up in 30 seconds.
When 1 isn't enough. £149/mo or £1,490/yr (2 months free). Top up with extra packs of 5 for £19.99. Cancel anytime.
£149/month rate locked for life. When the public price rises (and it will, once we cross the VAT threshold), founding members keep the launch rate forever.
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The hirer is. Trades upload their cards and certs when they sign up — what you see on a profile is what they've uploaded. OnTheRota displays this information; we don't validate, endorse, or guarantee any document. Every profile links straight through to the relevant public register (NICEIC, NAPIT, ECA, Gas Safe, CSCS) so you can check credentials at the source in seconds — same responsibility you have today, whether you find a worker through us, an agency, or word of mouth. The difference is you can see what you're checking up front, not after a long phone call with a middleman.
You search the pool yourself, contact the trade direct, agree your own day rate, contract direct with them. We don't take a percentage of the placement and we don't sit between you and the relationship. One flat subscription gives you unlimited access for as long as you need it.
The product isn't a list of phone numbers — it's a live availability pool. Last week's contact list goes stale fast: phone numbers change, accreditations expire, people get booked up. The value is knowing who's available this week, in the region you need, with their cards on view — and that's what the subscription buys.
It's free to sign up. No card, no subscription. Browse the whole pool and use your one free contact unlock — that's yours forever once you've used it.
Need volume? Subscribe at £149/month for 25 unlocks every month, with £19.99 top-up packs of 5 if you go over. Annual is £1,490 (2 months free). UK Direct Debit via GoCardless — sort code and account number, set up in two minutes. Cancel any time.
Founding-member rate (first 25 paid customers): the £149/mo rate locked for life — when the public price rises later, you keep the launch price forever.
No. OnTheRota is an introduction service. Hirers contract directly with the trade, just as they would if they'd called the trade themselves. We're not the employer, we don't process payments between you, and we don't handle IR35.
Electrical first, with the existing network behind the platform giving us a strong starting pool. Expanding to plumbing, carpentry, bricklaying, plastering, groundworks and HVAC over the first year. If you're a trade in any of these, sign up — it's free and takes about a minute.
Yes — both sides are live. Hirers can sign up free, browse the entire pool, and use one free contact unlock to try us. Trades can list themselves for free, set availability, and start receiving enquiries straight away. Founding-member rate (£149/mo locked for life) is open to the first 25 paid subscribers.
OnTheRota is live. Sign up free, browse the pool, and decide later if you want volume access. First 25 paid customers lock the £149 rate for life.