Launching October 2026

Engineering shift cover,
on demand.

Shiftt is the on-demand marketplace for maintenance and engineering shift cover. Engineers name their rate and pick up work. Employers fill gaps in minutes, not days, with fully vetted and compliance-checked engineers.

Built by a qualified maintenance engineer who runs a 24/7 facility. Not by recruiters.
7-stage verification
£ Name your own rate
Flat 10% for Beta
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Engineering Marketplace
Urgent
£48/hr guide
Electrical Maintenance
FMCG Site, Coventry CV6
Tomorrow, 18:00 to 06:00
Your rate £52/hr
Open
£42/hr guide
Multi-Skilled Maintenance
Logistics Co., Birmingham B7
Mon 15 Jun, 06:00 to 18:00
Engineers
Shifts
My Shifts
Logistics & WarehousingManufacturingFMCGAutomotiveFood & BeveragePharmaceuticalsIndustrial Logistics & WarehousingManufacturingFMCGAutomotiveFood & BeveragePharmaceuticalsIndustrial

Shift cover that works like you'd expect in 2026.

Open the app, see the work, set your rate and get matched. Vetted engineers, transparent pricing, no recruiter in the middle. No waiting three days. No hidden markups. Just engineering shift cover that moves at the speed your business needs.

On-demand, not on-hold

Shifts are posted, browsed and matched in real time. Cover sickness, holidays, breakdowns and shutdowns in minutes, not the days an agency takes.

Vetted, not pot-luck

Every engineer clears a 7-stage verification and a competence assessment before they can apply. You know exactly who's turning up: qualified, insured and tested.

Transparent, not hidden

Engineers name their rate. Employers see it upfront. A flat 10% platform commission, locked in for Beta members. No inflated agency margins, ever.

★ Beta Founding Offer

Flat 10% commission. Locked in for 12 months.

Join as a Beta employer and lock in a flat 10% platform fee for your first 12 months. Recruitment agencies typically charge 30% to 50% markups on every hour worked. With Shiftt, engineers keep 100% of their rate and there are zero deductions.

10%
Flat platform commission
vs agencies at 30 to 50%. Locked for 12 months
Oct 2026
Platform launch
0-stage
Engineer verification
0-question
Competence assessment
0%
Flat Beta commission

Shift cover in three steps

Whether you need an engineer or you are one, Shiftt keeps it simple.

1

Get verified & build your profile

Engineers complete 7-stage verification and the competence assessment. Employers verify via Companies House. Trust is built in before anyone works.

2

Post or apply at your rate

Employers post shifts with a guide rate, dates and requirements. Engineers browse, set their own rate, and apply for the shifts that fit their life.

3

Match, work & get paid

Employers review verified applicants and accept the best fit. Clock in by GPS, submit the timesheet, and payment is handled automatically.

For Engineers

Name your rate. Pick your shifts. Keep 100%.

Stop waiting for agencies to call and stop losing a cut of your pay. Browse open shifts, set the rate you want, and apply in seconds.

  • Name your own rate. Set what you want per hour when you apply
  • Keep 100% of your rate. No deductions, no agency cut from your pay
  • Free to join, and apply for shifts around your existing schedule
  • A verified profile that proves your skills and gets you accepted faster
Sign Up as an Engineer
Open Shift Posted 2h ago

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Example Manufacturing Ltd
Birmingham, B7
Monday 15 June, 06:00 to 18:00
Set your rate
£44/hour
For Employers

Fill engineering gaps before they cost you.

Downtime is expensive. Shiftt gives you on-demand access to vetted, compliance-checked engineers, so you fill shift gaps in minutes at a flat 10% commission.

  • Flat 10% commission, locked in for Beta members, against 30% to 50% agency markups
  • Every engineer is 7-stage verified, insured and competence-tested
  • Post a shift in minutes, then review profiles and rates before you accept
  • No long-term contracts. Cover sickness, holidays, shutdowns and breakdowns
Register as an Employer
Your Shift 3 verified applicants

Night Shift: Electrical Engineer

JC
James Carter
Electrical · 8yr · Coventry
£50/hr
SR
Sarah Robinson
Multi-Skilled · 5yr · Birmingham
£46/hr
MK
Mike Khan
Electrical · 12yr · Walsall
£54/hr

Every engineer clears 7 stages before they work

No pot-luck. No unverified turn-ups. When you accept an engineer on Shiftt, you know they're qualified, insured and tested.

1

Register

Verified account & identity

2

Email Verified

Confirmed contact

3

Profile & Skills

Discipline & experience

4

Competence Test

20-question assessment

5

Compliance Docs

Insurance & qualifications

6

Contract

Contractor terms agreed

7

Payment Setup

Secure Stripe payouts

Stage 4 · Competence Assessment

20 questions. Three areas. One standard.

Before an engineer can apply for a single shift, they pass a randomised 20-question assessment. It covers general aptitude, health and safety, and questions specific to their chosen discipline.

75%
Pass mark: 15 of 20 correct Fail & it's a 7-day cooldown before a retake
Health & Safety 8 questions
Discipline-Specific Technical 7 questions
General Aptitude 5 questions
Technical questions are matched to the engineer's discipline: Electrical, Mechanical, Multi-Skilled or PLC / Controls.

Engineers across every discipline

From reactive breakdowns to planned shutdowns, find the right engineer for the job.

Mechanical
Electrical
Multi-Skilled
PLC / Controls
Automation
Facilities
Shift Technician
Site Services

Built by an engineer who's lived the problem.

Shiftt was founded by a qualified multi-skilled maintenance engineer who manages teams of engineers across fully automated facilities. Every competence test question, every compliance requirement, and every vetting stage was designed by someone who knows what a bad hire looks like at 3am when a line goes down. This isn't a tech company guessing at engineering. It's an engineer fixing a problem the industry has ignored.

Be first on the platform

We're launching in the West Midlands, October 2026. Register your interest now. Beta members lock in the flat 10% commission rate for the first 12 months and get first pick at launch.

Common questions

Shiftt is an on-demand marketplace for engineering shift cover. Think of it as "Uber for engineers." It connects companies with vetted, competence-tested maintenance engineers for short-term cover: sickness, holidays, shutdowns, breakdowns and more. Engineers apply directly and set their own rate. No recruiters, and no waiting three days for cover.
Yes. Each shift shows an employer guide rate, but when an engineer applies they enter the hourly rate they want. Employers see every applicant's rate alongside their profile and experience, and choose who to accept. Engineers keep 100% of their rate. The platform commission is paid by the employer, not deducted from the engineer.
Employers pay a flat 10% platform commission on the engineer's earnings, far below the 30% to 50% markups typical of recruitment agencies. Beta members who join before launch lock in that flat 10% rate for their first 12 months. It covers the platform, payment handling, verification and support.
Every engineer completes 7-stage verification: registration, email verification, profile and skills, a 20-question competence assessment (75% pass mark), compliance documents (insurance and qualifications), contractor terms, and secure payment setup. Only fully verified engineers can apply for shifts, so employers always know exactly who's turning up.
20 multiple-choice questions drawn at random: 8 on Health and Safety, 7 technical questions matched to the engineer's chosen discipline (electrical, mechanical, multi-skilled or PLC/controls), and 5 on general aptitude. The pass mark is 75% (15 of 20). A failed attempt means a 7-day cooldown before a retake.
Yes. It's completely free to join, build a profile and apply for shifts. You set your rate and keep 100% of it, with no deductions and no agency fees coming out of your pay.
We launch in the West Midlands in October 2026, covering Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Solihull and the surrounding areas, with expansion to other UK regions based on demand. Sign up now for early access so the platform has active engineers and shifts from day one.

Shift cover shouldn't
be this hard.

Join Shiftt and be part of a faster, fairer way to fill engineering gaps. Launching October 2026.