Brits can expect to do three to four gig economy jobs a week in future to make ends meet, experts predict

PEOPLE can expect to do three to four gig economy jobs a week in the future to make ends meet, experts predict.

It comes as figures reveal the number of gig workers has surged by five million in two years.

Sarah Hernon, of Right Management job consultants, said: “People will not go into a job with one organisation and stay there for 20 years again.

“Job-hopping or moving from job to job should no longer be seen as a negative anymore.

“We should look at what are the positives in doing three or four different gigs a week or different types of work?”

There were 1.37 million people doing short-term jobs in 2020, rising to an estimated 7.25 million by the end of this year, according to online recruitment magazine StandOutCV.

The leap in gig workers is being attributed to young people trying to catch up on work experience they lost during Covid.

Many have become dog-walkers, Deliveroo riders, Uber drivers or taken up running online Etsy shops.

Ms Hernon added: “A third of young people — 18 to 34-year olds ­— returning to work post-Covid went into the gig economy. That’s more than the entire aerospace industry.”

Analysts say the growth in gig work — which now contributes £20billion to the economy — means attitudes towards temporary work will need to change.

They reckon many in a traditional full-time job are also likely to take on a side hustle in future, using extra cash to help pay for soaring energy bills.