Summary
You can use Konfir if you’ve worked or paid tax in the UK in a paid role. Konfir covers most types of employment, but it cannot verify unpaid, cash-in-hand, or overseas work.
Who can use Konfir
✅ UK Employment/Income
Anyone who has been employed or self-employed in the UK.✅ Digital Access
You’ll need access to at least one supported data source:Online banking,
HMRC (Government Gateway), or
Payroll provider.
Work Types Konfir can verify
✅ Full-time and part-time employees.
✅ Contractors and agency staff (including umbrella companies).
✅ Self-employed workers
Note: Konfir will always return the organisation that paid you (e.g. your agency or umbrella company), not the client you worked for.
Work Types Konfir cannot verify
❌ Voluntary or unpaid roles.
❌ Informal “cash in hand” work.
❌ Employment outside the UK (including Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man).