Salary guide · Healthcare & Social Care
Healthcare & Social Care: what the jobs pay
74 jobs, lowest paid first. Yearly ranges seen in real UK adverts in 2026, and the hourly rate on a 40 hour week.
| Job | A year | An hour, 40 hour week | Tickets or qualifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulance care assistant | £24,800 to £30,000 | about £11.92 to £14.42 | A clean licence, often D1 on it, plus enhanced DBS and the employer's patient handling and first aid training |
| Care assistant | £24,800 to £27,000 | about £11.92 to £12.98 | Enhanced DBS and the Care Certificate, both employer paid |
| Dental nurse | £24,800 to £30,000 | about £11.92 to £14.42 | GDC registration once qualified |
| Dental receptionist | £24,800 to £27,000 | about £11.92 to £12.98 | None to start |
| Dental technician | £24,800 to £35,000 | about £11.92 to £16.83 | GDC registration once qualified |
| GP receptionist | £24,800 to £27,000 | about £11.92 to £12.98 | None generally, training given |
| Health records assistant | £24,800 to £27,000 | about £11.92 to £12.98 | None to start |
| Healthcare assistant | £24,800 to £29,000 | about £11.92 to £13.94 | Enhanced DBS, Care Certificate |
| Hospital porter | £24,800 to £27,500 | about £11.92 to £13.22 | None to start, manual handling training given |
| Maternity support worker | £24,800 to £28,500 | about £11.92 to £13.70 | Care Certificate, Level 3 in maternity support helpful |
| Occupational therapy assistant | £24,800 to £30,000 | about £11.92 to £14.42 | Care or NHS experience, training given |
| Optical assistant | £24,800 to £27,000 | about £11.92 to £12.98 | None to start, training given |
| Pharmacy assistant | £24,800 to £27,000 | about £11.92 to £12.98 | Level 2 medicines counter course, usually paid for |
| Phlebotomist | £24,800 to £29,000 | about £11.92 to £13.94 | Phlebotomy training, often given on the job |
| Radiology assistant | £24,800 to £28,000 | about £11.92 to £13.46 | None to start, Care Certificate |
| Sterile services technician | £24,800 to £28,000 | about £11.92 to £13.46 | None to start, training given |
| Support worker | £24,800 to £28,000 | about £11.92 to £13.46 | Enhanced DBS, often a driving licence |
| Theatre support worker | £24,800 to £28,000 | about £11.92 to £13.46 | Care certificate given on the job |
| Ward clerk | £24,800 to £27,500 | about £11.92 to £13.22 | Keyboard skills, NHS experience helps |
| Medical secretary | £25,500 to £31,000 | about £12.26 to £14.90 | Audio typing, medical terminology |
| Counsellor | £26,000 to £38,000 | about £12.50 to £18.27 | BACP or UKCP registration |
| Dispensing optician | £26,000 to £34,000 | about £12.50 to £16.35 | GOC registration |
| Nursing associate | £26,000 to £32,000 | about £12.50 to £15.38 | NMC REGISTRATION as a nursing associate, which is its own part of the register, and a foundation degree |
| Senior care assistant | £26,000 to £32,000 | about £12.50 to £15.38 | Enhanced DBS, the Care Certificate, and normally a Level 3 diploma. Medication administration is usually part of it |
| Social prescribing link worker | £26,000 to £32,000 | about £12.50 to £15.38 | None generally |
| Clinical coder | £27,000 to £38,000 | about £12.98 to £18.27 | National Clinical Coding Qualification desirable |
| Pharmacy technician | £27,000 to £33,000 | about £12.98 to £15.87 | Level 3 and GPhC registration |
| Hearing aid dispenser | £28,000 to £45,000 | about £13.46 to £21.63 | HCPC registration |
| Psychological wellbeing practitioner | £28,000 to £38,000 | about £13.46 to £18.27 | Postgraduate certificate in low intensity psychological interventions |
| Chiropractor | £30,000 to £50,000 | about £14.42 to £24.04 | General Chiropractic Council registration |
| Osteopath | £30,000 to £50,000 | about £14.42 to £24.04 | General Osteopathic Council registration |
| Registered nurse | £30,000 to £45,000 | about £14.42 to £21.63 | NMC pin, degree or nursing apprenticeship |
| Audiologist | £31,000 to £47,000 | about £14.90 to £22.60 | Degree in audiology, RCCP or AHCS registration |
| Cardiac physiologist | £31,000 to £47,000 | about £14.90 to £22.60 | Degree in healthcare science, RCCP or AHCS registration |
| Children's nurse | £31,000 to £47,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £14.90 to £22.60 | NMC registration (child field) |
| Community nurse | £31,000 to £47,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £14.90 to £22.60 | NMC registration |
| Critical care nurse | £31,000 to £47,000 | about £14.90 to £22.60 | NMC registration |
| Dietitian | £31,000 to £47,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £14.90 to £22.60 | A degree and HCPC registration |
| Emergency department nurse | £31,000 to £47,000 | about £14.90 to £22.60 | NMC registration |
| Learning disability nurse | £31,000 to £47,000 | about £14.90 to £22.60 | NMC registration (learning disabilities) |
| Mental health nurse | £31,000 to £47,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £14.90 to £22.60 | Nursing degree and NMC registration |
| Midwife | £31,000 to £47,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £14.90 to £22.60 | Midwifery degree and NMC registration |
| Occupational therapist | £31,000 to £47,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £14.90 to £22.60 | OT degree and HCPC registration |
| Oncology nurse | £31,000 to £47,000 | about £14.90 to £22.60 | NMC registration |
| Operating department practitioner | £31,000 to £47,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £14.90 to £22.60 | ODP degree and HCPC registration |
| Orthoptist | £31,000 to £47,000 | about £14.90 to £22.60 | HCPC registration |
| Palliative care nurse | £31,000 to £47,000 | about £14.90 to £22.60 | NMC registration |
| Physiotherapist | £31,000 to £47,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £14.90 to £22.60 | Physiotherapy degree and HCPC registration |
| Podiatrist | £31,000 to £47,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £14.90 to £22.60 | A degree and HCPC registration |
| Prosthetist and orthotist | £31,000 to £47,000 | about £14.90 to £22.60 | HCPC registration |
| Radiographer | £31,000 to £47,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £14.90 to £22.60 | Radiography degree and HCPC registration |
| Renal nurse | £31,000 to £47,000 | about £14.90 to £22.60 | NMC registration |
| Research nurse | £31,000 to £47,000 | about £14.90 to £22.60 | NMC registration, GCP training |
| Speech and language therapist | £31,000 to £47,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £14.90 to £22.60 | A degree and HCPC registration |
| Theatre nurse | £31,000 to £47,000 | about £14.90 to £22.60 | NMC registration |
| Practice manager | £32,000 to £45,000 | about £15.38 to £21.63 | Practice or office management experience |
| Aesthetic nurse | £35,000 to £55,000 | about £16.83 to £26.44 | NMC registration, prescriber status often needed |
| Dental hygienist | £35,000 to £50,000 | about £16.83 to £24.04 | GDC registration |
| Dental therapist | £35,000 to £52,000 | about £16.83 to £25.00 | GDC registration |
| Doctor | £38,000 to £100,000+ by grade | about £18.27 to £48.08 | Medical degree and GMC registration |
| Occupational health nurse | £38,000 to £50,000 | about £18.27 to £24.04 | NMC registration, SCPHN (occupational health) helpful |
| Optometrist | £38,000 to £60,000 | about £18.27 to £28.85 | A degree and GOC registration |
| Registered care manager | £38,000 to £55,000 | about £18.27 to £26.44 | CQC REGISTRATION IN YOUR OWN NAME, a Level 5 diploma, and an enhanced DBS. The registration follows the person, not the home |
| Art therapist | £39,000 to £47,000 | about £18.75 to £22.60 | HCPC registration |
| Clinical perfusionist | £39,000 to £63,000 | about £18.75 to £30.29 | Perfusion qualification, registration with the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists |
| Infection prevention nurse | £39,000 to £55,000 | about £18.75 to £26.44 | NMC registration |
| Health service manager | £40,000 to £60,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £19.23 to £28.85 | NHS or healthcare management experience |
| Pharmacist | £45,000 to £60,000 | about £21.63 to £28.85 | MPharm and GPhC registration |
| Pharmacy manager | £45,000 to £60,000 | about £21.63 to £28.85 | GPhC registration |
| Psychologist | £45,000 to £60,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £21.63 to £28.85 | A doctorate and HCPC registration for the protected titles |
| Advanced nurse practitioner | £47,000 to £56,000 (Agenda for Change) | about £22.60 to £26.92 | NMC registration, master's level practice, prescribing |
| Physician associate | £48,000 to £56,000 | about £23.08 to £26.92 | GMC registration, postgraduate physician associate diploma |
| Dentist | £50,000 to £110,000 | about £24.04 to £52.88 | Dental degree and GDC registration |
| Matron | £56,000 to £63,000 | about £26.92 to £30.29 | NMC registration |
Advertised ranges, not a survey of take home pay, and the same job pays differently by region. The National Living Wage for anybody 21 and over is £12.71 an hour. Wrong for your area? Tell us.
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