2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Care workers and home carers vs. Nursing auxiliaries and assistants

Two occupations, one country. Gross annual pay for full-time employee jobs, ASHE 2025 (provisional).

Data released ASHE 2025 (provisional) ONS ASHE · SOC 2020 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
20k30k CARE WORKERS AND HOME CARERS £27,468 NURSING AUXILIARIES AND ASSISTANTS £29,084
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Nursing auxiliaries and assistants against Care workers and home carers.

Care workers and home carersNursing auxiliaries and assistantsΔ
Employment301,000267,000−11.3%
10th percentile£17,938£21,609+20.5%
25th percentile£22,798£25,189+10.5%
Median£27,468£29,084+5.9%
75th percentile£32,493£33,294+2.5%
90th percentile£38,265£38,440+0.5%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 (provisional). Gross annual pay, full-time employee jobs.
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