Maintenance Assistant - Care Home
Barchester Healthcare
£13.89 an hour
ApplyAs a Maintenance Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create the safe and attractive surroundings that enable us..
Home Care Assistant Salary UK 2026
The average advertised pay for a Home Care Assistant, based on live UK vacancies — with how it compares to similar roles and how many jobs are available right now.
£28,000
median advertised salary
34
live jobs right now
55%
permanent roles
56%
via agencies
How much does a Home Care Assistant earn in the UK?
The average advertised salary for a Home Care Assistant in the UK is £28,000 a year, based on 21 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £2,330 a month or £14.36 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 55% of current adverts are permanent, and 56% are posted through recruitment agencies.
Home Care Assistant adverts mention AI or automation 0% of the time — among the most AI-proof roles we track.
How Home Care Assistant pay compares
Median advertised salary for Home Care Assistant beside other UK job titles, from the lowest paid to the highest.
How other roles compare
| Role | Median pay | Live jobs | Permanent | AI mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DevOps Engineer | £127,000 | 58 | 57% | 15% |
| Brand Manager | £55,000 | 24 | 96% | 0% |
| Design Engineer | £48,000 | 1,056 | 87% | 3% |
| Painter and Decorator | £42,000 | 66 | 31% | 0% |
| Machinist | £35,000 | 236 | 89% | 0% |
| Cleaning Supervisor | £31,000 | 11 | 69% | 0% |
| Office Administrator | £28,000 | 143 | 67% | 0% |
| Home Care Assistant | £28,000 | 34 | 55% | 0% |
| Apprentice | £19,000 | 144 | 81% | 5% |
Latest Home Care Assistant jobs
Laundry Assistant - Care Home
Barchester Healthcare
£13.21 an hour
ApplyAs a Laundry Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to make sure our residents receive quality care and support in the..
Home Care Assistant
Onpoint Care Recruitment Ltd
£14 – £14.25 an hour
ApplyAt Onpoint Homecare, we are passionate about helping people remain safe, independent, and comfortable in their own homes. We..
Female Home Carer / Personal Assistant
Anderson Wright Consulting
£12.71 – £15 an hour
ApplyFemale Private Carer / Personal Assistant – Bangor, Gwynedd. Location: Bangor, Gwynedd. Salary: £14.00–£15.00 per hour |..
Home Care Assistant
Luxuricare LTD Direct employer
£16 – £32 an hour
ApplyExperienced carer? Earn £16 an hour, double time on every bank holiday, and work a rota you can actually plan your life around..
Home Care Assistant - Complex Care Adults
Nurseplus UK Ltd
£13.50 – £16.80 an hour
ApplyDomiciliary care Assistant - £16.00 p/h. Join Nurseplus as a Homecare Assistant – Make a Real Difference in Your Community..
Laundry Assistant - Bank - Care Home
Barchester Healthcare
£14.80 an hour
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Home Care Assistant
Elite Search Associates Limited
£13.82 an hour
ApplyHome Care Assistant – Wakefield. £13.82 per hour | Full-time and part-time opportunities | Minimum 20 hours per week. 30p per..
Home Care Assistant
Nurse Seekers
£13 – £15 an hour
ApplyHome Care Assistant – Reigate. Nurse Seekers are currently recruiting a compassionate, reliable, and dedicated Home Care..
Home Care Assistant
Elite Search Associates Limited
£13.65 an hour
ApplyHome Care Assistant – Rotherham. £13.65 per hour | Full-time and part-time opportunities | Minimum 20 hours per week. 30p per..
Browse 34 live Home Care Assistant jobs →
How we calculate this. Figures come from live Home Care Assistant vacancies in the CV-Library feed, refreshed monthly. The median uses adverts that state pay; hourly and weekly rates are annualised (hourly × 37.5 × 52). Ambiguous or "competitive" salaries are excluded rather than guessed. Read the full methodology →