Level 3 Nursery Nurse
Reeson Education
£16.65 – £17.05 an hour
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Nursery Nurse Salary UK 2026
The average advertised pay for a Nursery Nurse, based on live UK vacancies — with how it compares to similar roles and how many jobs are available right now.
By Louisa Lowe, Editor — Careers & Workplace · Updated 5 October 2026£29,000
median advertised salary
566
live jobs right now
43%
permanent roles
93%
via agencies
How much does a Nursery Nurse earn in the UK?
The average advertised salary for a Nursery Nurse in the UK is £29,000 a year, based on 77 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £2,420 a month or £14.87 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 43% of current adverts are permanent, and 93% are posted through recruitment agencies.
Nursery Nurse adverts mention AI or automation 0% of the time — among the most AI-proof roles we track.
How Nursery Nurse pay compares
Median advertised salary for Nursery Nurse beside other job titles in education, from the lowest paid to the highest.
Other roles in education
| Role | Median pay | Live jobs | Permanent | AI mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tutor | £54,000 | 794 | 40% | 1% |
| School Business Manager | £48,000 | 15 | 77% | 0% |
| Primary Teacher | £45,000 | 835 | 12% | 0% |
| Supply Teacher | £42,000 | 424 | 13% | 0% |
| Lecturer | £35,000 | 18 | 53% | 0% |
| Nursery Nurse | £29,000 | 566 | 43% | 0% |
| Cover Supervisor | £29,000 | 373 | 41% | 0% |
| Learning Mentor | £28,000 | — | 50% | 3% |
| Teaching Assistant | £26,000 | 3,245 | 20% | 0% |
Latest Nursery Nurse jobs
Level 2 & Level 3 Nursery Practitioners | Flexible Agency Work
Empowering Learning
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Nursery Nurse
Reeson Education
£14.69 – £15.83 an hour
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£13.69 – £14.69 an hour
ApplyWe are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Level 2/3 Nursery Nurse to join our busy and friendly nursery in Wigan. This is a..
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£14.69 – £15.69 an hour
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Browse 566 live Nursery Nurse jobs →
How we calculate this. Figures come from live Nursery Nurse 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 →