Registered Nurse Salary UK 2026

The average advertised pay for a Registered Nurse, based on live UK vacancies — with how it compares to similar roles and how many jobs are available right now.

£45,000
median advertised salary
149
live jobs right now
58%
permanent roles
78%
via agencies

How much does a Registered Nurse earn in the UK?

The average advertised salary for a Registered Nurse in the UK is £45,000 a year, based on 76 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £3,750 a month or £23.08 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 58% of current adverts are permanent, and 78% are posted through recruitment agencies.

Registered Nurse adverts mention AI or automation 0% of the time — among the most AI-proof roles we track.

How Registered Nurse pay compares

Median advertised salary for Registered Nurse beside other job titles in healthcare, from the lowest paid to the highest.

Other roles in healthcare

RoleMedian payLive jobsPermanentAI mentions
Doctor £114,00013 66%1%
Social Worker £65,000202 67%0%
Community Nurse £52,00014 55%0%
Speech Therapist £48,00049 41%0%
Physiotherapist £46,00033 77%0%
Registered Nurse £45,000149 58%0%
Live-In Carer £42,00040 72%0%
Healthcare Assistant £29,00088 77%0%
Support Worker £26,0001,297 58%0%

Latest Registered Nurse jobs

Night Nurse (RGN)

Barchester Healthcare

£20.39 an hour

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Oxford (OX17 2JL) · Permanent · 1 day ago

Full time Night Nurse -8pm to 8am. ABOUT THE ROLE. As a Registered Nurse at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the..

Peripatetic Nurse (RGN)

Barchester Healthcare

£24 an hour

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Workington (CA14 3NE) · Permanent · 1 day ago

As a Peripatetic Nurse (RGN) at Barchester, you'll travel across your region to deliver the high clinical standards we're known..

Unit Nurse Manager (RGN) - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

£24.50 an hour

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Harrow (HA3 6BJ) · Permanent · 1 day ago

As a Unit Nurse Manager (General) at a Barchester care home, you'll use your compassion and initiative to make sure our residents..

Registered Nurse (RMN) - Bank - Complex Care

Barchester Healthcare

£21.58 an hour

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Mansfield (NG18 4XX) · Permanent · 1 day ago

As a Bank Registered Nurse (RMN) at a Barchester care home, you'll use your compassion and experience to help deliver the..

Registered Nurse (RMN) - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

£24.18 an hour

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York (YO41 1AJ) · Permanent · 1 day ago

As a Registered Nurse (Mental Health) at a Barchester care home, you'll use your compassion and experience to help deliver the..

Registered Nurse (RGN) - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

£24.50 an hour

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Guildford (GU3 3LQ) · Permanent · 1 day ago

As a Registered Nurse at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the physical, psychological and social needs of our residents..

Registered Nurse (RGN) - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

£23.69 an hour

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Medway (ME9 7LG) · Permanent · 1 day ago

As a Bank Registered Nurse at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the physical, psychological and social needs of our..

Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

£23.04 an hour

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Darlington (DL1 1JF) · Permanent · 1 day ago

As a Bank Registered Nurse (RGN/RMN) at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the physical, psychological and social needs of..

Browse 149 live Registered Nurse jobs →

How we calculate this. Figures come from live Registered Nurse vacancies listed on YourJobs.co.uk, 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 →