Senior Care Assistant Salary UK 2026

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

£29,000
median advertised salary
227
live jobs right now
74%
permanent roles
59%
via agencies

How much does a Senior Care Assistant earn in the UK?

The average advertised salary for a Senior Care Assistant in the UK is £29,000 a year, based on 90 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. 74% of current adverts are permanent, and 59% are posted through recruitment agencies.

Senior Care Assistant adverts mention AI or automation 0% of the time — among the most AI-proof roles we track.

How Senior Care Assistant pay compares

Median advertised salary for Senior Care Assistant beside other UK job titles, from the lowest paid to the highest.

How other roles compare

RoleMedian payLive jobsPermanentAI mentions
DevOps Engineer £127,00058 57%15%
Brand Manager £55,00024 96%0%
Design Engineer £48,0001,056 87%3%
Painter and Decorator £42,00066 31%0%
Machinist £35,000236 89%0%
Cleaning Supervisor £31,00011 69%0%
Senior Care Assistant £29,000227 74%0%
Office Administrator £28,000143 67%0%
Apprentice £19,000144 81%5%

Latest Senior Care Assistant jobs

Senior Care Assistant

City & County Healthcare Group

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DENTON · Permanent · 7 hours ago

With 14,000 colleagues across 32 care companies, we have one purpose: to make sure no one in need of care is ever forgotten or..

Senior Support Worker

Voyage Care

£14.56 an hour

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Wellington · Permanent · 10 hours ago

Senior Support Worker – Wellington - £14.56 p/h. Typical Shifts are: 08:00 - 20:30 working 3 shifts a week including alternate..

Senior Care Assistant

ENHANCE HEALTHCARE LTD

£14.50 an hour

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Prestwick · Permanent · 11 hours ago

Senior Care Assistant. Forbes House Care Home. Enhance Healthcare. Location: 10 Forbes Dr, Ayr KA8 9FG. Pay: £14.50 per hour..

Senior Support Worker

Voyage Care

£14.11 an hour

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Southampton · Permanent · 11 hours ago

Senior Support Worker – Southampton - £14.11 per hour. Typical Shifts are: 7.30am - 2.30pm | 2pm - 9.30pm | 7.30am - 9.30pm..

Senior Care Assistant

PSR Solutions

£15.50 an hour

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Carlisle · Permanent · 12 hours ago

Senior Care Assistant. Carlisle. £15.50 per hour | £35,464 per annum | Full Time | Night Shift | No Sponsorship or Visa Switch..

Senior Support Worker

Voyage Care

£14.56 an hour

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Langport · Permanent · 12 hours ago

Senior Support Worker – Langport - £14.56 ph. Typical Shifts are: 07:45 - 20:30 working 3 shifts a week including alternate..

Senior Support Worker

Voyage Care

£14.25 an hour

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Basingstoke · Permanent · 13 hours ago

Senior Support Worker – Basingstoke - £14.25 per hour 37.5 hours a week. Typical Shifts are: Monday - Sunday working 07:30 -..

Senior Care Assistant

GreenSquareAccord

£13.51 an hour

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Bloxwich · Permanent · 1 day ago

Senior Care Assistant. Furlong House, Bloxwich, Walsall WS3 2LJ. Manage demanding diaries with accuracy—balancing schedules,..

Senior Care Assistant

Avon Search & Selection

£14.45 an hour

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Eccles · Permanent · 1 day ago

Senior Care Assistant – Days or Nights – Luxury Retirement Home – AV2077. Location: Eccles, Greater Manchester. Pay:..

Senior Care Assistant

PSR Solutions

£15.50 an hour

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Lockerbie · Permanent · 1 day ago

Senior Care Assistant. Outskirts of Dumfries. £15.50 per hour | £35,464 per annum | Full Time | Night Shift | No Sponsorship or..

Browse 227 live Senior Care Assistant jobs →

How we calculate this. Figures come from live Senior 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 →