Senior Carer
Tezlom
£12.71 – £13.20 an hour
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Senior Carer Salary UK 2026
The average advertised pay for a Senior Carer, 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£31,000
median advertised salary
86%
permanent roles
61%
via agencies
How much does a Senior Carer earn in the UK?
The average advertised salary for a Senior Carer in the UK is £31,000 a year, based on 10 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £2,580 a month or £15.90 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 86% of current adverts are permanent, and 61% are posted through recruitment agencies.
Senior Carer adverts mention AI or automation 0% of the time — among the most AI-proof roles we track.
How Senior Carer pay compares
Median advertised salary for Senior Carer beside other job titles in healthcare, from the lowest paid to the highest.
Other roles in healthcare
| Role | Median pay | Live jobs | Permanent | AI mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentist | £100,000 | 77 | 94% | 0% |
| Pharmacist | £58,000 | 46 | 68% | 0% |
| Theatre Nurse | £53,000 | 7 | 74% | 0% |
| Care Home Manager | £49,000 | 27 | 92% | 0% |
| Physiotherapist | £47,000 | 17 | 86% | 1.1% |
| Consultant | £42,000 | 1,429 | 79% | 0% |
| Senior Carer | £31,000 | — | 86% | 0% |
| Healthcare Assistant | £30,000 | 294 | 53% | 0% |
| Support Worker | £26,000 | 1,551 | 66% | 0% |
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How we calculate this. Figures come from live Senior Carer 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 →