What is the average Nurse salary in the UK?

The median full-time Nurse salary in the UK is £41,357 per year (gross), per ONS ASHE 2024 (SOC 223). The middle half earn between £34,470 and £49,457.

How many Nurse jobs are open in the UK?

GeraJobs is currently tracking 1,044 open UK healthcare jobs (live crawl count as of 2026-06-17). This is a demand indicator and is not a salary figure.

Where does this salary data come from?

The salary figures are from the Office for National Statistics Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2024 — the UK's official earnings survey — using median gross annual pay for full-time employees (SOC 223). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

What is the Nurse Salary UK 2024 — Median £41,357 (ONS)?

Nurse salary in the UK: the median full-time gross pay is £41,357 (ONS ASHE 2024, SOC 223). Typical range £34,470–£49,457 (25th–75th percentile). Includes a free 2025/26 take-home pay calculator (Income Tax + National Insurance) that runs entirely in your browser. It runs free in your browser on Gera Tools, with nothing uploaded.

Nurse Salary UK 2024 — Median £41,357 (ONS)

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Nurse salary in the UK

The median full-time Nurse salary in the UK is £41,357 per year (gross). The range runs from about £27,297 at the 10th percentile to £57,204 at the 90th.

This figure is the median gross annual pay for full-time employees from the Office for National Statistics Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2024, occupation SOC 223 — Nursing Professionals (group), for the pay period including 17 April 2024 (provisional).

On the median £41,357 salary, take-home pay for 2025/26 is about £33,297 a year (after Income Tax and National Insurance, England/Wales/NI bands, before pension or student loan). Enter any salary above to see the full breakdown.

GeraJobs is currently tracking 1,044 open UK healthcare jobs (live crawl count as of 2026-06-17) — a demand signal, not a salary.

Scope: salary figures are ONS ASHE 2024 medians/percentiles for full-time employees. The take-home calculator uses 2025/26 England, Wales & Northern Ireland tax bands. Scotland has different Income Tax bands. Always verify against the ONS ASHE release.