Children's nurse: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Children's nurses (SOC 2236)
About £33,615 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +0.2% on last year
£3,483 a month About £2,801 a month after tax 10 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £32,613 in 2021 to £41,799 in 2026 (+28%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | x | £32,613 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | £36,884 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £33,597 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £28,602 | £40,741 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £33,714 | £41,705 | £46,961 | x |
| 2026 | x | £35,301 | £41,799 | x | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £41,799 a year and half earn more. That is 2% more than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
Ranked by median, it is number 135 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,801 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,794 in Scotland.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £31,206 | £2,601 |
| 25th (P25) | £35,301 | £2,942 |
| 30th | £36,299 | £3,025 |
| 40th | £39,151 | £3,263 |
| Median (50th) | £41,799 | £3,483 |
| 60th | £43,860 | £3,655 |
| 70th | £45,615 | £3,801 |
| 75th (P75) | x | x |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | x | £33,047 | x |
| Women | £42,764 | £41,574 | 9 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £33,615 | £2,801 |
| Scotland | £33,532 | £2,794 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £42,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 15 job titles to SOC 2236 Children's nurses. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Children's nurse
- Community children's nurse
- Neonatal nurse
- Neonatal sister
- Neonatal staff nurse
- Nurse
- Paediatric nurse
- Paediatric sister
- Paediatric staff nurse
- Registered children's nurse
- Registered sick children's nurse
- RSCN
- School health nurse
- School nurse
- Staff nurse
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.