Childminder: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Childminders (SOC 6114)
Pay by year
The median went from £21,346 in 2023 to £20,179 in 2024 (-5%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +7% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2023 | x | x | £21,346 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | x | £20,179 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2026 | x | x | x | 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.
ONS didn't publish salary figures for Childminders in 2026: too few full-time employees were in the survey sample for a reliable estimate. This is common for jobs where many people are self-employed, because the survey only covers employees.
The wider group Teaching and Childcare Support Occupations (SOC 611) has a median of £23,168 a year.
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 9 job titles to SOC 6114 Childminders. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Baby sitter
- Babysitter
- Child carer
- Child minder
- Childminder
- Children's nurse
- Mother's help
- Nurse maid
- Nursemaid
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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.