Registered Nurse salary in the United Kingdom
£51,650
average advertised per year · most adverts fall between £44,038 and £56,476
From 732 live registered nurse listings with advertised pay · newest 16 Oct 2026
What registered nurses are offered
Every advertised salary in the sample, from lowest to highest.
- Lower quartile
- £44,038
- a quarter pay less
- Median
- £50,500
- the typical advert
- Upper quartile
- £56,476
- a quarter pay more
Registered Nurse salary by seniority
Median advertised pay at each level, with the middle half of adverts beside it. The step between levels is usually the number worth negotiating over.
How to read a registered nurse salary range
The middle half of registered nurse adverts sits between £44,038 and £56,476 — the top of that band is 1.3× the bottom. Where you land inside it is decided less by the job title than by three things: the level the role is pitched at, the employer's size and the city. On this board Swansea pays most for the role at £83,902 on average.
An advert quoting a wide range is usually a level range in disguise: the bottom is what they would pay someone they have to train, the top is what they would pay someone who can run the work unsupervised. Ask which end the role is really budgeted at before you anchor on the top figure.
The figures on this page are advertised pay, which runs a little ahead of what people in post earn. If an offer sits below the median here for the level, that is a fair thing to raise; if it sits above the 75th percentile, it is a good offer for this market.
Highest paying cities for registered nurses
Cities with a single listing are shown but move easily — read them with the count beside them.
Highest paying employers for registered nurses
Live registered nurse roles
Registered Nursing Home Manager
Xealthcare Recruitment LtdRegistered NurseJobsbyAdzunaLiverpoolContract£57,000 a yearNewChildren's Occupational Therapist - Band 6
Croydon Health Services NHS TrustRegistered NurseviaNHS JobsLondonPermanent£45953.00 to £54254.00NewAdvanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Operose HealthRegistered NurseJobsbyAdzunaChelmsfordPermanent£60,000 a yearNewAdvanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Operose HealthRegistered NurseJobsbyAdzunaSouthend-on-SeaPermanent£60,000 a yearNewSpecialist Clinical Pharmacist
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustRegistered NurseviaNHS JobsMilton KeynesPermanent£49387.00 to £56515.00NewDistrict Nurse - Community Specialist Practitioner
Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustRegistered NurseviaNHS JobsRomfordPermanent£39959.00 to £48117.00NewRegistered Nurse salary: common questions
- How much does a registered nurse earn in the United Kingdom?
- The median advertised registered nurse salary is £50,500 a year, from 732 live listings on BOQQS. Most adverts fall between £44,038 and £56,476. These are salaries employers are offering, which runs a little ahead of what people are actually paid.
- What is the salary range for a registered nurse?
- Advertised pay in the current sample runs from £25,272 to £132,067. The middle half sits between £44,038 and £56,476 — the ends are real adverts, but they are not typical ones.
- Which cities pay registered nurses the most?
- Swansea leads at £83,902 on average, against £51,650 across the whole sample. Kingston upon Hull follows at £77,681.
- What is a registered nurse salary per hour?
- About £26.49 an hour, or £198.65 a day, converting the annual figure at 37.5 hours a week and 260 working days.
- Which employers pay registered nurses the most?
- From current listings, Swansea Bay University Health Board advertises the highest at £123,104 on average. This reflects what is advertised now, not a long-run ranking.
Similar roles
Figures are medians and averages of salaries advertised on BOQQS, not a survey of what people are paid — advertised pay leads actual pay. Day and hourly rates are annualised at 260 working days and 37.5 hours a week. Nothing below £28,000 a year is carried on this board, so these figures describe the specialist market rather than all jobs in the UK. How the figures are worked out