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UK salary report · 2026

Nursery Practitioner Salary in South West

Official ONS earnings for South West, covering 11,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Imprecise estimate Where this comes from →

Median salary — South West

£17,817

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 7.7% change on the previous year

Mean

£18,821

Jobs measured

11,000

What most nursery practitioners actually earn

Half of nursery practitioners in South West earn between £12,603 and £23,466. Earning above £23,466 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals” group in South West.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of nursery practitioners earn less than this.

20th
£11,517
25th
£12,603
30th
£15,139
40th
£16,361
50th
£17,953
60th
£20,530
70th
£22,503
75th
£23,466
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Early education and childcare practitioners
SOC 2020 code
3232
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS publishes a sampling error of 15.2% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank South West against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Nursery Practitioner salary FAQs

What is the average Nursery Practitioner salary in South West?

The median is £17,817 a year and the mean is £18,821, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.

What is a good Nursery Practitioner salary?

Half of nursery practitioners earn between £12,603 and £23,466. Anything above £23,466 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 11,000 jobs in this occupation.

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