Adult social care in South West
Care assistant jobs in Bristol, City of
Adult social care in Bristol, City of employs people in 7,300 filled care worker posts, on the most recent Skills for Care count. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.
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Skills for Care recorded 7,300 filled care worker posts in Bristol, City of in 2024/25, out of 8,000 care worker posts in total. Around 650 of those care worker posts in Bristol, City of were vacant when the data was collected. That is a 9.2% vacancy rate for the care worker role in Bristol, City of.
The care worker role is 50.3% of the 14,500 filled adult social care posts in Bristol, City of. Turnover in the care worker role in Bristol, City of ran at 29.1%. New starters were 28.4% of care worker posts in Bristol, City of over the year.
On filled care worker posts, Bristol, City of ranks 7th of the 14 South West areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the South West sits at 6,250 filled care worker posts, against 7,300 in Bristol, City of. Across the 152 published England areas the middle is 3,950.
For the shape of the rest of the Bristol, City of workforce, the same release records 800 filled senior care worker posts, 425 filled community support and outreach posts and 350 filled registered nurse posts.
Reported median pay in Bristol, City of was £12.22 an hour for the care worker role and about £23,500 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Bristol, City of only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.
Full-time workers in Bristol, City of earn a median of £42,160 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Bristol, City of at £25,800, £16,360 below it.
- Care worker, filled posts
- 7,300
- All adult social care roles, vacancy rate
- 7%
- Care worker, median hourly pay
- £12.22
- All adult social care roles, turnover rate
- 23.1%
- Care worker, posts in total
- 8,000
- Care worker, vacant posts
- 650
- Care worker, vacancy rate
- 9.2%
- Care worker, turnover rate
- 29.1%
- Care worker, starters in the last 12 months
- 28.4%
- Care worker, median full-time annual pay
- £23,500
The care assistant role
Care assistant work is practical and personal. A shift is built around helping people wash, dress, eat, take medication and get out of the house, and around noticing the small changes that mean somebody is not themselves today.
Employers here are care homes, home care providers and supported living services. Most take people with no care background at all and train them, because attitude is harder to teach than task.
Care assistant jobs in Bristol, City of: common questions
How many care worker jobs are there in Bristol, City of?
Skills for Care recorded 7,300 filled care worker posts in Bristol, City of in 2024/25, with around 650 vacant. That is the size of the workforce, not a count of adverts. The live list on this page shows what is currently open in Bristol, City of.
What does a care worker earn in Bristol, City of?
Median reported pay in Bristol, City of was £12.22 an hour, or about £23,500 a year full time, from local authority and independent sector employers. Each advert states its own rate, and that is the figure that counts.
Do I need experience to apply for care assistant jobs in Bristol, City of?
No formal qualifications needed to apply. Enhanced DBS check, paid for by the employer. Right to work in the UK. Each advert in Bristol, City of sets out what that employer asks for.