Adult social care in East of England
Care home manager jobs in Bedford
Adult social care in Bedford employs people in 150 filled registered manager 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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What the official data says about Bedford
Skills for Care recorded 150 filled registered manager posts in Bedford in 2024/25, out of 175 registered manager posts in total. Around 25 of those registered manager posts in Bedford were vacant when the data was collected. That is a 9.5% vacancy rate for the registered manager role in Bedford.
The registered manager role is 2.7% of the 5,600 filled adult social care posts in Bedford. Turnover in the registered manager role in Bedford ran at 9.9%. New starters were 24.3% of registered manager posts in Bedford over the year.
On filled registered manager posts, Bedford ranks 6th of the 11 East of England areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the East of England sits at 150 filled registered manager posts, against 150 in Bedford. Across the 151 published England areas the middle is 125.
For the shape of the rest of the Bedford workforce, the same release records 25 filled deputy manager posts, 125 filled registered nurse posts and 350 filled senior care worker posts.
Reported median pay in Bedford was £20.22 an hour for the registered manager role and about £38,900 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Bedford only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.
Full-time workers in Bedford earn a median of £37,994 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Bedford at £25,000, £12,994 below it.
- Registered manager, filled posts
- 150
- Registered manager, median full-time annual pay
- £38,900
- All adult social care roles, filled posts
- 5,600
- Registered manager, posts in total
- 175
- Registered manager, vacant posts
- 25
- Registered manager, vacancy rate
- 9.5%
- Registered manager, turnover rate
- 9.9%
- Registered manager, starters in the last 12 months
- 24.3%
- Registered manager, median hourly pay
- £20.22
The registered manager role
A registered manager is legally responsible for a regulated service. CQC registers you personally, and the rating the service carries is attached to how you run it, not only to the provider above you.
The job is staffing, occupancy, budget, safeguarding, complaints, audits and the quality of care people actually receive, usually in that order on the day and in the reverse order when it matters.
Care home manager jobs in Bedford: common questions
How many registered manager jobs are there in Bedford?
Skills for Care recorded 150 filled registered manager posts in Bedford in 2024/25, with around 25 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 Bedford.
What does a registered manager earn in Bedford?
Median reported pay in Bedford was £20.22 an hour, or about £38,900 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 home manager jobs in Bedford?
Registration with CQC as the registered manager. Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, or working towards it. Several years in adult social care, including supervising a team. Each advert in Bedford sets out what that employer asks for.