Adult social care in South East
Care home manager jobs in Southampton
Adult social care in Southampton employs people in 125 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 Southampton
Skills for Care recorded 125 filled registered manager posts in Southampton in 2024/25, out of 150 registered manager posts in total. Around 10 of those registered manager posts in Southampton were vacant when the data was collected. That is a 7.9% vacancy rate for the registered manager role in Southampton.
The registered manager role is 2% of the 6,100 filled adult social care posts in Southampton. Turnover in the registered manager role in Southampton ran at 8.6%. New starters were 22.7% of registered manager posts in Southampton over the year.
On filled registered manager posts, Southampton ranks 11th of the 19 South East areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the South East sits at 150 filled registered manager posts, against 125 in Southampton. Across the 151 published England areas the middle is 125.
For the shape of the rest of the Southampton workforce, the same release records 50 filled deputy manager posts, 100 filled registered nurse posts and 350 filled senior care worker posts.
Reported median pay in Southampton was £20.67 an hour for the registered manager role and about £39,800 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Southampton only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.
Full-time workers in Southampton earn a median of £39,464 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Southampton at £26,200, £13,264 below it.
- Registered manager, filled posts
- 125
- Registered manager, median full-time annual pay
- £39,800
- All adult social care roles, filled posts
- 6,100
- Registered manager, posts in total
- 150
- Registered manager, vacant posts
- 10
- Registered manager, vacancy rate
- 7.9%
- Registered manager, turnover rate
- 8.6%
- Registered manager, starters in the last 12 months
- 22.7%
- Registered manager, median hourly pay
- £20.67
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 Southampton: common questions
How many registered manager jobs are there in Southampton?
Skills for Care recorded 125 filled registered manager posts in Southampton in 2024/25, with around 10 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 Southampton.
What does a registered manager earn in Southampton?
Median reported pay in Southampton was £20.67 an hour, or about £39,800 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 Southampton?
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 Southampton sets out what that employer asks for.