Care home nurse jobs in Swindon

Skills for Care recorded 125 filled registered nurse posts in Swindon in 2024/25, out of 125 registered nurse posts in total. That is a 2.2% vacancy rate for the registered nurse role in Swindon.

The registered nurse role is 2.5% of the 5,100 filled adult social care posts in Swindon. Turnover in the registered nurse role in Swindon ran at 21.3%. New starters were 26.3% of registered nurse posts in Swindon over the year.

On filled registered nurse posts, Swindon ranks 13th of the 14 South West areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the South West sits at 287.5 filled registered nurse posts, against 125 in Swindon. Across the 152 published England areas the middle is 150.

For the shape of the rest of the Swindon workforce, the same release records 275 filled senior care worker posts, 100 filled registered manager posts and 2,600 filled care worker posts.

Reported median pay in Swindon was £22.93 an hour for the registered nurse role and about £44,100 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Swindon only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.

Full-time workers in Swindon earn a median of £40,280 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Swindon at £26,100, £14,180 below it.