Adult social care in West Midlands
Care assistant jobs in Telford and Wrekin
Adult social care in Telford and Wrekin employs people in 3,800 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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Published figures for Telford and Wrekin
What the official data says about Telford and Wrekin
Skills for Care recorded 3,800 filled care worker posts in Telford and Wrekin in 2024/25, out of 4,300 care worker posts in total. Around 550 of those care worker posts in Telford and Wrekin were vacant when the data was collected. That is a 13.6% vacancy rate for the care worker role in Telford and Wrekin.
The care worker role is 61.3% of the 6,200 filled adult social care posts in Telford and Wrekin. Turnover in the care worker role in Telford and Wrekin ran at 36.7%. New starters were 34.7% of care worker posts in Telford and Wrekin over the year.
On filled care worker posts, Telford and Wrekin ranks 12th of the 14 West Midlands areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the West Midlands sits at 5,450 filled care worker posts, against 3,800 in Telford and Wrekin. Across the 152 published England areas the middle is 3,950.
For the shape of the rest of the Telford and Wrekin workforce, the same release records 275 filled senior care worker posts, 100 filled community support and outreach posts and 150 filled registered nurse posts.
Reported median pay in Telford and Wrekin was £12.28 an hour for the care worker role and about £23,600 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Telford and Wrekin only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.
Full-time workers in Telford and Wrekin earn a median of £36,532 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Telford and Wrekin at £25,600, £10,932 below it.
- Care worker, filled posts
- 3,800
- All adult social care roles, vacancy rate
- 10.1%
- Care worker, median hourly pay
- £12.28
- All adult social care roles, turnover rate
- 30.5%
- Care worker, posts in total
- 4,300
- Care worker, vacant posts
- 550
- Care worker, vacancy rate
- 13.6%
- Care worker, turnover rate
- 36.7%
- Care worker, starters in the last 12 months
- 34.7%
- Care worker, median full-time annual pay
- £23,600
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 Telford and Wrekin: common questions
How many care worker jobs are there in Telford and Wrekin?
Skills for Care recorded 3,800 filled care worker posts in Telford and Wrekin in 2024/25, with around 550 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 Telford and Wrekin.
What does a care worker earn in Telford and Wrekin?
Median reported pay in Telford and Wrekin was £12.28 an hour, or about £23,600 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 Telford and Wrekin?
No formal qualifications needed to apply. Enhanced DBS check, paid for by the employer. Right to work in the UK. Each advert in Telford and Wrekin sets out what that employer asks for.