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Care home manager jobs in Darlington
Adult social care in Darlington employs people in 50 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 Darlington
Skills for Care recorded 50 filled registered manager posts in Darlington in 2024/25, out of 50 registered manager posts in total. That is a 13.5% vacancy rate for the registered manager role in Darlington.
The registered manager role is 1.4% of the 3,600 filled adult social care posts in Darlington. Turnover in the registered manager role in Darlington ran at 13.3%. New starters were 17.8% of registered manager posts in Darlington over the year.
On filled registered manager posts, Darlington ranks 9th of the 12 North East areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the North East sits at 75 filled registered manager posts, against 50 in Darlington. Across the 151 published England areas the middle is 125.
For the shape of the rest of the Darlington workforce, the same release records 25 filled deputy manager posts, 75 filled registered nurse posts and 175 filled senior care worker posts.
Reported median pay in Darlington was £20.60 an hour for the registered manager role and about £39,600 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Darlington only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.
Full-time workers in Darlington earn a median of £33,840 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Darlington at £25,200, £8,640 below it.
- Registered manager, filled posts
- 50
- Registered manager, median full-time annual pay
- £39,600
- All adult social care roles, filled posts
- 3,600
- Registered manager, posts in total
- 50
- Registered manager, vacancy rate
- 13.5%
- Registered manager, turnover rate
- 13.3%
- Registered manager, starters in the last 12 months
- 17.8%
- Registered manager, median hourly pay
- £20.60
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 Darlington: common questions
How many registered manager jobs are there in Darlington?
Skills for Care recorded 50 filled registered manager posts in Darlington in 2024/25. That is the size of the workforce, not a count of adverts. The live list on this page shows what is currently open in Darlington.
What does a registered manager earn in Darlington?
Median reported pay in Darlington was £20.60 an hour, or about £39,600 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 home manager jobs in Darlington?
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 Darlington sets out what that employer asks for.