Adult social care in South East
Care home manager jobs in West Sussex
Adult social care in West Sussex employs people in 500 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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Published figures for West Sussex
What the official data says about West Sussex
Skills for Care recorded 500 filled registered manager posts in West Sussex in 2024/25, out of 550 registered manager posts in total. Around 75 of those registered manager posts in West Sussex were vacant when the data was collected. That is an 11.2% vacancy rate for the registered manager role in West Sussex.
The registered manager role is 2% of the 24,500 filled adult social care posts in West Sussex. Turnover in the registered manager role in West Sussex ran at 16.5%. New starters were 23.2% of registered manager posts in West Sussex over the year.
On filled registered manager posts, West Sussex ranks 4th 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 500 in West Sussex. Across the 151 published England areas the middle is 125.
For the shape of the rest of the West Sussex workforce, the same release records 150 filled deputy manager posts, 850 filled registered nurse posts and 1,600 filled senior care worker posts.
Reported median pay in West Sussex was £21.32 an hour for the registered manager role and about £41,000 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in West Sussex only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.
Full-time workers in West Sussex earn a median of £37,916 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in West Sussex at £26,000, £11,916 below it.
- Registered manager, filled posts
- 500
- Registered manager, median full-time annual pay
- £41,000
- All adult social care roles, filled posts
- 24,500
- Registered manager, posts in total
- 550
- Registered manager, vacant posts
- 75
- Registered manager, vacancy rate
- 11.2%
- Registered manager, turnover rate
- 16.5%
- Registered manager, starters in the last 12 months
- 23.2%
- Registered manager, median hourly pay
- £21.32
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 West Sussex: common questions
How many registered manager jobs are there in West Sussex?
Skills for Care recorded 500 filled registered manager posts in West Sussex in 2024/25, with around 75 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 West Sussex.
What does a registered manager earn in West Sussex?
Median reported pay in West Sussex was £21.32 an hour, or about £41,000 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 West Sussex?
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 West Sussex sets out what that employer asks for.