Care home nurse jobs in Derby

Skills for Care recorded 175 filled registered nurse posts in Derby in 2024/25, out of 175 registered nurse posts in total. That is a 4.1% vacancy rate for the registered nurse role in Derby.

The registered nurse role is 2% of the 8,700 filled adult social care posts in Derby. Turnover in the registered nurse role in Derby ran at 15%. New starters were 44.6% of registered nurse posts in Derby over the year.

On filled registered nurse posts, Derby ranks 7th of the 10 East Midlands areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the East Midlands sits at 212.5 filled registered nurse posts, against 175 in Derby. Across the 152 published England areas the middle is 150.

For the shape of the rest of the Derby workforce, the same release records 400 filled senior care worker posts, 175 filled registered manager posts and 4,700 filled care worker posts.

Reported median pay in Derby was £20.23 an hour for the registered nurse role and about £38,900 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Derby only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.

Full-time workers in Derby earn a median of £41,924 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Derby at £25,000, £16,924 below it.