Official pay data
Updated 15 October 2026
Salary guide
Official annual estimates for the whole country, mapped to the closest published occupation.
United Kingdom · gross annual earnings estimate
25th percentile
£36,192
Median
£42,300
75th percentile
£49,866
This ASHE benchmark covers full-time employee jobs, not self-employed income or part-time jobs. ASHE gross earnings include basic pay, overtime, incentive pay such as bonuses and commissions, shift premiums, and other cash pay. They are before deductions, exclude payments in kind, and are not take-home pay or the whole benefits package. Compare the benchmark with an offer on the same working-hours and annual-pay basis.
This is a country-level occupation benchmark, not a local offer estimate. Pay can differ by location, employer, duties, and working pattern.
Source: ONS, 2025-04-30. Mapped to Other nursing professionals; the occupation is broader than the page role. Figures are estimates, not advertised salaries.
For an Experienced Nurse, the salary card uses the national Other nursing professionals (2237) benchmark for full-time employee jobs. It is a broad occupation comparison: registered-nursing practice includes assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating person-centred care, while UK nurse profiles also cover treatments, monitoring and records. Use it to compare a matching employment offer, not as an exact local offer estimate.
Benchmark fit
The mapped occupation is useful as a broad reference because registered-nursing practice includes assessment, care planning and evaluation, while the UK nurse profile lists treatments and monitoring. It is not an exact Experienced Nurse category: the salary snapshot is labelled Other nursing professionals, and the UK profile describes nurses generally.
The benchmark does not provide a separate Experienced Nurse rate. Pay can vary by location, employer, duties and working pattern, so compare an offer with the benchmark on the same hours and annual-pay basis.
Role scope
An Experienced Nurse applies professional and clinical judgement to assess, plan, implement and evaluate person-centred nursing care. The available national description is for Nurse generally, so experience changes the intended audience here, not the occupational definition or the benchmark's pay basis.
Assess patient needs and draw up care plans. · Take observations, check vital signs and monitor progress. · Administer certain medicines and treatments, treat wounds and set up drips. · Maintain medical records and work with doctors and the wider healthcare team. · Build trusting relationships with patients and advise patients and families about ongoing care.
The role's practical output is assessed care, documented treatment and monitored patient progress.
NHS or private hospitals · Health centres · Hospices · Adult care homes · Clients' homes and prisons
Read the range
An Experienced Nurse role may fit the Other nursing professionals (2237) benchmark when it involves assessing needs, planning and evaluating person-centred care, administering treatments, monitoring progress and maintaining records. Nurses may also work with doctors and the wider healthcare team. The UK profile describes Nurse generally, so this comparison covers overlapping nursing responsibilities but does not define extra duties for the Experienced Nurse label.
One quarter of employees earn below this figure.
Half of employees earn below this figure and half above it; it is not the arithmetic midpoint of the displayed range.
One quarter of employees earn above this figure.
Beyond salary
Compare an offer by putting its fixed annual pay, any conditional cash and its working hours on the same basis as the benchmark. Then review benefits separately, because gross cash earnings are not take-home pay or the whole benefits package.
Check the contracted annual amount, hours and whether the figure is basic pay or includes regular additions.
Ask what overtime, incentive pay, commission or shift premiums are offered, and what conditions must be met before they are paid.
Check pension, health cover, leave and any other non-cash terms separately; the benchmark excludes payments in kind.
Offer review
Questions
Source
Source: ONS, 2025-04-30. The figures cover Other nursing professionals (2237) and full time employee jobs. Updated 15 October 2026. This broad occupation benchmark may not match every Experienced Nurse vacancy.
Put the benchmark to work
Use the salary range as context. Tailor your CV around the experience that supports your target level.
