Registered Nurse career guide

Live registered nurse roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

2350 live registered nurse roles

Staff Nurse

Glasgow

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An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced RGN, RMN or RNLD to join a luxury, purpose-built care home in Glasgow.

Healthcare Permanent
4 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

RGN (Prison Service)

Greater Manchester

£30–£44/hr

An exciting opportunity has arisen for flexible Registered General Nurses (RGNs) to undertake ongoing ad-hoc shifts supporting healthcare teams in…

Charity & Not-for-Profit Contract
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Registered Nurse

Suffolk

£23/hr

Our client, a reputable nursing home in Lowestoft, is currently looking to recruit a permanent Staff Nurse to help provide the highest levels of…

Healthcare Permanent
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Registered Nurse

Dorset

£22/hr

Our client, a luxury nursing home in Weymouth, is currently looking to recruit a permanent Staff Nurse to help provide the highest levels of nursing…

Healthcare Permanent
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Staff Nurse

Greenisland

£21/hr

Description Shaftsbury Mews £21.43 per hour Full Time – 38.5 hours Shaftsbury Mews is looking to recruit a Registered Nurse nurse to join the team…

Healthcare
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Registered Nurse Days and Nights

Billinghay

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Blair House is looking to recruit a registered nurse days and nights to join the team. This is a full time role of 37.5 hours.

Healthcare Full-time
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Registered Nurse

Carlisle

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Do you genuinely want to be part of a nursing team who are actively supported to deliver the very highest standards of 24-hour nursing care?

Healthcare
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

RGN

Congleton

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An incredible new job opportunity has arisen for a passionate Registered Nurse to work in an exceptional care home based in Congleton, Cheshire…

Remote Healthcare
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Staff Nurse

Congleton

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An incredible new job opportunity has arisen for a passionate Registered Nurse to work in an exceptional care home based in Congleton, Cheshire…

Remote Healthcare
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Registered Nurse salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
Northern Ireland (indicative)
5 live adverts
£37,382 – £78,267 (midpoint £78,267)
North West (indicative)
1 live advert
£28,000 – £60,000 (midpoint £60,000)
North East (indicative)
9 live adverts
£35,558 – £55,212 (midpoint £47,840)
East of England
33 live adverts
£35,558 – £50,794 (£44,038 · 25th–75th pct)
South West
34 live adverts
£35,558 – £51,220 (£43,891 · 25th–75th pct)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£31,000 – £44,000 (midpoint £37,500)
Wales (indicative)
6 live adverts
£36,094 – £38,664 (midpoint £36,094)
South East (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£30,000 – £41,000 (midpoint £35,500)
Scotland (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£29,000 – £39,000 (midpoint £34,000)
Midlands (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£28,000 – £38,000 (midpoint £33,000)
Yorkshire (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£28,000 – £37,000 (midpoint £32,500)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Band progression (5→6→7) is the main lever, with specialism (ICU, theatre, A&E) and London weighting adding further. Agency/locum nursing pays more in cash terms but sits under NHS framework rate caps; every placement requires live NMC registration, DBS, occupational-health clearance and up-to-date mandatory training, exactly what the Verifera mark verifies.
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FAQs

What does a registered nurse earn in the UK?

Indicatively £28,000–£44,000 for Band 5–6 permanent roles, higher with specialism, London weighting or agency work.

Do agency nurses earn more?

Usually more in cash terms, though NHS framework rate caps apply; you also carry the compliance burden (NMC, DBS, occ-health, training) that Verifera keeps continuously verified.

What lifts a nurse's pay the most?

Band progression, a high-demand specialty (ICU/theatre/A&E), and region.

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