When it comes to salaries for nannies you need to know what the market price is that you should be paying your nanny, and make sure that you are paying the right amount for the service that you receive. This is particularly true when it comes to London nannies salaries as the capital is one of the more expensive places to live. The average salary for a nanny in London is around the £28k mark, and it is around 11% more than the average salary for a nanny in other parts of the UK. That being said the market in London for nannies is a buoyant one with the number of positions available increasing roughly 15% per year. You should also be aware that the average salaries for nannies in London has outpaced the average salary increase for other jobs in the capital this is probably due to the increase in demand for nannies. The salary increase over the previous year was around 14% which is quite a leap, so you should bear all this in mind when pricing your nanny.
You will also need to be aware of things like tax implications with you being an employer of a nanny as you will need to pay any applicable fees for things like tax and national insurance to the government for your nanny if you are employing them directly. You should also bear in mind the national minimum wage and the national living wage requirements, as this will effectively set a floor for the salary that you can offer. Finally look at the market in the area that you are living and see what other nanny jobs are offering, then you can make your decision about price and set it at the right amount for the area you are in. Therefore attracting the right candidates for the job.
London Nannies Average Net Salaries
Live-out Nanny permanent (Daily Nanny)
£11 - 13/hour +
Live-In Nanny permanent (5 days
£400-£550/week +
6 days pw live in or 24-Hour Care
£550 - £700/week +
Temporary live out Nanny
£13 - 15/hour +
Weekend live out Nanny
£14-15/hour +
Weekend live in Nanny
By negotiation depending on if 24 hour care
After School live out Nanny
£13- £15/hour
Maternity Nanny
£800 + per week (gross)
Full-time nannies, (daily nannies), normally work 5 days per week. Most daily nannies are willing to babysit one or two nights during the week, but this is usually paid in addition to the nanny’s weekly net salary and is by separate negotiation. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule, especially if you offer your nanny extra perks (i.e. private use of a car, shorter work week, late starts with full salary etc).
Families typically employ live-in nannies for the sake of convenience. Due to the benefit of not having to travel to work and having free accommodation, a live-in nanny is expected to work longer hours than a daily nanny – about 60 hours per week. It is also expected of a live-in nanny to do 1-2 nights of babysitting each week. Unlike a daily nanny, these 1-2 nights of babysitting are not paid in addition to his/her weekly net salary. We recommend these nights are not regularly at the weekend or on their days off. They should be offered a bedroom that is entirely for their use.
After school nannies and weekend nannies are the hardest to come by. After school nanny jobs also pay more as they sometimes require the nanny to work afternoons during the academic year and full-time during the holidays. This varying schedule hinders the nanny in finding supplemental employment elsewhere.
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