Benchmarking Report
We are pleased to share our 2026 Elderly Care UK salary benchmarking report
Latest regional data for elderly care salaries across all provider care, ownership, and setting size
Included in our salary benchmarking report:
Salary insights by role:
- Deputy Manager
- Registered Manager (Residential and Nursing)
- Regional Lead (Manager and Director)
- Quality (Manager and Director)
Salary insights by regional coverage:
- South West & South Coast
- London, East Anglia & Home Counties
- Wales & Midlands
- North East & Yorkshire
- North West
- Scotland
Analysing the salaries paid to elderly care professionals across a range of functional areas of expertise, the data addresses regional variations, provider ownership, and size of providers by number of homes in the portfolio, with commentary from Compass Associates’ Divisional Director for UK elderly care, Tom Berrisford.
Read Tom’s assessment of what leading providers are doing to put in place steps to secure long-term retention of staff; the prioritisation of certain benefits for certain jobs in key areas of the UK; the role of clear bonuses as part of the overall remuneration package; and much more.
