Benchmarking Report

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salary benchmarking reports

Access the Adult Social Care report Access the Adult Social Care report Access the Mental Health report Access the Mental Health report
Access the Children’s Services report Access the Children’s Services report Access the Community Complex Care report Access the Community Complex Care report

 

Salary insights broken down by role and UK regional coverage:

Adult Social Care
  • Registered Manager 
  • Senior Appointments (Regional / Operations)
  • Commercial ( BD / Bids / Tenders)
  • Quality Manager / Head of Quality

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Children’s Services 
  • Registered Manager
  • Residential Director / Management 
  • Psychologist / Psychotherapist
  • Clinical Services / Head of Care
  • Headteacher / Director of Education

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Mental Health
  • Staff Nurse (Director / Management)
  • Occupational Therapist / Psychologist
  • CBT Therapist
  • Clinical Assessor / Consultant
  • Commercial ( BD / Bids / Tenders)

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Community Complex Care
  • Registered Manager 
  • Senior Appointments (Regional / Operations)
  • Governance / Quality Leadership
  • Nursing / Clinical Leadership
  • Commercial ( BD / Bids / Tenders)

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Drawing on salary data across multiple specialist care functions, these reports examine UK regional pay trends and include expert insight from Adam Brenton,
Director of Healthcare and Specialist services.

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