Care home nurse jobs in Devon

Skills for Care recorded 550 filled registered nurse posts in Devon in 2024/25, out of 550 registered nurse posts in total. Around 25 of those registered nurse posts in Devon were vacant when the data was collected. That is a 4% vacancy rate for the registered nurse role in Devon.

The registered nurse role is 2.2% of the 25,000 filled adult social care posts in Devon. Turnover in the registered nurse role in Devon ran at 32%. New starters were 22.2% of registered nurse posts in Devon over the year.

On filled registered nurse posts, Devon ranks 2nd of the 14 South West areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the South West sits at 287.5 filled registered nurse posts, against 550 in Devon. Across the 152 published England areas the middle is 150.

For the shape of the rest of the Devon workforce, the same release records 1,500 filled senior care worker posts, 400 filled registered manager posts and 12,000 filled care worker posts.

Reported median pay in Devon was £22.03 an hour for the registered nurse role and about £42,400 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Devon only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.

Full-time workers in Devon earn a median of £34,939 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Devon at £25,400, £9,539 below it.