Nursery World - Four in ten nannies are considering changing their career, according to new research

A survey of more than 500 UK-based nannies by payroll provider Nannytax has found 41 per cent of nannies have considered a career change in the past two years, with a third of these wanting to find a job that is better paid.

There is currently an acute shortage of nannies

While has pay has edged upwards for UK nannies, the financial rewards have not been sufficient to keep many in the job.

In the tax year to the end of April 2022, Nannytax found that UK nannies earned an average gross salary of £32,552, or £12.52 per hour, rising to £39,806, or £15.31 per hour, in London.

Health was also a a factor when it came to leaving the nanny sector. Almost a fifth (19 per cent) of those who had thought about leaving considered finding a ‘safer’ role that did not involve working with children, due to the risk of Covid-19.

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