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Other registered nursing professionals

SOC 2020 2237

Other registered nursing professionals provide general nursing care for the sick, injured and others in need of such care, assist medical doctors with their tasks and work with other healthcare professionals and within teams of healthcare workers in a variety of other professional nursing occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 223: Nursing Professionals.

Also calledLearning disability nurseNurseAdult nurseOccupational health nurseEnrolled nurseNurse team leaderand 61 more titles
Typical full-time pay£42,3002025 Provisional
People in the job333,000across the UK
Demand for workersNot high
New adverts a month5,300↓ 24%on last year · 28th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025

Half of full-time other registered nursing professionals earn between £36,200 and £49,900 a year.

What full-time other registered nursing professionals earn, 2025
£42,300 typical£29,700lowest 10%£36,20025%£49,90075%£57,700top 10%
Middle half (£36,200–£49,900)
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Lowest 10% earn less than£29,700
Lowest 20% earn less than£34,700
25%£36,200
Median£42,300
75%£49,900
Top 20% earn more than£52,200
Top 10% earn more than£57,700
Typical pay by regionUK median £42,300
London£47,300
Scotland£45,000
East of England£42,600
South East£42,000
South West£41,700
North East£40,800
West Midlands£40,600
Wales£40,500
North West£39,500
East Midlands£39,200
Yorkshire and The Humber£39,100
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UK median, £42,300
London£47,300
Scotland£45,000
East of England£42,600
South East£42,000
South West£41,700
North East£40,800
West Midlands£40,600
Wales£40,500
North West£39,500
East Midlands£39,200
Yorkshire and The Humber£39,100
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £37,900
  • 2024 £40,700
  • 2025 Provisional£42,300
↑ 12% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 5,300 jobs for other registered nursing professionals are advertised each month. The Department for Education rates demand for workers as not high.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (2 in all)
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Aug 20264,778
Jul 20265,136
Jun 2026Not published
May 20264,832
Apr 20265,436
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 20265,174
Jan 20265,462
Dec 20253,613
Nov 20255,747
Oct 20256,312
Sept 20256,054
Aug 20255,923
Jul 20256,314
Jun 20256,018
May 20257,017
Apr 20256,123
Mar 20257,138
Feb 20257,537
Jan 20257,814
Dec 20245,291
Nov 20247,199
Oct 20247,801
Sept 20247,833
Aug 20248,316
Jul 20249,171
Jun 20248,949
May 202410,569
Apr 202410,416
Mar 20248,756
Feb 20249,083
Jan 202410,761
Dec 20238,388
Nov 20239,640
Oct 20239,125
Sept 20239,165
Aug 20239,721
Jul 202311,549
Jun 202314,634
May 202314,628
Apr 202313,025
Mar 202315,629
Feb 202315,298
Jan 202317,918
Dec 202215,733
Nov 202217,078
Oct 202216,887
Sept 202215,308
Aug 202216,589
Jul 202216,121
Jun 202215,421
May 202216,552
Apr 202215,732
Mar 202216,506
Feb 202215,293
Jan 202216,348
Dec 202114,559
Nov 202116,023
Oct 202116,352
Sept 202113,596
Aug 202114,230
Jul 202116,513
Jun 202115,254
May 202115,325
Apr 202114,136
Mar 202119,132
Feb 202114,976
Jan 202117,744
Dec 202016,591
Nov 202015,269
Oct 202019,009
Sept 202015,957
Aug 202015,915
Jul 202015,882
Jun 202016,201
May 202016,785
Apr 202018,921
Mar 202019,942
Feb 202018,921
Jan 202020,291
Dec 201916,044
Nov 201920,143
Oct 201919,074
Sept 201916,343
Aug 201917,570
Jul 201917,096
Jun 201921,910
May 201921,262
Apr 201915,641
Mar 201919,310
Feb 201914,591
Jan 201919,974
Dec 201812,956
Nov 201819,491
Oct 201818,593
Sept 201816,316
Aug 201813,324
Jul 201814,250
Jun 201817,825
May 201815,094
Apr 201814,665
Mar 201816,690
Feb 201815,110
Jan 201820,392
Dec 201714,545
Nov 201716,946
Oct 201717,130
Sept 201715,072
Aug 201716,682
Jul 201714,735
Jun 201718,001
May 201721,630
Apr 201717,193
Mar 201719,253
Feb 201714,129
Jan 201719,455
Is there a shortage of other registered nursing professionals?
Not high

The Department for Education rates demand as not high, elevated or critical, using five indicators. This is its 2025 assessment; in 2024 it was elevated.

  • Visas grantedAbove usual
  • Online job advertsAbove usual
  • Wage growthAbove usual
  • Pay against similar jobsUsual
  • Hours workedUsual
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
25%against 27% for all jobs
DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London1,973
Birmingham308
Manchester247
Cornwall239
Leeds234
North Yorkshire208
Cotswold184
Newark and Sherwood162
Liverpool159
South Gloucestershire157
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where other registered nursing professionals are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. 708 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026, most to people from Nigeria, India, Ghana, ranking it 24th of 313. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
Age of other registered nursing professionals
4.9%
29%
23%
22%
19%
2.6%!
!Small sample: treat with caution
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16–244.9%
25–3429%
35–4423%
45–5422%
55–6419%
65+2.6% (small sample)
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent73%
Higher education below degree19%
A levels or equivalent3.4%
GCSEs or equivalent!0.9%
Other qualifications!3%
No qualifications–
Not published
!Small sample: treat with caution
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Degree or equivalent73%
Higher education below degree19%
A levels or equivalent3.4%
GCSEs or equivalent0.9% (small sample)
Other qualifications3% (small sample)
No qualificationsNot published

Main employers: hospital activities (62%), regulation of the activities of providing health care, education, cultural services and other social services, excluding social security (13%), other human health activities (11%), residential nursing care activities (5.2%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
73%
as their highest qualification
Apprenticeships
None
none leads directly into this work

Routes in

Learning disability nurse

You can get into this job through:

University

You can do a learning disability nursing degree approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

You might be able to get extra student financial support through the NHS Learning Support Fund.

You may be able to do an extended degree that combines learning disability nursing with another nursing branch. You'll need to check that this type of course is recognised by the NMC.

You might be able to join the second year of a nursing degree if you already have a degree in:

  • a health-related subject
  • psychology
  • life sciences
  • social work

Full-time courses usually take 3 years.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

  • 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English, maths and science
  • 2 or 3 A levels, including a science, or a level 3 diploma or access to higher education in health, science or nursing

Apprenticeship

You could apply for a Registered Nurse Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship if you work in a healthcare setting, like a hospital or specialist unit.

The degree apprenticeship takes around 4 years and is a mix of academic study and on-the-job training.

You'll need the support of your employer to do a degree apprenticeship.

Entry requirements

To do this apprenticeship, you'll need:

  • 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a degree apprenticeship

Other ways in

Work your way up

You could work as an assistant practitioner or nursing associate and study for a shortened nursing degree to qualify as a registered learning disability nurse.

Volunteering

You'll find it useful to get some practical experience before you apply for nurse training.

You could:

  • work in special needs education
  • volunteer with charities that support people with learning disabilities
  • search for opportunities with NHS Volunteering
  • find openings through The National Council for Voluntary Organisations and Do IT
Other routes

If you're already a registered nurse, for example in adult nursing, you may be able to complete a conversion course to become a learning disability nurse. Courses normally take between 1 and 2 years.

What you’ll need

  • pass enhanced background checks

Registration and professional bodies

Registration
  • you'll need to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Career tips

You would be expected to have an understanding of how the NHS values would apply in your work.

Further information

You can find out more about how to become a learning disability nurse from the Nursing & Midwifery Council and Health Careers.

Routes in are from the National Careers Service job profile for learning disability nurse. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nurse

You can get into this job through:

University

You can do a degree in adult nursing approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

You might be able to get extra student financial support through the NHS Learning Support Fund.

You may be able to join the second year of a nursing degree if you already have a degree in:

  • a health-related subject
  • psychology
  • life sciences
  • social work

Full-time courses usually take 3 years.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

  • 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English, maths and science
  • 2 or 3 A levels, including a science, or a level 3 diploma or access to higher education in health, science or nursing
More about this route
Armed forces

You can also train to be a nurse in the armed forces. You can find more information at:

  • Army
  • Royal Air Force
  • Royal Navy

Apprenticeship

You could apply for a Registered Nurse Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship if you work in a healthcare setting, like a hospital.

This takes around 4 years and is a mix of academic study and on-the-job training.

You'll need the support of your employer to do a degree apprenticeship.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

  • 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a degree apprenticeship

Other ways in

Work your way up

You could work as an assistant practitioner or nursing associate and study for a shortened nursing degree to qualify as a registered adult nurse.

Volunteering

You'll find it helpful to get some relevant experience before you apply for nurse training.

You could:

  • get work experience in social care
  • search for opportunities with NHS Volunteering
  • find openings through The National Council for Voluntary Organisations and Do IT
Other routes

If you're already a registered nurse, for example in mental health nursing, you may be able to complete a conversion course to become an adult nurse. Courses normally take between 1 and 2 years.

What you’ll need

  • pass enhanced background checks

Registration and professional bodies

Registration
  • you'll need to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Career tips

You would be expected to have an understanding of how the NHS values would apply in your work.

Further information

You can find advice about how to become a nurse from the Nursing & Midwifery Council and Health Careers.

Routes in are from the National Careers Service job profile for nurse. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Occupational health nurse

You can get into this job through an apprenticeship or by working towards this role.

Apprenticeship

If you're a qualified registered nurse or midwife, you could do a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Level 7 Degree Apprenticeship.

This takes up to 2 years to complete and is a mix of training at work and study at an accredited university.

Entry requirements

To do this apprenticeship, you'll need:

  • to be a registered nurse

Work your way up

You could apply to become an occupational health nurse if you're already a registered nurse and have the support of your employer.

You could take an approved programme in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - Occupational Health Nursing (SCPHN - OHN).

Entry requirements for the programme can vary slightly between universities, so check with them for full details.

Registration and professional bodies

Registration
  • you'll need to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Further information

You can find out more about how to become an occupational health nurse from Health Careers.

Routes in are from the National Careers Service job profile for occupational health nurse. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • assists medical doctors and works with other healthcare professionals to deal with emergencies and pre-planned treatment of patients
  • manages own case load
  • monitors patient’s progress, administers drugs and medicines, applies surgical dressings and gives other forms of treatment
  • cares for the physical and emotional wellbeing of patients in their care
  • informs and advises patients and their relatives on their health problems and how to care for themselves
  • teach nursing professionals clinical skills, patient care methods, and best collaboration practices

Skills

  • accept own accountability
  • adapt leadership styles in healthcare
  • address problems critically
  • adhere to organisational guidelines
  • advise on healthcare users' informed consent
  • advise on healthy lifestyles
  • analyse the care quality
  • apply context specific clinical competences
  • apply health sciences
  • apply nursing care in long-term care
  • apply person-centred care
  • apply sustainability principles in health care
  • carry out nurse-led discharge
  • comply with legislation related to health care

Knowledge

  • impact of social contexts on health

Suits people who like

  • Helping and caring for people
  • Working with ideas and solving problems

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for health professionals, a group of 24 jobs that includes other registered nursing professionals.
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↑ 19%about 310,000 more jobs
Workers needed by 20351.3 millionincluding people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey: Department for Education and Skills England. Immigration system statistics: Home Office. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

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