Occupation 2232 · Professional occupations
Registered community nurses provide general nursing care for the sick, injured and others in need of care, and assist medical doctors with their tasks in settings outside of acute hospitals, such as clinics, health centres or visits to patients’ homes.
Qualification as a nurse is via a diploma or degree course, both of which are provided by universities, or through an apprenticeship. Courses comprise both theoretical and practical work, including placements in hospital and community settings. Full time diploma courses last three years; degree courses last three or four years. Accelerated programmes are available to graduates with a health-related degree. Post-registration training is available to become a specialist practitioner in community nursing.
Community care nurse · District nurse · Health visitor · Practice nurse
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2232 : Community nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 53,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2232 : Community nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 61,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2232 : Community nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 68,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2232 : Community nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2232 : Community nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 7,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2232 : Community nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 70,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2232 : Community nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 7,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 2232 : Community nurses | None | 4,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 2232 : Community nurses | None | 5,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 2232 : Community nurses | None | 3,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 2232 : Community nurses | None | 3,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 2232 : Community nurses | None | 11,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 2232 : Community nurses | None | 1,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 2232 : Community nurses | None | 7,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 2232 : Community nurses | None | 8,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 2232 : Community nurses | None | 7,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 2232 : Community nurses | None | 7,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 2232 : Community nurses | None | 5,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 2232 : Community nurses | None | 6,000.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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