Occupation 2235 · Professional occupations
Registered mental health nurses support and care for people with a range of mental health conditions, in hospital and community settings, and help them towards recovery and management of their conditions.
Entrants will need a degree level qualification in mental health nursing, an enhanced DBS check, and registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Community mental health nurse · Psychiatric nurse
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 48,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 51,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 56,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 3,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 5,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 59,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | None | 2026-03 | 3,000.00 | 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 | 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | 3,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | 8,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | 6,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | 3,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | 5,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | 3,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | 5,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | 5,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | 4,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | 3,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | 6,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 2235 : Mental health nurses | None | 4,300.00 | 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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