Registered nurse practitioners: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time registered nurse practitioners in the UK earned a median £46,069 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): 18% more than the £39,039 median for all full-time jobs.
What the figures show
That ranks 87th of 382 occupations on this measure.
The middle half of full-time jobs paid between £38,107 and £53,210.
Median full-time pay: women £45,773 a year, men £47,264 a year.
About 69% of the roughly 131,000 employee jobs are full-time.
Since 2021 it has risen 14.1%, from £40,391, slower than the 25.0% for all jobs.
The Annual Population Survey counts 91,500 people in this line of work, 11% of them in North West.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, annual | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, annual | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | £29,479 | £586.30 | £15.64 | £23,126 | £446.40 | £15.64 |
| 20th percentile | £35,105 | £715.60 | £19.09 | £28,962 | £558.00 | £19.09 |
| 25th percentile | £38,107 | £747.30 | £19.93 | £30,945 | £594.90 | £20.15 |
| 30th percentile | £39,804 | £756.90 | £20.25 | £33,024 | £636.10 | £20.51 |
| 40th percentile | £43,683 | £861.70 | £22.99 | £37,572 | £719.80 | £22.99 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £46,069 | £884.40 | £23.60 | £41,392 | £797.60 | £24.11 |
| 60th percentile | £48,765 | £938.10 | £25.18 | £45,330 | £871.40 | £26.13 |
| 70th percentile | £51,619 | £1,012.10 | £27.01 | £48,689 | £933.40 | £27.55 |
| 75th percentile | £53,210 | £1,040.90 | £27.83 | £50,139 | £984.60 | £28.87 |
| 80th percentile | £54,444 | £1,081.90 | £29.54 | £52,809 | £1,025.90 | £30.11 |
| 90th percentile | – | £1,176.20* | £31.53 | £58,540 | £1,158.50 | £32.93 |
| Mean | £45,878 | £904.40 | £24.06 | £40,947 | £798.50 | £24.38 |
Pay since 2021
| ASHE year | Full-time, annual median | Full-time, weekly median | Full-time, hourly median | All, annual median | All, weekly median | Jobs (thousands, indicative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 revised | £40,391 | £773.30 | £20.92 | £36,818 | £722.60 | 73 |
| 2022 revised | £39,200 | £767.70 | £20.49 | £36,569 | £724.50 | 78 |
| 2023 revised | £41,641 | £798.40 | £21.34 | £37,296 | £736.70 | 93 |
| 2024 revised | £44,780 | £839.20 | £22.64 | £39,321 | £764.90 | 108 |
| 2025 provisional | £46,069 | £884.40 | £23.60 | £41,392 | £797.60 | 131 |
Registered nurse practitioners by region
UK: 91,500 (± 11,700), April 2025 to March 2026. 10 of the 12 regions and nations have samples too small to publish.
| Region or nation | People in employment | 95% confidence interval |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 9,700* | ± 3,800 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 9,300* | ± 3,600 |
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What registered nurse practitioners do
Registered nurse practitioners provide nursing care for the sick, injured and others in need of such care, assist medical doctors with their tasks and also provide care independently, including diagnosing patients, the ordering and interpretation of tests, the determination of treatment and prescription of medication. (ONS SOC 2020, 2234)
Also covers: health care practitioner, mental health practitioner, practitioner (nursing), midwifery practitioner, advanced clinical practitioner, advanced nurse practitioner, emergency nurse practitioner, specialist nurse practitioner, specialist screening practitioner, advanced neonatal nurse practitioner, community mental health practitioner and mental health nurse practitioner.
- Assists medical doctors and works with other healthcare professionals to deal with emergencies and pre-planned treatment of patients
- Manages own case load
- Interviews and diagnoses patients, orders tests and interprets results and determines appropriate treatments
- Monitors patient’s progress, administers drugs and medicines, applies surgical dressings and gives other forms of treatment
- Plans duty rotas and organises and directs the work and training of ward and theatre nursing staff
- Plans, manages, provides and evaluates nursing care services for patients, supervises the implementation of nursing care plans
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. To become an advanced nurse practitioner significant experience and qualification to a postgraduate level is usually required.
Related
Nursing professionals (median £43,078) · Registered specialist nurses · Registered mental health nurses · salary percentile · UK real pay growth · Median
ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026