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Assistant Caretaker salary

What assistant caretakers are advertised at on live vacancies we hold — we name the nation whenever we publish a figure.

Official support staff pay spine · 2026/27

NJC pay points 3–43

Full-time, full-year rates from 1 April 2026 (3.3% increase agreed). Show all pay points

Pay point (SCP)	Annual salary	Hourly rate
3	£25,614	£13.28
4	£26,016	£13.48
5	£26,427	£13.70
6	£26,847	£13.92
7	£27,274	£14.14
8	£27,709	£14.36
9	£28,153	£14.59
10	£28,608	£14.83
11	£29,071	£15.07
12	£29,542	£15.31
13	£30,023	£15.56
14	£30,515	£15.82
15	£31,015	£16.08
16	£31,525	£16.34
17	£32,046	£16.61
18	£32,578	£16.89
19	£33,119	£17.17
20	£33,673	£17.45
21	£34,237	£17.75
22	£34,811	£18.04
23	£35,570	£18.44
24	£36,581	£18.96
25	£37,563	£19.47
26	£38,510	£19.96
27	£39,481	£20.46
28	£40,444	£20.96
29	£41,177	£21.34
30	£42,123	£21.83
31	£43,149	£22.37
32	£44,253	£22.94
33	£45,529	£23.60
34	£46,579	£24.14
35	£47,665	£24.71
36	£48,738	£25.26
37	£49,817	£25.82
38	£50,908	£26.39
39	£51,928	£26.92
40	£53,051	£27.50
41	£54,143	£28.06
42	£55,224	£28.62
43	£56,293	£29.18

Source: NJC for Local Government Services pay agreement 2026 (Annex 1)

Councils and most maintained schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland pay support staff on this spine; each employer decides which pay points a role sits on. Annual figures are for a full-time (37-hour), all-year post — term-time and part-time staff are paid a proportion of them. Hourly rates are for a 37-hour week. Pay point 2 was removed, so the spine now starts at point 3. Academies, independent schools and private nurseries may use their own pay.

Read the official pay agreement (Local Government Association)

Typical advertised pay

£26,638 per year – £27,528 per year

Median advertised range for Caretaker roles in England

Based on Caretaker adverts

We don't yet have enough Assistant Caretaker adverts with pay to publish a figure of their own, so this shows the closest main role. Based on 24 live public vacancies. Support-staff pay is set locally, so individual adverts vary.

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Assistant Caretaker

Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School · Lincoln

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