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Early Years Practitioner salary

What early years practitioners are advertised at on live vacancies we hold — we name the nation whenever we publish a figure.

Advertised salary evidence

Insufficient verified salary data

Insufficient verified salary data — we only publish pay figures we can evidence from live public vacancy adverts or official pay scales.

Pay framework: NJC SCP 3–6

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Insufficient verified salary data

We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a figure here.

Statistics are derived from live public vacancies at the time of the last refresh. They are a snapshot of advertised pay, not a historical earnings series.

How we calculate salary information

Non-QTS practitioner in nursery or Reception, usually Level 2 or Level 3.

What you can do instead

We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a early years practitioner pay figure. There are 13 live early years practitioner vacancies you can review directly.

  • Open the live early years practitioner vacancies below — many adverts state pay directly.
  • Check the NJC SCP 3–6, which normally sets pay for this role.
  • Tell us if you spot a salary that looks wrong so we can review the advert.

Early Years Practitioner job openings

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Schools hiring early years practitioners

Ranked by live vacancy volume. We do not publish employer-level pay figures.

Where early years practitioners are being advertised

Areas with the most live early years practitioner vacancies.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does an early years practitioner earn?

We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a early years practitioner figure. Rather than estimate, we show live vacancies so you can see what employers are actually advertising.

Does early years practitioner pay vary by area?

It can, but we only publish area differences where we have enough evidence for that area — we never apply a regional multiplier to invent a local figure.

What pay framework applies to a early years practitioner?

Early Years Practitioner pay is normally set under the NJC SCP 3–6.

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Live UK early years practitioner vacancies from schools, trusts and agencies.

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