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Early Years Practitioner salary in Swindon

What early years practitioners are advertised at in Swindon.

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 salaryHourly 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)

Advertised salary evidence · Swindon

£25,044 per year – £26,974 per year

Median advertised range in England (national evidence, not Swindon-specific)

Midpoint of advertised salary ranges: £26,009 per year

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Limited evidence

Based on salary information published in live vacancy adverts on SchoolJobs.uk.

Based on 16 live public vacancies · Last refreshed 27 Oct 2026

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. We hold no separate verified pay evidence for Swindon, so no local figure is published and no regional adjustment is applied.

Early Years Practitioner job openings in Swindon

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Where early years practitioners are being advertised near Swindon

Ranked by live vacancy volume. We do not publish estimated pay by area.

AreaLive vacancies
Swindon This location2 jobs

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Frequently asked questions

How much does an early years practitioner earn in Swindon?

We do not hold enough Swindon-specific evidence to publish a local figure. Across England, advertised early years practitioner vacancies show a median range of £25,044 per year – £26,974 per year. Local pay may differ, and we will not estimate it.

Do you adjust pay figures for Swindon?

No. We never apply a regional multiplier to a national figure. A location figure is only published where we hold enough verified evidence for that location.

Which schools and agencies hire early years practitioners in Swindon?

There are currently 2 live early years practitioner openings in Swindon on SchoolJobs.uk from schools, trusts and agencies.

What pay framework applies to early years practitioners?

There is no single pay framework that generally applies to this role: pay depends on the employer, the contract and the nation. Use the advertised salary evidence on this page and check the individual advert.

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