Is £10 net (£13 gross) the standard for nannies in London now?

[Helenaha]

Hi

We are looking for a nanny for 2 DDs in SW London and have been advertising in all the usual places, but everyone we meet, regardless of experience seems to want £10 per hr net which is about £13 per hr gross (thank you MrAnchovy for the handy calculator!). I was put off by nanny agencies because of the high initial cost but on their websites they seem to suggest net salaries of between £8-£10, so I wonder if i should be trying to negotiate with the nannies or is £10 net the norm now in London?

thanks!

Depending on where you are in London and the nannies' profiles I would say its been the norm for a while.

They said there will invariably be cheaper candidates who are less qualified, less experienced or want to bring their own child along.

I wouldnt say that 10 net is the norm, i am a nanny in sw london and after over 8 years of experience including over 6 years as a sole charge nanny ,i only achived £8.50 net, i am ofsted registered as well.

It isn't a regulated or fixed market, so at the end of the day it is the meeting point between what you are prepared to pay and what a nanny is prepared to work for.

I pay £9 net for an ad-hoc nanny/babysitter, but I imagine rates in general to be a bit higher than that.

Hi there,
I'm a nanny in North London and £10 per hour is the going rate among me and my nanny circle friends. That's based on us all having over 10 years experience, being OFSTED registered, having first aid and impecable references.
A nanny I met a couple of months ago was trying to get her boss to up her wages and used us as an example of what she should be getting. We tried to explain to her that as this was her first time nanny job and she had no qualifications, references or first aid she couldn't expect to get the same amount. As with most jobs my friends as I have been working on our careers over the years to improve our hours, pay and benefits so if you were to pay that for a nanny she should be able to bring a lot to the table to justify it.

I'm in West London and £10ph net has been the standard wage for at least the last five years. This is for nannies who are
a)very experienced with no qualifications
b)very qualified with little experience
c) a mix of the two; some qualifications and maybe 2 years experience

A nanny who is very qualified and very eperienced may get slightly more.

However, there seems to be a shortage of nanny jobs at the moment and nannies I know who are looking for work have said they are seeing more and more jobs advertised at £8/£9ph net.

Of the nannies I know who get £8/£9ph they either bring their own child with them, have employers who don't mind them picking up a bit of extra ad-hoc work, don't have perfect English or have large periods of down-time during the day.

I work in SE London and I get £9 net p/h and I've got 11 years of experience and I'm NVQ3 qualified so I think there is room for negotiation!

Hi - thats all very helpful thank you - does show a range of opinions in the responses interestingly!

We live in West London and our nanny gets 11.25 per hour net. She is very experienced and well qualified.

Depends also how many children. We paid £12/hr net for twins.