Going rate for Nanny with no sole charge experience - London Borders

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I am trying to work out a fair rate for a young nanny with no previous sole charge experience (my child is 4). She is 22 and has 1 years experience of working in a nursery. Level 2 qualified, ofsted registered and CRB checked.

I want to be able to offer a rate that is appropriate considering age and experience with a view to reviewing after 3 months. I am not looking for the lowest rate just really an idea of what would be usual - as applications I have received have ranged from £6 to £12ph net!

I have asked her for her salary expectations and she is going to come back to me so will also take that into consideration. I have never employed a nanny before so don't really have a benchmark in the same way I would in my field.

To reiterate, it is not about saving money, more about offering an appropriate salary.

Live out - London/Kent borders.

Many thanks for any advice.

How about looking at salaries on offer in nurseries, given she has nursery experience. Then add a bit on top. Then you can increase salary after probation, after 1 year of service etc.

For example, Nursery Nurse, Forest Hill is around £15,000 gross. Working hours unknown, maybe assume 40 hours per week.

Consider if the salary is sufficient for her to pay her bills - can a single person live on the salary in your area? Consider her travel costs to/from work.

It is much easier for you to increase salary over time. Paying a lower salary may mean there is more money in the pot for things like outings, better food in the house for nannies lunch, that sort of thing.

if you do as Nick suggested, remember that a nursery nurse will work 37.5 hours (average) and most nannies work 50 or 60

If it helps, £15000 a year, 40 hours per week, is £7.19 per hour Gross and costs you as the employer £16,038 (Gross salary + Employers NI) See MrAnchovy's PAYE Calculator.

IT depends on the hours and the exact local market, but I would probably be OK to pay £8 gross or £8.50 gross at most (taking into account she is Ofsted reg and especially if she's going to maintain and pay for all the requirements), maybe rising to £9 or £10 gross after 6 months or a year if I'm happy. 1 year's nursery work and no sole charge really isn't that much for a nanny.

I would think about £8 gross too.

Nursery wage is generally nmw so as young and no exp I would offer maybe £7gross / you can always increase

sorry to post and run earlier. Many thanks everyone, that gives me a much better idea of where she should be in the range i had. If we did go ahead I will maybe offer £7.50 with a review after 12 weeks, rising to £8.00 and then a review every six months after that. £7.50 does sound compared quite low compared to some of the other nannies but then they have quite a few years experience. Will see what she comes back with and then take it from there, thanks again for taking the time to reply.