Nanny pay in Scotland

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We've been looking for a nanny 2 days a week, and have interviewed a few people. One woman (older, fairly experienced) who is definitely on our shortlist is interested at the rate which we are proposing (£8/hour net - we would go higher for someone very qualified, maybe up to £10/hour net), but two girls now (much younger (20 and 22), nursery nurses wanting to become nannies, no nannying qualifications as such) have said that they wouldn't take the job at £8/hour net, they would need much more (one girl has specifically said that she'd want a minimum of £10/hour net). This seems crazy to me when she'll be on little more than minimum wage just now, but are we way off the mark? I'm not going to be employing either of these girls now anyway, but just wanted opinions on whether what we are offering is too low, particularly as we're interviewing two more people later in the week and I feel a bit thrown by this. We're a 1/2 hour drive from Edinburgh. Thanks.

Just to add, our nanny will be looking after one child only, our 11 month old DS.

Sounds crazy to me! Can only think they have heard nannies earn loads so think £10 net is reasonable?

Even in London, a 22 year old with no nanny experience would NOT be on £10 net. I can't comment on scottish wages particularly, but £8 net is a very good wage, especially coming from a nursery where she's likely on £6 gross.

You should get a very experienced, qualified nanny for £10 net.

Part-time jobs do attract a little bit of a premium over a 5-day per week job, as to make ends meet most nannies in my view would need to find other work to fit around your job.

It is vital that you only talk about GROSS salary... with a 2 day per week job there is no way you can know what the nannies tax code in your job will be. Do not assume that you will be able to allocate any of the nannies personal tax allowance to your job.
Only put GROSS salary in a contract.

Due to the way that the childcare voucher system works in Scotland, a lot of nanny jobs go via agencies. So look at agency job listings for examples of what is typical pay in your area. A full list of agencies is available from the Care Commission (as they regulate all the agencies).

A&H Childcare Consultancy (hi Alison, hope you don't mind me using you as an example ) lists nanny job vacancies on their website. At the current time of looking, there is a part-time job in Sterling paying £8-£9 Gross per hour, and a part-time job in Kilmaurs paying £7.50-£8.50 Gross per hour.
So that makes £10 net per hour seems rather expensive.

Oh, perhaps I should also add that I'm an experienced childcare professional working in the South East of England (one of the highest cost of living area's I believe) and I'm not getting £10 net per hour.

That's very helpful, thanks so much for your responses - am glad to know we're not just being really stingy!

Hi I'm a nanny working 2 days a week in Fife. Not qualified but experienced and think £8 per hour net is a pretty fair rate (I earn slightly less but have super fantastic empoyers so no complaints here )

Hi I'm looking for a nanny/childminder to look after my 2 young boys (8 mths) & (3.5 yrs) for 2 days a week in Weybridge, Surrey. Any one know of anyone?

Mumct - Weybridge is no way near Scotland, plus this thread is nearly 2 years old

You can post an ad on the special Mumsnet MUMS Seeking Childcare message thread. It will help if you specify which days of the week, working hours and salary.
You can look at Mumsnetter nannies looking for work

I would suggest though that you post an ad on:
www.nannyjob.co.uk
www.childcare.co.uk
Could also try Gumtree.com and the local childcare board for your area on Netmums.

You will find lots of advice on here about how to go about recruiting a nanny, from composing an advert and where to advertise, how much to pay and how to operate payroll, expected duties of a nanny, holiday entitlement, plus much more info about nannies and being an employer of a nanny.