Nanny rates London (zone 2)

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Hello - I'm interviewing for a nanny tomorrow, my first time, can anyone tell me if £26k gross is about right for the following:

• full time, 8.30 - 6.30 although with 2 afternoons (or at least part of afternoon) off every week (might not be the same 2 afternoons every week hence the need for full time, but will ask for a certain amount of babysitting hours/month in lieu)

• 2 boys to look after; boy of 2 and boy of 4 who is at nursery 3 days/week till 3.30 and the other 2 days till 12. Both boys are really easy, well behaved.

Also, obviously, there will always be food for the kids, but do i need to provide food for the nanny?

Sounds on the low side - depends how much experience you want.

I think on low side too - works out at £10 an hour gross - I would think £9 net more usual (depending on experience).

And yes you should provide food for nanny while she is working - but surely she can eat same as kids?

Yes, food for nanny but generally same as kids; good for them to eat together.

Also, meant to say most folk I know paying £12 gross in Zone 2 or more but keen on plenty of experience i.e. 5 years plus.

Regarding the pay i agree with the others but as K75 said it depends on the experience. Perhaps you could ask her what she expects and take it from there?

The afternoons off sound great but if she has to exchange it with babysitting then it might be tricky especially as they are irregular. She cannot make good use of them - cant meet friends or boyfriend as they will prob be all at work, she cant do extra work or an afternoon course. An experienced london nanny can easily make £40-£50 from babysitting work so if she exchange that for the irregural afternoon off she is losing out.

Can you make those afternoons on regular days?
Alternatively would you consider a 2:1 exchange? (2hours off for 1 hour babysitting)

I agree with the others that £10 gross is on the low side for London. It's more typical of jobs where I am in West Surrey, outside M25.
However you may find someone willing to work for that salary, if their living costs are able to be covered by that salary. That I feel is where the issue is with London salaries, for someone to live in London they need a job paying sufficiently to cover their rent/mortgage, bills etc.

Live-out nannies would not usually include any element of babysitting in the contract in my view. If you come home early one/two afternoons a week but need the flexibility of the nanny staying until 6.30, then I feel you will end up paying until 6.30 each day. You seem to be looking at this as on a per-hour worked basis rather than an annual salary which makes the person available to work the contracted hours - if that makes sense.
A nanny may decide to do a few hours of babysitting in exchange, if they are already at your home (8.30-6.30) on the day the babysitting is needed, so it's just an extension to their working day. If you were wanting the babysitting say on a Saturday night, I feel that would always be extra.

26k Gross is around £381 per week Net(76 net per day). If you look at nanny job listings sites, how does it compare with other jobs in your area?

salary depends on age,exp and area you are in

£7.60 nett on nicks workings out, seems a little low for london

i personally wouldnt swap a few hours off during the day to bs/owe hours