Daily/Hourly rate for a parttime Nanny, OUTSIDE London and SouthEast

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HI lasses,
Tomorrow am meeting a local lady looking for part-time nanny work. The last thread along the lines of "how much do you pay your nanny" suggested (maybe?) £260/week for a line-out nanny outside London, (we're in Norfolk). So would that suggest £52/day? Or those of you with Nanny Shares -- how do you figure what the daily/hourly rate should be? Is there an Internet site I could consult for regional figures? I tried Gumtree, but couldn't figure out how to navigate & hated all the ads...?

no specific knowledge here, but since i live in the north east and no-one else has replied will put in my tuppence worth. The nursery staff at my sons nursery get paid 10k a year. I also know of one girl (a friends daughter) who is a nanny who gets £100 a week (liveout) - this cheered me up no end as I'd been worried about how I'd manage childcare costs if I had twins next time! This does strike me as VERY low though, and I'd guess Norfolk is pricier than Newcaslte. Local childminders charge about £2.50 an hour, but of course they look after more than one child. I imagine you'd pay less pro-rata for part time nanny care than full time since she is getting the convenience of only having a part time job, but i may be way out of order here, so don't jump on me anyone!!

Thanks Miranda! I would have thought Newcastle was bargain compared to Norfolk, too. But it's giving me some more guide info. I think childminders around here charge £3-£3.20/hr typically, or a daily rate around £25. I guess on that logic, £52/day is probably less than a local nanny would want!

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OH thanks Twiglet!! That info is good.

I am in colchester and w have a nanny, her gross rate (before tax/nat insurance) is about £50, we pay her £38.90 (ish) net per day. If you are doing her tax/nat insurance make sure you allow for this. I would say approx £40 a day is fair (for up to 10 hrs 8 - 6) I think Newcastle must be really cheap as I know most of my nannys friends get approx £50 per day net.

I guess £4 to £5 an hour

Hi I'm a qualified nanny/mother, I work in london, but I have a friend who nannies in Rugby near Coventry, she get £60 a day, which sounds about right. I don't think there is a set wage for each area, I think minimum is £60 a day or £6:00 an hour., bear in mind you get what you pay for, and when looking for a nanny you want the best. So pay as much as you can afford, wages often depend on what hours you need her to do, and duties expected of her. I hope this is of some help

Yeah, Hinnigan, but if I can't afford the best, I can't afford it! I know some people pay to go to work, but I'm not that dedicated. I'm only paid so much, myself...
Anyway, £6/hour would be ok (for 2 kids). £3/hr per child seems like a typical rate for local Childminders, anyway. Thanks for the info. If it's £6/hour per child, then I simply am not paid enuf myself to cover that.

you don't pay more for 2 children, £6 an hour for 2 children is fine, and should get you a good, dedicated nanny

Thanks, Hinnigan. The lass I spoke to sounded nice & bubbly on the phone.

great, good luck, some more advice, don't be afraid to ask the nanny about her personal life, parents etc to give you an idea of what her upbringing was like, most nannies will not mind giving this information out, infact they expect to

Hadn't read that bit of advice, so thanks! I don't know what to ask, really. Mumsnet gives loads of suggestions, but really I was just thinking "Do you get along with my kids?" "Are you available?" "Can I afford you?" "May I see some good refs?" I'm seeing a childminder on Monday, too, so will weigh up the pros & cons of each.

Hmm can I revive this thread. I really want to get out to work again but am thinking of classroom assistant to get expereince to do teacher training next year so wouldn't be paid that much.

I have an 8mth old , a 4yr old (at nursery in the afternoons) and a 5yr old at school. My neightbour also has a 5yr old at school and a 2.5yr old. We were wondering if we could manage a nanny share but I'm worried about the logistics but presumably couldn't make it work otherwise!

I have a nanny 2 days per week at the mo and she's great (shes' free doing her placement). She's finishing soon but has no work lined up other than part time work in a pub. My hours would be pretty much school hours. She doesn't have a clue how much she should be paid. Any suggestions? Otherwise I'm stuck at home.

DD starts school too in September so after that it would be mostly DD2 but there is still school pick up etc as I doubt I'd be back fro that. Trying to get my head round it all.

DH is against the idea but I'll need someone once I start teacher training anyway and don't want to miss out on her. Afterall she'd do far more than a nursery with the running around and she's happy to help around the house too. My kids all love her and she's brill. How can I make it work?

Could you get her to check at college, maybe? Ask her tutor? Sounds like you are both keen to make this happen and I'm sure you can pay her more than she'd earn doing bar work...
Musica and I have resurrected the August Babies thread, Katherine - we were wondering how you and others were all doing...

Hi there,

not sure how much you should be paying outside London but you really have to look closely at the tax situation. Someone else has mentioned the thing about nannies quoting net salaries, but when you employ a part-time nanny or do a nanny-share it gets even more complicated (will try to explain, but a pay-roll agency will do a betetr job): Obviously there is a portion of the nanny's gross salary that is tax free and if a nanny has two employers the nanny decides which employer they want to allocate the tax free portion (they can also split it, if Inland Revenus agree). This can have an enormous impact on the total cost of a given net salary. My advice would be - don't go citing any figures at all to a potential nanny til you have checked and double checked the actual cost to you.