Care home nurse jobs in County Durham

Skills for Care recorded 375 filled registered nurse posts in County Durham in 2024/25, out of 450 registered nurse posts in total. Around 50 of those registered nurse posts in County Durham were vacant when the data was collected. That is a 14.9% vacancy rate for the registered nurse role in County Durham.

The registered nurse role is 2.6% of the 14,500 filled adult social care posts in County Durham. Turnover in the registered nurse role in County Durham ran at 36%. New starters were 31.7% of registered nurse posts in County Durham over the year.

On filled registered nurse posts, County Durham ranks 1st of the 12 North East areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the North East sits at 125 filled registered nurse posts, against 375 in County Durham. Across the 152 published England areas the middle is 150.

For the shape of the rest of the County Durham workforce, the same release records 750 filled senior care worker posts, 175 filled registered manager posts and 8,000 filled care worker posts.

Reported median pay in County Durham was £19.78 an hour for the registered nurse role and about £38,100 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in County Durham only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.

Full-time workers in County Durham earn a median of £32,945 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in County Durham at £25,100, £7,845 below it.