Most high-paying nanny jobs with wealthy and UHNW families are filled through specialist agencies, their candidate registers and personal recommendation, often before a role is advertised anywhere. The most reliable route is to register with reputable specialist agencies, keep your CV and references sharp, and watch the live roles agencies and families post on Jobs in Childcare, where registering and applying are free. For context on pay: in the JIC Household Pay Index (Q3 2026), the median advertised salary for UK nanny jobs is £57,500 a year (44 ads) and £60,000 for London nanny jobs (34 ads), from a sample of 460 ads on our board.
Last reviewed: 19 October 2026
Jobs in Childcare is a job board, not an agency. We don't recruit or place candidates. Agencies and families pay to post roles here, and you apply to them for free.
Roles with private and UHNW households are rarely filled the way a shop or office job is.
Agency registers come first. Across the sector, specialist private household agencies generally keep a register of vetted candidates and fill many of their best roles from it, often by contacting people already on their books before, or instead of, advertising. That is why being registered, with a complete and up-to-date profile, matters so much at the top end of the market.
Word of mouth matters. Families and household managers often move good nannies between households by recommendation. As Jobs in Childcare puts it in our Norland salary guide: "experienced Norlanders often move roles by word of mouth" (Norland nanny salary guide).
Not every role is hidden. Agencies and families do advertise roles, especially ones they want to fill quickly, in new locations, or that call for a particular skill such as a language, a rota pattern or a specialist qualification. Those live listings are where a job board is useful.
None of this is a guarantee about any one agency or family. It is a general description of how the sector tends to work.
Jobs in Childcare is a specialist job board for nannies, governesses, maternity nurses and newborn care specialists, tutors and wider household staff, with roles across the UK, the US, the UAE and other countries.
Think of it as one tool alongside agency registers and your own network, not a replacement for them.
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Our main pay source is the JIC Household Pay Index (Q3 2026 edition, last updated 16 October 2026, data to 28 September 2026). It is built from 460 ads on the Jobs in Childcare board. Its figures are medians of advertised pay, not confirmed salaries, and ads do not say whether pay is gross or net. Where the Index does not yet cover a role, we show the range from our own salary guide and say so.
| Role | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| UK nanny, yearly salary (includes London) | £57,500 a year, median advertised (44 ads) | JIC Household Pay Index, Q3 2026 |
| London nanny, yearly salary | £60,000 a year, median advertised (34 ads) | JIC Household Pay Index, Q3 2026 |
| UK nanny, hourly rate | £20.50 an hour, median advertised (53 ads) | JIC Household Pay Index, Q3 2026 |
| All UK household and childcare roles, yearly salary | £57,500 a year, median advertised (110 ads) | JIC Household Pay Index, Q3 2026 |
| Rota nanny, UK | Typically £60,000–£90,000+ gross a year; most earn £900–£2,000 per working week | Rota nanny salary guide 2026. Not yet covered by the Index |
| Norland nanny | £40,000–£120,000+ gross a year | Norland nanny salary guide. Not yet covered by the Index |
| Governess, London | £50,000–£100,000 gross a year | What is a governess?. Not yet covered by the Index |
| Governess, Dubai | AED 300,000–500,000 a year (tax-free) | What does a governess do?. Not yet covered by the Index |
| Governess, New York / Los Angeles | $80,000–$150,000 a year | What does a governess do?. Not yet covered by the Index |
The guide ranges are editorial estimates from our salary guides, not Index medians. The Index only publishes a figure that rests on enough ads and does not depend on a single advertiser, so more roles will be added as the sample grows.
Two more points from the Index: 27.2% of ads with a yearly salary (34 of 125) top out at £75,000 or more, and 37.4% of all ads (172 of 460) show no salary at all. As Jobs in Childcare says in the Index: "Put the pay in the ad."
Check how a salary is quoted. On a one-week-on, one-week-off rota, £1,500 per working week comes to £39,000 a year, not £78,000. Always ask whether the figure is for the full year or for working weeks only, and whether it is gross or net (rota nanny salary guide).
Most roles with wealthy and UHNW families are filled through specialist agencies, their candidate registers and personal recommendation. Register with reputable specialist agencies, keep a strong CV with references that can be verified, and watch live roles on job boards such as Jobs in Childcare, where registering and applying are free.
Not strictly, but at the top end of the market agencies are generally the main route. They hold registers, vet candidates and often hear about roles before they are advertised. You can also find roles through recommendations from other nannies and household staff, and through live listings on job boards.
It varies with experience, location, languages, rota pattern and the household. In the JIC Household Pay Index (Q3 2026), the median advertised salary for UK nanny jobs is £57,500 a year (44 ads) and £60,000 for London nanny jobs (34 ads); 27.2% of yearly-salary ads on our board top out at £75,000 or more. These are advertised asking rates, not confirmed pay. Rota and international roles often pay more: our rota nanny salary guide puts typical UK rota pay at £60,000–£90,000+ gross a year. Packages often add accommodation, travel and private healthcare. See the table above for sources.
Yes. Agencies and families advertise some roles, particularly those that are urgent, in a specific location or call for a specific skill, language or rota pattern. You can browse live listings by category and location on Jobs in Childcare. Others are filled from registers without being advertised.
No. Jobs in Childcare is a job board. We don't recruit, vet or place candidates. Agencies and families pay to post roles on our site, you apply free to the ones that suit you, and they make the hiring decision.
Yes. Everything on Jobs in Childcare is free for candidates, including registering, uploading your CV, job alerts and applying. Agencies and families pay to post roles.
There is no single required qualification. Roles at the higher end generally ask for several years of professional childcare experience (many rota roles ask for three to five), a childcare or early years qualification (such as Norland, CACHE Level 3 or NNEB), paediatric first aid and a clean background check. Languages, SEN experience, and newborn or rota experience can raise what you are offered. Sources: rota nanny jobs, rota nanny salary guide.
In the UK, London ads sit above the national figure: a £60,000 median for London nanny ads against £57,500 for the UK as a whole (JIC Household Pay Index, Q3 2026). Outside the UK, our guides point to Dubai and the wider UAE, Monaco, Switzerland and the US, where packages often include accommodation and flights (rota nanny salary guide, Norland nanny salary guide).
Yes. Agencies and families post rota roles, and you can browse them under Rota Nanny Jobs. Our rota nanny salary guide explains patterns and pay.
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