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Care home manager jobs in Merton
Adult social care in Merton employs people in 100 filled registered manager posts, on the most recent Skills for Care count. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.
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What the official data says about Merton
Skills for Care recorded 100 filled registered manager posts in Merton in 2024/25, out of 100 registered manager posts in total. That is a 10.1% vacancy rate for the registered manager role in Merton.
The registered manager role is 2.2% of the 4,600 filled adult social care posts in Merton. Turnover in the registered manager role in Merton ran at 19.1%. New starters were 29.2% of registered manager posts in Merton over the year.
On filled registered manager posts, Merton ranks 18th of the 32 London areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of London sits at 100 filled registered manager posts, against 100 in Merton. Across the 151 published England areas the middle is 125.
For the shape of the rest of the Merton workforce, the same release records 10 filled deputy manager posts, 125 filled registered nurse posts and 225 filled senior care worker posts.
Reported median pay in Merton was £21.55 an hour for the registered manager role and about £41,500 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Merton only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.
Full-time workers in Merton earn a median of £38,471 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Merton at £26,900, £11,571 below it.
- Registered manager, filled posts
- 100
- Registered manager, median full-time annual pay
- £41,500
- All adult social care roles, filled posts
- 4,600
- Registered manager, posts in total
- 100
- Registered manager, vacancy rate
- 10.1%
- Registered manager, turnover rate
- 19.1%
- Registered manager, starters in the last 12 months
- 29.2%
- Registered manager, median hourly pay
- £21.55
The registered manager role
A registered manager is legally responsible for a regulated service. CQC registers you personally, and the rating the service carries is attached to how you run it, not only to the provider above you.
The job is staffing, occupancy, budget, safeguarding, complaints, audits and the quality of care people actually receive, usually in that order on the day and in the reverse order when it matters.
Care home manager jobs in Merton: common questions
How many registered manager jobs are there in Merton?
Skills for Care recorded 100 filled registered manager posts in Merton in 2024/25. That is the size of the workforce, not a count of adverts. The live list on this page shows what is currently open in Merton.
What does a registered manager earn in Merton?
Median reported pay in Merton was £21.55 an hour, or about £41,500 a year full time, from local authority and independent sector employers. Each advert states its own rate, and that is the figure that counts.
Do I need experience to apply for care home manager jobs in Merton?
Registration with CQC as the registered manager. Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, or working towards it. Several years in adult social care, including supervising a team. Each advert in Merton sets out what that employer asks for.