Care escorts roles in the UK earn a median of £29,000 per year, equivalent to £15.79 per hour as of 2025. Pay decreased 2.1% compared to the previous year. Regionally, pay ranges from £19,000 in Yorkshire and The Humber to £33,000 in London. Pay has risen over the past 4 years.
Median Annual Pay
£29,000
as of 2025
High confidenceMedian Hourly Pay
£15.79
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
-2.1%
vs 2024
Annual Pay Range
£28,500 – £29,000
25th – 75th percentile
UK Employment (2024)
~19,000
estimated employees
31 of 180 areas not disclosed by ONS
Employment Change
2021–2024
2021: ~22,000 → 2024: ~19,000
Market Signal
Growing marketPay and employment are both rising — competition for workers is increasing.
Employment figures from ONS Annual Population Survey (APS). Counts are estimates; suppressed cells (small samples) are excluded from totals.
Annual pay for Care escorts across UK regions. The bar shows the typical pay range (25th–75th percentile); the diamond marks the median.
Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).
Annual pay fell by -2.1% from 2024 to 2025.
National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot. Shaded band shows 25th–75th percentile range.
Annual percentage change in median pay for Care escorts.
Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.
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Care escorts accompany and transport adults and children between their places of residence and other destinations and act as chaperones for under 16s engaged in theatrical, television and film productions.
There are no formal qualifications, other than a clean driving licence with the appropriate classification for those who are driving in addition to escorting. DBS checks are mandatory for those working with vulnerable adults and/or children.
Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.