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Kirsty Wild: The rising trend for 'hyphenated nannies' who offer childcare alongsided other skills

Nannies are enjoying strong wage growth, but they’re increasingly required to be skilled beyond childcare as hybrid roles grow in popularity, says Kirsty Wild of payroll provider Nannytax.

As far as career paths go, it pays to be a nanny. While the hours may be long – a full-time nanny typically works 50 hours per week – it can be incredibly rewarding for those who find a wonderful family to work with, and new data out this month reveals nannies' salaries are rising, too.

Before tax, the salary for a full-time UK nanny (not including London) is now £3,361 per month, or £40,326 per year, according to our annual salary index for 2023-34. That’s an inflation-busting increase of 12 per cent or £4,342 on the previous tax year. 

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