Residential Care Home Manager Jobs Across the UK
Residential care home manager and registered manager jobs across the UK - permanent roles from £35,000. Register your CV with Stephen James Consulting, specialist care sector recruiters.
Stephen James Consulting recruits exclusively within the care sector, placing residential care home managers, registered managers, deputy managers and regional support managers with private care providers across the UK.
This is our most active sector, and one where our consultants have deep relationships with both established operators and growing care groups. Whether you are an experienced Home Manager looking for a new challenge or a Deputy Manager ready to make the step up, we work with you to identify the right environment, the right provider and the right role.
Residential Care Home Manager Salaries
Salaries in residential care management vary considerably depending on the level of seniority, the size of the service and the type of provider. The broader market average for Home Managers sits at approximately £37,000 to £42,000, though experienced managers at the most challenging or largest services can earn significantly more. The roles Stephen James Consulting places are predominantly senior positions within private care, where salaries reflect the scale and operational complexity of the service.
For the roles we currently place, typical ranges are:
- Deputy Manager (Residential Care) - £35,000–£65,000
- Home Manager (Residential, up to 40 beds) - £45,000–£75,000
- Home Manager (Residential/Nursing, 40–80 beds) - £65,000–£95,000
- Home Manager (Large or complex service, 80+ beds) - £75,000–£110,000
- Regional Support Manager (multi-site) - £65,000–£95,000
- Regulatory or Compliance Manager - £65,000–£85,000
A Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care is the standard qualification for residential care home management and will significantly affect where a candidate sits within these ranges. A nursing qualification is not typically required for purely residential services, unlike nursing homes, which opens these roles to a broader candidate pool.
As always, we recommend checking these figures against our current live vacancies below, which reflect real-time market rates from our active client base.
What Our Clients Look For
Residential care providers recruiting at senior management level consistently look for:
- Proven experience managing a CQC-registered residential care home, ideally with a Good or Outstanding rating.
- A strong working knowledge of CQC regulations, the Care Act 2014 and safeguarding frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to manage occupancy, budgets and local authority relationships.
- Leadership skills that support staff retention and a positive care culture.
- NVQ/QCF Level 5 in Leadership for Health and Social Care, or willingness to work towards it.
- For deputy manager roles: clear evidence of having managed the home in the Home Manager's absence and readiness to step up.
Many of our clients are also open to strong Deputy Managers making their first move into a Home Manager role. Particularly where a candidate can demonstrate commercial awareness alongside clinical and operational competence.
Register Your CV
With 17 active vacancies in residential care and new roles coming to us regularly, registering your CV puts you ahead of the open market. Many of our residential care home manager roles are filled through our existing candidate network before they are ever advertised. Register today and our team will be in touch when a role matching your experience and location becomes available.