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Midwife · United Kingdom

Midwife salary in the United Kingdom

Median £47,552 gross per year, full-time employees · 2026 provisional (tax year ending 5 April 2026) · Source

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Median

£47,552

gross per year, full-time employees

Middle half

£40,663–£53,837

25th to 75th percentile

Employed

26,000

people in this job

Occupation: Midwifery nurses (SOC 2020 2231) ASHE annual pay covers full-time employees who have been in the same job for more than a year, for the tax year ending 5 April; the number of jobs is indicative only. Regional figures are by place of work (ASHE Table 15); ONS publishes no Northern Ireland or percentile figures at that level.

NHS Agenda for Change pay bands 2026/27 (England)

NHS Agenda for Change pay bands 2026/27 (England)
GradePay
Band 5
£34,592 after 2 years, top step after 4 years
£32,073–£39,043
Band 6
£42,170 after 2 years, top step after 5 years
£39,959–£48,117
Band 7
£51,932 after 2 years, top step after 5 years
£49,387–£56,515
Band 8a
£60,417 after 2 years, top step after 5 years
£57,528–£64,750

basic pay per year, full-time · 1 April 2026 · Source

By region

Midwife salary by region
#RegionMedian
1London£53,596
2South East England£46,571

gross per year, full-time employees · 2026 provisional (tax year ending 5 April 2026) · Source

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