How much do care workers get paid in Edinburgh?

The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. Local advertised pay will show here once enough adverts are live.

How many care companies are there in Edinburgh?

301 registered home care services operate in Edinburgh, run by 139 providers. Each branch is registered and inspected separately, so check the record of the branch you would work for.

Is travel time paid for care workers in Edinburgh?

Time spent travelling between visits is working time and counts towards the minimum wage, averaged over your pay period. Some employers pay it separately and some build it into the hourly rate. Ask at interview, and check the employer pages here for what each provider has told us.

Care jobs in Edinburgh

Edinburgh has 301 registered home care services, run by 139 providers, and 217 of the 257 with Care Inspectorate grades are Good or better on every theme. The legal minimum for anyone aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour from April 2026, and time spent travelling between visits counts towards it.

No live adverts near Edinburgh right now. Care employers recruit near-continuously, so approaching them directly often beats waiting for a vacancy.

Registered care services: 301; run by 139 providers.
Graded Good or better: 84%; 217 of 257 graded services on every theme, against 86% across Scotland. Care Inspectorate
Legal minimum, 21 and over: £12.71 an hour; from April 2026. Travel time between visits counts towards it. GOV.UK

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Questions about care work in Edinburgh

How much do care workers get paid in Edinburgh?: The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. Local advertised pay will show here once enough adverts are live.
How many care companies are there in Edinburgh?: 301 registered home care services operate in Edinburgh, run by 139 providers. Each branch is registered and inspected separately, so check the record of the branch you would work for.
Is travel time paid for care workers in Edinburgh?: Time spent travelling between visits is working time and counts towards the minimum wage, averaged over your pay period. Some employers pay it separately and some build it into the hourly rate. Ask at interview, and check the employer pages here for what each provider has told us.

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