Emergency Care Assistant Salary 2026/27

A Emergency Care Assistant in England is paid on Band 2–3 (Agenda for Change). Below is the 2026/27 pay scale and what you could earn as you progress.

BandStepAnnual (2026/27)Years to progress
Band 3entry£25,7602 yrs
Band 3top£27,476

Demand: Steady · -3.9% workforce YoY.

What you could earn next

Example trajectory: £25,760 now → £31,157

Yr 0

£26k

Yr 2

£28k

Yr 4

£28k

Yr 6

£31k

Yr 8

£31k

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Indicative — England 2026/27 Agenda for Change basic pay, excludes High Cost Area Supplements, unsocial-hours and overtime. Typical timings are national averages, not guarantees. Not financial advice. See data sources.

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