The Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons has published its latest annual salary survey, which revealed that the median salary package for an RVN increased by 13%, from £27,000 to £30,500 between 2021 and 2022.

For locum nurses, the growth was even more pronounced, with daily rates up 38% to £199 and hourly rates up 18% to £23.50.

Student nurses lagged behind somewhat, with a growth of only 4% in median salary over the same period.

Salaries were predictably highest in London, Central and South East England, where the median was £31,074. 

Meanwhile in the North of England, the median was £25,273.

SPVS says it is very grateful to everyone that took the time to fill in the survey, and it hopes the survey provides an up to date benchmark tool to be used in practice as part of responsible leadership for employers and as valuable information to employees.

Full survey results are available to SPVS members here: https://spvs.org.uk/spvs-survey/ 

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