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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 700,743 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	698,772	99.72 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,178	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	793	0.11 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,476 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 58,395 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,438	58,230
Contract	37	164

The busiest month for new permanent Education Jobs in the UK is October, whilst the quietest month is January.

The busiest month for new contract Education Jobs is November, and the quietest month is May.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Education Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Education Jobs

Last 12 Month Total Listed Education Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
April 2025	10,031
March 2025	14,888
February 2025	5,953
January 2025	3,733
December 2024	4,326
November 2024	16,911
October 2024	20,619
September 2024	8,825
August 2024	7,912
July 2024	9,416
June 2024	11,571
May 2024	8,356

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Development Officer	30	£66,015.00	£71,815.00	£77,620.00
Headteacher	3,303	£62,695.00	£63,280.00	£63,865.00
Educational Psychologist	291	£62,310.00	£62,825.00	£63,340.00
Head of School	168	£60,260.00	£61,795.00	£63,335.00
Employment Consultant	6	£54,750.00	£59,625.00	£64,500.00
Head of House	13	£57,975.00	£57,975.00	£57,975.00
Deputy Headteacher	908	£56,690.00	£57,025.00	£57,360.00
Assistant Headteacher	952	£50,220.00	£50,860.00	£51,500.00
Academy Consultant	14	£36,665.00	£50,210.00	£63,750.00
Training Manager	118	£44,360.00	£48,190.00	£52,020.00
Mentor	705	£44,440.00	£47,590.00	£50,735.00
Head of Science	46	£44,415.00	£47,505.00	£50,605.00
Learning And Development Specialist	6	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Head of Social Science	8	£41,715.00	£46,465.00	£51,200.00
Head of English	80	£45,465.00	£45,465.00	£45,465.00
Driver Trainer	11	£45,400.00	£45,400.00	£45,400.00
Graduate Scheme	23	£45,000.00	£45,000.00	£45,000.00
Head of Humanities	5	£45,000.00	£45,000.00	£45,000.00
Physical Education Teacher	10	£45,000.00	£45,000.00	£45,000.00
Independent School	41	£41,480.00	£44,970.00	£48,470.00
Economics Teacher	8	£36,100.00	£44,490.00	£52,890.00
Programme Assistant	12	£43,865.00	£44,435.00	£45,000.00
Education Manager	12	£43,535.00	£44,365.00	£45,200.00
Higher Education	21	£40,970.00	£43,960.00	£46,950.00
Physics Teacher	26	£39,350.00	£43,955.00	£48,565.00
Religious Education	17	£33,865.00	£43,750.00	£53,650.00
Graduate Teaching	3	£36,750.00	£43,525.00	£50,300.00
Development Coach	5	£42,000.00	£43,500.00	£45,000.00
Social Sciences	53	£35,175.00	£42,990.00	£50,815.00
Head of Computer Science	2	£30,000.00	£42,500.00	£55,000.00
Head of Maths	72	£41,605.00	£42,230.00	£42,855.00
Re Teacher	5	£33,950.00	£42,215.00	£50,490.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	10	£35,150.00	£41,775.00	£48,390.00
Key Stage 3 Teacher	10	£41,500.00	£41,500.00	£41,500.00
Maths Teacher	1,980	£39,670.00	£41,440.00	£43,220.00
Computer Teacher	234	£35,730.00	£41,250.00	£46,760.00
Head of Faculty	38	£41,100.00	£41,100.00	£41,100.00
History Teacher	53	£39,395.00	£41,040.00	£42,685.00
Science Teacher	1,965	£38,510.00	£41,000.00	£43,490.00
Business Studies Teacher	53	£32,245.00	£40,965.00	£49,670.00
Training Specialist	42	£38,250.00	£40,875.00	£43,510.00
IT Teacher	22,461	£38,960.00	£40,825.00	£42,670.00
English Teacher	1,621	£39,430.00	£40,785.00	£42,135.00
SEN Teacher	6,507	£39,945.00	£40,695.00	£41,445.00
Social Science Teacher	28	£32,450.00	£40,600.00	£48,740.00
Chemistry Teacher	9	£32,990.00	£40,585.00	£48,160.00
Head of PE	59	£40,440.00	£40,440.00	£40,440.00
business teacher	85	£32,110.00	£40,430.00	£48,755.00
School Business Manager	31	£37,905.00	£40,425.00	£42,945.00
Trainer Assessor	2	£38,950.00	£40,425.00	£41,900.00
Computing Teacher	232	£34,930.00	£40,380.00	£45,820.00
Eyfs Teacher	292	£36,955.00	£40,195.00	£43,445.00
Engineering Lecturer	20	£36,460.00	£40,120.00	£43,780.00
Religious Studies Teacher	18	£31,200.00	£40,025.00	£48,840.00
Year 1 Teacher	19	£33,340.00	£39,940.00	£46,540.00
Head of Department	17	£34,950.00	£39,745.00	£44,540.00
Reception Teacher	12	£33,425.00	£39,700.00	£45,990.00
Computer Science Teacher	211	£34,865.00	£39,680.00	£44,505.00
Secondary Teacher	623	£36,170.00	£39,570.00	£42,970.00
Design And Technology Teacher	115	£38,105.00	£39,475.00	£40,850.00
Design Technology Teacher	115	£38,105.00	£39,475.00	£40,850.00
Classroom Teacher	15	£37,605.00	£39,305.00	£41,010.00
Drama Teacher	4	£31,325.00	£39,300.00	£47,275.00
Teacher of Year 6	16	£33,425.00	£39,265.00	£45,115.00
Year 6 Teacher	16	£33,425.00	£39,265.00	£45,115.00
Religious Education Teacher	6	£30,500.00	£39,175.00	£47,850.00
Teacher of Year 3	30	£31,940.00	£39,175.00	£46,440.00
Year 3 Teacher	30	£31,940.00	£39,175.00	£46,440.00
Biology Teacher	9	£31,075.00	£39,100.00	£47,150.00
Humanities Teacher	265	£36,590.00	£39,005.00	£41,420.00
Year 2 Teacher	15	£32,150.00	£38,875.00	£45,625.00
PE Teacher	136	£36,145.00	£38,855.00	£41,565.00
Art Teacher	211	£36,600.00	£38,830.00	£41,060.00
Geography Teacher	106	£35,335.00	£38,780.00	£42,230.00
University Lecturer	2	£34,875.00	£38,750.00	£42,625.00
QTS	16	£32,250.00	£38,665.00	£45,090.00
French Teacher	12	£30,985.00	£38,610.00	£46,235.00
Teacher of Year 5	19	£32,975.00	£38,565.00	£44,165.00
Year 5 Teacher	19	£32,975.00	£38,565.00	£44,165.00
Part Time Teacher	12	£33,530.00	£38,340.00	£43,170.00
Electrical Engineering Lecturer	12	£35,000.00	£38,190.00	£41,375.00
Secondary School Teacher	6	£32,425.00	£38,175.00	£43,950.00
Design Teacher	131	£36,845.00	£38,135.00	£39,425.00
Psychology Teacher	6	£31,625.00	£38,115.00	£44,615.00
Training Instructor	15	£37,065.00	£38,065.00	£39,065.00
DT Teacher	100	£30,600.00	£37,780.00	£44,965.00
Computer Lecturer	2	£32,000.00	£37,750.00	£43,500.00
Secondary School	836	£33,920.00	£37,730.00	£41,535.00
Assessor	1,706	£36,510.00	£37,715.00	£38,930.00
Special Educational Needs Teacher	13	£37,665.00	£37,665.00	£37,665.00
Training Officer	15	£36,690.00	£37,665.00	£38,625.00
English Lecturer	2	£33,775.00	£37,650.00	£41,525.00
ESOL Lecturer	2	£33,775.00	£37,650.00	£41,525.00
Sports Lecturer	2	£33,775.00	£37,650.00	£41,525.00
ICT Teacher	271	£37,175.00	£37,545.00	£37,915.00
School Management	83	£35,685.00	£37,380.00	£39,070.00
Training	24,702	£35,715.00	£37,370.00	£39,025.00
Student Services	71	£37,275.00	£37,275.00	£37,275.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	45	£35,275.00	£37,255.00	£39,240.00
Nursery Manager	273	£35,215.00	£36,900.00	£38,590.00
Primary School	977	£33,405.00	£36,815.00	£40,220.00
Lecturer	277	£33,580.00	£36,770.00	£39,960.00
IT Lecturer	267	£33,560.00	£36,750.00	£39,940.00
SEND Teacher	293	£35,670.00	£36,620.00	£37,570.00
Teaching	22,281	£34,785.00	£36,515.00	£38,260.00
Primary Class Teacher	48	£30,850.00	£36,430.00	£42,005.00
Music Teacher	257	£32,745.00	£36,015.00	£39,290.00
Qualified Teacher Status	10	£36,000.00	£36,000.00	£36,000.00
Food Technology	69	£35,260.00	£35,950.00	£36,640.00
EYFS Class Teacher	31	£32,745.00	£35,825.00	£38,895.00
Teacher of Year 4	26	£32,040.00	£35,825.00	£39,615.00
Year 4 Teacher	26	£32,040.00	£35,825.00	£39,615.00
TA	25	£34,625.00	£35,810.00	£36,990.00
Apprenticeship Manager	2	£33,900.00	£35,300.00	£36,700.00
Primary School Teacher	86	£33,045.00	£35,215.00	£37,390.00
Languages Teacher	2	£30,825.00	£35,175.00	£39,550.00
Supply Teacher	24	£30,075.00	£35,125.00	£40,200.00
SEN - Special Educational Needs	10	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Education Officer	9	£34,275.00	£34,900.00	£35,525.00
Support Staff	130	£33,280.00	£34,870.00	£36,465.00
Media Teacher	33	£32,000.00	£34,500.00	£37,000.00
Class Teacher	1,375	£31,870.00	£34,465.00	£37,065.00
Early Years Teacher	80	£30,635.00	£34,250.00	£37,855.00
Autism Teacher	15	£34,125.00	£34,125.00	£34,125.00
Trainer	447	£32,630.00	£34,080.00	£35,530.00
Special Needs Teacher	2	£29,000.00	£34,000.00	£39,000.00
School Site Manager	4	£30,400.00	£33,925.00	£37,475.00
Nursery Teacher	8	£28,790.00	£33,350.00	£37,940.00
Pre-School Teacher	2	£30,200.00	£33,275.00	£36,350.00
asts	2	£32,500.00	£33,250.00	£34,000.00
ASD Teacher	4	£29,825.00	£32,675.00	£35,500.00
Employability Tutor	3	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Driving Instructor	30	£29,125.00	£32,440.00	£35,750.00
Cover Teacher	511	£31,920.00	£32,365.00	£32,815.00
Art & Design Teacher	17	£32,000.00	£32,000.00	£32,000.00
English Tutor	1	£30,000.00	£32,000.00	£34,000.00
Graduate	742	£30,170.00	£31,890.00	£33,620.00
Business Lecturer	2	£29,875.00	£31,825.00	£33,750.00
Functional Skills Tutor	17	£30,075.00	£31,825.00	£33,565.00
Prison Education	42	£28,780.00	£31,820.00	£34,865.00
School Office Manager	2	£30,750.00	£31,750.00	£32,750.00
Tutor	632	£29,790.00	£31,490.00	£33,200.00
Food Technology Teacher	41	£30,730.00	£31,405.00	£32,080.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	54	£29,740.00	£31,140.00	£32,535.00
Head Of Year	2	£30,250.00	£30,875.00	£31,500.00
Careers Advisor	7	£29,725.00	£30,825.00	£31,940.00
PSHE Teacher	122	£30,725.00	£30,790.00	£30,855.00
Employment Coach	2	£30,000.00	£30,750.00	£31,500.00
Training Advisor	10	£30,000.00	£30,590.00	£31,165.00
Pastoral Manager	6	£30,015.00	£30,545.00	£31,080.00
Learning And Development Trainer	2	£30,425.00	£30,425.00	£30,425.00
Education Consultant	104	£25,935.00	£29,835.00	£33,740.00
Nursery Room Leader	82	£27,845.00	£29,035.00	£30,225.00
Training Coordinator	9	£27,000.00	£28,915.00	£30,835.00
Room Leader	194	£27,860.00	£28,795.00	£29,720.00
School Secretary	2	£26,625.00	£28,450.00	£30,275.00
Trainee Consultant	307	£27,075.00	£28,265.00	£29,455.00
Early Years Foundation	11	£26,850.00	£28,100.00	£29,335.00
Term Time	364	£27,425.00	£28,050.00	£28,670.00
Early Years	978	£27,215.00	£27,890.00	£28,575.00
Early Years Professional	26	£27,300.00	£27,850.00	£28,375.00
Trainee Assessor	10	£25,890.00	£27,590.00	£29,275.00
Intervention Teacher	20	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
It Apprenticeship	1,250	£26,720.00	£27,345.00	£27,970.00
Nursery	1,320	£26,250.00	£27,345.00	£28,440.00
Vocational Instructor	18	£26,040.00	£27,330.00	£28,625.00
Apprenticeship	1,268	£26,720.00	£27,325.00	£27,930.00
Nursery Practitioner	231	£25,545.00	£27,320.00	£29,100.00
Nursery Assistant	25	£25,255.00	£27,000.00	£28,745.00
Nursery Educator	17	£24,815.00	£26,715.00	£28,625.00
Early Years Educator	189	£25,355.00	£26,540.00	£27,730.00
Trainee Manager	30	£25,665.00	£26,540.00	£27,415.00
EYFS Practitioner	30	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Early Years Practitioner	251	£25,330.00	£26,255.00	£27,170.00
Cover Supervisor	605	£26,015.00	£26,130.00	£26,250.00
Trainee Sales Negotiator	13	£21,750.00	£26,000.00	£30,250.00
Nursery Nurse	79	£24,505.00	£25,955.00	£27,400.00
Education Welfare Officer	6	£25,500.00	£25,500.00	£25,500.00
Autism Specialist	13	£24,060.00	£25,440.00	£26,835.00
Trainee Solicitor	19	£24,550.00	£25,385.00	£26,215.00
Education Coordinator	2	£22,500.00	£25,250.00	£28,000.00
Student Support	402	£24,305.00	£25,125.00	£25,950.00
Internal Quality Assurer	2	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Therapy Assistant	32	£24,170.00	£24,765.00	£25,365.00
Exams Officer	166	£24,710.00	£24,710.00	£24,710.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	615	£24,645.00	£24,655.00	£24,665.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	2	£24,000.00	£24,500.00	£25,000.00
Early Years Assistant	30	£23,965.00	£24,285.00	£24,600.00
Legal Trainee	17	£21,750.00	£24,250.00	£26,750.00
HLTA	115	£23,010.00	£23,790.00	£24,580.00
Swimming Teacher	4	£23,400.00	£23,400.00	£23,400.00
Learning Mentor	28	£23,280.00	£23,380.00	£23,480.00
Science Technician	34	£21,925.00	£23,265.00	£24,615.00
Classroom Assistant	4	£22,675.00	£22,725.00	£22,775.00
Support Teacher	16	£21,415.00	£22,600.00	£23,790.00
SEN TA	2	£20,400.00	£22,200.00	£24,000.00
Teaching Assistant	7,625	£21,845.00	£22,015.00	£22,185.00
SEND Teaching Assistant	4	£20,250.00	£21,750.00	£23,250.00
Primary Teaching Assistant	71	£21,430.00	£21,430.00	£21,430.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	979	£20,945.00	£21,015.00	£21,090.00
SEN Assistant	753	£20,905.00	£20,945.00	£20,980.00
Intervention Teaching Assistant	2	£20,900.00	£20,900.00	£20,900.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	87	£20,525.00	£20,525.00	£20,525.00
Learning Support Assistant	1,148	£20,160.00	£20,325.00	£20,490.00
Internship	80	£20,000.00	£20,000.00	£20,000.00
School Receptionist	56	£19,915.00	£19,915.00	£19,915.00
School Support Worker	21	£19,785.00	£19,785.00	£19,785.00
SEN Learning Support Assistant	6	£18,900.00	£19,710.00	£20,525.00
Special Needs Teaching Assistant	4	£19,150.00	£19,150.00	£19,150.00
Sports Teacher	4	£16,275.00	£17,450.00	£18,625.00
Marketing Apprentice	2	£16,000.00	£16,000.00	£16,000.00
School Catering Assistant	41	£15,715.00	£15,715.00	£15,715.00
School Time	2	£12,550.00	£12,550.00	£12,550.00