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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 745,986 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	743,843	99.71 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,271	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	872	0.12 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 14,346 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 62,166 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	14,304	61,987
Contract	41	178

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

The busiest month for new contract Education Jobs is June, and the quietest month is September.

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
November 2025	6,022
October 2025	6,929
September 2025	8,932
August 2025	5,836
July 2025	6,657
June 2025	6,163
May 2025	8,159
April 2025	10,031
March 2025	14,888
February 2025	5,953
January 2025	3,733
December 2024	4,326

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Employment Consultant	2	£70,000.00	£72,000.00	£74,000.00
Head of School	168	£66,000.00	£67,000.00	£68,000.00
Head of College	4	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Headteacher	2,965	£63,970.00	£64,590.00	£65,225.00
Educational Psychologist	108	£61,675.00	£62,300.00	£62,925.00
TA	22	£60,165.00	£60,875.00	£61,585.00
Deputy Headteacher	715	£57,845.00	£58,000.00	£58,155.00
Computing Teacher	137	£50,965.00	£53,590.00	£56,205.00
Computer Teacher	147	£49,485.00	£52,715.00	£55,940.00
Development Officer	34	£46,275.00	£51,340.00	£56,415.00
Head of Science	26	£48,635.00	£50,715.00	£52,800.00
Assistant Headteacher	1,073	£50,375.00	£50,610.00	£50,840.00
Academy Consultant	8	£35,835.00	£49,165.00	£62,500.00
Economics Teacher	6	£37,990.00	£47,615.00	£57,250.00
Learning And Development Specialist	6	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Mentor	868	£43,940.00	£47,320.00	£50,695.00
Head of Maths	80	£46,885.00	£46,885.00	£46,885.00
Special Needs Teacher	2	£37,350.00	£45,300.00	£53,250.00
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
business teacher	13	£34,565.00	£44,680.00	£54,815.00
ASD Teacher	15	£44,665.00	£44,665.00	£44,665.00
Reception Teacher	1	£38,775.00	£44,525.00	£50,300.00
Science Teacher	1,041	£42,280.00	£44,470.00	£46,660.00
Religious Education	5	£32,400.00	£44,400.00	£56,400.00
Eyfs Teacher	14	£35,690.00	£44,150.00	£52,615.00
Higher Education	14	£40,670.00	£44,130.00	£47,585.00
Physics Teacher	22	£38,145.00	£43,990.00	£49,845.00
Biology Teacher	4	£38,325.00	£43,925.00	£49,550.00
Graduate Teaching	2	£36,750.00	£43,525.00	£50,300.00
Maths Teacher	903	£41,680.00	£43,370.00	£45,065.00
Year 2 Teacher	6	£35,850.00	£43,250.00	£50,675.00
Independent School	72	£37,415.00	£43,070.00	£48,730.00
Design Technology Teacher	124	£39,945.00	£43,055.00	£46,165.00
Design And Technology Teacher	123	£39,830.00	£42,940.00	£46,045.00
Training Manager	53	£40,595.00	£42,930.00	£45,245.00
Curriculum Manager	11	£40,300.00	£42,925.00	£45,550.00
Religious Education Teacher	8	£32,615.00	£42,875.00	£53,125.00
Year 4 Teacher	2	£34,025.00	£42,775.00	£51,550.00
Support Staff	291	£40,870.00	£42,750.00	£44,640.00
Teacher of Year 6	13	£35,225.00	£42,650.00	£50,090.00
Year 6 Teacher	13	£35,225.00	£42,650.00	£50,090.00
Education Manager	14	£41,520.00	£42,620.00	£43,720.00
Head of English	18	£34,805.00	£42,440.00	£50,060.00
Geography Teacher	52	£36,315.00	£42,355.00	£48,385.00
Year 3 Teacher	1	£34,825.00	£42,025.00	£49,225.00
Classroom Teacher	12	£42,000.00	£42,000.00	£42,000.00
Key Stage 3 Teacher	6	£42,000.00	£42,000.00	£42,000.00
History Teacher	15	£35,905.00	£41,795.00	£47,670.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	6	£32,800.00	£41,700.00	£50,615.00
Primary School Teacher	33	£37,080.00	£41,580.00	£46,080.00
Teacher of Year 4	5	£32,850.00	£41,575.00	£50,300.00
DT Teacher	150	£38,050.00	£41,525.00	£45,000.00
Re Teacher	5	£36,005.00	£41,515.00	£47,025.00
English Teacher	817	£39,730.00	£41,340.00	£42,950.00
Music Teacher	70	£35,790.00	£41,315.00	£46,845.00
IT Teacher	14,286	£39,235.00	£41,305.00	£43,380.00
Drama Teacher	16	£33,220.00	£41,275.00	£49,315.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	18	£37,465.00	£41,195.00	£44,940.00
Psychology Teacher	8	£32,290.00	£41,140.00	£49,990.00
Food Technology	49	£39,585.00	£41,130.00	£42,680.00
Training Specialist	39	£37,825.00	£40,805.00	£43,795.00
SEN Teacher	3,905	£40,240.00	£40,765.00	£41,285.00
EYFS Class Teacher	2	£31,650.00	£40,375.00	£49,075.00
French Teacher	6	£31,650.00	£40,375.00	£49,075.00
Spanish Teacher	3	£31,650.00	£40,375.00	£49,075.00
Secondary Teacher	162	£38,855.00	£40,185.00	£41,520.00
Design Teacher	139	£37,785.00	£40,090.00	£42,395.00
Head of PE	16	£40,000.00	£40,000.00	£40,000.00
Assessor	2,059	£38,260.00	£39,945.00	£41,640.00
PE Teacher	133	£37,385.00	£39,895.00	£42,400.00
Development Coach	19	£39,250.00	£39,650.00	£40,050.00
Computer Science Teacher	61	£35,315.00	£39,565.00	£43,805.00
Engineering Lecturer	14	£34,315.00	£39,495.00	£44,675.00
Cover Teacher	157	£38,600.00	£38,815.00	£39,030.00
Humanities Teacher	206	£37,455.00	£38,805.00	£40,155.00
University Lecturer	2	£34,875.00	£38,750.00	£42,625.00
Primary School	545	£34,085.00	£38,405.00	£42,730.00
QTS	69	£34,140.00	£38,350.00	£42,555.00
Primary Class Teacher	9	£36,550.00	£38,165.00	£39,775.00
ICT Teacher	112	£37,295.00	£38,090.00	£38,880.00
Science Specialist	10	£38,000.00	£38,000.00	£38,000.00
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
Electrical Engineering Lecturer	5	£30,750.00	£37,625.00	£44,500.00
PSHE Teacher	40	£37,490.00	£37,490.00	£37,490.00
Secondary School	559	£34,000.00	£37,440.00	£40,870.00
Early Years Teacher	31	£33,290.00	£37,355.00	£41,430.00
Teacher of Year 5	2	£30,550.00	£37,350.00	£44,175.00
Year 5 Teacher	2	£30,550.00	£37,350.00	£44,175.00
Art Teacher	236	£36,740.00	£37,250.00	£37,765.00
Training	19,187	£35,190.00	£37,170.00	£39,150.00
Teaching	14,252	£35,235.00	£37,070.00	£38,900.00
Nursery Manager	562	£35,530.00	£36,940.00	£38,345.00
IT Lecturer	184	£32,715.00	£36,715.00	£40,705.00
Head of Department	10	£35,135.00	£36,635.00	£38,135.00
Lecturer	171	£32,275.00	£36,415.00	£40,545.00
SEND Teacher	276	£35,555.00	£36,350.00	£37,150.00
Trainer Assessor	6	£34,965.00	£36,290.00	£37,600.00
Art & Design Teacher	37	£35,665.00	£36,165.00	£36,665.00
Autism Teacher	26	£36,100.00	£36,100.00	£36,100.00
School Management	67	£34,295.00	£35,500.00	£36,710.00
Food Technology Teacher	24	£33,015.00	£35,285.00	£37,550.00
Qualified Teacher Status	44	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Chemistry Teacher	2	£28,700.00	£34,725.00	£40,775.00
Trainer	435	£33,230.00	£34,640.00	£36,050.00
School Business Manager	29	£34,000.00	£34,625.00	£35,250.00
Media Teacher	33	£32,000.00	£34,500.00	£37,000.00
Class Teacher	814	£32,235.00	£34,310.00	£36,375.00
Functional Skills Teacher	4	£29,625.00	£34,250.00	£38,875.00
School Site Manager	8	£30,400.00	£33,925.00	£37,475.00
Driving Instructor	33	£32,070.00	£33,630.00	£35,190.00
Maths Lecturer	5	£28,550.00	£33,300.00	£38,025.00
Employability Tutor	3	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Nursery Teacher	1	£32,000.00	£32,500.00	£33,000.00
Education Consultant	138	£27,315.00	£32,245.00	£37,180.00
Assistant Nursery Manager	189	£32,140.00	£32,140.00	£32,140.00
Sales Trainer	8	£31,250.00	£31,875.00	£32,500.00
Apprenticeship	1,137	£31,190.00	£31,865.00	£32,545.00
Business Lecturer	2	£29,875.00	£31,825.00	£33,750.00
Nursery Educator	7	£30,425.00	£31,815.00	£33,200.00
Employment Coach	4	£31,500.00	£31,500.00	£31,500.00
Learning And Development Officer	2	£30,000.00	£31,500.00	£33,000.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	35	£29,600.00	£31,355.00	£33,110.00
Training Officer	8	£29,860.00	£31,340.00	£32,825.00
It Apprenticeship	1,265	£30,220.00	£30,870.00	£31,515.00
Prison Education	40	£27,755.00	£30,740.00	£33,730.00
Term Time	230	£28,375.00	£30,620.00	£32,865.00
Trainee Broker	6	£25,250.00	£30,500.00	£35,750.00
Pastoral Manager	27	£29,770.00	£30,300.00	£30,840.00
Programme Assistant	4	£30,250.00	£30,250.00	£30,250.00
Nursery Room Leader	127	£29,005.00	£29,785.00	£30,570.00
L D Coordinator	2	£29,000.00	£29,500.00	£30,000.00
Nursery	1,565	£28,360.00	£29,150.00	£29,935.00
Room Leader	157	£28,430.00	£29,145.00	£29,865.00
Graduate	597	£27,285.00	£29,140.00	£30,990.00
Training Coordinator	5	£28,750.00	£29,125.00	£29,500.00
Trainee Manager	8	£27,665.00	£29,040.00	£30,415.00
Early Years Assessor	4	£27,000.00	£28,500.00	£30,000.00
Trainee Assessor	4	£27,650.00	£28,415.00	£29,175.00
Early Years	1,302	£27,265.00	£28,075.00	£28,895.00
Tutor	505	£27,220.00	£28,065.00	£28,900.00
Education Officer	12	£27,920.00	£28,020.00	£28,115.00
Nursery Practitioner	220	£26,475.00	£27,880.00	£29,280.00
Early Years Professional	26	£27,300.00	£27,850.00	£28,375.00
DT Technician	5	£24,250.00	£27,525.00	£30,800.00
Intervention Teacher	20	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Trainee Solicitor	4	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Nursery Nurse	77	£25,780.00	£27,430.00	£29,075.00
Vocational Instructor	24	£26,670.00	£27,295.00	£27,920.00
Nursery Assistant	197	£26,130.00	£27,280.00	£28,425.00
Careers Advisor	2	£25,850.00	£27,175.00	£28,500.00
Early Years Foundation	10	£25,275.00	£27,150.00	£29,000.00
Education Welfare Officer	12	£27,000.00	£27,000.00	£27,000.00
Outreach Worker	15	£26,500.00	£26,760.00	£27,000.00
Early Years Practitioner	147	£25,815.00	£26,590.00	£27,365.00
Student Support	444	£25,645.00	£26,560.00	£27,475.00
EYFS Practitioner	48	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Trainee Sales Negotiator	2	£23,000.00	£26,500.00	£30,000.00
Trainee Consultant	470	£25,155.00	£26,450.00	£27,740.00
Early Years Educator	352	£26,060.00	£26,425.00	£26,790.00
Science Technician	6	£25,275.00	£26,150.00	£27,025.00
Cover Supervisor	278	£25,980.00	£26,030.00	£26,085.00
Part Time Teacher	10	£26,000.00	£26,000.00	£26,000.00
Work Coach	2	£24,600.00	£25,500.00	£26,375.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	8	£25,265.00	£25,265.00	£25,265.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	401	£25,130.00	£25,160.00	£25,185.00
Early Years Assistant	28	£24,685.00	£24,965.00	£25,245.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	2	£24,000.00	£24,500.00	£25,000.00
Therapy Assistant	25	£24,340.00	£24,340.00	£24,340.00
HLTA	147	£24,265.00	£24,275.00	£24,295.00
Marketing Apprentice	3	£24,000.00	£24,000.00	£24,000.00
Classroom Assistant	2	£23,700.00	£23,700.00	£23,700.00
Learning Mentor	39	£23,665.00	£23,665.00	£23,665.00
Teaching Assistant	5,104	£23,570.00	£23,655.00	£23,740.00
Primary Teaching Assistant	7	£23,250.00	£23,250.00	£23,250.00
Legal Trainee	4	£19,000.00	£22,750.00	£26,500.00
SEND Assistant	4	£21,400.00	£22,700.00	£24,000.00
SEND Teaching Assistant	3	£21,400.00	£22,700.00	£24,000.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	414	£21,515.00	£21,855.00	£22,205.00
SEN Assistant	261	£21,475.00	£21,800.00	£22,120.00
Learning Support Assistant	994	£20,815.00	£20,940.00	£21,070.00
Intervention Teaching Assistant	2	£20,900.00	£20,900.00	£20,900.00
School Support Worker	17	£20,900.00	£20,900.00	£20,900.00
SEN Learning Support Assistant	2	£20,900.00	£20,900.00	£20,900.00
Internship	37	£20,000.00	£20,000.00	£20,000.00
School Receptionist	39	£19,865.00	£19,865.00	£19,865.00
Special Needs Teaching Assistant	4	£19,150.00	£19,150.00	£19,150.00
1 to 1 Support Assistant	22	£18,150.00	£18,150.00	£18,150.00
Sports Teacher	4	£16,275.00	£17,450.00	£18,625.00
Library Assistant	14	£14,140.00	£14,140.00	£14,140.00
School Time	2	£12,550.00	£12,550.00	£12,550.00