Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 787,478 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	785,176	99.71 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,354	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	948	0.12 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,144 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 65,623 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,099	65,431
Contract	44	191

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

The busiest month for new contract Education Jobs is February, and the quietest month is December.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Education Jobs

Permanent Education Jobs

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

12,981

Up 54.3% vs last year

Average salary

£37,630.00

Up 2.9% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Education Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

Up 17.4% vs last year

Average day rate

£540.00

Up 14.3% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

Down 20.4% vs last year

Average day rate

£465.00

Up 28.3% vs last year

Last 12 Month Total Listed Education Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
March 2026	12,981
February 2026	10,472
January 2026	10,353
December 2025	6,486
November 2025	6,034
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

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Head of School	62	£67,150.00	£67,680.00	£68,205.00
Head of College	4	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Headteacher	2,064	£64,260.00	£64,830.00	£65,410.00
Educational Psychologist	54	£61,430.00	£62,125.00	£62,820.00
Computing Teacher	145	£56,350.00	£58,345.00	£60,335.00
Computer Teacher	153	£56,315.00	£58,180.00	£60,040.00
Deputy Headteacher	355	£57,360.00	£57,440.00	£57,525.00
TA	75	£54,055.00	£54,920.00	£55,785.00
Head of Humanities	1	£44,250.00	£53,050.00	£61,850.00
Head of Science	30	£47,945.00	£51,790.00	£55,640.00
Assistant Headteacher	879	£50,365.00	£50,565.00	£50,770.00
Head of Department	29	£43,745.00	£48,395.00	£53,045.00
Head of Maths	27	£48,000.00	£48,000.00	£48,000.00
Mentor	1,202	£43,965.00	£47,635.00	£51,305.00
Economics Teacher	6	£37,990.00	£47,615.00	£57,250.00
Learning And Development Specialist	10	£44,765.00	£46,690.00	£48,610.00
Trainee Solicitor	16	£40,500.00	£45,750.00	£51,000.00
DT Teacher	168	£43,310.00	£45,625.00	£47,940.00
Academy Consultant	2	£32,500.00	£45,000.00	£57,500.00
Special Needs Teacher	10	£36,175.00	£44,850.00	£53,525.00
Science Teacher	772	£41,900.00	£44,765.00	£47,615.00
ASD Teacher	24	£44,665.00	£44,665.00	£44,665.00
PSHE Teacher	30	£44,500.00	£44,500.00	£44,500.00
Sociology Teacher	2	£36,925.00	£44,500.00	£52,075.00
Teacher of Year 6	23	£37,150.00	£44,470.00	£51,800.00
Year 6 Teacher	23	£37,150.00	£44,470.00	£51,800.00
business teacher	17	£34,530.00	£44,435.00	£54,350.00
Religious Education	5	£32,400.00	£44,400.00	£56,400.00
Eyfs Teacher	38	£36,500.00	£44,120.00	£51,740.00
Higher Education	41	£39,430.00	£44,005.00	£48,570.00
Head of Faculty	24	£44,000.00	£44,000.00	£44,000.00
Biology Teacher	4	£38,325.00	£43,925.00	£49,550.00
Psychology Teacher	15	£34,760.00	£43,860.00	£52,960.00
Maths Teacher	758	£41,090.00	£43,705.00	£46,315.00
Training Manager	65	£40,285.00	£43,270.00	£46,245.00
Physics Teacher	16	£34,365.00	£43,225.00	£52,105.00
Head of English	25	£36,860.00	£42,930.00	£48,980.00
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
ICT Teacher	24	£41,885.00	£42,835.00	£43,785.00
Reception Teacher	16	£35,950.00	£42,775.00	£49,600.00
PE Teacher	166	£40,485.00	£42,725.00	£44,965.00
Primary Class Teacher	18	£39,025.00	£42,635.00	£46,240.00
Design Technology Teacher	40	£36,940.00	£42,485.00	£48,030.00
English Teacher	949	£39,965.00	£42,460.00	£44,945.00
Design And Technology Teacher	39	£36,805.00	£42,355.00	£47,900.00
Year 4 Teacher	5	£33,475.00	£42,240.00	£51,015.00
EYFS Class Teacher	3	£34,690.00	£42,165.00	£49,625.00
Re Teacher	3	£37,215.00	£42,115.00	£47,015.00
Geography Teacher	60	£34,235.00	£42,105.00	£49,980.00
Food Technology Teacher	31	£36,990.00	£42,090.00	£47,190.00
Engineering Lecturer	29	£39,625.00	£42,050.00	£44,475.00
Head of MFL	7	£32,925.00	£41,975.00	£51,050.00
Social Sciences	5	£32,925.00	£41,975.00	£51,050.00
Computer Science Teacher	31	£38,735.00	£41,955.00	£45,165.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	12	£32,865.00	£41,840.00	£50,830.00
Support Staff	383	£39,505.00	£41,775.00	£44,055.00
Year 2 Teacher	14	£34,015.00	£41,675.00	£49,340.00
Teacher of Year 4	8	£32,890.00	£41,640.00	£50,390.00
Primary School Teacher	46	£36,260.00	£41,350.00	£46,440.00
SEN Teacher	2,497	£40,080.00	£41,320.00	£42,560.00
Apprenticeship Manager	9	£40,000.00	£41,250.00	£42,500.00
History Teacher	14	£34,205.00	£41,250.00	£48,280.00
IT Teacher	12,049	£38,545.00	£41,250.00	£43,960.00
Assessor	2,368	£39,035.00	£41,230.00	£43,435.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	32	£33,595.00	£41,205.00	£48,845.00
Spanish Teacher	8	£34,835.00	£41,190.00	£47,535.00
French Teacher	8	£32,315.00	£40,800.00	£49,275.00
Year 3 Teacher	6	£33,030.00	£40,620.00	£48,200.00
Art Teacher	207	£39,025.00	£40,600.00	£42,175.00
Secondary Teacher	106	£38,660.00	£40,540.00	£42,425.00
Drama Teacher	15	£31,650.00	£40,375.00	£49,075.00
Classroom Teacher	2	£33,450.00	£40,325.00	£47,175.00
Year 1 Teacher	11	£32,690.00	£40,275.00	£47,850.00
Teacher of Year 3	5	£32,435.00	£40,150.00	£47,860.00
Development Officer	58	£36,790.00	£40,065.00	£43,350.00
Design Teacher	110	£36,620.00	£40,010.00	£43,400.00
Food Technology	76	£37,475.00	£39,960.00	£42,445.00
Cover Teacher	141	£38,050.00	£39,290.00	£40,535.00
Chemistry Teacher	5	£31,550.00	£39,090.00	£46,640.00
QTS	79	£33,985.00	£39,090.00	£44,195.00
Art & Design Teacher	100	£38,445.00	£38,840.00	£39,230.00
Independent School	98	£32,790.00	£38,820.00	£44,840.00
Training Specialist	85	£35,995.00	£38,730.00	£41,455.00
Class Teacher	576	£34,915.00	£38,455.00	£41,985.00
Music Teacher	49	£31,860.00	£38,345.00	£44,840.00
Secondary School	617	£34,540.00	£38,185.00	£41,815.00
Science Specialist	10	£38,000.00	£38,000.00	£38,000.00
Special Educational Needs Coordinator	2	£38,000.00	£38,000.00	£38,000.00
Humanities Teacher	66	£35,545.00	£37,895.00	£40,240.00
Primary School	389	£32,615.00	£37,640.00	£42,665.00
Development Coach	35	£36,115.00	£37,635.00	£39,155.00
Electrical Engineering Lecturer	5	£30,750.00	£37,625.00	£44,500.00
School Business Manager	26	£36,250.00	£37,415.00	£38,585.00
School Management	63	£35,660.00	£37,280.00	£38,900.00
SEND Teacher	236	£36,085.00	£37,185.00	£38,285.00
Teaching	13,418	£35,010.00	£36,885.00	£38,760.00
Media Teacher	28	£35,500.00	£36,750.00	£38,000.00
Early Years Teacher	34	£33,230.00	£36,705.00	£40,190.00
Nursery Manager	1,064	£35,470.00	£36,625.00	£37,785.00
Autism Teacher	18	£36,595.00	£36,595.00	£36,595.00
IT Lecturer	353	£32,340.00	£36,585.00	£40,820.00
Teacher of Year 5	4	£31,490.00	£36,465.00	£41,450.00
Year 5 Teacher	4	£31,490.00	£36,465.00	£41,450.00
Trainer	1,148	£34,365.00	£36,250.00	£38,135.00
Lecturer	340	£31,735.00	£36,220.00	£40,695.00
Training	29,621	£33,995.00	£36,095.00	£38,190.00
Driving Instructor	9	£35,015.00	£35,700.00	£36,375.00
Education Manager	33	£32,500.00	£35,370.00	£38,240.00
Engineering Teacher	1	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Qualified Teacher Status	44	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
School Office Manager	2	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
asts	2	£34,650.00	£34,650.00	£34,650.00
Functional Skills Teacher	4	£29,625.00	£34,250.00	£38,875.00
economics lecturer	6	£28,000.00	£34,000.00	£40,000.00
School Site Manager	8	£30,400.00	£33,925.00	£37,475.00
Assistant Nursery Manager	252	£33,360.00	£33,360.00	£33,360.00
Maths Lecturer	5	£28,550.00	£33,300.00	£38,025.00
Criminology	9	£28,000.00	£33,000.00	£38,000.00
Psychology Lecturer	8	£28,000.00	£33,000.00	£38,000.00
Apprenticeship	1,490	£31,940.00	£32,850.00	£33,760.00
Education Consultant	194	£27,940.00	£32,840.00	£37,735.00
Nursery Teacher	5	£29,765.00	£32,665.00	£35,550.00
Trainer Assessor	17	£31,655.00	£32,615.00	£33,555.00
It Apprenticeship	1,631	£31,665.00	£32,610.00	£33,550.00
Functional Skills Tutor	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	68	£30,510.00	£31,960.00	£33,410.00
Nursery Educator	5	£30,675.00	£31,815.00	£32,950.00
Sales Trainer	10	£30,835.00	£31,665.00	£32,500.00
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
Training Officer	8	£29,860.00	£31,340.00	£32,825.00
Pastoral Manager	30	£30,370.00	£31,125.00	£31,880.00
English Lecturer	7	£27,525.00	£31,090.00	£34,650.00
Term Time	200	£28,455.00	£30,890.00	£33,320.00
Tutor	762	£29,335.00	£30,700.00	£32,055.00
Therapy Assistant	2	£30,275.00	£30,600.00	£30,900.00
Nursery	2,409	£29,845.00	£30,575.00	£31,310.00
Trainee Broker	6	£25,250.00	£30,500.00	£35,750.00
Nursery Room Leader	200	£29,560.00	£30,310.00	£31,065.00
Programme Assistant	4	£30,250.00	£30,250.00	£30,250.00
Education Officer	26	£29,800.00	£30,065.00	£30,325.00
Driver Trainer	4	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Room Leader	254	£29,160.00	£29,890.00	£30,615.00
Prison Education	37	£26,900.00	£29,835.00	£32,785.00
Early Years	2,108	£28,805.00	£29,770.00	£30,735.00
Employability Tutor	6	£28,500.00	£29,750.00	£31,000.00
Trainee Assessor	15	£29,060.00	£29,565.00	£30,070.00
Graduate	675	£27,850.00	£29,530.00	£31,210.00
L D Coordinator	2	£29,000.00	£29,500.00	£30,000.00
Supply Teacher	5	£28,250.00	£29,375.00	£30,500.00
Nursery Assistant	289	£28,620.00	£29,300.00	£29,975.00
Early Years Trainer	4	£29,040.00	£29,290.00	£29,540.00
Early Years Assessor	22	£27,080.00	£28,955.00	£30,830.00
Training Coordinator	7	£28,750.00	£28,940.00	£29,125.00
Trainee Manager	30	£27,540.00	£28,405.00	£29,270.00
Early Years Professional	7	£27,890.00	£28,260.00	£28,610.00
Outreach Worker	25	£27,705.00	£28,205.00	£28,690.00
Nursery Practitioner	422	£27,025.00	£28,065.00	£29,105.00
Nursery Nurse	95	£26,330.00	£27,980.00	£29,630.00
School Time	2	£26,150.00	£27,975.00	£29,800.00
Childcare Assessor	3	£25,500.00	£27,750.00	£30,000.00
Early Years Practitioner	187	£26,410.00	£27,625.00	£28,840.00
DT Technician	5	£24,250.00	£27,525.00	£30,800.00
Intervention Teacher	11	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Student Support	528	£26,175.00	£27,485.00	£28,785.00
Vocational Instructor	12	£27,225.00	£27,225.00	£27,225.00
Careers Advisor	2	£25,850.00	£27,175.00	£28,500.00
Early Years Foundation	2	£25,275.00	£27,150.00	£29,000.00
Trainee Consultant	651	£25,325.00	£26,810.00	£28,290.00
EYFS Practitioner	27	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Cover Supervisor	310	£26,195.00	£26,440.00	£26,685.00
Education Welfare Officer	20	£26,400.00	£26,400.00	£26,400.00
Science Technician	9	£25,040.00	£26,200.00	£27,365.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	17	£25,980.00	£26,090.00	£26,195.00
Early Years Educator	465	£25,625.00	£26,035.00	£26,455.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	425	£25,685.00	£25,730.00	£25,775.00
Trainee Sales Negotiator	24	£19,735.00	£25,640.00	£31,540.00
Work Coach	2	£24,600.00	£25,500.00	£26,375.00
HLTA	212	£24,365.00	£24,575.00	£24,790.00
Teaching Assistant	4,993	£24,130.00	£24,285.00	£24,425.00
Team Teach	7	£22,750.00	£24,250.00	£25,725.00
Part Time Teacher	8	£24,000.00	£24,000.00	£24,000.00
Learning Mentor	80	£23,460.00	£23,545.00	£23,635.00
Early Years Assistant	32	£22,965.00	£23,120.00	£23,280.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	257	£22,340.00	£22,830.00	£23,320.00
Legal Trainee	4	£19,000.00	£22,750.00	£26,500.00
SEN Assistant	126	£21,995.00	£22,540.00	£23,085.00
School Receptionist	7	£21,735.00	£21,735.00	£21,735.00
Learning Support Assistant	1,209	£21,495.00	£21,575.00	£21,665.00
School Support Worker	30	£21,315.00	£21,315.00	£21,315.00
SEND Assistant	29	£20,605.00	£21,055.00	£21,505.00
SEND Teaching Assistant	28	£20,605.00	£21,055.00	£21,505.00
Intervention Teaching Assistant	2	£20,900.00	£20,900.00	£20,900.00
Primary Teaching Assistant	6	£19,600.00	£20,890.00	£22,175.00
Marketing Apprentice	4	£20,325.00	£20,325.00	£20,325.00
Internship	37	£20,000.00	£20,000.00	£20,000.00
1 to 1 Support Assistant	22	£18,150.00	£18,150.00	£18,150.00
Library Assistant	14	£14,140.00	£14,140.00	£14,140.00