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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 839,382 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	836,911	99.71 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,469	0.18 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	1,002	0.12 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,142 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 69,949 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,094	69,743
Contract	47	205

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: September 2026

Jobs listed

8,126

Down 4.7% vs last year

Average salary

£37,460.00

Up 0.1% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Education Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

Down 25.4% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 8.2% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

Down 56.4% vs last year

Average day rate

£435.00

Up 8.0% 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
September 2026	8,126
August 2026	4,113
July 2026	7,122
June 2026	7,281
May 2026	9,850
April 2026	11,720
March 2026	12,981
February 2026	10,472
January 2026	10,353
December 2025	6,486
November 2025	6,034
October 2025	6,929

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Headteacher	1,054	£66,575.00	£67,720.00	£68,865.00
Head of School	74	£62,620.00	£64,320.00	£66,020.00
Head of Department	31	£51,380.00	£59,165.00	£66,950.00
Educational Psychologist	61	£57,720.00	£58,765.00	£59,810.00
Deputy Headteacher	232	£58,425.00	£58,675.00	£58,915.00
Computing Teacher	102	£52,595.00	£55,785.00	£58,970.00
Computer Teacher	110	£52,310.00	£55,500.00	£58,685.00
Bursar	2	£55,000.00	£55,000.00	£55,000.00
Assistant Headteacher	354	£52,630.00	£54,845.00	£57,060.00
Head of Science	12	£45,085.00	£53,605.00	£62,140.00
Head of Humanities	1	£44,250.00	£53,050.00	£61,850.00
Study Skills Lecturer	2	£53,000.00	£53,000.00	£53,000.00
Learning & Development Manager	2	£47,500.00	£51,250.00	£55,000.00
Mentor	1,635	£46,000.00	£50,150.00	£54,310.00
Religious Education Teacher	4	£36,425.00	£49,200.00	£62,000.00
School Business Manager	29	£46,475.00	£48,555.00	£50,635.00
Trainee Solicitor	36	£45,675.00	£48,315.00	£50,950.00
1-2-1 teacher	4	£48,000.00	£48,000.00	£48,000.00
Head of Maths	21	£45,295.00	£47,940.00	£50,580.00
DT Teacher	34	£45,265.00	£47,525.00	£49,790.00
Head Of Year	11	£37,925.00	£46,975.00	£56,025.00
Curriculum Manager	8	£46,120.00	£46,930.00	£47,745.00
Religious Education	14	£35,540.00	£46,775.00	£58,015.00
Training Manager	113	£43,470.00	£46,520.00	£49,570.00
Learning Designer	3	£46,000.00	£46,000.00	£46,000.00
Performance Arts Teacher	8	£46,000.00	£46,000.00	£46,000.00
Performing Arts Teacher	8	£46,000.00	£46,000.00	£46,000.00
Psychology Teacher	10	£36,410.00	£45,675.00	£54,940.00
Physical Education Teacher	1	£42,000.00	£45,500.00	£49,000.00
Social Sciences	27	£37,695.00	£45,480.00	£53,280.00
Economics Teacher	20	£36,945.00	£45,290.00	£53,630.00
Learning And Development Specialist	4	£44,300.00	£45,075.00	£45,825.00
ASD Teacher	22	£45,000.00	£45,000.00	£45,000.00
head of apprenticeships	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
ICT Teacher	25	£44,600.00	£44,800.00	£45,000.00
Science Teacher	903	£40,535.00	£44,605.00	£48,670.00
Head of English	9	£43,000.00	£44,435.00	£45,860.00
Special Needs Teacher	8	£35,000.00	£44,400.00	£53,800.00
Music Teacher	58	£37,195.00	£44,370.00	£51,550.00
Religious Studies Teacher	3	£36,400.00	£44,200.00	£52,000.00
Head of Faculty	24	£44,000.00	£44,000.00	£44,000.00
business teacher	46	£36,115.00	£43,990.00	£51,865.00
EYFS Class Teacher	4	£37,725.00	£43,950.00	£50,175.00
PE Teacher	137	£41,625.00	£43,950.00	£46,275.00
Sociology Teacher	4	£35,840.00	£43,865.00	£51,890.00
Maths Teacher	697	£40,140.00	£43,475.00	£46,815.00
Teacher of Year 6	36	£35,600.00	£43,475.00	£51,335.00
Year 6 Teacher	36	£35,600.00	£43,475.00	£51,335.00
Chemistry Teacher	3	£34,400.00	£43,450.00	£52,500.00
Computer Science Teacher	37	£37,580.00	£43,425.00	£49,275.00
English Teacher	775	£40,390.00	£43,285.00	£46,185.00
Support Staff	400	£41,085.00	£43,245.00	£45,410.00
Primary Class Teacher	48	£37,955.00	£43,230.00	£48,505.00
SEN Teacher	2,246	£41,535.00	£43,215.00	£44,885.00
Eyfs Teacher	70	£37,300.00	£43,090.00	£48,890.00
History Teacher	31	£34,735.00	£42,885.00	£51,035.00
Learning And Development Officer	2	£40,650.00	£42,850.00	£45,075.00
IT Teacher	12,110	£39,675.00	£42,735.00	£45,795.00
Physics Teacher	19	£34,170.00	£42,580.00	£50,990.00
Design Technology Teacher	56	£37,620.00	£42,535.00	£47,450.00
Secondary Teacher	135	£38,935.00	£42,445.00	£45,960.00
Design And Technology Teacher	56	£37,345.00	£42,355.00	£47,360.00
Class Teacher	515	£36,925.00	£42,115.00	£47,300.00
Food Technology Teacher	63	£36,455.00	£42,085.00	£47,720.00
Art & Design Teacher	77	£41,405.00	£42,065.00	£42,715.00
Design Teacher	106	£37,890.00	£42,010.00	£46,125.00
Head of MFL	7	£32,925.00	£41,975.00	£51,050.00
Head of PE	3	£32,925.00	£41,975.00	£51,050.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	14	£32,925.00	£41,975.00	£51,050.00
Social Science Teacher	18	£32,925.00	£41,975.00	£51,050.00
Education Manager	57	£39,425.00	£41,965.00	£44,500.00
Humanities Teacher	75	£37,005.00	£41,940.00	£46,875.00
Geography Teacher	41	£33,495.00	£41,890.00	£50,295.00
Year 2 Teacher	31	£34,070.00	£41,865.00	£49,660.00
Assessor	2,510	£39,585.00	£41,825.00	£44,060.00
Drama Teacher	10	£38,825.00	£41,815.00	£44,800.00
French Teacher	6	£33,290.00	£41,815.00	£50,365.00
Primary School Teacher	78	£34,175.00	£41,745.00	£49,325.00
Art Teacher	98	£38,315.00	£41,610.00	£44,905.00
QTS	100	£34,955.00	£41,485.00	£48,030.00
Teacher of Year 4	22	£32,955.00	£41,455.00	£49,970.00
Year 4 Teacher	22	£32,955.00	£41,455.00	£49,970.00
Re Teacher	3	£33,740.00	£41,250.00	£48,765.00
Higher Education	109	£38,200.00	£41,140.00	£44,075.00
Secondary School	871	£35,080.00	£40,925.00	£46,765.00
Year 1 Teacher	48	£33,380.00	£40,865.00	£48,345.00
SEND Teacher	112	£38,775.00	£40,860.00	£42,945.00
Business Studies Teacher	19	£33,945.00	£40,765.00	£47,585.00
Year 5 Teacher	32	£33,205.00	£40,580.00	£47,965.00
Teacher of Year 5	34	£33,325.00	£40,435.00	£47,550.00
Classroom Teacher	2	£33,450.00	£40,325.00	£47,175.00
Criminology	41	£32,245.00	£40,195.00	£48,150.00
Teacher of Year 3	37	£33,270.00	£40,040.00	£46,810.00
Year 3 Teacher	40	£33,270.00	£40,040.00	£46,810.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	56	£33,960.00	£40,010.00	£46,075.00
Training Instructor	15	£38,965.00	£39,695.00	£40,425.00
Engineering Lecturer	33	£36,545.00	£39,680.00	£42,815.00
Food Technology	126	£35,865.00	£39,665.00	£43,460.00
Apprenticeship Manager	17	£37,725.00	£39,640.00	£41,560.00
School Management	101	£37,395.00	£39,450.00	£41,510.00
Teaching	12,743	£37,015.00	£39,240.00	£41,460.00
Media Teacher	8	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Primary School	676	£32,630.00	£38,790.00	£44,940.00
Spanish Teacher	14	£32,955.00	£38,740.00	£44,515.00
Reception Teacher	33	£32,475.00	£38,695.00	£44,910.00
Independent School	100	£34,900.00	£38,195.00	£41,480.00
Nursery Teacher	16	£34,265.00	£38,070.00	£41,875.00
Special Educational Needs Coordinator	2	£38,000.00	£38,000.00	£38,000.00
Lecturer	917	£33,965.00	£37,930.00	£41,885.00
IT Lecturer	953	£33,530.00	£37,765.00	£41,990.00
Training Specialist	177	£34,715.00	£37,395.00	£40,075.00
Secondary School Teacher	2	£30,200.00	£37,350.00	£44,500.00
Trainer	1,734	£35,335.00	£37,210.00	£39,085.00
Training	33,573	£34,800.00	£36,735.00	£38,665.00
Nursery Manager	1,339	£35,790.00	£36,600.00	£37,415.00
Driving Instructor	7	£34,515.00	£36,450.00	£38,375.00
Development Officer	69	£35,050.00	£36,285.00	£37,525.00
Early Years Teacher	47	£32,130.00	£35,625.00	£39,125.00
Nursery Educator	2	£34,350.00	£35,125.00	£35,900.00
Computer Lecturer	2	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Engineering Teacher	1	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Qualified Teacher Status	22	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
asts	2	£34,650.00	£34,650.00	£34,650.00
Trainer Assessor	64	£33,420.00	£34,265.00	£35,110.00
PSHE Teacher	15	£31,975.00	£34,240.00	£36,500.00
TA	87	£32,835.00	£34,210.00	£35,580.00
Driver Trainer	31	£33,680.00	£34,180.00	£34,680.00
Assistant Nursery Manager	170	£33,720.00	£34,140.00	£34,555.00
economics lecturer	6	£28,000.00	£34,000.00	£40,000.00
Tutor	1,054	£32,365.00	£33,950.00	£35,540.00
Internal Quality Assurer	2	£33,250.00	£33,875.00	£34,500.00
Development Coach	104	£32,470.00	£33,565.00	£34,665.00
Education Consultant	126	£28,195.00	£33,555.00	£38,915.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	143	£31,995.00	£33,305.00	£34,615.00
English Lecturer	25	£30,205.00	£33,195.00	£36,180.00
Psychology Lecturer	8	£28,000.00	£33,000.00	£38,000.00
School Site Manager	1	£30,150.00	£32,850.00	£35,525.00
Functional Skills Tutor	48	£31,425.00	£32,815.00	£34,200.00
Pastoral Manager	19	£31,315.00	£32,605.00	£33,900.00
Support Teacher	4	£29,900.00	£32,400.00	£34,900.00
Employability Tutor	5	£31,000.00	£32,250.00	£33,500.00
Childcare Apprenticeship	2	£32,000.00	£32,000.00	£32,000.00
Apprenticeship	1,654	£30,830.00	£31,955.00	£33,080.00
It Apprenticeship	1,636	£30,785.00	£31,855.00	£32,920.00
Early Years Leader	2	£30,200.00	£31,850.00	£33,500.00
Maths Lecturer	10	£28,790.00	£31,490.00	£34,190.00
Nursery	3,018	£30,685.00	£31,435.00	£32,190.00
Cover Teacher	7	£27,210.00	£31,350.00	£35,500.00
Nursery Room Leader	272	£30,420.00	£30,905.00	£31,390.00
Nursery Assistant	224	£30,365.00	£30,845.00	£31,320.00
Trainee Assessor	42	£30,370.00	£30,845.00	£31,315.00
Early Years	2,674	£29,910.00	£30,820.00	£31,720.00
Room Leader	371	£29,970.00	£30,775.00	£31,570.00
Term Time	302	£29,185.00	£30,685.00	£32,180.00
Early Years Professional	6	£30,215.00	£30,635.00	£31,050.00
Sales Trainer	4	£30,000.00	£30,625.00	£31,250.00
Therapy Assistant	2	£30,275.00	£30,600.00	£30,900.00
Graduate	837	£28,550.00	£30,435.00	£32,315.00
Education Officer	24	£29,760.00	£30,080.00	£30,390.00
Early Years Foundation	1	£29,000.00	£30,000.00	£31,000.00
English Tutor	7	£29,750.00	£29,875.00	£30,000.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	8	£29,265.00	£29,690.00	£30,100.00
Early Years Assessor	23	£27,860.00	£29,650.00	£31,440.00
Trainee Manager	45	£28,705.00	£29,630.00	£30,550.00
Admissions Officer	8	£28,385.00	£29,550.00	£30,715.00
Supply Teacher	5	£28,250.00	£29,375.00	£30,500.00
Training Coordinator	31	£27,635.00	£29,310.00	£30,990.00
Early Years Trainer	12	£29,050.00	£29,215.00	£29,385.00
Student Support	844	£27,835.00	£29,165.00	£30,485.00
Nursery Practitioner	642	£27,760.00	£28,595.00	£29,435.00
admissions assistant	3	£28,425.00	£28,550.00	£28,675.00
Student Support Officer	2	£27,000.00	£28,500.00	£30,000.00
Outreach Worker	45	£27,465.00	£28,185.00	£28,905.00
Early Years Practitioner	197	£26,860.00	£28,065.00	£29,275.00
School Time	2	£26,150.00	£27,975.00	£29,800.00
Trainee Sales Negotiator	49	£21,955.00	£27,920.00	£33,875.00
Nursery Nurse	98	£26,325.00	£27,905.00	£29,495.00
Autism Specialist	7	£26,290.00	£27,790.00	£29,290.00
Childcare Assessor	3	£25,500.00	£27,750.00	£30,000.00
Trainee Consultant	664	£26,050.00	£27,505.00	£28,960.00
Early Years Educator	612	£26,160.00	£26,680.00	£27,200.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	295	£26,065.00	£26,655.00	£27,245.00
School Office Manager	14	£23,840.00	£26,560.00	£29,285.00
Legal Trainee	2	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Employment Coach	7	£26,375.00	£26,375.00	£26,375.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	18	£25,980.00	£26,090.00	£26,195.00
Teaching Assistant	3,321	£25,175.00	£25,600.00	£26,015.00
Cover Supervisor	197	£24,660.00	£25,535.00	£26,410.00
Education Welfare Officer	18	£25,500.00	£25,500.00	£25,500.00
HLTA	178	£24,140.00	£24,905.00	£25,675.00
Learning Mentor	78	£23,560.00	£24,320.00	£25,085.00
Internship	30	£24,150.00	£24,150.00	£24,150.00
Science Technician	16	£23,470.00	£24,080.00	£24,695.00
Team Teach	11	£22,865.00	£23,965.00	£25,050.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	285	£23,130.00	£23,840.00	£24,555.00
SEN Assistant	140	£22,430.00	£23,425.00	£24,415.00
Learning Support Assistant	862	£21,710.00	£22,220.00	£22,735.00
School Support Worker	18	£22,150.00	£22,150.00	£22,150.00
School Receptionist	7	£21,990.00	£22,075.00	£22,160.00
Marketing Apprentice	8	£21,365.00	£22,000.00	£22,630.00
Training Advisor	2	£20,500.00	£22,000.00	£23,525.00
SEN TA	10	£19,775.00	£21,725.00	£23,665.00
SEND Teaching Assistant	30	£20,805.00	£21,515.00	£22,225.00
EYFS TA	2	£21,500.00	£21,500.00	£21,500.00
Early Years Assistant	23	£21,150.00	£21,150.00	£21,150.00
SEND Assistant	29	£20,725.00	£20,925.00	£21,120.00
Primary Teaching Assistant	4	£19,600.00	£20,890.00	£22,175.00
Training Officer	3	£16,375.00	£16,375.00	£16,375.00
Lunchtime Supervisor	2	£10,700.00	£10,700.00	£10,700.00