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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 808,980 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	806,608	99.71 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,403	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	969	0.12 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,557 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 67,415 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,511	67,217
Contract	45	197

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: May 2026

Jobs listed

9,850

Up 17.4% vs last year

Average salary

£39,675.00

Up 8.1% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Education Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

Up 51.5% vs last year

Average day rate

£460.00

Down 4.0% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

Down 85.9% vs last year

Average day rate

£490.00

Up 31.7% 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
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
September 2025	8,932
August 2025	5,836
July 2025	6,657
June 2025	6,163

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Headteacher	1,655	£67,295.00	£67,890.00	£68,490.00
Head of College	4	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Head of School	61	£63,045.00	£64,645.00	£66,250.00
Educational Psychologist	60	£58,945.00	£60,375.00	£61,810.00
Computing Teacher	98	£56,320.00	£59,335.00	£62,340.00
Computer Teacher	106	£56,100.00	£59,115.00	£62,125.00
Deputy Headteacher	302	£58,115.00	£58,180.00	£58,245.00
Head of Department	34	£50,120.00	£57,405.00	£64,690.00
Head of Science	12	£50,275.00	£55,850.00	£61,440.00
Head of Humanities	1	£44,250.00	£53,050.00	£61,850.00
Assistant Headteacher	580	£51,845.00	£52,950.00	£54,055.00
Mentor	1,360	£45,540.00	£50,125.00	£54,720.00
Head of Maths	23	£47,875.00	£49,005.00	£50,130.00
Social Sciences	9	£42,465.00	£48,990.00	£55,515.00
Trainee Solicitor	21	£44,000.00	£48,875.00	£53,750.00
DT Teacher	58	£46,630.00	£48,025.00	£49,415.00
Head Of Year	11	£37,925.00	£46,975.00	£56,025.00
TA	92	£45,715.00	£46,460.00	£47,205.00
Religious Education Teacher	12	£34,520.00	£46,040.00	£57,565.00
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
Religious Education	19	£34,490.00	£45,985.00	£57,475.00
Economics Teacher	14	£37,025.00	£45,855.00	£54,695.00
Curriculum Manager	13	£43,800.00	£45,740.00	£47,675.00
Higher Education	82	£41,775.00	£45,300.00	£48,820.00
Science Teacher	955	£42,390.00	£45,195.00	£47,985.00
Learning And Development Specialist	4	£44,300.00	£45,075.00	£45,825.00
Training Manager	83	£41,570.00	£45,020.00	£48,460.00
Special Needs Teacher	10	£36,175.00	£44,850.00	£53,525.00
Computer Science Teacher	29	£37,910.00	£44,790.00	£51,670.00
business teacher	37	£35,025.00	£44,785.00	£54,550.00
Psychology Teacher	16	£35,540.00	£44,750.00	£53,970.00
ASD Teacher	24	£44,665.00	£44,665.00	£44,665.00
ICT Teacher	29	£43,415.00	£44,375.00	£45,335.00
PE Teacher	130	£41,425.00	£44,225.00	£47,020.00
Religious Studies Teacher	3	£36,400.00	£44,200.00	£52,000.00
Autism Teacher	2	£44,000.00	£44,000.00	£44,000.00
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
Sociology Teacher	4	£35,840.00	£43,865.00	£51,890.00
Teacher of Year 6	37	£35,970.00	£43,745.00	£51,520.00
Year 6 Teacher	37	£35,970.00	£43,745.00	£51,520.00
Physics Teacher	21	£34,680.00	£43,535.00	£52,395.00
PSHE Teacher	11	£38,950.00	£43,475.00	£48,000.00
Chemistry Teacher	3	£34,400.00	£43,450.00	£52,500.00
Maths Teacher	717	£40,695.00	£43,350.00	£46,010.00
Business Studies Teacher	10	£34,165.00	£43,215.00	£52,275.00
English Teacher	1,055	£41,090.00	£43,095.00	£45,090.00
Design Technology Teacher	55	£37,730.00	£43,085.00	£48,440.00
Design And Technology Teacher	54	£37,615.00	£42,970.00	£48,320.00
Primary Class Teacher	36	£38,385.00	£42,900.00	£47,415.00
Geography Teacher	64	£34,330.00	£42,875.00	£51,430.00
Eyfs Teacher	66	£36,805.00	£42,465.00	£48,130.00
Head of English	23	£37,325.00	£42,405.00	£47,465.00
Food Technology Teacher	54	£37,445.00	£42,340.00	£47,240.00
SEN Teacher	2,475	£41,295.00	£42,290.00	£43,285.00
IT Teacher	12,539	£39,740.00	£42,240.00	£44,735.00
History Teacher	34	£34,525.00	£42,190.00	£49,850.00
Year 2 Teacher	25	£34,195.00	£42,190.00	£50,190.00
EYFS Class Teacher	6	£34,690.00	£42,165.00	£49,625.00
Assessor	2,401	£39,710.00	£42,120.00	£44,545.00
Primary School Teacher	67	£36,300.00	£42,015.00	£47,740.00
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
Spanish Teacher	15	£34,005.00	£41,970.00	£49,920.00
Music Teacher	54	£34,025.00	£41,850.00	£49,670.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	16	£32,865.00	£41,840.00	£50,830.00
Support Staff	409	£39,440.00	£41,690.00	£43,940.00
Year 4 Teacher	20	£33,230.00	£41,655.00	£50,095.00
Design Teacher	102	£37,340.00	£41,575.00	£45,820.00
Reception Teacher	29	£34,945.00	£41,455.00	£47,965.00
Teacher of Year 4	23	£32,940.00	£41,355.00	£49,780.00
Re Teacher	5	£36,180.00	£41,350.00	£46,520.00
Secondary Teacher	130	£39,800.00	£41,285.00	£42,775.00
Year 3 Teacher	28	£33,920.00	£41,260.00	£48,590.00
Apprenticeship Manager	9	£40,000.00	£41,250.00	£42,500.00
Year 1 Teacher	33	£33,050.00	£41,105.00	£49,150.00
French Teacher	12	£32,470.00	£41,095.00	£49,720.00
Teacher of Year 3	27	£33,695.00	£41,070.00	£48,430.00
Drama Teacher	25	£34,520.00	£40,950.00	£47,365.00
Art Teacher	136	£38,600.00	£40,590.00	£42,580.00
Art & Design Teacher	83	£40,055.00	£40,545.00	£41,040.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	66	£33,960.00	£40,515.00	£47,085.00
Classroom Teacher	2	£33,450.00	£40,325.00	£47,175.00
Engineering Lecturer	36	£36,655.00	£40,260.00	£43,870.00
Secondary School	792	£35,360.00	£40,115.00	£44,875.00
QTS	93	£33,680.00	£39,915.00	£46,155.00
Education Manager	43	£37,485.00	£39,905.00	£42,320.00
Class Teacher	564	£35,735.00	£39,795.00	£43,850.00
Early Years Teacher	44	£37,015.00	£39,505.00	£42,005.00
School Management	73	£37,535.00	£39,425.00	£41,320.00
Humanities Teacher	82	£36,425.00	£39,075.00	£41,725.00
Media Teacher	8	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Primary School	563	£33,375.00	£38,915.00	£44,450.00
School Business Manager	28	£37,350.00	£38,625.00	£39,900.00
Teacher of Year 5	21	£32,130.00	£38,355.00	£44,595.00
Year 5 Teacher	21	£32,130.00	£38,355.00	£44,595.00
Criminology	17	£31,200.00	£38,225.00	£45,250.00
SEND Teacher	169	£36,775.00	£38,205.00	£39,635.00
Teaching	13,537	£36,260.00	£38,190.00	£40,115.00
Food Technology	117	£35,700.00	£38,145.00	£40,580.00
Cover Teacher	143	£35,990.00	£38,065.00	£40,140.00
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
Driving Instructor	10	£36,675.00	£37,965.00	£39,250.00
Nursery Teacher	15	£34,080.00	£37,965.00	£41,845.00
Electrical Engineering Lecturer	5	£30,750.00	£37,625.00	£44,500.00
Training Specialist	122	£34,910.00	£37,490.00	£40,070.00
Learning And Development Officer	4	£35,325.00	£37,175.00	£39,040.00
Training	33,447	£34,695.00	£36,710.00	£38,715.00
IT Lecturer	564	£32,090.00	£36,650.00	£41,205.00
Independent School	111	£31,015.00	£36,525.00	£42,025.00
Nursery Manager	1,202	£35,475.00	£36,420.00	£37,365.00
Trainer	1,572	£34,550.00	£36,275.00	£38,000.00
Lecturer	551	£31,430.00	£36,260.00	£41,075.00
Development Coach	50	£34,525.00	£35,750.00	£36,975.00
Development Officer	58	£34,575.00	£35,550.00	£36,540.00
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	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 Tutor	10	£34,025.00	£34,650.00	£35,275.00
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
Assistant Nursery Manager	267	£33,850.00	£33,850.00	£33,850.00
Education Consultant	175	£27,975.00	£33,140.00	£38,305.00
Psychology Lecturer	8	£28,000.00	£33,000.00	£38,000.00
Support Teacher	4	£29,900.00	£32,400.00	£34,900.00
Trainer Assessor	56	£31,605.00	£32,340.00	£33,055.00
Apprenticeship	1,548	£31,425.00	£32,290.00	£33,160.00
It Apprenticeship	1,688	£31,300.00	£32,200.00	£33,100.00
Term Time	194	£29,310.00	£32,110.00	£34,905.00
Maths Lecturer	15	£28,710.00	£32,090.00	£35,465.00
Tutor	826	£30,430.00	£31,935.00	£33,425.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	112	£30,500.00	£31,830.00	£33,160.00
English Lecturer	15	£29,065.00	£31,775.00	£34,475.00
Employment Coach	4	£31,500.00	£31,500.00	£31,500.00
Training Officer	8	£29,860.00	£31,340.00	£32,825.00
Sales Trainer	12	£30,625.00	£31,250.00	£31,875.00
Nursery	2,600	£30,290.00	£30,955.00	£31,620.00
Pastoral Manager	24	£29,975.00	£30,855.00	£31,740.00
Driver Trainer	26	£30,825.00	£30,825.00	£30,825.00
Therapy Assistant	2	£30,275.00	£30,600.00	£30,900.00
Nursery Room Leader	222	£30,100.00	£30,575.00	£31,050.00
Trainee Broker	6	£25,250.00	£30,500.00	£35,750.00
Early Years	2,256	£29,560.00	£30,340.00	£31,120.00
Education Officer	26	£29,800.00	£30,065.00	£30,325.00
Trainee Assessor	44	£29,610.00	£30,050.00	£30,490.00
Early Years Foundation	1	£29,000.00	£30,000.00	£31,000.00
Nursery Assistant	305	£29,515.00	£29,985.00	£30,455.00
Autism Specialist	2	£25,475.00	£29,975.00	£34,475.00
Room Leader	241	£29,350.00	£29,940.00	£30,525.00
L D Coordinator	2	£29,000.00	£29,500.00	£30,000.00
Graduate	748	£27,540.00	£29,425.00	£31,300.00
Supply Teacher	5	£28,250.00	£29,375.00	£30,500.00
Trainee Manager	36	£28,035.00	£29,340.00	£30,640.00
Early Years Trainer	12	£29,050.00	£29,215.00	£29,385.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	4	£29,200.00	£29,200.00	£29,200.00
Early Years Professional	4	£29,075.00	£29,075.00	£29,075.00
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
Outreach Worker	26	£27,655.00	£28,530.00	£29,385.00
Student Support Officer	2	£27,000.00	£28,500.00	£30,000.00
Student Support	566	£27,040.00	£28,065.00	£29,085.00
Nursery Practitioner	474	£27,015.00	£27,985.00	£28,960.00
School Time	2	£26,150.00	£27,975.00	£29,800.00
Prison Education	31	£25,825.00	£27,965.00	£30,115.00
Nursery Nurse	91	£26,175.00	£27,795.00	£29,415.00
Childcare Assessor	3	£25,500.00	£27,750.00	£30,000.00
Early Years Practitioner	148	£26,610.00	£27,640.00	£28,670.00
DT Technician	5	£24,250.00	£27,525.00	£30,800.00
Vocational Instructor	4	£27,500.00	£27,500.00	£27,500.00
Science Technician	10	£26,500.00	£27,275.00	£28,050.00
Careers Advisor	2	£25,850.00	£27,175.00	£28,500.00
Trainee Consultant	671	£25,750.00	£27,010.00	£28,270.00
Employability Tutor	3	£27,000.00	£27,000.00	£27,000.00
Cover Supervisor	224	£26,280.00	£26,715.00	£27,145.00
EYFS Practitioner	18	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Education Welfare Officer	20	£26,400.00	£26,400.00	£26,400.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	20	£25,980.00	£26,090.00	£26,195.00
Early Years Educator	438	£25,575.00	£26,000.00	£26,430.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	386	£25,615.00	£25,715.00	£25,815.00
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
Teaching Assistant	4,587	£24,660.00	£24,850.00	£25,030.00
HLTA	224	£24,245.00	£24,525.00	£24,805.00
Learning Mentor	81	£23,190.00	£23,280.00	£23,365.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	275	£22,540.00	£23,160.00	£23,775.00
SEN Assistant	138	£22,065.00	£22,815.00	£23,565.00
Early Years Assistant	27	£22,315.00	£22,505.00	£22,695.00
Team Teach	10	£21,490.00	£22,440.00	£23,375.00
SEN TA	6	£21,325.00	£22,175.00	£23,000.00
Learning Support Assistant	1,145	£21,885.00	£22,050.00	£22,225.00
Marketing Apprentice	8	£21,365.00	£22,000.00	£22,630.00
Training Advisor	2	£20,500.00	£22,000.00	£23,525.00
School Receptionist	7	£21,735.00	£21,735.00	£21,735.00
School Support Worker	28	£21,400.00	£21,400.00	£21,400.00
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
Primary Teaching Assistant	6	£19,600.00	£20,890.00	£22,175.00
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