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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 736,494 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	734,382	99.71 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,257	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	855	0.12 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 14,163 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 61,375 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	14,122	61,198
Contract	40	176

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 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
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
November 2024	16,911
October 2024	20,619

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Head of College	4	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Head of School	166	£62,435.00	£63,435.00	£64,435.00
Educational Psychologist	169	£61,020.00	£61,900.00	£62,785.00
Headteacher	3,329	£60,615.00	£61,325.00	£62,040.00
Employment Consultant	4	£54,500.00	£59,500.00	£64,500.00
Deputy Headteacher	861	£58,115.00	£58,280.00	£58,450.00
Development Officer	33	£47,760.00	£53,005.00	£58,255.00
TA	28	£51,030.00	£52,065.00	£53,100.00
Head of Science	34	£47,550.00	£51,880.00	£56,220.00
Assistant Headteacher	1,124	£50,290.00	£50,840.00	£51,390.00
Academy Consultant	10	£36,250.00	£49,690.00	£63,125.00
Driver Trainer	4	£48,850.00	£48,850.00	£48,850.00
Computer Teacher	201	£43,840.00	£48,365.00	£52,885.00
Computing Teacher	199	£43,460.00	£47,920.00	£52,380.00
Economics Teacher	11	£37,915.00	£47,645.00	£57,380.00
Learning And Development Specialist	6	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Mentor	907	£44,010.00	£47,390.00	£50,765.00
Head of Maths	80	£46,885.00	£46,885.00	£46,885.00
Head of Social Science	4	£41,250.00	£46,800.00	£52,325.00
Higher Education	20	£42,860.00	£46,600.00	£50,340.00
Special Needs Teacher	2	£37,350.00	£45,300.00	£53,250.00
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
Physics Teacher	25	£37,780.00	£43,965.00	£50,165.00
Head of English	42	£37,515.00	£43,880.00	£50,230.00
Graduate Teaching	3	£36,750.00	£43,525.00	£50,300.00
business teacher	36	£34,345.00	£43,280.00	£52,220.00
Social Sciences	38	£35,315.00	£43,215.00	£51,115.00
Religious Education	15	£32,515.00	£43,140.00	£53,775.00
Curriculum Manager	11	£40,300.00	£42,925.00	£45,550.00
Science Teacher	1,636	£39,860.00	£42,740.00	£45,620.00
Training Manager	75	£40,305.00	£42,660.00	£45,010.00
Education Manager	16	£41,520.00	£42,620.00	£43,720.00
Eyfs Teacher	28	£34,095.00	£42,500.00	£50,905.00
Head of Computer Science	2	£30,000.00	£42,500.00	£55,000.00
Maths Teacher	1,192	£40,290.00	£42,460.00	£44,625.00
Head of Faculty	20	£42,200.00	£42,200.00	£42,200.00
Re Teacher	8	£35,585.00	£42,165.00	£48,755.00
Biology Teacher	8	£35,115.00	£42,150.00	£49,200.00
Key Stage 3 Teacher	6	£42,000.00	£42,000.00	£42,000.00
Design And Technology Teacher	115	£37,980.00	£41,895.00	£45,810.00
Design Technology Teacher	115	£37,980.00	£41,895.00	£45,810.00
Reception Teacher	9	£35,425.00	£41,885.00	£48,360.00
Independent School	74	£36,450.00	£41,855.00	£47,260.00
Geography Teacher	88	£36,260.00	£41,715.00	£47,165.00
Primary School Teacher	53	£36,540.00	£41,510.00	£46,490.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	10	£33,645.00	£41,350.00	£49,055.00
Business Studies Teacher	6	£34,200.00	£41,340.00	£48,465.00
English Teacher	1,128	£39,195.00	£41,215.00	£43,235.00
Social Science Teacher	24	£32,275.00	£41,140.00	£49,975.00
IT Teacher	17,428	£38,215.00	£40,870.00	£43,525.00
Teacher of Year 6	27	£34,315.00	£40,845.00	£47,375.00
Year 6 Teacher	27	£34,315.00	£40,845.00	£47,375.00
Classroom Teacher	13	£39,340.00	£40,755.00	£42,175.00
Head of PE	24	£40,735.00	£40,735.00	£40,735.00
DT Teacher	157	£35,315.00	£40,635.00	£45,960.00
History Teacher	29	£36,390.00	£40,580.00	£44,770.00
SEN Teacher	4,787	£39,605.00	£40,580.00	£41,560.00
QTS	55	£33,825.00	£40,485.00	£47,140.00
Music Teacher	82	£34,945.00	£40,435.00	£45,930.00
Training Specialist	58	£37,955.00	£40,415.00	£42,880.00
EYFS Class Teacher	2	£31,650.00	£40,375.00	£49,075.00
Religious Studies Teacher	10	£31,650.00	£40,375.00	£49,075.00
Spanish Teacher	3	£31,650.00	£40,375.00	£49,075.00
Year 2 Teacher	21	£33,385.00	£40,335.00	£47,310.00
French Teacher	12	£32,075.00	£40,310.00	£48,515.00
Head of Department	14	£36,850.00	£40,170.00	£43,480.00
Year 1 Teacher	16	£33,715.00	£39,915.00	£46,100.00
Year 3 Teacher	16	£32,660.00	£39,760.00	£46,865.00
Assessor	2,218	£37,700.00	£39,605.00	£41,515.00
Secondary Teacher	471	£37,690.00	£39,560.00	£41,435.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	29	£35,810.00	£39,500.00	£43,190.00
Computer Science Teacher	147	£33,780.00	£39,465.00	£45,155.00
PE Teacher	135	£35,485.00	£39,465.00	£43,435.00
Food Technology	47	£37,485.00	£39,430.00	£41,370.00
Psychology Teacher	12	£31,955.00	£39,280.00	£46,615.00
Design Teacher	125	£36,365.00	£39,270.00	£42,175.00
Religious Education Teacher	10	£28,740.00	£39,165.00	£49,585.00
Primary School	811	£34,555.00	£39,150.00	£43,750.00
Engineering Lecturer	26	£34,540.00	£39,060.00	£43,575.00
Drama Teacher	17	£30,475.00	£38,970.00	£47,450.00
University Lecturer	2	£34,875.00	£38,750.00	£42,625.00
Support Staff	239	£36,580.00	£38,655.00	£40,740.00
Teacher of Year 3	15	£31,575.00	£38,625.00	£45,690.00
Cover Teacher	308	£37,715.00	£38,530.00	£39,350.00
ICT Teacher	188	£36,330.00	£38,455.00	£40,590.00
Humanities Teacher	252	£36,825.00	£38,435.00	£40,040.00
Development Coach	11	£37,835.00	£38,365.00	£38,900.00
ASD Teacher	4	£36,915.00	£38,340.00	£39,750.00
Teacher of Year 5	16	£32,025.00	£38,025.00	£44,040.00
Year 5 Teacher	16	£32,025.00	£38,025.00	£44,040.00
Electrical Engineering Lecturer	17	£33,585.00	£38,000.00	£42,415.00
Science Specialist	10	£38,000.00	£38,000.00	£38,000.00
Training Instructor	11	£37,000.00	£38,000.00	£39,000.00
Year 4 Teacher	24	£32,315.00	£37,715.00	£43,135.00
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
Training	21,898	£35,325.00	£37,390.00	£39,450.00
Teacher of Year 4	27	£31,925.00	£37,315.00	£42,715.00
Teaching	17,074	£34,860.00	£37,115.00	£39,370.00
Chemistry Teacher	4	£30,465.00	£37,065.00	£43,675.00
IT Lecturer	294	£33,320.00	£37,050.00	£40,780.00
Art Teacher	250	£35,640.00	£36,960.00	£38,280.00
Secondary School	774	£33,395.00	£36,960.00	£40,510.00
Early Years Teacher	30	£33,120.00	£36,905.00	£40,690.00
Primary Class Teacher	11	£31,315.00	£36,760.00	£42,210.00
Lecturer	283	£32,330.00	£36,500.00	£40,670.00
School Business Manager	30	£34,600.00	£36,300.00	£38,000.00
Trainer Assessor	6	£34,965.00	£36,290.00	£37,600.00
Autism Teacher	26	£36,100.00	£36,100.00	£36,100.00
Nursery Manager	416	£34,370.00	£35,975.00	£37,575.00
Trainer	525	£33,795.00	£35,315.00	£36,835.00
Languages Teacher	2	£30,825.00	£35,175.00	£39,550.00
Qualified Teacher Status	22	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
SEND Teacher	282	£33,920.00	£34,900.00	£35,880.00
Driving Instructor	27	£33,085.00	£34,710.00	£36,335.00
Media Teacher	33	£32,000.00	£34,500.00	£37,000.00
Functional Skills Teacher	4	£29,625.00	£34,250.00	£38,875.00
Supply Teacher	10	£28,475.00	£34,175.00	£39,850.00
Class Teacher	1,131	£31,590.00	£34,140.00	£36,690.00
Food Technology Teacher	20	£31,345.00	£34,040.00	£36,725.00
Training Officer	17	£32,715.00	£34,005.00	£35,295.00
Art & Design Teacher	23	£34,000.00	£34,000.00	£34,000.00
School Site Manager	8	£30,400.00	£33,925.00	£37,475.00
School Management	81	£32,515.00	£33,625.00	£34,735.00
Maths Lecturer	5	£28,550.00	£33,300.00	£38,025.00
Education Officer	9	£33,025.00	£33,150.00	£33,275.00
Nursery Teacher	4	£28,425.00	£32,940.00	£37,465.00
Employability Tutor	3	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Assistant Nursery Manager	114	£32,265.00	£32,265.00	£32,265.00
Functional Skills Tutor	6	£30,750.00	£32,065.00	£33,375.00
Sales Trainer	8	£31,250.00	£31,875.00	£32,500.00
Business Lecturer	2	£29,875.00	£31,825.00	£33,750.00
Apprenticeship	1,202	£30,925.00	£31,790.00	£32,660.00
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
Education Consultant	161	£26,910.00	£31,325.00	£35,740.00
PSHE Teacher	59	£30,970.00	£30,970.00	£30,970.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	49	£29,290.00	£30,945.00	£32,610.00
Training Advisor	8	£30,500.00	£30,940.00	£31,375.00
It Apprenticeship	1,317	£30,090.00	£30,900.00	£31,705.00
Trainee Broker	6	£25,250.00	£30,500.00	£35,750.00
Prison Education	54	£27,825.00	£30,485.00	£33,145.00
Programme Assistant	4	£30,250.00	£30,250.00	£30,250.00
Pastoral Manager	23	£29,360.00	£29,970.00	£30,580.00
Training Coordinator	11	£27,915.00	£29,960.00	£32,000.00
Term Time	331	£27,340.00	£29,600.00	£31,855.00
Graduate	704	£27,500.00	£29,525.00	£31,545.00
L D Coordinator	2	£29,000.00	£29,500.00	£30,000.00
Nursery Room Leader	99	£28,050.00	£29,220.00	£30,390.00
Trainee Manager	15	£27,150.00	£28,775.00	£30,400.00
Room Leader	142	£27,895.00	£28,755.00	£29,605.00
Early Years Assessor	4	£27,000.00	£28,500.00	£30,000.00
Nursery Educator	5	£26,500.00	£28,500.00	£30,500.00
Nursery	1,293	£27,435.00	£28,425.00	£29,420.00
Tutor	618	£27,375.00	£28,405.00	£29,440.00
Early Years	1,057	£27,385.00	£28,280.00	£29,180.00
Careers Advisor	7	£26,965.00	£27,975.00	£29,000.00
Early Years Professional	26	£27,300.00	£27,850.00	£28,375.00
Nursery Practitioner	224	£26,025.00	£27,545.00	£29,065.00
DT Technician	5	£24,250.00	£27,525.00	£30,800.00
Intervention Teacher	20	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Vocational Instructor	24	£26,670.00	£27,295.00	£27,920.00
Nursery Nurse	88	£25,615.00	£27,190.00	£28,760.00
Early Years Foundation	10	£25,275.00	£27,150.00	£29,000.00
Education Welfare Officer	8	£27,000.00	£27,000.00	£27,000.00
Outreach Worker	15	£26,500.00	£26,760.00	£27,000.00
Student Support	369	£25,750.00	£26,725.00	£27,700.00
Early Years Practitioner	144	£25,735.00	£26,580.00	£27,410.00
EYFS Practitioner	48	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Early Years Educator	281	£25,665.00	£26,410.00	£27,165.00
Nursery Assistant	152	£24,935.00	£26,265.00	£27,600.00
Trainee Consultant	542	£24,860.00	£26,220.00	£27,570.00
Trainee Assessor	10	£24,960.00	£26,110.00	£27,260.00
Part Time Teacher	10	£26,000.00	£26,000.00	£26,000.00
Trainee Sales Negotiator	6	£22,000.00	£26,000.00	£30,000.00
Cover Supervisor	380	£25,680.00	£25,845.00	£26,015.00
Exams Officer	81	£25,625.00	£25,625.00	£25,625.00
Work Coach	2	£24,600.00	£25,500.00	£26,375.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	485	£25,405.00	£25,415.00	£25,425.00
Trainee Solicitor	13	£24,550.00	£25,385.00	£26,215.00
Early Years Assistant	28	£24,685.00	£24,965.00	£25,245.00
Science Technician	32	£23,260.00	£24,585.00	£25,910.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	2	£24,000.00	£24,500.00	£25,000.00
Therapy Assistant	31	£24,195.00	£24,305.00	£24,425.00
Legal Trainee	17	£21,750.00	£24,250.00	£26,750.00
HLTA	187	£24,035.00	£24,220.00	£24,410.00
Support Teacher	8	£23,575.00	£23,575.00	£23,575.00
Learning Mentor	33	£23,045.00	£23,145.00	£23,245.00
Autism Specialist	2	£21,000.00	£23,000.00	£25,000.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	2	£23,000.00	£23,000.00	£23,000.00
Teaching Assistant	5,880	£22,785.00	£22,915.00	£23,045.00
Classroom Assistant	4	£22,675.00	£22,725.00	£22,775.00
SEND Assistant	4	£21,400.00	£22,700.00	£24,000.00
Primary Teaching Assistant	13	£22,690.00	£22,690.00	£22,690.00
SEND Teaching Assistant	5	£20,825.00	£22,225.00	£23,625.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	589	£21,275.00	£21,570.00	£21,870.00
SEN Assistant	400	£21,080.00	£21,350.00	£21,625.00
Learning Support Assistant	1,003	£20,825.00	£21,025.00	£21,215.00
Intervention Teaching Assistant	2	£20,900.00	£20,900.00	£20,900.00
School Support Worker	19	£20,565.00	£20,565.00	£20,565.00
Internship	81	£20,000.00	£20,000.00	£20,000.00
School Receptionist	41	£19,865.00	£19,865.00	£19,865.00
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
1 to 1 Support Assistant	16	£17,690.00	£17,690.00	£17,690.00
Sports Teacher	4	£16,275.00	£17,450.00	£18,625.00
School Catering Assistant	14	£16,725.00	£16,725.00	£16,725.00
Marketing Apprentice	2	£16,000.00	£16,000.00	£16,000.00
Library Assistant	14	£14,140.00	£14,140.00	£14,140.00
School Time	2	£12,550.00	£12,550.00	£12,550.00