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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 758,698 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	756,504	99.71 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,291	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	903	0.12 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 14,590 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 63,225 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	14,547	63,042
Contract	42	182

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 December.

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
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
March 2025	14,888
February 2025	5,953
January 2025	3,733

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Head of School	178	£67,000.00	£67,750.00	£68,500.00
Head of College	4	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Headteacher	3,063	£64,180.00	£64,680.00	£65,185.00
Educational Psychologist	50	£61,430.00	£62,125.00	£62,820.00
TA	22	£60,165.00	£60,875.00	£61,585.00
Deputy Headteacher	718	£58,120.00	£58,215.00	£58,310.00
Computing Teacher	149	£53,480.00	£55,705.00	£57,925.00
Computer Teacher	157	£53,405.00	£55,505.00	£57,600.00
Head of Science	26	£48,635.00	£50,715.00	£52,800.00
Assistant Headteacher	1,183	£50,515.00	£50,620.00	£50,725.00
Academy Consultant	6	£35,835.00	£49,165.00	£62,500.00
Development Officer	53	£43,245.00	£48,155.00	£53,070.00
Economics Teacher	6	£37,990.00	£47,615.00	£57,250.00
Mentor	936	£44,290.00	£47,515.00	£50,740.00
Learning And Development Specialist	6	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Head of Maths	89	£47,205.00	£47,205.00	£47,205.00
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	24	£44,665.00	£44,665.00	£44,665.00
Reception Teacher	1	£38,775.00	£44,525.00	£50,300.00
Religious Education	5	£32,400.00	£44,400.00	£56,400.00
Science Teacher	1,024	£42,850.00	£44,270.00	£45,695.00
Eyfs Teacher	14	£35,690.00	£44,150.00	£52,615.00
Physics Teacher	22	£38,145.00	£43,990.00	£49,845.00
Biology Teacher	4	£38,325.00	£43,925.00	£49,550.00
Maths Teacher	954	£41,715.00	£43,380.00	£45,055.00
Training Manager	66	£40,380.00	£43,270.00	£46,150.00
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
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
Design Technology Teacher	120	£39,220.00	£42,775.00	£46,330.00
Year 4 Teacher	2	£34,025.00	£42,775.00	£51,550.00
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
Design And Technology Teacher	119	£39,090.00	£42,645.00	£46,195.00
Head of English	18	£34,805.00	£42,440.00	£50,060.00
Geography Teacher	48	£35,180.00	£42,425.00	£49,660.00
Higher Education	12	£37,980.00	£42,235.00	£46,485.00
Year 3 Teacher	1	£34,825.00	£42,025.00	£49,225.00
Classroom Teacher	6	£42,000.00	£42,000.00	£42,000.00
Key Stage 3 Teacher	3	£42,000.00	£42,000.00	£42,000.00
Support Staff	317	£39,810.00	£41,870.00	£43,930.00
English Teacher	827	£40,385.00	£41,805.00	£43,220.00
Psychology Teacher	10	£32,835.00	£41,765.00	£50,690.00
History Teacher	10	£33,875.00	£41,725.00	£49,560.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	6	£32,800.00	£41,700.00	£50,615.00
Engineering Lecturer	12	£36,950.00	£41,625.00	£46,290.00
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
Food Technology	61	£39,560.00	£41,095.00	£42,640.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	16	£35,950.00	£40,925.00	£45,915.00
Training Specialist	39	£37,825.00	£40,805.00	£43,795.00
IT Teacher	14,259	£38,950.00	£40,800.00	£42,650.00
SEN Teacher	3,741	£39,960.00	£40,540.00	£41,115.00
Assessor	2,157	£38,570.00	£40,450.00	£42,330.00
Drama Teacher	15	£31,650.00	£40,375.00	£49,075.00
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	147	£38,990.00	£40,210.00	£41,425.00
Head of PE	16	£40,000.00	£40,000.00	£40,000.00
Computer Science Teacher	65	£36,955.00	£39,970.00	£42,975.00
PE Teacher	137	£37,530.00	£39,950.00	£42,365.00
Design Teacher	143	£37,050.00	£39,605.00	£42,160.00
Cover Teacher	138	£39,330.00	£39,330.00	£39,330.00
Art Teacher	254	£38,705.00	£39,280.00	£39,855.00
Food Technology Teacher	30	£36,415.00	£38,685.00	£40,950.00
Primary School	508	£33,935.00	£38,660.00	£43,390.00
ICT Teacher	98	£37,355.00	£38,545.00	£39,730.00
Development Coach	29	£37,400.00	£38,420.00	£39,440.00
Primary Class Teacher	11	£37,165.00	£38,375.00	£39,580.00
QTS	69	£34,140.00	£38,350.00	£42,555.00
Science Specialist	10	£38,000.00	£38,000.00	£38,000.00
Humanities Teacher	189	£37,100.00	£37,940.00	£38,780.00
Secondary School	563	£34,120.00	£37,805.00	£41,480.00
Art & Design Teacher	53	£37,245.00	£37,740.00	£38,230.00
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
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
Teaching	14,910	£35,835.00	£37,345.00	£38,860.00
PSHE Teacher	25	£37,315.00	£37,315.00	£37,315.00
Training	22,267	£35,025.00	£37,080.00	£39,130.00
Music Teacher	66	£30,395.00	£37,025.00	£43,660.00
IT Lecturer	170	£33,060.00	£36,960.00	£40,860.00
Lecturer	159	£32,550.00	£36,645.00	£40,735.00
Head of Department	10	£35,135.00	£36,635.00	£38,135.00
SEND Teacher	274	£35,615.00	£36,490.00	£37,365.00
Class Teacher	780	£34,425.00	£36,485.00	£38,540.00
Nursery Manager	828	£35,085.00	£36,415.00	£37,740.00
School Management	69	£34,770.00	£36,210.00	£37,645.00
Autism Teacher	20	£36,100.00	£36,100.00	£36,100.00
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
School Business Manager	29	£34,000.00	£34,625.00	£35,250.00
Education Manager	6	£32,665.00	£34,500.00	£36,335.00
Media Teacher	33	£32,000.00	£34,500.00	£37,000.00
Trainer	501	£32,910.00	£34,485.00	£36,065.00
Functional Skills Teacher	4	£29,625.00	£34,250.00	£38,875.00
Trainer Assessor	4	£32,975.00	£34,225.00	£35,450.00
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
Assistant Nursery Manager	224	£32,560.00	£32,560.00	£32,560.00
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	159	£27,280.00	£32,300.00	£37,310.00
Apprenticeship	1,199	£31,315.00	£32,000.00	£32,690.00
Sales Trainer	8	£31,250.00	£31,875.00	£32,500.00
Business Lecturer	2	£29,875.00	£31,825.00	£33,750.00
Nursery Educator	7	£30,425.00	£31,815.00	£33,200.00
It Apprenticeship	1,310	£30,985.00	£31,695.00	£32,400.00
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
Term Time	199	£29,115.00	£31,260.00	£33,405.00
Pastoral Manager	31	£30,325.00	£30,985.00	£31,645.00
Prison Education	40	£27,755.00	£30,740.00	£33,730.00
Trainee Broker	6	£25,250.00	£30,500.00	£35,750.00
Programme Assistant	4	£30,250.00	£30,250.00	£30,250.00
Nursery	1,951	£29,370.00	£30,115.00	£30,865.00
Nursery Room Leader	165	£29,205.00	£29,930.00	£30,655.00
Room Leader	209	£28,905.00	£29,535.00	£30,165.00
L D Coordinator	2	£29,000.00	£29,500.00	£30,000.00
Trainee Manager	12	£28,470.00	£29,500.00	£30,530.00
Education Officer	20	£29,115.00	£29,345.00	£29,575.00
Graduate	589	£27,300.00	£29,125.00	£30,955.00
Training Coordinator	5	£28,750.00	£29,125.00	£29,500.00
Early Years	1,757	£27,940.00	£28,805.00	£29,675.00
Early Years Assessor	4	£27,000.00	£28,500.00	£30,000.00
Student Support	517	£27,595.00	£28,485.00	£29,375.00
Nursery Assistant	249	£27,505.00	£28,425.00	£29,340.00
Trainee Assessor	4	£27,650.00	£28,415.00	£29,175.00
Tutor	536	£27,330.00	£28,240.00	£29,145.00
Nursery Practitioner	283	£27,025.00	£28,225.00	£29,425.00
Early Years Professional	26	£27,300.00	£27,850.00	£28,375.00
Nursery Nurse	77	£26,130.00	£27,845.00	£29,565.00
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
Vocational Instructor	24	£26,670.00	£27,295.00	£27,920.00
Outreach Worker	20	£26,495.00	£27,195.00	£27,880.00
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	16	£27,000.00	£27,000.00	£27,000.00
Early Years Practitioner	172	£26,040.00	£26,850.00	£27,655.00
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
Cover Supervisor	382	£26,410.00	£26,455.00	£26,495.00
Trainee Consultant	524	£25,170.00	£26,450.00	£27,730.00
Science Technician	6	£25,275.00	£26,150.00	£27,025.00
Early Years Educator	441	£25,705.00	£26,085.00	£26,470.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	10	£25,830.00	£25,830.00	£25,830.00
Work Coach	2	£24,600.00	£25,500.00	£26,375.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	459	£25,385.00	£25,415.00	£25,440.00
HLTA	176	£24,510.00	£24,525.00	£24,540.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	2	£24,000.00	£24,500.00	£25,000.00
Therapy Assistant	15	£24,375.00	£24,375.00	£24,375.00
Marketing Apprentice	3	£24,000.00	£24,000.00	£24,000.00
Part Time Teacher	8	£24,000.00	£24,000.00	£24,000.00
Teaching Assistant	5,609	£23,695.00	£23,815.00	£23,930.00
Learning Mentor	61	£23,665.00	£23,665.00	£23,665.00
Early Years Assistant	49	£23,020.00	£23,220.00	£23,420.00
Primary Teaching Assistant	4	£23,000.00	£23,000.00	£23,000.00
Legal Trainee	4	£19,000.00	£22,750.00	£26,500.00
SEND Assistant	8	£21,775.00	£22,425.00	£23,075.00
SEND Teaching Assistant	7	£21,775.00	£22,425.00	£23,075.00
School Receptionist	37	£22,225.00	£22,225.00	£22,225.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	381	£21,840.00	£22,190.00	£22,545.00
SEN Assistant	241	£21,745.00	£22,075.00	£22,400.00
School Support Worker	35	£21,255.00	£21,255.00	£21,255.00
Learning Support Assistant	1,272	£21,030.00	£21,090.00	£21,150.00
Intervention Teaching Assistant	2	£20,900.00	£20,900.00	£20,900.00
Internship	37	£20,000.00	£20,000.00	£20,000.00
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