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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 683,402 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	681,469	99.72 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,155	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	778	0.11 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,142 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 56,950 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,104	56,788
Contract	37	161

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 November, and the quietest month is May.

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
February 2025	5,953
January 2025	3,733
December 2024	4,326
November 2024	16,911
October 2024	20,619
September 2024	8,825
August 2024	7,912
July 2024	9,416
June 2024	11,571
May 2024	8,356
April 2024	22,238
March 2024	28,934

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Head of House	19	£62,375.00	£65,625.00	£68,875.00
Bursar	2	£61,500.00	£64,500.00	£67,500.00
Headteacher	3,052	£61,650.00	£62,290.00	£62,935.00
Educational Psychologist	481	£59,320.00	£61,340.00	£63,365.00
Head of School	133	£57,540.00	£59,870.00	£62,205.00
Development Officer	66	£56,740.00	£57,990.00	£59,245.00
Deputy Headteacher	707	£56,720.00	£56,970.00	£57,215.00
Employment Consultant	20	£49,045.00	£54,330.00	£59,625.00
Senior Lecturer	3	£44,800.00	£51,675.00	£58,575.00
Special Educational Needs Coordinator	2	£48,500.00	£51,500.00	£54,500.00
Academy Consultant	12	£37,500.00	£51,250.00	£65,000.00
Assistant Headteacher	924	£49,190.00	£50,180.00	£51,175.00
Programme Assistant	10	£48,700.00	£49,340.00	£49,975.00
Autism Specialist	31	£48,435.00	£49,265.00	£50,100.00
Head of Humanities	16	£46,650.00	£48,390.00	£50,130.00
Head of Science	111	£43,890.00	£47,285.00	£50,670.00
Education Manager	32	£44,805.00	£46,915.00	£49,030.00
Training Manager	180	£43,225.00	£46,875.00	£50,530.00
Head of Social Science	8	£41,715.00	£46,465.00	£51,200.00
Head of Department	41	£40,540.00	£46,190.00	£51,840.00
Head of English	90	£43,785.00	£45,420.00	£47,060.00
Graduate Scheme	23	£45,000.00	£45,000.00	£45,000.00
Physical Education Teacher	10	£45,000.00	£45,000.00	£45,000.00
Head of Computer Science	6	£33,600.00	£44,950.00	£56,315.00
Mentor	700	£41,995.00	£44,930.00	£47,860.00
Social Sciences	78	£35,605.00	£44,680.00	£53,755.00
Economics Teacher	24	£35,785.00	£44,575.00	£53,385.00
Learning & Development Manager	3	£43,000.00	£44,000.00	£45,000.00
Curriculum Manager	2	£43,200.00	£43,875.00	£44,575.00
Independent School	78	£40,265.00	£43,795.00	£47,330.00
Business Studies Teacher	92	£37,155.00	£43,610.00	£50,060.00
Development Coach	5	£42,000.00	£43,500.00	£45,000.00
Graduate Teaching	6	£35,265.00	£43,075.00	£50,885.00
Religious Education	63	£34,765.00	£42,720.00	£50,690.00
Driver Trainer	13	£42,525.00	£42,525.00	£42,525.00
business teacher	144	£35,745.00	£42,395.00	£49,055.00
Sociology Teacher	9	£32,885.00	£42,160.00	£51,435.00
Re Teacher	13	£33,995.00	£41,975.00	£49,955.00
Physics Teacher	46	£36,350.00	£41,890.00	£47,440.00
Head of PE	57	£40,205.00	£41,630.00	£43,060.00
Psychology Teacher	17	£33,450.00	£41,615.00	£49,790.00
Key Stage 3 Teacher	10	£41,500.00	£41,500.00	£41,500.00
Science Teacher	2,439	£37,560.00	£41,085.00	£44,605.00
Maths Teacher	1,997	£38,810.00	£40,880.00	£42,955.00
Religious Education Teacher	18	£32,315.00	£40,830.00	£49,345.00
English Teacher	1,842	£39,265.00	£40,815.00	£42,365.00
SEN Teacher	6,334	£39,650.00	£40,760.00	£41,875.00
Higher Education	35	£37,865.00	£40,755.00	£43,655.00
Computer Teacher	193	£34,095.00	£40,585.00	£47,065.00
IT Teacher	23,726	£38,340.00	£40,565.00	£42,775.00
Head of Faculty	45	£40,550.00	£40,550.00	£40,550.00
Head of Maths	74	£38,760.00	£40,520.00	£42,280.00
Teacher of Year 6	26	£34,150.00	£40,495.00	£46,840.00
Year 6 Teacher	26	£34,150.00	£40,495.00	£46,840.00
Drama Teacher	14	£33,035.00	£40,460.00	£47,875.00
Biology Teacher	18	£33,715.00	£40,350.00	£46,990.00
Religious Studies Teacher	27	£32,065.00	£40,335.00	£48,590.00
Year 1 Teacher	26	£33,725.00	£40,190.00	£46,660.00
head of biology	1	£33,825.00	£40,175.00	£46,525.00
Eyfs Teacher	323	£36,595.00	£40,055.00	£43,525.00
Computing Teacher	191	£33,775.00	£40,000.00	£46,220.00
Social Science Teacher	37	£31,040.00	£39,805.00	£48,575.00
History Teacher	75	£37,240.00	£39,750.00	£42,265.00
Computer Science Teacher	223	£33,475.00	£39,735.00	£46,000.00
Engineering Lecturer	25	£35,930.00	£39,730.00	£43,525.00
French Teacher	18	£31,675.00	£39,655.00	£47,640.00
PE Teacher	149	£36,100.00	£39,450.00	£42,800.00
Design And Technology Teacher	123	£36,970.00	£39,235.00	£41,500.00
Design Technology Teacher	123	£36,970.00	£39,235.00	£41,500.00
Design Teacher	120	£37,245.00	£39,130.00	£41,010.00
Secondary Teacher	705	£35,520.00	£39,100.00	£42,675.00
School Business Manager	80	£36,215.00	£38,870.00	£41,525.00
University Lecturer	2	£34,875.00	£38,750.00	£42,625.00
Geography Teacher	146	£35,705.00	£38,655.00	£41,605.00
Secondary School Teacher	12	£30,635.00	£38,575.00	£46,535.00
Part Time Teacher	15	£33,495.00	£38,505.00	£43,525.00
Criminology	2	£30,650.00	£38,475.00	£46,300.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	16	£33,705.00	£38,450.00	£43,195.00
Art Teacher	197	£34,735.00	£38,420.00	£42,115.00
DT Teacher	35	£31,565.00	£38,415.00	£45,255.00
Humanities Teacher	364	£35,700.00	£38,340.00	£40,985.00
Reception Teacher	32	£32,575.00	£38,265.00	£43,955.00
Secondary School	1,129	£34,080.00	£38,130.00	£42,175.00
Assessor	2,535	£36,565.00	£38,090.00	£39,615.00
QTS	32	£31,540.00	£38,065.00	£44,600.00
Training Specialist	59	£35,220.00	£37,990.00	£40,765.00
Education Officer	9	£37,045.00	£37,900.00	£38,765.00
Teacher of Year 5	30	£31,765.00	£37,895.00	£44,025.00
Year 5 Teacher	30	£31,765.00	£37,895.00	£44,025.00
Nursery Manager	498	£36,415.00	£37,815.00	£39,220.00
Teacher of Year 3	48	£31,780.00	£37,715.00	£43,655.00
Year 3 Teacher	48	£31,780.00	£37,715.00	£43,655.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	50	£34,675.00	£37,690.00	£40,710.00
Teacher of Year 4	42	£33,180.00	£37,690.00	£42,200.00
Year 4 Teacher	42	£33,180.00	£37,690.00	£42,200.00
Training	32,203	£36,065.00	£37,685.00	£39,305.00
Special Educational Needs Teacher	13	£37,665.00	£37,665.00	£37,665.00
Classroom Teacher	17	£35,090.00	£37,590.00	£40,090.00
School Management	150	£35,815.00	£37,535.00	£39,260.00
EYFS Class Teacher	35	£33,320.00	£37,500.00	£41,670.00
ICT Teacher	244	£37,070.00	£37,485.00	£37,895.00
Electrical Engineering Lecturer	15	£33,335.00	£37,290.00	£41,250.00
Learning Designer	6	£35,300.00	£37,190.00	£39,090.00
Sports Lecturer	2	£37,175.00	£37,175.00	£37,175.00
Chemistry Teacher	14	£31,430.00	£37,155.00	£42,870.00
SEND Teacher	200	£35,250.00	£37,110.00	£38,970.00
Primary School	1,138	£33,580.00	£37,040.00	£40,490.00
Computer Lecturer	4	£31,040.00	£36,715.00	£42,390.00
Spanish Teacher	6	£29,740.00	£36,665.00	£43,600.00
Lecturer	410	£32,810.00	£36,640.00	£40,480.00
IT Lecturer	400	£32,795.00	£36,625.00	£40,465.00
Learning And Development Specialist	17	£34,515.00	£36,590.00	£38,665.00
Primary Class Teacher	89	£31,810.00	£36,540.00	£41,270.00
Teaching	23,847	£34,370.00	£36,430.00	£38,495.00
Maths Lecturer	5	£31,800.00	£36,400.00	£41,000.00
Business Lecturer	2	£30,675.00	£36,275.00	£41,875.00
Head Of Year	15	£32,100.00	£36,200.00	£40,300.00
Qualified Teacher Status	24	£36,000.00	£36,000.00	£36,000.00
Primary School Teacher	163	£33,070.00	£35,995.00	£38,915.00
TA	25	£34,625.00	£35,810.00	£36,990.00
Apprenticeship Manager	2	£33,900.00	£35,300.00	£36,700.00
Early Years Teacher	105	£33,540.00	£35,195.00	£36,840.00
Music Teacher	244	£32,125.00	£35,145.00	£38,175.00
Training Officer	28	£34,275.00	£35,145.00	£36,010.00
Apprenticeship Assessor	2	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
SEN - Special Educational Needs	10	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Trainer	704	£33,440.00	£34,900.00	£36,355.00
Class Teacher	1,756	£32,130.00	£34,890.00	£37,660.00
Year 2 Teacher	26	£31,075.00	£34,440.00	£37,815.00
Food Technology	80	£32,825.00	£34,345.00	£35,865.00
Support Staff	235	£32,945.00	£34,250.00	£35,550.00
Autism Teacher	8	£34,125.00	£34,125.00	£34,125.00
Engineering Teacher	1	£28,000.00	£34,000.00	£40,000.00
Special Needs Teacher	2	£29,000.00	£34,000.00	£39,000.00
ESOL Lecturer	4	£27,550.00	£33,625.00	£39,675.00
Driving Instructor	269	£29,300.00	£33,550.00	£37,800.00
Nursery Teacher	8	£28,790.00	£33,350.00	£37,940.00
Pre-School Teacher	2	£30,200.00	£33,275.00	£36,350.00
asts	2	£32,500.00	£33,250.00	£34,000.00
English Lecturer	2	£29,875.00	£33,175.00	£36,475.00
GCSE Teacher	2	£25,800.00	£33,175.00	£40,550.00
Supply Teacher	40	£27,875.00	£33,150.00	£38,440.00
ASD Teacher	4	£29,825.00	£32,675.00	£35,500.00
Examinations Officer	2	£31,025.00	£32,000.00	£32,975.00
Invigilator	2	£31,025.00	£32,000.00	£32,975.00
Cover Teacher	519	£31,565.00	£31,995.00	£32,435.00
Trainer Assessor	11	£30,110.00	£31,915.00	£33,710.00
Tutor	715	£29,925.00	£31,855.00	£33,785.00
School Office Manager	2	£30,750.00	£31,750.00	£32,750.00
Art & Design Teacher	12	£30,065.00	£31,725.00	£33,400.00
Graduate	907	£29,710.00	£31,550.00	£33,400.00
Education Welfare Officer	6	£31,040.00	£31,500.00	£31,975.00
Food Technology Teacher	41	£30,730.00	£31,405.00	£32,080.00
Functional Skills Tutor	42	£29,525.00	£31,390.00	£33,255.00
English Tutor	11	£29,610.00	£31,300.00	£32,990.00
Prison Education	108	£28,390.00	£31,090.00	£33,785.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	205	£30,065.00	£31,070.00	£32,075.00
Careers Advisor	7	£29,725.00	£30,825.00	£31,940.00
Student Services	79	£30,215.00	£30,775.00	£31,340.00
Admissions Officer	6	£29,975.00	£30,650.00	£31,325.00
Training Instructor	23	£30,030.00	£30,530.00	£31,030.00
Learning And Development Trainer	2	£30,425.00	£30,425.00	£30,425.00
Education Consultant	166	£25,480.00	£30,135.00	£34,795.00
Training Consultant	3	£28,000.00	£30,000.00	£32,000.00
Early Years Leader	13	£29,865.00	£29,865.00	£29,865.00
Pastoral Manager	8	£28,810.00	£29,235.00	£29,665.00
Employment Coach	18	£28,140.00	£29,215.00	£30,290.00
PSHE Teacher	113	£28,685.00	£28,760.00	£28,835.00
Training Coordinator	17	£27,265.00	£28,715.00	£30,165.00
Training Advisor	12	£27,125.00	£28,710.00	£30,275.00
Early Years Foundation	3	£27,640.00	£28,575.00	£29,500.00
School Secretary	2	£26,625.00	£28,450.00	£30,275.00
Term Time	418	£27,790.00	£28,410.00	£29,025.00
Nursery Room Leader	106	£27,755.00	£28,350.00	£28,945.00
Early Years	2,350	£27,560.00	£28,140.00	£28,725.00
Transition Coordinator	2	£28,000.00	£28,000.00	£28,000.00
Early Years Professional	12	£26,515.00	£27,835.00	£29,140.00
Room Leader	279	£27,255.00	£27,770.00	£28,280.00
Trainee Consultant	522	£26,730.00	£27,745.00	£28,755.00
Trainee Assessor	10	£25,890.00	£27,590.00	£29,275.00
Intervention Teacher	6	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Student Support Officer	1	£27,500.00	£27,500.00	£27,500.00
Early Years Educator	201	£25,705.00	£27,135.00	£28,570.00
Nursery	2,911	£26,180.00	£27,135.00	£28,090.00
Nursery Practitioner	309	£25,515.00	£27,095.00	£28,675.00
Nursery Educator	14	£24,765.00	£27,060.00	£29,350.00
Vocational Instructor	12	£25,385.00	£26,775.00	£28,165.00
Nursery Assistant	79	£25,715.00	£26,510.00	£27,305.00
EYFS Practitioner	21	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Legal Trainee	55	£25,550.00	£26,490.00	£27,425.00
Trainee Manager	65	£25,290.00	£26,300.00	£27,310.00
Early Years Practitioner	443	£25,395.00	£26,260.00	£27,115.00
Trainee Project Manager	2	£25,000.00	£26,250.00	£27,500.00
Languages Teacher	4	£22,915.00	£26,215.00	£29,525.00
Cover Supervisor	524	£25,830.00	£26,200.00	£26,565.00
School Site Manager	3	£23,800.00	£26,100.00	£28,400.00
It Apprenticeship	1,427	£25,250.00	£25,900.00	£26,550.00
Apprenticeship	1,458	£25,210.00	£25,875.00	£26,530.00
Outreach Worker	8	£25,600.00	£25,600.00	£25,600.00
Exams Officer	195	£25,095.00	£25,540.00	£25,980.00
Trainee Sales Negotiator	22	£21,740.00	£25,510.00	£29,275.00
Trainee Solicitor	19	£24,550.00	£25,385.00	£26,215.00
Education Coordinator	2	£22,500.00	£25,250.00	£28,000.00
Trainee Buyer	4	£24,500.00	£25,190.00	£25,875.00
Nursery Nurse	819	£23,895.00	£25,085.00	£26,270.00
Internal Quality Assurer	2	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
School Term	2	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Therapy Assistant	32	£24,170.00	£24,765.00	£25,365.00
Early Years Assistant	20	£24,030.00	£24,440.00	£24,845.00
Student Support	382	£23,860.00	£24,415.00	£24,965.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	664	£24,225.00	£24,300.00	£24,370.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	2	£24,000.00	£24,000.00	£24,000.00
Science Technician	66	£22,445.00	£23,715.00	£25,000.00
HLTA	108	£22,390.00	£23,660.00	£24,940.00
Swimming Teacher	4	£23,400.00	£23,400.00	£23,400.00
Learning Mentor	19	£22,890.00	£23,055.00	£23,225.00
Classroom Assistant	4	£22,675.00	£22,725.00	£22,775.00
Support Teacher	16	£21,415.00	£22,600.00	£23,790.00
Training Assistant	2	£22,400.00	£22,525.00	£22,650.00
SEN TA	2	£20,400.00	£22,200.00	£24,000.00
SEND Teaching Assistant	4	£20,250.00	£21,750.00	£23,250.00
Internship	122	£21,615.00	£21,725.00	£21,830.00
Teaching Assistant	7,689	£21,455.00	£21,660.00	£21,860.00
Primary Teaching Assistant	76	£21,625.00	£21,625.00	£21,625.00
admissions assistant	2	£21,025.00	£21,500.00	£22,000.00
School Receptionist	65	£20,860.00	£21,010.00	£21,155.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	1,031	£20,685.00	£20,905.00	£21,125.00
SEN Assistant	830	£20,535.00	£20,790.00	£21,040.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	137	£20,190.00	£20,590.00	£20,990.00
Learning Support Assistant	1,103	£19,950.00	£20,125.00	£20,295.00
support teaching assistant	4	£18,940.00	£19,875.00	£20,840.00
SEN Learning Support Assistant	6	£18,900.00	£19,710.00	£20,525.00
EYFS Teaching Assistant	2	£17,600.00	£19,500.00	£21,400.00
School Support Worker	21	£19,175.00	£19,175.00	£19,175.00
Special Needs Teaching Assistant	4	£19,150.00	£19,150.00	£19,150.00
Library Assistant	4	£18,000.00	£18,000.00	£18,000.00
Sports Teacher	4	£16,275.00	£17,450.00	£18,625.00
Marketing Apprentice	16	£15,055.00	£15,840.00	£16,620.00
Digital Marketing Apprentice	7	£14,835.00	£15,665.00	£16,500.00
School Catering Assistant	49	£15,645.00	£15,645.00	£15,645.00
School Time	2	£12,550.00	£12,550.00	£12,550.00