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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 826,528 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	824,083	99.70 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,448	0.18 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	997	0.12 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,895 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 68,877 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,847	68,673
Contract	47	203

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: August 2026

Jobs listed

4,113

Down 52.5% vs last year

Average salary

£37,860.00

Up 1.4% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Education Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Down 24.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 10.2% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Down 41.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£470.00

Up 16.0% 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
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
September 2025	8,932

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Headteacher	1,192	£65,275.00	£66,090.00	£66,910.00
Head of College	4	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Head of School	74	£62,620.00	£64,320.00	£66,020.00
Educational Psychologist	64	£57,630.00	£58,770.00	£59,905.00
Deputy Headteacher	250	£58,460.00	£58,705.00	£58,950.00
Computing Teacher	113	£55,770.00	£58,670.00	£61,570.00
Computer Teacher	121	£55,510.00	£58,410.00	£61,310.00
Head of Science	10	£51,295.00	£58,265.00	£65,250.00
Head of Department	34	£50,120.00	£57,405.00	£64,690.00
Bursar	2	£55,000.00	£55,000.00	£55,000.00
Assistant Headteacher	449	£51,295.00	£53,420.00	£55,550.00
Head of Humanities	1	£44,250.00	£53,050.00	£61,850.00
Mentor	1,523	£45,935.00	£49,810.00	£53,685.00
Head of Maths	21	£47,845.00	£49,255.00	£50,665.00
DT Teacher	32	£48,885.00	£48,885.00	£48,885.00
Trainee Solicitor	21	£44,000.00	£48,875.00	£53,750.00
Religious Education Teacher	8	£35,475.00	£47,925.00	£60,390.00
Head Of Year	11	£37,925.00	£46,975.00	£56,025.00
Economics Teacher	22	£37,245.00	£46,085.00	£54,925.00
Training Manager	97	£42,765.00	£46,075.00	£49,385.00
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
Religious Education	19	£34,490.00	£45,985.00	£57,475.00
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
Learning And Development Specialist	4	£44,300.00	£45,075.00	£45,825.00
Curriculum Manager	15	£43,760.00	£45,050.00	£46,340.00
business teacher	37	£35,980.00	£44,925.00	£53,870.00
Special Needs Teacher	10	£36,175.00	£44,850.00	£53,525.00
Science Teacher	936	£41,500.00	£44,815.00	£48,125.00
ICT Teacher	25	£44,600.00	£44,800.00	£45,000.00
ASD Teacher	24	£44,665.00	£44,665.00	£44,665.00
Head of English	9	£43,000.00	£44,435.00	£45,860.00
Religious Studies Teacher	3	£36,400.00	£44,200.00	£52,000.00
Music Teacher	50	£35,880.00	£44,095.00	£52,315.00
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
Sociology Teacher	4	£35,840.00	£43,865.00	£51,890.00
PE Teacher	131	£41,465.00	£43,860.00	£46,260.00
Support Staff	377	£41,380.00	£43,565.00	£45,750.00
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
Teacher of Year 6	47	£35,340.00	£43,230.00	£51,110.00
Year 6 Teacher	47	£35,340.00	£43,230.00	£51,110.00
Business Studies Teacher	15	£36,590.00	£43,195.00	£49,805.00
English Teacher	813	£40,980.00	£43,180.00	£45,375.00
History Teacher	30	£35,570.00	£43,065.00	£50,560.00
Primary Class Teacher	46	£37,730.00	£43,065.00	£48,395.00
Geography Teacher	42	£34,460.00	£43,050.00	£51,640.00
Physics Teacher	21	£34,815.00	£42,940.00	£51,070.00
Maths Teacher	717	£40,260.00	£42,900.00	£45,550.00
SEN Teacher	2,295	£40,940.00	£42,685.00	£44,425.00
School Business Manager	32	£41,195.00	£42,680.00	£44,170.00
IT Teacher	12,293	£40,205.00	£42,640.00	£45,065.00
Spanish Teacher	12	£34,790.00	£42,500.00	£50,200.00
Eyfs Teacher	72	£36,515.00	£42,455.00	£48,400.00
EYFS Class Teacher	6	£34,690.00	£42,165.00	£49,625.00
Secondary Teacher	126	£39,600.00	£42,160.00	£44,725.00
Art & Design Teacher	77	£41,405.00	£42,065.00	£42,715.00
Year 2 Teacher	32	£34,285.00	£42,045.00	£49,810.00
Food Technology Teacher	65	£36,390.00	£42,030.00	£47,680.00
Class Teacher	509	£37,145.00	£42,000.00	£46,850.00
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
Social Science Teacher	18	£32,925.00	£41,975.00	£51,050.00
Higher Education	98	£38,875.00	£41,955.00	£45,035.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	20	£32,875.00	£41,865.00	£50,875.00
Assessor	2,298	£39,610.00	£41,855.00	£44,110.00
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	75	£34,530.00	£41,795.00	£49,075.00
Humanities Teacher	78	£36,920.00	£41,510.00	£46,115.00
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
Design Technology Teacher	55	£36,030.00	£41,290.00	£46,555.00
Re Teacher	4	£33,040.00	£41,285.00	£49,525.00
Apprenticeship Manager	9	£40,000.00	£41,250.00	£42,500.00
Design And Technology Teacher	54	£35,925.00	£41,190.00	£46,450.00
Art Teacher	100	£38,495.00	£40,990.00	£43,480.00
Year 1 Teacher	48	£33,380.00	£40,865.00	£48,345.00
Education Manager	50	£38,320.00	£40,840.00	£43,360.00
Teacher of Year 3	32	£33,835.00	£40,830.00	£47,815.00
Design Teacher	103	£36,225.00	£40,765.00	£45,305.00
Year 3 Teacher	36	£33,845.00	£40,755.00	£47,665.00
SEND Teacher	107	£38,530.00	£40,620.00	£42,705.00
QTS	114	£34,330.00	£40,590.00	£46,850.00
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
Secondary School	772	£34,700.00	£40,275.00	£45,850.00
Criminology	41	£32,245.00	£40,195.00	£48,150.00
Engineering Lecturer	39	£36,045.00	£39,885.00	£43,725.00
Training Instructor	8	£39,040.00	£39,875.00	£40,710.00
Teacher of Year 5	32	£32,810.00	£39,745.00	£46,695.00
Year 5 Teacher	32	£32,810.00	£39,745.00	£46,695.00
Food Technology	130	£36,050.00	£39,295.00	£42,535.00
Reception Teacher	32	£33,380.00	£39,200.00	£45,015.00
Teaching	12,796	£37,290.00	£39,070.00	£40,845.00
Media Teacher	8	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Primary School	638	£32,535.00	£38,655.00	£44,775.00
School Management	88	£36,625.00	£38,560.00	£40,495.00
Lecturer	798	£34,420.00	£38,350.00	£42,270.00
TA	88	£37,190.00	£38,325.00	£39,465.00
Independent School	92	£34,575.00	£38,290.00	£42,005.00
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
IT Lecturer	827	£33,770.00	£37,925.00	£42,070.00
Electrical Engineering Lecturer	5	£30,750.00	£37,625.00	£44,500.00
Secondary School Teacher	2	£30,200.00	£37,350.00	£44,500.00
PSHE Teacher	13	£34,300.00	£37,315.00	£40,335.00
Learning And Development Officer	4	£35,325.00	£37,175.00	£39,040.00
Early Years Teacher	45	£32,625.00	£36,860.00	£41,115.00
Trainer	1,621	£34,860.00	£36,765.00	£38,675.00
Training Specialist	147	£34,205.00	£36,660.00	£39,115.00
Training	33,622	£34,565.00	£36,585.00	£38,595.00
Driving Instructor	7	£34,515.00	£36,450.00	£38,375.00
Development Officer	69	£34,960.00	£36,170.00	£37,385.00
Nursery Manager	1,306	£34,980.00	£35,850.00	£36,720.00
Cover Teacher	11	£30,985.00	£35,125.00	£39,275.00
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
asts	2	£34,650.00	£34,650.00	£34,650.00
Development Coach	93	£33,275.00	£34,435.00	£35,600.00
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	260	£33,445.00	£33,785.00	£34,125.00
Tutor	979	£32,140.00	£33,725.00	£35,305.00
Functional Skills Tutor	13	£32,460.00	£33,550.00	£34,635.00
Education Consultant	146	£27,910.00	£33,480.00	£39,055.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	135	£31,830.00	£33,220.00	£34,605.00
English Lecturer	25	£30,205.00	£33,195.00	£36,180.00
Psychology Lecturer	8	£28,000.00	£33,000.00	£38,000.00
Pastoral Manager	24	£31,415.00	£32,675.00	£33,935.00
Support Teacher	4	£29,900.00	£32,400.00	£34,900.00
Maths Lecturer	15	£28,710.00	£32,090.00	£35,465.00
It Apprenticeship	1,504	£30,960.00	£32,015.00	£33,065.00
Childcare Apprenticeship	2	£32,000.00	£32,000.00	£32,000.00
Trainer Assessor	54	£31,150.00	£31,710.00	£32,260.00
Nursery	2,788	£30,885.00	£31,700.00	£32,525.00
Apprenticeship	1,515	£30,600.00	£31,690.00	£32,775.00
Nursery Assistant	310	£31,175.00	£31,645.00	£32,115.00
Sales Trainer	12	£30,625.00	£31,250.00	£31,875.00
Nursery Room Leader	253	£30,705.00	£31,215.00	£31,735.00
Early Years	2,558	£30,195.00	£31,080.00	£31,960.00
Driver Trainer	26	£30,825.00	£30,825.00	£30,825.00
Prison Education	29	£27,400.00	£30,800.00	£34,225.00
Training Officer	4	£28,500.00	£30,750.00	£33,000.00
Room Leader	275	£29,810.00	£30,665.00	£31,520.00
Early Years Professional	6	£30,215.00	£30,635.00	£31,050.00
Therapy Assistant	2	£30,275.00	£30,600.00	£30,900.00
Trainee Broker	6	£25,250.00	£30,500.00	£35,750.00
Graduate	752	£28,480.00	£30,435.00	£32,395.00
Training Coordinator	18	£28,445.00	£30,130.00	£31,815.00
Education Officer	24	£29,760.00	£30,080.00	£30,390.00
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
Autism Specialist	2	£25,475.00	£29,975.00	£34,475.00
Term Time	249	£28,595.00	£29,960.00	£31,325.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	8	£29,265.00	£29,690.00	£30,100.00
Admissions Officer	8	£28,385.00	£29,550.00	£30,715.00
Supply Teacher	5	£28,250.00	£29,375.00	£30,500.00
Early Years Trainer	12	£29,050.00	£29,215.00	£29,385.00
Trainee Manager	41	£28,030.00	£29,145.00	£30,265.00
Early Years Assessor	20	£27,110.00	£29,110.00	£31,110.00
Nursery Practitioner	522	£27,565.00	£28,595.00	£29,625.00
admissions assistant	3	£28,425.00	£28,550.00	£28,675.00
Student Support	676	£27,020.00	£28,525.00	£30,015.00
Student Support Officer	2	£27,000.00	£28,500.00	£30,000.00
Outreach Worker	35	£27,340.00	£27,990.00	£28,635.00
School Time	2	£26,150.00	£27,975.00	£29,800.00
Early Years Practitioner	176	£26,635.00	£27,920.00	£29,210.00
Nursery Nurse	96	£26,195.00	£27,905.00	£29,625.00
Childcare Assessor	3	£25,500.00	£27,750.00	£30,000.00
Employment Coach	7	£27,625.00	£27,625.00	£27,625.00
DT Technician	5	£24,250.00	£27,525.00	£30,800.00
Trainee Consultant	596	£25,925.00	£27,315.00	£28,710.00
Science Technician	10	£26,500.00	£27,275.00	£28,050.00
Careers Advisor	2	£25,850.00	£27,175.00	£28,500.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	338	£26,800.00	£27,135.00	£27,465.00
Employability Tutor	3	£27,000.00	£27,000.00	£27,000.00
Legal Trainee	2	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Early Years Educator	517	£25,865.00	£26,340.00	£26,820.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	20	£25,980.00	£26,090.00	£26,195.00
Teaching Assistant	3,761	£25,380.00	£25,940.00	£26,490.00
Trainee Sales Negotiator	45	£18,240.00	£25,585.00	£32,925.00
Cover Supervisor	195	£24,880.00	£25,520.00	£26,170.00
Education Welfare Officer	18	£25,500.00	£25,500.00	£25,500.00
School Office Manager	6	£22,925.00	£25,425.00	£27,925.00
HLTA	208	£24,045.00	£24,690.00	£25,345.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	275	£22,910.00	£23,575.00	£24,250.00
Learning Mentor	79	£23,285.00	£23,550.00	£23,820.00
SEN Assistant	142	£22,170.00	£23,185.00	£24,200.00
Early Years Assistant	25	£23,040.00	£23,175.00	£23,315.00
Team Teach	10	£21,490.00	£22,440.00	£23,375.00
Learning Support Assistant	970	£21,715.00	£22,070.00	£22,430.00
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	9	£21,720.00	£21,780.00	£21,845.00
School Support Worker	20	£21,735.00	£21,735.00	£21,735.00
SEN TA	10	£19,775.00	£21,725.00	£23,665.00
SEND Teaching Assistant	31	£21,085.00	£21,650.00	£22,220.00
SEND Assistant	33	£20,860.00	£21,280.00	£21,695.00
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	7	£13,400.00	£13,400.00	£13,400.00