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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 710,392 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	708,370	99.72 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,211	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	811	0.11 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,661 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 59,199 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,622	59,030
Contract	38	168

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 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
June 2025	5,843
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
September 2024	8,825
August 2024	7,912
July 2024	9,416

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Development Officer	27	£64,915.00	£70,510.00	£76,110.00
Headteacher	3,414	£64,060.00	£64,530.00	£65,010.00
Educational Psychologist	170	£61,705.00	£62,410.00	£63,120.00
Head of School	168	£60,260.00	£61,795.00	£63,335.00
Employment Consultant	6	£54,750.00	£59,625.00	£64,500.00
Deputy Headteacher	867	£56,320.00	£56,610.00	£56,900.00
Assistant Headteacher	1,039	£50,040.00	£50,425.00	£50,815.00
Academy Consultant	12	£36,500.00	£50,000.00	£63,500.00
Learning And Development Specialist	6	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Mentor	767	£44,000.00	£47,250.00	£50,490.00
Independent School	39	£43,645.00	£47,175.00	£50,715.00
Head of Science	52	£44,595.00	£46,945.00	£49,305.00
Head of Maths	78	£46,605.00	£46,605.00	£46,605.00
Training Manager	103	£42,965.00	£46,495.00	£50,020.00
Head of Social Science	8	£41,715.00	£46,465.00	£51,200.00
Economics Teacher	10	£37,290.00	£45,615.00	£53,950.00
Driver Trainer	11	£45,400.00	£45,400.00	£45,400.00
Head of English	61	£42,725.00	£45,315.00	£47,905.00
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
Higher Education	19	£42,165.00	£45,000.00	£47,840.00
Physical Education Teacher	10	£45,000.00	£45,000.00	£45,000.00
Education Manager	12	£43,535.00	£44,365.00	£45,200.00
Physics Teacher	30	£38,285.00	£43,720.00	£49,160.00
Graduate Teaching	3	£36,750.00	£43,525.00	£50,300.00
Social Sciences	53	£35,175.00	£42,990.00	£50,815.00
Religious Education	14	£33,310.00	£42,925.00	£52,550.00
Head of Computer Science	2	£30,000.00	£42,500.00	£55,000.00
Re Teacher	6	£35,465.00	£42,290.00	£49,120.00
Maths Teacher	1,803	£40,250.00	£42,025.00	£43,805.00
Key Stage 3 Teacher	6	£42,000.00	£42,000.00	£42,000.00
Science Teacher	1,992	£39,075.00	£41,875.00	£44,685.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	10	£35,150.00	£41,775.00	£48,390.00
Computer Teacher	240	£35,370.00	£41,550.00	£47,720.00
business teacher	64	£33,030.00	£41,440.00	£49,850.00
Design And Technology Teacher	108	£39,345.00	£41,265.00	£43,190.00
Design Technology Teacher	108	£39,345.00	£41,265.00	£43,190.00
Head of Faculty	38	£41,100.00	£41,100.00	£41,100.00
History Teacher	53	£39,395.00	£41,040.00	£42,685.00
English Teacher	1,353	£39,530.00	£40,950.00	£42,370.00
Computing Teacher	238	£34,795.00	£40,885.00	£46,965.00
Training Specialist	42	£38,250.00	£40,875.00	£43,510.00
IT Teacher	21,249	£38,615.00	£40,655.00	£42,690.00
Social Science Teacher	28	£32,450.00	£40,600.00	£48,740.00
SEN Teacher	5,953	£39,720.00	£40,585.00	£41,445.00
Head of PE	59	£40,440.00	£40,440.00	£40,440.00
Eyfs Teacher	144	£36,385.00	£40,435.00	£44,490.00
Business Studies Teacher	30	£32,260.00	£40,310.00	£48,350.00
Engineering Lecturer	20	£36,460.00	£40,120.00	£43,780.00
Geography Teacher	106	£36,590.00	£40,065.00	£43,535.00
Religious Studies Teacher	18	£31,200.00	£40,025.00	£48,840.00
Head of Department	11	£34,755.00	£39,965.00	£45,165.00
Year 1 Teacher	19	£33,340.00	£39,940.00	£46,540.00
School Business Manager	29	£37,250.00	£39,915.00	£42,585.00
Reception Teacher	12	£33,425.00	£39,700.00	£45,990.00
Drama Teacher	6	£31,435.00	£39,660.00	£47,875.00
Computer Science Teacher	210	£33,885.00	£39,485.00	£45,085.00
Secondary Teacher	600	£35,990.00	£39,480.00	£42,970.00
PE Teacher	143	£36,305.00	£39,450.00	£42,595.00
Classroom Teacher	15	£37,605.00	£39,305.00	£41,010.00
Teacher of Year 6	16	£33,425.00	£39,265.00	£45,115.00
Year 6 Teacher	16	£33,425.00	£39,265.00	£45,115.00
Humanities Teacher	268	£36,525.00	£39,175.00	£41,820.00
Religious Education Teacher	6	£30,500.00	£39,175.00	£47,850.00
Teacher of Year 3	30	£31,940.00	£39,175.00	£46,440.00
Year 3 Teacher	30	£31,940.00	£39,175.00	£46,440.00
Chemistry Teacher	11	£31,920.00	£39,120.00	£46,315.00
DT Teacher	166	£33,260.00	£39,115.00	£44,970.00
Biology Teacher	9	£31,075.00	£39,100.00	£47,150.00
Design Teacher	124	£37,370.00	£39,030.00	£40,690.00
Year 2 Teacher	15	£32,150.00	£38,875.00	£45,625.00
Psychology Teacher	8	£31,635.00	£38,840.00	£46,050.00
University Lecturer	2	£34,875.00	£38,750.00	£42,625.00
QTS	20	£32,235.00	£38,640.00	£45,060.00
Teacher of Year 5	19	£32,975.00	£38,565.00	£44,165.00
Year 5 Teacher	19	£32,975.00	£38,565.00	£44,165.00
Assessor	2,065	£37,260.00	£38,325.00	£39,400.00
Electrical Engineering Lecturer	12	£35,000.00	£38,190.00	£41,375.00
Secondary School Teacher	6	£32,425.00	£38,175.00	£43,950.00
Art Teacher	237	£35,775.00	£38,080.00	£40,390.00
Training Instructor	15	£37,065.00	£38,065.00	£39,065.00
Science Specialist	6	£38,000.00	£38,000.00	£38,000.00
Support Staff	136	£36,040.00	£37,970.00	£39,915.00
Teaching	20,886	£36,055.00	£37,885.00	£39,725.00
Development Coach	9	£37,335.00	£37,835.00	£38,335.00
Training	22,677	£35,965.00	£37,800.00	£39,620.00
Secondary School	865	£34,375.00	£37,755.00	£41,125.00
Computer Lecturer	2	£32,000.00	£37,750.00	£43,500.00
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
Trainer Assessor	4	£35,965.00	£37,325.00	£38,675.00
Music Teacher	182	£33,730.00	£37,310.00	£40,895.00
Food Technology	75	£35,845.00	£37,255.00	£38,665.00
ICT Teacher	226	£36,465.00	£36,930.00	£37,395.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	39	£34,535.00	£36,840.00	£39,155.00
Primary Class Teacher	39	£31,190.00	£36,600.00	£42,010.00
Nursery Manager	291	£34,755.00	£36,595.00	£38,435.00
Lecturer	279	£33,190.00	£36,390.00	£39,585.00
IT Lecturer	273	£33,350.00	£36,340.00	£39,335.00
Primary School	966	£33,330.00	£36,275.00	£39,225.00
Primary School Teacher	87	£33,920.00	£36,170.00	£38,430.00
SEND Teacher	326	£35,905.00	£36,160.00	£36,420.00
Qualified Teacher Status	6	£36,000.00	£36,000.00	£36,000.00
School Management	87	£34,455.00	£35,945.00	£37,440.00
Teacher of Year 4	26	£32,040.00	£35,825.00	£39,615.00
Year 4 Teacher	26	£32,040.00	£35,825.00	£39,615.00
TA	25	£34,625.00	£35,810.00	£36,990.00
Early Years Teacher	78	£31,795.00	£35,615.00	£39,430.00
Apprenticeship Manager	2	£33,900.00	£35,300.00	£36,700.00
Languages Teacher	2	£30,825.00	£35,175.00	£39,550.00
EYFS Class Teacher	12	£32,250.00	£35,125.00	£38,000.00
Supply Teacher	24	£30,075.00	£35,125.00	£40,200.00
French Teacher	10	£29,225.00	£35,050.00	£40,875.00
Trainer	462	£33,565.00	£35,025.00	£36,490.00
SEN - Special Educational Needs	10	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Special Educational Needs Teacher	10	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Training Officer	17	£34,210.00	£34,860.00	£35,500.00
Media Teacher	33	£32,000.00	£34,500.00	£37,000.00
Education Officer	7	£34,035.00	£34,200.00	£34,365.00
Autism Teacher	24	£34,125.00	£34,125.00	£34,125.00
Special Needs Teacher	2	£29,000.00	£34,000.00	£39,000.00
Class Teacher	1,366	£32,100.00	£33,940.00	£35,780.00
School Site Manager	8	£30,400.00	£33,925.00	£37,475.00
Cover Teacher	444	£32,890.00	£33,455.00	£34,035.00
Nursery Teacher	8	£28,790.00	£33,350.00	£37,940.00
Art & Design Teacher	21	£33,335.00	£33,335.00	£33,335.00
Pre-School Teacher	2	£30,200.00	£33,275.00	£36,350.00
asts	2	£32,500.00	£33,250.00	£34,000.00
Food Technology Teacher	37	£30,890.00	£33,010.00	£35,120.00
ASD Teacher	4	£29,825.00	£32,675.00	£35,500.00
Employability Tutor	3	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Driving Instructor	30	£29,125.00	£32,440.00	£35,750.00
PSHE Teacher	133	£31,975.00	£32,040.00	£32,105.00
English Tutor	1	£30,000.00	£32,000.00	£34,000.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	52	£30,385.00	£31,960.00	£33,535.00
Business Lecturer	2	£29,875.00	£31,825.00	£33,750.00
Functional Skills Tutor	17	£30,075.00	£31,825.00	£33,565.00
Prison Education	42	£28,780.00	£31,820.00	£34,865.00
School Office Manager	2	£30,750.00	£31,750.00	£32,750.00
Part Time Teacher	14	£29,120.00	£31,460.00	£33,805.00
Graduate	742	£29,260.00	£30,995.00	£32,735.00
Careers Advisor	7	£29,725.00	£30,825.00	£31,940.00
Employment Coach	2	£30,000.00	£30,750.00	£31,500.00
Term Time	389	£28,915.00	£30,695.00	£32,465.00
Training Advisor	10	£30,000.00	£30,590.00	£31,165.00
Learning And Development Trainer	2	£30,425.00	£30,425.00	£30,425.00
Programme Assistant	4	£30,250.00	£30,250.00	£30,250.00
Education Consultant	139	£26,160.00	£30,145.00	£34,125.00
Pastoral Manager	15	£29,460.00	£29,885.00	£30,315.00
Tutor	666	£28,405.00	£29,790.00	£31,190.00
Apprenticeship	1,120	£28,430.00	£29,065.00	£29,705.00
Nursery Room Leader	78	£27,770.00	£28,960.00	£30,145.00
It Apprenticeship	1,089	£28,280.00	£28,935.00	£29,585.00
Training Coordinator	9	£27,000.00	£28,915.00	£30,835.00
Room Leader	184	£27,730.00	£28,625.00	£29,510.00
School Secretary	2	£26,625.00	£28,450.00	£30,275.00
Trainee Consultant	367	£26,905.00	£28,065.00	£29,230.00
Early Years Professional	26	£27,300.00	£27,850.00	£28,375.00
Early Years	925	£26,760.00	£27,725.00	£28,695.00
Trainee Assessor	10	£25,890.00	£27,590.00	£29,275.00
Intervention Teacher	20	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Nursery	1,285	£26,275.00	£27,400.00	£28,520.00
Nursery Practitioner	233	£25,485.00	£27,230.00	£28,975.00
Early Years Foundation	10	£25,275.00	£27,150.00	£29,000.00
Nursery Educator	17	£24,815.00	£26,715.00	£28,625.00
Trainee Manager	30	£25,665.00	£26,540.00	£27,415.00
Vocational Instructor	26	£26,035.00	£26,535.00	£27,035.00
Outreach Worker	7	£26,515.00	£26,515.00	£26,515.00
EYFS Practitioner	30	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Early Years Educator	228	£25,435.00	£26,440.00	£27,445.00
Early Years Practitioner	231	£25,385.00	£26,345.00	£27,300.00
Cover Supervisor	603	£26,095.00	£26,205.00	£26,315.00
Nursery Assistant	27	£24,775.00	£26,170.00	£27,565.00
Nursery Nurse	95	£24,580.00	£26,095.00	£27,605.00
Trainee Sales Negotiator	13	£21,750.00	£26,000.00	£30,250.00
Education Welfare Officer	6	£25,500.00	£25,500.00	£25,500.00
Autism Specialist	13	£24,060.00	£25,440.00	£26,835.00
Trainee Solicitor	19	£24,550.00	£25,385.00	£26,215.00
Early Years Assistant	28	£24,915.00	£25,295.00	£25,675.00
Education Coordinator	2	£22,500.00	£25,250.00	£28,000.00
Student Support	396	£24,540.00	£25,075.00	£25,605.00
Internal Quality Assurer	2	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Therapy Assistant	32	£24,170.00	£24,765.00	£25,365.00
Exams Officer	166	£24,710.00	£24,710.00	£24,710.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	545	£24,665.00	£24,675.00	£24,680.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	2	£24,000.00	£24,500.00	£25,000.00
Legal Trainee	17	£21,750.00	£24,250.00	£26,750.00
Learning Mentor	32	£23,300.00	£23,400.00	£23,500.00
HLTA	121	£23,080.00	£23,335.00	£23,595.00
Science Technician	34	£21,925.00	£23,265.00	£24,615.00
Classroom Assistant	4	£22,675.00	£22,725.00	£22,775.00
Support Teacher	16	£21,415.00	£22,600.00	£23,790.00
Teaching Assistant	7,156	£22,200.00	£22,335.00	£22,460.00
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
Primary Teaching Assistant	36	£21,550.00	£21,550.00	£21,550.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	880	£20,985.00	£21,120.00	£21,265.00
SEN Assistant	651	£20,965.00	£21,050.00	£21,130.00
Intervention Teaching Assistant	2	£20,900.00	£20,900.00	£20,900.00
Learning Support Assistant	1,143	£20,435.00	£20,605.00	£20,770.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	27	£20,525.00	£20,525.00	£20,525.00
Internship	80	£20,000.00	£20,000.00	£20,000.00
School Receptionist	47	£19,930.00	£19,930.00	£19,930.00
School Support Worker	21	£19,785.00	£19,785.00	£19,785.00
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
Sports Teacher	4	£16,275.00	£17,450.00	£18,625.00
Marketing Apprentice	2	£16,000.00	£16,000.00	£16,000.00
School Catering Assistant	39	£15,825.00	£15,825.00	£15,825.00
School Time	2	£12,550.00	£12,550.00	£12,550.00