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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 821,933 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	819,510	99.71 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,435	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	988	0.12 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,806 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 68,494 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,759	68,292
Contract	46	201

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: July 2026

Jobs listed

7,122

Down 17.5% vs last year

Average salary

£37,590.00

Up 0.9% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Education Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

Down 32.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£360.00

Down 24.3% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

Down 3.7% vs last year

Average day rate

£475.00

Up 18.8% 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
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
August 2025	5,836

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Headteacher	1,350	£67,475.00	£68,265.00	£69,055.00
Head of School	71	£63,465.00	£65,075.00	£66,685.00
Head of College	4	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Educational Psychologist	50	£58,125.00	£59,300.00	£60,480.00
Deputy Headteacher	266	£58,100.00	£58,345.00	£58,590.00
Head of Science	10	£51,295.00	£58,265.00	£65,250.00
Computing Teacher	115	£54,255.00	£57,725.00	£61,190.00
Computer Teacher	123	£54,020.00	£57,490.00	£60,955.00
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	451	£51,190.00	£53,135.00	£55,085.00
Head of Humanities	1	£44,250.00	£53,050.00	£61,850.00
Mentor	1,436	£46,790.00	£50,810.00	£54,840.00
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
Head Of Year	11	£37,925.00	£46,975.00	£56,025.00
Religious Education Teacher	12	£34,520.00	£46,040.00	£57,565.00
Economics Teacher	24	£37,015.00	£46,020.00	£55,035.00
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
Science Teacher	956	£41,965.00	£45,370.00	£48,765.00
business teacher	39	£35,850.00	£45,290.00	£54,735.00
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
Special Needs Teacher	10	£36,175.00	£44,850.00	£53,525.00
ICT Teacher	25	£44,600.00	£44,800.00	£45,000.00
Training Manager	89	£41,510.00	£44,680.00	£47,850.00
ASD Teacher	24	£44,665.00	£44,665.00	£44,665.00
Music Teacher	52	£35,615.00	£44,230.00	£52,840.00
Religious Studies Teacher	3	£36,400.00	£44,200.00	£52,000.00
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
Higher Education	89	£40,250.00	£43,645.00	£47,040.00
PE Teacher	129	£40,475.00	£43,545.00	£46,615.00
PSHE Teacher	11	£38,950.00	£43,475.00	£48,000.00
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
Head of English	13	£40,165.00	£43,420.00	£46,665.00
English Teacher	910	£40,935.00	£43,320.00	£45,695.00
Teacher of Year 6	49	£35,495.00	£43,240.00	£50,980.00
Year 6 Teacher	49	£35,495.00	£43,240.00	£50,980.00
History Teacher	30	£35,570.00	£43,065.00	£50,560.00
Business Studies Teacher	13	£34,240.00	£43,050.00	£51,865.00
Maths Teacher	719	£39,940.00	£43,000.00	£46,070.00
Physics Teacher	21	£34,815.00	£42,940.00	£51,070.00
Primary Class Teacher	44	£38,015.00	£42,915.00	£47,815.00
Design Technology Teacher	55	£37,145.00	£42,895.00	£48,645.00
Design And Technology Teacher	54	£37,045.00	£42,795.00	£48,540.00
School Business Manager	32	£41,195.00	£42,680.00	£44,170.00
SEN Teacher	2,385	£41,240.00	£42,635.00	£44,025.00
Support Staff	386	£40,325.00	£42,590.00	£44,850.00
Eyfs Teacher	72	£36,515.00	£42,455.00	£48,400.00
Geography Teacher	48	£33,895.00	£42,395.00	£50,890.00
Assessor	2,316	£39,765.00	£42,170.00	£44,585.00
EYFS Class Teacher	6	£34,690.00	£42,165.00	£49,625.00
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
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
IT Teacher	12,657	£39,390.00	£41,975.00	£44,565.00
Social Science Teacher	18	£32,925.00	£41,975.00	£51,050.00
Design Teacher	103	£37,065.00	£41,970.00	£46,875.00
Spanish Teacher	15	£34,005.00	£41,970.00	£49,920.00
Secondary Teacher	132	£39,605.00	£41,950.00	£44,305.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	20	£32,875.00	£41,865.00	£50,875.00
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
Year 4 Teacher	22	£32,955.00	£41,455.00	£49,970.00
Drama Teacher	13	£36,435.00	£41,335.00	£46,225.00
Re Teacher	4	£33,040.00	£41,285.00	£49,525.00
Apprenticeship Manager	9	£40,000.00	£41,250.00	£42,500.00
Teacher of Year 4	25	£32,695.00	£41,240.00	£49,790.00
Year 3 Teacher	33	£34,000.00	£41,030.00	£48,050.00
Class Teacher	520	£36,200.00	£40,935.00	£45,670.00
TA	96	£39,780.00	£40,915.00	£42,050.00
Year 1 Teacher	45	£33,230.00	£40,895.00	£48,555.00
Teacher of Year 3	32	£33,835.00	£40,830.00	£47,815.00
Secondary School	790	£35,355.00	£40,615.00	£45,875.00
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
Humanities Teacher	82	£36,905.00	£40,470.00	£44,040.00
Classroom Teacher	2	£33,450.00	£40,325.00	£47,175.00
Criminology	41	£32,245.00	£40,195.00	£48,150.00
Art Teacher	113	£37,870.00	£40,140.00	£42,405.00
Training Instructor	6	£39,000.00	£40,000.00	£41,000.00
Engineering Lecturer	39	£36,045.00	£39,885.00	£43,725.00
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
SEND Teacher	117	£37,840.00	£39,725.00	£41,600.00
Education Manager	48	£36,865.00	£39,385.00	£41,905.00
Food Technology	130	£36,050.00	£39,295.00	£42,535.00
Reception Teacher	32	£33,380.00	£39,200.00	£45,015.00
Media Teacher	8	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
School Management	79	£36,885.00	£38,595.00	£40,305.00
Training Specialist	147	£35,850.00	£38,520.00	£41,185.00
Primary School	638	£32,705.00	£38,475.00	£44,245.00
Teaching	13,008	£36,285.00	£38,160.00	£40,035.00
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
Driving Instructor	10	£36,675.00	£37,965.00	£39,250.00
Electrical Engineering Lecturer	5	£30,750.00	£37,625.00	£44,500.00
Cover Teacher	65	£34,990.00	£37,475.00	£39,965.00
Secondary School Teacher	2	£30,200.00	£37,350.00	£44,500.00
Learning And Development Officer	4	£35,325.00	£37,175.00	£39,040.00
Trainer	1,628	£35,035.00	£36,955.00	£38,880.00
Development Officer	70	£35,745.00	£36,915.00	£38,100.00
Early Years Teacher	45	£32,625.00	£36,860.00	£41,115.00
IT Lecturer	743	£32,045.00	£36,710.00	£41,360.00
Training	33,903	£34,575.00	£36,610.00	£38,640.00
Lecturer	745	£31,825.00	£36,525.00	£41,215.00
Independent School	93	£31,425.00	£36,110.00	£40,790.00
Nursery Manager	1,306	£34,775.00	£35,550.00	£36,325.00
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
Development Coach	81	£33,535.00	£34,695.00	£35,855.00
asts	2	£34,650.00	£34,650.00	£34,650.00
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	282	£33,295.00	£33,670.00	£34,045.00
Tutor	940	£31,955.00	£33,600.00	£35,245.00
Education Consultant	156	£27,885.00	£33,550.00	£39,220.00
Functional Skills Tutor	13	£32,460.00	£33,550.00	£34,635.00
English Lecturer	21	£29,850.00	£33,135.00	£36,415.00
Psychology Lecturer	8	£28,000.00	£33,000.00	£38,000.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	135	£31,165.00	£32,490.00	£33,820.00
Support Teacher	4	£29,900.00	£32,400.00	£34,900.00
Pastoral Manager	23	£31,135.00	£32,390.00	£33,650.00
Training Officer	6	£30,165.00	£32,390.00	£34,615.00
Apprenticeship	1,496	£30,835.00	£32,205.00	£33,575.00
Maths Lecturer	15	£28,710.00	£32,090.00	£35,465.00
It Apprenticeship	1,453	£30,915.00	£31,960.00	£33,000.00
Nursery Assistant	332	£31,345.00	£31,735.00	£32,125.00
Trainer Assessor	54	£31,150.00	£31,710.00	£32,260.00
Sales Trainer	12	£30,625.00	£31,250.00	£31,875.00
Nursery	2,766	£30,100.00	£31,010.00	£31,915.00
Driver Trainer	26	£30,825.00	£30,825.00	£30,825.00
Nursery Room Leader	239	£30,315.00	£30,760.00	£31,210.00
Early Years	2,494	£29,695.00	£30,665.00	£31,625.00
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
Graduate	706	£28,495.00	£30,590.00	£32,685.00
Trainee Broker	6	£25,250.00	£30,500.00	£35,750.00
Room Leader	268	£29,605.00	£30,335.00	£31,060.00
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	238	£28,540.00	£29,850.00	£31,160.00
Admissions Officer	4	£28,575.00	£29,825.00	£31,075.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	8	£29,265.00	£29,690.00	£30,100.00
Training Coordinator	11	£28,750.00	£29,625.00	£30,500.00
L D Coordinator	2	£29,000.00	£29,500.00	£30,000.00
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
Employment Coach	8	£29,040.00	£29,040.00	£29,040.00
Early Years Assessor	22	£27,080.00	£28,955.00	£30,830.00
Outreach Worker	26	£27,655.00	£28,505.00	£29,345.00
Student Support Officer	2	£27,000.00	£28,500.00	£30,000.00
Nursery Practitioner	501	£27,335.00	£28,245.00	£29,160.00
School Time	2	£26,150.00	£27,975.00	£29,800.00
Prison Education	31	£25,825.00	£27,965.00	£30,115.00
Student Support	644	£26,490.00	£27,950.00	£29,405.00
Childcare Assessor	3	£25,500.00	£27,750.00	£30,000.00
Early Years Practitioner	169	£26,425.00	£27,710.00	£28,995.00
Nursery Nurse	89	£26,015.00	£27,680.00	£29,355.00
DT Technician	5	£24,250.00	£27,525.00	£30,800.00
Science Technician	10	£26,500.00	£27,275.00	£28,050.00
Trainee Consultant	632	£25,875.00	£27,225.00	£28,575.00
Careers Advisor	2	£25,850.00	£27,175.00	£28,500.00
Employability Tutor	3	£27,000.00	£27,000.00	£27,000.00
EYFS Practitioner	6	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Early Years Educator	491	£25,875.00	£26,315.00	£26,760.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	20	£25,980.00	£26,090.00	£26,195.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	354	£25,300.00	£25,660.00	£26,015.00
Trainee Sales Negotiator	38	£18,800.00	£25,605.00	£32,405.00
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
Work Coach	2	£24,600.00	£25,500.00	£26,375.00
School Office Manager	4	£22,925.00	£25,425.00	£27,925.00
Teaching Assistant	3,966	£24,975.00	£25,315.00	£25,650.00
HLTA	223	£24,200.00	£24,765.00	£25,335.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	273	£23,000.00	£23,655.00	£24,320.00
Learning Mentor	81	£23,215.00	£23,480.00	£23,750.00
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
Learning Support Assistant	1,037	£22,185.00	£22,540.00	£22,900.00
Team Teach	10	£21,490.00	£22,440.00	£23,375.00
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
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
School Support Worker	24	£21,525.00	£21,525.00	£21,525.00
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	14	£14,140.00	£14,140.00	£14,140.00