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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 686,174 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	684,237	99.72 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,158	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	779	0.11 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,196 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 57,181 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,158	57,019
Contract	37	161

The busiest month for new permanent Education Jobs in the UK is April, 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
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
June 2024	11,571
May 2024	8,356
April 2024	22,238

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
Development Officer	58	£60,880.00	£63,500.00	£66,125.00
Headteacher	3,078	£62,200.00	£62,805.00	£63,420.00
Educational Psychologist	440	£60,845.00	£62,080.00	£63,320.00
Head of School	133	£57,540.00	£59,870.00	£62,205.00
Deputy Headteacher	784	£56,925.00	£57,205.00	£57,485.00
Employment Consultant	12	£49,835.00	£53,750.00	£57,665.00
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	882	£49,910.00	£50,775.00	£51,645.00
Programme Assistant	10	£48,700.00	£49,340.00	£49,975.00
Education Manager	30	£46,630.00	£48,645.00	£50,665.00
Training Manager	166	£43,980.00	£47,960.00	£51,945.00
Head of Department	35	£41,875.00	£47,310.00	£52,735.00
Head of Science	80	£43,770.00	£47,215.00	£50,655.00
Head of Humanities	14	£45,325.00	£47,190.00	£49,065.00
Mentor	681	£43,415.00	£46,540.00	£49,665.00
Head of Social Science	8	£41,715.00	£46,465.00	£51,200.00
Head of English	88	£45,385.00	£46,070.00	£46,755.00
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
Social Sciences	65	£35,790.00	£44,745.00	£53,700.00
Economics Teacher	24	£35,785.00	£44,575.00	£53,385.00
Independent School	69	£40,645.00	£44,375.00	£48,105.00
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
Physics Teacher	43	£38,380.00	£43,565.00	£48,755.00
Development Coach	5	£42,000.00	£43,500.00	£45,000.00
Religious Education	53	£34,465.00	£43,240.00	£52,025.00
Graduate Teaching	5	£35,640.00	£43,190.00	£50,740.00
Driver Trainer	13	£42,525.00	£42,525.00	£42,525.00
Head of Computer Science	2	£30,000.00	£42,500.00	£55,000.00
Business Studies Teacher	87	£34,815.00	£42,345.00	£49,870.00
Learning Designer	4	£40,200.00	£42,300.00	£44,400.00
Re Teacher	9	£34,095.00	£42,125.00	£50,165.00
Key Stage 3 Teacher	10	£41,500.00	£41,500.00	£41,500.00
business teacher	137	£34,040.00	£41,415.00	£48,800.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	14	£34,940.00	£41,265.00	£47,590.00
Sociology Teacher	5	£32,325.00	£41,240.00	£50,150.00
Science Teacher	2,206	£37,975.00	£41,140.00	£44,315.00
English Teacher	1,774	£39,715.00	£41,110.00	£42,500.00
Maths Teacher	1,999	£39,130.00	£41,065.00	£43,005.00
Higher Education	33	£38,115.00	£40,980.00	£43,845.00
Religious Education Teacher	16	£32,335.00	£40,925.00	£49,510.00
Head of Faculty	42	£40,735.00	£40,735.00	£40,735.00
IT Teacher	23,267	£38,695.00	£40,685.00	£42,665.00
Computer Teacher	173	£34,105.00	£40,680.00	£47,245.00
SEN Teacher	6,451	£39,665.00	£40,640.00	£41,615.00
Teacher of Year 6	23	£34,035.00	£40,575.00	£47,115.00
Year 6 Teacher	23	£34,035.00	£40,575.00	£47,115.00
Head of PE	55	£40,550.00	£40,550.00	£40,550.00
Head of Maths	74	£38,760.00	£40,520.00	£42,280.00
School Business Manager	71	£37,430.00	£40,520.00	£43,615.00
Psychology Teacher	14	£32,960.00	£40,500.00	£48,060.00
Drama Teacher	14	£33,035.00	£40,460.00	£47,875.00
Eyfs Teacher	319	£36,795.00	£40,345.00	£43,905.00
Religious Studies Teacher	27	£32,065.00	£40,335.00	£48,590.00
Autism Specialist	23	£39,295.00	£40,330.00	£41,375.00
French Teacher	16	£32,345.00	£40,195.00	£48,050.00
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
Computing Teacher	171	£33,740.00	£40,010.00	£46,280.00
Chemistry Teacher	13	£32,830.00	£39,990.00	£47,130.00
Computer Science Teacher	204	£33,810.00	£39,855.00	£45,905.00
History Teacher	70	£38,060.00	£39,820.00	£41,580.00
Design Teacher	132	£38,095.00	£39,760.00	£41,420.00
Engineering Lecturer	25	£35,930.00	£39,730.00	£43,525.00
PE Teacher	127	£36,270.00	£39,560.00	£42,850.00
Reception Teacher	28	£33,265.00	£39,515.00	£45,775.00
Secondary Teacher	694	£36,120.00	£39,495.00	£42,865.00
Design And Technology Teacher	136	£37,720.00	£39,410.00	£41,105.00
Design Technology Teacher	136	£37,720.00	£39,410.00	£41,105.00
Classroom Teacher	15	£37,605.00	£39,305.00	£41,010.00
Secondary School Teacher	10	£32,115.00	£39,215.00	£46,340.00
Part Time Teacher	13	£33,670.00	£38,985.00	£44,315.00
Social Science Teacher	30	£30,635.00	£38,985.00	£47,325.00
Geography Teacher	131	£35,970.00	£38,820.00	£41,665.00
University Lecturer	2	£34,875.00	£38,750.00	£42,625.00
Biology Teacher	14	£31,950.00	£38,565.00	£45,190.00
Humanities Teacher	329	£36,125.00	£38,550.00	£40,975.00
Criminology	2	£30,650.00	£38,475.00	£46,300.00
Art Teacher	185	£35,200.00	£38,470.00	£41,755.00
Spanish Teacher	2	£29,975.00	£38,450.00	£46,950.00
Teacher of Year 5	26	£32,840.00	£38,340.00	£43,840.00
Year 5 Teacher	26	£32,840.00	£38,340.00	£43,840.00
Teacher of Year 3	45	£31,790.00	£38,310.00	£44,840.00
Year 3 Teacher	45	£31,790.00	£38,310.00	£44,840.00
QTS	25	£31,910.00	£38,115.00	£44,340.00
Secondary School	1,031	£34,215.00	£38,075.00	£41,920.00
Assessor	2,187	£36,590.00	£37,990.00	£39,400.00
Training Specialist	59	£35,220.00	£37,990.00	£40,765.00
Education Officer	9	£37,045.00	£37,900.00	£38,765.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	48	£35,190.00	£37,880.00	£40,565.00
Nursery Manager	355	£36,285.00	£37,805.00	£39,330.00
School Management	136	£35,865.00	£37,700.00	£39,540.00
Special Educational Needs Teacher	13	£37,665.00	£37,665.00	£37,665.00
ICT Teacher	246	£37,200.00	£37,610.00	£38,025.00
Training	30,258	£35,925.00	£37,510.00	£39,095.00
EYFS Class Teacher	35	£33,320.00	£37,500.00	£41,670.00
Art & Design Teacher	10	£34,125.00	£37,450.00	£40,800.00
Electrical Engineering Lecturer	15	£33,335.00	£37,290.00	£41,250.00
Sports Lecturer	2	£37,175.00	£37,175.00	£37,175.00
SEND Teacher	211	£35,675.00	£37,125.00	£38,575.00
DT Teacher	33	£30,575.00	£36,935.00	£43,285.00
Learning And Development Specialist	9	£34,650.00	£36,825.00	£39,000.00
Primary Class Teacher	83	£31,410.00	£36,735.00	£42,055.00
Computer Lecturer	4	£31,040.00	£36,715.00	£42,390.00
Teaching	23,223	£34,840.00	£36,650.00	£38,460.00
Lecturer	383	£32,840.00	£36,645.00	£40,460.00
IT Lecturer	373	£32,820.00	£36,630.00	£40,445.00
Primary School	1,109	£33,050.00	£36,480.00	£39,900.00
Maths Lecturer	5	£31,800.00	£36,400.00	£41,000.00
Head Of Year	15	£32,100.00	£36,200.00	£40,300.00
Teacher of Year 4	39	£31,990.00	£36,185.00	£40,375.00
Year 4 Teacher	39	£31,990.00	£36,185.00	£40,375.00
Music Teacher	240	£32,690.00	£36,050.00	£39,415.00
Qualified Teacher Status	24	£36,000.00	£36,000.00	£36,000.00
Year 2 Teacher	23	£31,435.00	£35,915.00	£40,415.00
Primary School Teacher	148	£33,270.00	£35,850.00	£38,430.00
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	95	£33,415.00	£35,195.00	£36,970.00
Apprenticeship Assessor	2	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Class Teacher	1,733	£32,290.00	£35,000.00	£37,710.00
SEN - Special Educational Needs	10	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Trainer	643	£33,430.00	£34,905.00	£36,385.00
Trainer Assessor	9	£32,850.00	£34,790.00	£36,715.00
Training Officer	23	£33,905.00	£34,545.00	£35,175.00
Food Technology	80	£32,825.00	£34,345.00	£35,865.00
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
Student Services	77	£33,240.00	£33,990.00	£34,740.00
ESOL Lecturer	4	£27,550.00	£33,625.00	£39,675.00
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
Driving Instructor	218	£29,125.00	£33,190.00	£37,250.00
English Lecturer	2	£29,875.00	£33,175.00	£36,475.00
GCSE Teacher	2	£25,800.00	£33,175.00	£40,550.00
Training Instructor	21	£32,375.00	£33,040.00	£33,710.00
Supply Teacher	34	£28,315.00	£32,975.00	£37,665.00
ASD Teacher	4	£29,825.00	£32,675.00	£35,500.00
Cover Teacher	511	£31,920.00	£32,365.00	£32,815.00
Support Staff	160	£30,805.00	£32,225.00	£33,640.00
Examinations Officer	2	£31,025.00	£32,000.00	£32,975.00
Invigilator	2	£31,025.00	£32,000.00	£32,975.00
School Office Manager	2	£30,750.00	£31,750.00	£32,750.00
Tutor	662	£29,750.00	£31,700.00	£33,660.00
Graduate	876	£29,925.00	£31,640.00	£33,365.00
English Tutor	10	£30,450.00	£31,550.00	£32,640.00
Education Welfare Officer	6	£31,040.00	£31,500.00	£31,975.00
Functional Skills Tutor	38	£29,710.00	£31,465.00	£33,225.00
Food Technology Teacher	41	£30,730.00	£31,405.00	£32,080.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	126	£29,970.00	£31,145.00	£32,315.00
Careers Advisor	7	£29,725.00	£30,825.00	£31,940.00
Prison Education	91	£28,055.00	£30,715.00	£33,375.00
Admissions Officer	6	£29,975.00	£30,650.00	£31,325.00
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
Early Years Leader	7	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Training Consultant	3	£28,000.00	£30,000.00	£32,000.00
Education Consultant	156	£25,530.00	£29,890.00	£34,265.00
Pastoral Manager	8	£28,810.00	£29,235.00	£29,665.00
Employment Coach	18	£28,140.00	£29,215.00	£30,290.00
Training Coordinator	15	£27,455.00	£29,145.00	£30,830.00
PSHE Teacher	113	£28,685.00	£28,760.00	£28,835.00
Nursery Room Leader	81	£27,915.00	£28,590.00	£29,260.00
Early Years Foundation	7	£27,640.00	£28,575.00	£29,500.00
School Secretary	2	£26,625.00	£28,450.00	£30,275.00
Term Time	411	£27,805.00	£28,415.00	£29,015.00
Early Years	1,663	£27,590.00	£28,205.00	£28,825.00
Trainee Consultant	461	£27,110.00	£28,165.00	£29,210.00
Transition Coordinator	2	£28,000.00	£28,000.00	£28,000.00
Room Leader	224	£27,320.00	£27,905.00	£28,490.00
Early Years Professional	18	£26,515.00	£27,835.00	£29,140.00
Trainee Assessor	10	£25,890.00	£27,590.00	£29,275.00
Intervention Teacher	9	£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	171	£25,795.00	£27,295.00	£28,795.00
Nursery Practitioner	253	£25,500.00	£27,220.00	£28,945.00
Nursery	2,119	£26,155.00	£27,175.00	£28,190.00
Nursery Educator	14	£24,765.00	£27,060.00	£29,350.00
Nursery Assistant	55	£25,820.00	£26,815.00	£27,805.00
Vocational Instructor	12	£25,385.00	£26,775.00	£28,165.00
Trainee Buyer	2	£26,000.00	£26,750.00	£27,500.00
Trainee Manager	58	£25,525.00	£26,585.00	£27,645.00
EYFS Practitioner	21	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
It Apprenticeship	1,340	£25,710.00	£26,330.00	£26,945.00
Cover Supervisor	522	£26,015.00	£26,320.00	£26,620.00
Early Years Practitioner	339	£25,370.00	£26,305.00	£27,230.00
Apprenticeship	1,371	£25,670.00	£26,300.00	£26,925.00
Languages Teacher	4	£22,915.00	£26,215.00	£29,525.00
School Site Manager	3	£23,800.00	£26,100.00	£28,400.00
Legal Trainee	39	£25,110.00	£26,025.00	£26,940.00
Outreach Worker	8	£25,600.00	£25,600.00	£25,600.00
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
Nursery Nurse	496	£23,700.00	£25,035.00	£26,370.00
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
Early Years Assistant	23	£23,945.00	£24,340.00	£24,730.00
Student Support	358	£23,760.00	£24,330.00	£24,900.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	621	£24,245.00	£24,325.00	£24,400.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	4	£24,000.00	£24,250.00	£24,500.00
HLTA	105	£22,440.00	£23,620.00	£24,805.00
Science Technician	50	£22,500.00	£23,535.00	£24,585.00
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
Teaching Assistant	7,508	£21,580.00	£21,745.00	£21,900.00
Primary Teaching Assistant	74	£21,540.00	£21,540.00	£21,540.00
Internship	111	£21,115.00	£21,215.00	£21,315.00
support teaching assistant	2	£20,100.00	£21,200.00	£22,325.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	1,025	£20,645.00	£20,790.00	£20,935.00
SEN Assistant	826	£20,595.00	£20,700.00	£20,805.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	135	£20,365.00	£20,365.00	£20,365.00
Learning Support Assistant	1,076	£20,005.00	£20,185.00	£20,370.00
School Receptionist	63	£20,150.00	£20,150.00	£20,150.00
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
Digital Marketing Apprentice	5	£15,500.00	£16,250.00	£17,000.00
Marketing Apprentice	13	£15,410.00	£16,115.00	£16,825.00
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