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Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 872,723 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	865,468	99.17 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,112	0.47 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,143	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,783 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 72,727 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,643	72,122
Contract	139	604

The busiest month for new permanent Healthcare Jobs in the UK is January, whilst the quietest month is November.

The busiest month for new contract Healthcare Jobs is also January, and the quietest month is May.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Healthcare Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Healthcare Jobs

Last 12 Month Total Listed Healthcare Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
January 2026	15,087
December 2025	6,837
November 2025	5,722
October 2025	7,297
September 2025	9,510
August 2025	7,043
July 2025	6,031
June 2025	6,441
May 2025	9,901
April 2025	11,281
March 2025	12,218
February 2025	8,012

The Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
General Practitioner	1	£160,000.00	£200,000.00	£240,000.00
Medical Director	2	£93,750.00	£132,125.00	£170,500.00
Occupational Health Physician	2	£130,000.00	£130,000.00	£130,000.00
Consultant Psychiatrist	19	£109,730.00	£124,300.00	£138,875.00
Dental Associate	2	£75,000.00	£122,500.00	£170,000.00
Dentistry	1,148	£92,335.00	£106,615.00	£120,895.00
Psychiatrist	27	£94,350.00	£105,865.00	£117,385.00
Dentist	2,753	£83,030.00	£101,015.00	£119,000.00
Associate Dentist	1,248	£77,615.00	£96,385.00	£115,145.00
CAMHS	2	£60,250.00	£83,375.00	£106,500.00
Staff Grade	3	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
Medical Doctor	20	£72,000.00	£72,000.00	£72,000.00
Regulatory Affairs Manager	5	£68,000.00	£68,000.00	£68,000.00
Pharmacy Manager	43	£64,500.00	£64,500.00	£64,500.00
Optometrist	2,698	£62,770.00	£63,505.00	£64,240.00
Forensic Psychologist	25	£63,075.00	£63,145.00	£63,220.00
Commissioning Manager	89	£56,165.00	£62,040.00	£67,910.00
Nursing Home Manager	97	£57,695.00	£61,445.00	£65,195.00
Doctor	66	£61,355.00	£61,375.00	£61,395.00
Nurse Practitioner	2	£56,500.00	£60,250.00	£64,000.00
Clinical Psychologist	125	£59,910.00	£60,085.00	£60,265.00
Psychologist	829	£58,645.00	£60,080.00	£61,510.00
Benefits Manager	19	£56,190.00	£58,020.00	£59,855.00
Nurse Manager	151	£55,830.00	£57,925.00	£60,020.00
Nursing Home	126	£55,400.00	£57,800.00	£60,195.00
Counselling	88	£52,850.00	£56,900.00	£60,945.00
Deputy Nursing Home Manager	13	£52,615.00	£54,765.00	£56,900.00
Clinical Lead	789	£50,820.00	£54,005.00	£57,200.00
Pharmacist	197	£51,140.00	£53,730.00	£56,320.00
Clinical Specialist	10	£48,835.00	£53,510.00	£58,190.00
Care Home Manager	172	£50,385.00	£52,410.00	£54,435.00
Clinic Manager	230	£51,420.00	£52,360.00	£53,300.00
Registered Home Manager	217	£49,445.00	£51,600.00	£53,755.00
Clinical Pharmacist	28	£49,495.00	£51,530.00	£53,565.00
Deputy Care Home Manager	42	£51,320.00	£51,375.00	£51,425.00
Home Care Manager	188	£48,195.00	£50,390.00	£52,575.00
Registered Manager	1,343	£46,865.00	£49,290.00	£51,705.00
Psychotherapist	188	£48,845.00	£49,110.00	£49,380.00
Speech & Language Therapist	1,815	£46,730.00	£48,470.00	£50,210.00
Language Therapist	2,038	£47,090.00	£48,465.00	£49,835.00
Home Manager	916	£46,745.00	£48,460.00	£50,175.00
Therapy	3,185	£46,775.00	£48,230.00	£49,690.00
Occupational Therapist	1,275	£46,445.00	£47,495.00	£48,550.00
Speech therapist	232	£45,715.00	£47,265.00	£48,810.00
Assistant Residential Home Manager	2	£44,700.00	£47,250.00	£49,775.00
Childrens Home Manager	245	£44,350.00	£46,740.00	£49,135.00
Pharmaceutical	125	£42,585.00	£46,575.00	£50,560.00
RNLD	10	£44,365.00	£46,565.00	£48,775.00
Residential Home Manager	25	£43,955.00	£46,340.00	£48,730.00
Clinic Nurse	84	£45,265.00	£45,955.00	£46,650.00
Therapist	3,727	£44,730.00	£45,915.00	£47,100.00
Quality Assurance	182	£43,005.00	£45,895.00	£48,795.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
Family Social Worker	22	£43,370.00	£45,715.00	£48,055.00
General Practice	47	£44,205.00	£45,710.00	£47,210.00
Social Support Worker	1	£44,650.00	£45,675.00	£46,700.00
Consultancy	14,490	£40,155.00	£45,460.00	£50,760.00
Deputy Home Manager	142	£44,185.00	£44,850.00	£45,510.00
Head of Care	2	£44,750.00	£44,750.00	£44,750.00
Residential Manager	355	£42,415.00	£44,620.00	£46,825.00
Senior Social Worker	154	£41,840.00	£44,150.00	£46,460.00
Scrub Nurse	3	£40,000.00	£44,000.00	£48,000.00
Scrub Practitioner	2	£40,000.00	£44,000.00	£48,000.00
Mental Nurse	22	£41,220.00	£43,980.00	£46,730.00
Care Home	932	£42,750.00	£43,960.00	£45,175.00
Foster Carer	97	£42,465.00	£43,955.00	£45,445.00
Paediatric Nurse	18	£43,950.00	£43,950.00	£43,950.00
Benefits Specialist	12	£43,415.00	£43,790.00	£44,165.00
Nurse Advisor	25	£40,825.00	£43,640.00	£46,455.00
Functional Assessor	573	£42,465.00	£43,580.00	£44,695.00
Health Advisor	298	£40,790.00	£43,580.00	£46,370.00
Child Protection Social Worker	4	£40,240.00	£43,440.00	£46,650.00
Community Nurse	42	£42,655.00	£43,215.00	£43,770.00
Occupational Health Advisor	148	£41,305.00	£43,100.00	£44,895.00
Registered Care Manager	106	£38,965.00	£43,080.00	£47,200.00
MSK Physiotherapist	24	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
GP	78	£39,155.00	£42,370.00	£45,585.00
Social Worker	1,532	£39,700.00	£42,235.00	£44,770.00
Approved Mental Health Professional	4	£40,265.00	£42,150.00	£44,025.00
Mental Health Nurse	54	£39,620.00	£41,710.00	£43,800.00
Care Manager	696	£39,690.00	£41,690.00	£43,680.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	49	£39,390.00	£41,645.00	£43,910.00
Nursing	2,722	£40,270.00	£41,575.00	£42,885.00
Residential Care Manager	36	£36,915.00	£41,530.00	£46,140.00
Children Social Worker	142	£39,075.00	£41,475.00	£43,875.00
Senior Practitioner	32	£40,110.00	£41,455.00	£42,800.00
Staff Nurse	7	£38,900.00	£41,435.00	£43,950.00
Physiotherapist	207	£40,250.00	£41,295.00	£42,335.00
Registered Nurse	518	£39,875.00	£41,275.00	£42,675.00
Mental Health Practitioner	4	£37,350.00	£41,150.00	£44,950.00
Childrens Social Worker	139	£38,415.00	£41,060.00	£43,705.00
Paramedic	75	£39,480.00	£40,980.00	£42,485.00
Qualified Social Worker	240	£38,265.00	£40,940.00	£43,610.00
Healthcare Professional	4	£39,650.00	£40,690.00	£41,715.00
Oncology	10	£38,235.00	£40,595.00	£42,960.00
Domiciliary Branch Manager	16	£40,070.00	£40,570.00	£41,070.00
Housing Manager	355	£39,210.00	£40,335.00	£41,445.00
Registered General Nurse	11	£38,725.00	£40,165.00	£41,600.00
Housing	6,679	£38,915.00	£40,035.00	£41,165.00
Adults Social Worker	27	£36,855.00	£39,945.00	£43,025.00
Disability Assessor	158	£38,935.00	£39,945.00	£40,950.00
Practice Nurse	78	£37,375.00	£39,720.00	£42,060.00
Domiciliary Manager	61	£38,470.00	£39,550.00	£40,630.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	39	£37,155.00	£39,540.00	£41,920.00
Independent Reviewing Officer	5	£39,350.00	£39,350.00	£39,350.00
Occupational Health	285	£37,425.00	£39,250.00	£41,060.00
Supervising Social Worker	369	£37,040.00	£39,250.00	£41,460.00
Domiciliary Care Manager	47	£37,290.00	£39,005.00	£40,720.00
Supported Living Manager	29	£38,000.00	£38,975.00	£39,950.00
Dental Practice Manager	3	£37,125.00	£38,565.00	£40,000.00
Occupational Health Nurse	75	£36,770.00	£38,565.00	£40,360.00
Hospital	1,770	£37,055.00	£38,560.00	£40,065.00
Theatre Practitioner	32	£38,110.00	£38,415.00	£38,735.00
Nurse Assessor	450	£37,520.00	£38,095.00	£38,665.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	10	£36,865.00	£37,800.00	£38,740.00
Carer	298	£36,090.00	£37,665.00	£39,245.00
Radiographer	6	£35,715.00	£37,640.00	£39,565.00
Domiciliary Care	106	£35,955.00	£37,390.00	£38,830.00
Social Care	959	£35,530.00	£37,190.00	£38,845.00
Community Manager	23	£34,675.00	£37,000.00	£39,330.00
Care	25,380	£35,385.00	£36,745.00	£38,100.00
Case Manager	605	£33,690.00	£36,570.00	£39,450.00
Theatre Nurse	4	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Foster Parent	89	£35,765.00	£36,270.00	£36,780.00
Quality Improvement Officer	2	£36,250.00	£36,250.00	£36,250.00
Foster Care	30	£34,190.00	£36,115.00	£38,040.00
Registered Mental Health Nurse	4	£34,100.00	£36,100.00	£38,075.00
Housing Options Officer	4	£35,150.00	£36,075.00	£36,975.00
Optician	1,234	£35,035.00	£36,010.00	£36,990.00
Deputy Care Manager	22	£35,555.00	£35,795.00	£36,030.00
School Nurse	6	£34,575.00	£35,775.00	£36,975.00
Dispenser	1,530	£34,280.00	£35,130.00	£35,975.00
Clinical Nurse Specialist	3	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Mental Health Social Worker	1	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Head of Nursing	18	£33,375.00	£34,875.00	£36,375.00
Rehabilitation	196	£33,135.00	£34,550.00	£35,955.00
Supported Living	133	£33,575.00	£34,540.00	£35,505.00
Support Officer	245	£32,810.00	£33,960.00	£35,095.00
Assistant Care Home Manager	4	£33,000.00	£33,500.00	£34,000.00
Assistant Care Manager	4	£33,000.00	£33,500.00	£34,000.00
Endoscopy Nurse	4	£30,000.00	£33,500.00	£37,000.00
Care Team Leader	6	£31,675.00	£33,350.00	£35,040.00
Dispensing Optician	964	£32,320.00	£33,330.00	£34,340.00
Caseworker	56	£30,125.00	£33,130.00	£36,130.00
Healthcare Recruiter	19	£29,320.00	£33,070.00	£36,820.00
Hygienist	11	£29,815.00	£33,065.00	£36,315.00
Childrens Team Leader	38	£32,540.00	£33,000.00	£33,460.00
Senior Team Leader	2	£31,950.00	£32,825.00	£33,675.00
Pharmacy Technician	16	£31,745.00	£32,580.00	£33,405.00
Deputy Residential Home Manager	2	£32,525.00	£32,525.00	£32,525.00
Maternity Nurse	2	£32,500.00	£32,500.00	£32,500.00
Childrens Worker	408	£30,845.00	£32,460.00	£34,070.00
Head of Care Homes	2	£32,000.00	£32,000.00	£32,000.00
Housing Management Officer	10	£32,000.00	£32,000.00	£32,000.00
Senior Support Worker	229	£31,065.00	£31,795.00	£32,525.00
Housing Officer	247	£30,225.00	£31,770.00	£33,320.00
Residential Support Worker	1,282	£28,940.00	£31,420.00	£33,905.00
Youth Worker	12	£30,830.00	£31,240.00	£31,640.00
Social Care Assessor	4	£29,500.00	£31,125.00	£32,750.00
Mental Health Support	10	£30,040.00	£31,115.00	£32,200.00
Recovery Support Worker	2	£30,450.00	£31,000.00	£31,550.00
Social Work Assistant	17	£29,525.00	£30,985.00	£32,435.00
Family Support Worker	70	£30,425.00	£30,980.00	£31,540.00
Case Worker	46	£29,335.00	£30,795.00	£32,255.00
Ambulance	5	£29,075.00	£30,575.00	£32,100.00
Healthcare Consultant	10	£27,500.00	£30,500.00	£33,500.00
Childrens Services Worker	7	£30,450.00	£30,450.00	£30,450.00
Childcare	1,565	£29,480.00	£30,410.00	£31,345.00
Senior Residential Worker	32	£30,035.00	£30,335.00	£30,630.00
Dispensing Assistant	10	£27,500.00	£30,125.00	£32,750.00
Children Support Worker	330	£28,515.00	£30,015.00	£31,510.00
Childrens Support Worker	323	£28,520.00	£30,000.00	£31,480.00
Care Practitioner	4	£27,700.00	£29,950.00	£32,175.00
Support Worker	3,554	£28,035.00	£29,455.00	£30,875.00
Senior Care Assistant	33	£27,270.00	£29,260.00	£31,245.00
Care Home Assistant	4	£28,700.00	£29,215.00	£29,715.00
Activities Coordinator	7	£28,625.00	£29,035.00	£29,440.00
Care Officer	10	£27,815.00	£29,035.00	£30,225.00
Activity Coordinator	9	£28,045.00	£29,000.00	£29,950.00
Health Educator	10	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Phlebotomist	10	£28,000.00	£29,000.00	£30,000.00
Substance Misuse Worker	2	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Live In Support Worker	3	£26,500.00	£28,925.00	£31,325.00
Residential Worker	282	£27,850.00	£28,710.00	£29,575.00
Mental Health Worker	27	£28,170.00	£28,665.00	£29,155.00
Care at Home Support Worker	18	£27,210.00	£28,575.00	£29,940.00
Safeguarding Officer	1	£28,550.00	£28,550.00	£28,550.00
Community Support Officer	3	£27,200.00	£28,525.00	£29,850.00
Practice Leader	6	£28,500.00	£28,500.00	£28,500.00
Occupational Health Technician	73	£27,445.00	£28,435.00	£29,420.00
Wellbeing Officer	2	£27,800.00	£28,400.00	£29,025.00
Health And Social Care Assessor	5	£26,750.00	£28,375.00	£30,000.00
Support Care Worker	56	£27,485.00	£28,300.00	£29,115.00
Childrens Residential Support Worker	71	£27,770.00	£28,275.00	£28,770.00
Mental Health Support Worker	5	£27,515.00	£28,250.00	£28,990.00
Learning Disabilities Worker	5	£26,850.00	£28,140.00	£29,435.00
Residential Care Worker	45	£27,655.00	£28,090.00	£28,525.00
First Aider	27	£27,575.00	£28,050.00	£28,525.00
Housing Assistant	2	£26,775.00	£28,025.00	£29,275.00
youth support worker	13	£27,120.00	£27,860.00	£28,590.00
Community Support Worker	26	£26,955.00	£27,805.00	£28,650.00
Care Support Worker	62	£27,030.00	£27,780.00	£28,530.00
Care & Support Worker	73	£26,990.00	£27,770.00	£28,550.00
Support Coordinator	106	£26,765.00	£27,575.00	£28,380.00
Dental Nurse Assessor	10	£24,750.00	£27,375.00	£30,000.00
Community Worker	3	£27,250.00	£27,325.00	£27,400.00
Medical Receptionist	4	£26,750.00	£27,290.00	£27,840.00
Learning Support Worker	8	£25,925.00	£27,260.00	£28,590.00
Care Supervisor	28	£26,975.00	£27,165.00	£27,350.00
Domiciliary Care Coordinator	3	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
Tenant Liaison Officer	2	£27,000.00	£27,000.00	£27,000.00
Care Worker	335	£26,430.00	£26,970.00	£27,520.00
Care Assistant	368	£25,450.00	£26,930.00	£28,400.00
Care Assistant Worker	30	£25,955.00	£26,905.00	£27,845.00
Recovery Coordinator	6	£25,525.00	£26,900.00	£28,250.00
Housing Worker	29	£26,730.00	£26,795.00	£26,855.00
Family Liaison Officer	23	£26,705.00	£26,705.00	£26,705.00
Health Worker	5	£26,175.00	£26,625.00	£27,075.00
Personal Care Assistant	2	£25,650.00	£26,600.00	£27,525.00
Wellbeing Coordinator	6	£25,200.00	£26,500.00	£27,790.00
Recovery Worker	183	£26,410.00	£26,425.00	£26,440.00
Care Coordinator	174	£25,735.00	£26,330.00	£26,920.00
Key Worker	12	£25,985.00	£26,330.00	£26,675.00
Adult Support Worker	177	£26,225.00	£26,280.00	£26,335.00
Housing Support Worker	40	£26,095.00	£26,235.00	£26,370.00
Care Administrator	26	£26,190.00	£26,190.00	£26,190.00
Child Support Worker	2	£26,150.00	£26,150.00	£26,150.00
Project Worker	6	£25,165.00	£26,150.00	£27,140.00
Field Care Supervisor	26	£25,890.00	£26,115.00	£26,340.00
Health Care Assistant	4	£25,200.00	£26,025.00	£26,850.00
Medical Secretary	2	£26,025.00	£26,025.00	£26,025.00
Dental Nurse	75	£24,265.00	£25,845.00	£27,435.00
Behaviour Mentor	14	£25,835.00	£25,835.00	£25,835.00
Support Advisor	27	£25,255.00	£25,605.00	£25,950.00
Night Support Worker	131	£25,360.00	£25,500.00	£25,635.00
Residential Assistant	24	£24,375.00	£25,500.00	£26,625.00
Healthcare Assistant	23	£24,915.00	£25,480.00	£26,055.00
Wellbeing Advisor	1	£23,925.00	£25,475.00	£27,050.00
Residential Childcare Worker	167	£25,060.00	£25,465.00	£25,870.00
Optical Assistant	407	£24,910.00	£25,355.00	£25,800.00
Domiciliary Care Assistant	6	£24,790.00	£25,325.00	£25,840.00
Residential Care Assistant	4	£24,790.00	£25,325.00	£25,840.00
Home Support Worker	3	£24,660.00	£25,190.00	£25,700.00
Childcare Worker	180	£24,700.00	£24,970.00	£25,245.00
Care & Support Assistant	2	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Community Care Assistant	2	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Home Care Assistant	2	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Night Care Assistant	5	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Rehabilitation Worker	2	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Support Care Assistant	2	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Female Support Worker	60	£24,830.00	£24,830.00	£24,830.00
Autism Support Worker	2	£24,800.00	£24,800.00	£24,800.00
Waking Night Support Worker	27	£23,910.00	£24,775.00	£25,625.00
Support Assistant	1,365	£24,440.00	£24,770.00	£25,105.00
Assistant Support Worker	2	£24,575.00	£24,575.00	£24,575.00
Behaviour Support Assistant	3	£23,000.00	£24,500.00	£26,000.00
Assistant Psychologist	14	£23,390.00	£24,125.00	£24,860.00
young persons support worker	1	£24,125.00	£24,125.00	£24,125.00
Autism Practitioner	177	£23,385.00	£23,385.00	£23,385.00
Call Handler	4	£22,775.00	£23,150.00	£23,525.00
young people support worker	4	£21,240.00	£22,465.00	£23,675.00
Domestic Abuse Support Worker	5	£15,450.00	£15,450.00	£15,450.00
Part Time Support Worker	2	£12,875.00	£13,050.00	£13,250.00
Intensive Care	2	£10,750.00	£10,750.00	£10,750.00