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Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 882,722 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	875,369	99.17 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,171	0.47 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,182	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,975 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 73,560 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,833	72,947
Contract	141	612

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 February, 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
February 2026	13,297
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

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	12	£104,975.00	£122,735.00	£140,500.00
Dental Associate	2	£75,000.00	£122,500.00	£170,000.00
Dentistry	1,125	£91,450.00	£105,700.00	£119,945.00
Dentist	2,700	£82,410.00	£101,370.00	£120,330.00
Psychiatrist	17	£86,815.00	£99,875.00	£112,940.00
Associate Dentist	1,207	£74,340.00	£96,105.00	£117,860.00
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	24	£72,000.00	£72,000.00	£72,000.00
Regulatory Affairs Manager	5	£68,000.00	£68,000.00	£68,000.00
Doctor	68	£67,335.00	£67,355.00	£67,375.00
Pharmacy Manager	48	£66,000.00	£66,000.00	£66,000.00
Optometrist	2,880	£62,640.00	£63,495.00	£64,350.00
Forensic Psychologist	29	£63,075.00	£63,145.00	£63,220.00
Commissioning Manager	96	£57,690.00	£62,990.00	£68,285.00
Nursing Home Manager	104	£57,670.00	£61,215.00	£64,755.00
Nurse Practitioner	2	£56,500.00	£60,250.00	£64,000.00
Clinical Psychologist	130	£59,910.00	£60,085.00	£60,265.00
Psychologist	844	£58,465.00	£59,685.00	£60,905.00
Benefits Manager	17	£57,225.00	£58,225.00	£59,225.00
Nurse Manager	154	£55,860.00	£58,155.00	£60,455.00
Counselling	125	£53,755.00	£58,050.00	£62,330.00
Nursing Home	139	£55,295.00	£57,715.00	£60,130.00
Clinical Specialist	7	£52,935.00	£55,885.00	£58,840.00
Deputy Nursing Home Manager	13	£52,615.00	£54,765.00	£56,900.00
Clinical Lead	841	£50,900.00	£54,260.00	£57,635.00
Pharmacist	184	£50,435.00	£53,200.00	£55,965.00
Care Home Manager	174	£50,925.00	£52,955.00	£54,980.00
Clinic Manager	255	£51,800.00	£52,755.00	£53,705.00
Public Health	2	£52,000.00	£52,000.00	£52,000.00
Registered Home Manager	192	£49,430.00	£51,730.00	£54,030.00
Clinical Pharmacist	26	£48,745.00	£51,290.00	£53,830.00
Deputy Care Home Manager	44	£51,055.00	£51,100.00	£51,140.00
Home Care Manager	190	£48,540.00	£50,750.00	£52,950.00
Visiting Officer	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Registered Manager	1,330	£46,920.00	£49,385.00	£51,845.00
Psychotherapist	215	£49,010.00	£49,305.00	£49,600.00
Home Manager	925	£46,965.00	£48,765.00	£50,565.00
Therapy	3,480	£47,080.00	£48,580.00	£50,080.00
Speech & Language Therapist	2,036	£46,835.00	£48,550.00	£50,265.00
Language Therapist	2,230	£46,990.00	£48,390.00	£49,775.00
Speech therapist	249	£46,330.00	£48,045.00	£49,760.00
Occupational Therapist	1,342	£46,590.00	£47,590.00	£48,595.00
Residential Home Manager	18	£44,695.00	£47,310.00	£49,925.00
Assistant Residential Home Manager	2	£44,700.00	£47,250.00	£49,775.00
Quality Assurance	185	£43,835.00	£47,085.00	£50,350.00
Childrens Home Manager	226	£44,515.00	£47,030.00	£49,550.00
Clinic Nurse	75	£46,460.00	£47,015.00	£47,565.00
RNLD	6	£45,040.00	£46,590.00	£48,150.00
Therapist	3,974	£45,080.00	£46,245.00	£47,400.00
Pharmaceutical	128	£41,835.00	£45,950.00	£50,060.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
Deputy Home Manager	150	£45,150.00	£45,715.00	£46,270.00
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
Consultancy	15,628	£39,990.00	£45,315.00	£50,640.00
Foster Carer	118	£44,230.00	£45,160.00	£46,090.00
Head of Care	2	£44,750.00	£44,750.00	£44,750.00
Care Home	1,017	£43,385.00	£44,530.00	£45,680.00
Senior Social Worker	147	£41,810.00	£44,165.00	£46,525.00
Residential Manager	354	£41,735.00	£44,080.00	£46,420.00
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
Paediatric Nurse	18	£43,950.00	£43,950.00	£43,950.00
GP	75	£40,925.00	£43,915.00	£46,905.00
Benefits Specialist	12	£43,415.00	£43,790.00	£44,165.00
Registered Care Manager	108	£39,385.00	£43,680.00	£47,975.00
Child Protection Social Worker	4	£40,240.00	£43,440.00	£46,650.00
Health Advisor	300	£40,505.00	£43,285.00	£46,060.00
Community Nurse	42	£42,655.00	£43,215.00	£43,770.00
Occupational Health Advisor	154	£41,190.00	£43,035.00	£44,880.00
Functional Assessor	599	£41,635.00	£42,995.00	£44,350.00
MSK Physiotherapist	26	£40,100.00	£42,950.00	£45,800.00
Nurse Advisor	32	£40,495.00	£42,825.00	£45,165.00
Approved Mental Health Professional	3	£41,150.00	£42,775.00	£44,375.00
Mental Health Practitioner	4	£41,925.00	£42,625.00	£43,350.00
Social Worker	1,436	£39,725.00	£42,315.00	£44,905.00
Mental Health Nurse	38	£39,985.00	£42,160.00	£44,335.00
Care Manager	735	£39,965.00	£42,020.00	£44,075.00
Nursing	2,606	£40,630.00	£42,000.00	£43,380.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	16	£39,620.00	£41,920.00	£44,225.00
Physiotherapist	160	£40,660.00	£41,820.00	£42,975.00
Registered Nurse	389	£40,260.00	£41,685.00	£43,115.00
Staff Nurse	7	£38,385.00	£41,665.00	£44,935.00
Residential Care Manager	36	£36,915.00	£41,530.00	£46,140.00
Housing Manager	366	£40,265.00	£41,515.00	£42,755.00
Paramedic	30	£39,845.00	£41,455.00	£43,065.00
Senior Practitioner	30	£40,250.00	£41,420.00	£42,595.00
Children Social Worker	127	£38,890.00	£41,285.00	£43,680.00
Oncology	9	£38,545.00	£40,995.00	£43,450.00
Qualified Social Worker	219	£38,460.00	£40,955.00	£43,455.00
Healthcare Professional	4	£39,650.00	£40,690.00	£41,715.00
Childrens Social Worker	121	£37,970.00	£40,645.00	£43,320.00
Domiciliary Branch Manager	16	£40,070.00	£40,570.00	£41,070.00
Housing	6,959	£39,165.00	£40,265.00	£41,370.00
Registered General Nurse	11	£38,725.00	£40,165.00	£41,600.00
Disability Assessor	77	£39,035.00	£40,110.00	£41,180.00
Clinical Trainer	8	£30,000.00	£40,000.00	£50,000.00
Adults Social Worker	23	£36,790.00	£39,975.00	£43,150.00
Practice Nurse	77	£37,515.00	£39,790.00	£42,065.00
Domiciliary Manager	71	£38,460.00	£39,775.00	£41,090.00
Domiciliary Care Manager	61	£37,630.00	£39,395.00	£41,160.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	33	£36,940.00	£39,300.00	£41,660.00
Supervising Social Worker	349	£37,055.00	£39,280.00	£41,505.00
Clinical Nurse Advisor	4	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Supported Living Manager	29	£38,000.00	£38,975.00	£39,950.00
Occupational Health	307	£37,075.00	£38,900.00	£40,715.00
Hospital	1,742	£37,245.00	£38,800.00	£40,350.00
Dental Practice Manager	3	£37,125.00	£38,565.00	£40,000.00
Theatre Practitioner	32	£38,110.00	£38,415.00	£38,735.00
Carer	311	£36,755.00	£38,335.00	£39,910.00
Occupational Health Nurse	77	£36,410.00	£38,245.00	£40,085.00
Domiciliary Care	117	£36,445.00	£38,090.00	£39,730.00
Nurse Assessor	351	£37,460.00	£38,050.00	£38,640.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	16	£36,810.00	£37,640.00	£38,475.00
Radiographer	6	£35,715.00	£37,640.00	£39,565.00
Social Care	923	£35,105.00	£36,780.00	£38,460.00
Care	25,317	£35,340.00	£36,675.00	£38,015.00
Case Manager	641	£33,635.00	£36,545.00	£39,450.00
Theatre Nurse	4	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Community Manager	25	£34,095.00	£36,475.00	£38,855.00
Foster Parent	73	£36,075.00	£36,420.00	£36,765.00
Deputy Care Manager	26	£36,125.00	£36,325.00	£36,520.00
Quality Improvement Officer	2	£36,250.00	£36,250.00	£36,250.00
Optician	1,221	£35,225.00	£36,215.00	£37,200.00
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
School Nurse	6	£34,575.00	£35,775.00	£36,975.00
Foster Care	26	£33,425.00	£35,735.00	£38,045.00
Supported Living	157	£34,310.00	£35,255.00	£36,195.00
Dispenser	1,520	£34,405.00	£35,240.00	£36,070.00
Clinical Nurse Specialist	1	£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	184	£33,240.00	£34,485.00	£35,725.00
Support Officer	259	£33,090.00	£34,210.00	£35,320.00
Childrens Team Leader	35	£33,135.00	£33,665.00	£34,190.00
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
Dispensing Optician	969	£32,320.00	£33,370.00	£34,420.00
Care Team Leader	6	£31,675.00	£33,350.00	£35,040.00
Hygienist	11	£29,815.00	£33,065.00	£36,315.00
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
Safeguarding Officer	5	£31,775.00	£32,525.00	£33,275.00
Maternity Nurse	2	£32,500.00	£32,500.00	£32,500.00
Caseworker	62	£29,945.00	£32,350.00	£34,750.00
Childrens Worker	377	£30,525.00	£32,160.00	£33,795.00
Social Work Assistant	20	£30,520.00	£32,090.00	£33,655.00
Senior Support Worker	238	£31,260.00	£32,070.00	£32,875.00
Head of Care Homes	4	£32,000.00	£32,000.00	£32,000.00
Housing Management Officer	10	£32,000.00	£32,000.00	£32,000.00
Case Worker	51	£30,265.00	£31,865.00	£33,460.00
Housing Officer	253	£30,295.00	£31,825.00	£33,360.00
Family Support Worker	70	£31,105.00	£31,810.00	£32,515.00
Healthcare Recruiter	23	£29,680.00	£31,765.00	£33,845.00
Residential Support Worker	1,332	£28,965.00	£31,445.00	£33,930.00
Youth Worker	10	£31,125.00	£31,240.00	£31,350.00
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
Ambulance	5	£29,075.00	£30,575.00	£32,100.00
Care Companion	2	£27,925.00	£30,550.00	£33,175.00
Dementia Care Assistant	2	£27,925.00	£30,550.00	£33,175.00
Healthcare Consultant	10	£27,500.00	£30,500.00	£33,500.00
Childrens Services Worker	5	£30,450.00	£30,450.00	£30,450.00
Childcare	1,600	£29,465.00	£30,415.00	£31,360.00
Senior Residential Worker	32	£30,035.00	£30,335.00	£30,630.00
Children Support Worker	307	£28,635.00	£30,170.00	£31,700.00
Childrens Support Worker	302	£28,655.00	£30,165.00	£31,675.00
Dispensing Assistant	11	£27,500.00	£30,125.00	£32,750.00
Independent Reviewing Officer	3	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Care Practitioner	4	£27,700.00	£29,950.00	£32,175.00
Support Worker	3,631	£28,180.00	£29,685.00	£31,190.00
Senior Care Assistant	38	£27,390.00	£29,380.00	£31,365.00
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
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
Community Support Worker	27	£27,895.00	£28,850.00	£29,790.00
Residential Worker	272	£28,020.00	£28,850.00	£29,680.00
Care at Home Support Worker	22	£27,350.00	£28,725.00	£30,100.00
Care Officer	3	£27,275.00	£28,625.00	£29,950.00
Occupational Health Technician	77	£27,620.00	£28,600.00	£29,570.00
Community Support Officer	3	£27,200.00	£28,525.00	£29,850.00
Mental Health Worker	24	£27,995.00	£28,510.00	£29,020.00
Practice Leader	6	£28,500.00	£28,500.00	£28,500.00
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	49	£27,490.00	£28,375.00	£29,260.00
Childrens Residential Support Worker	63	£27,780.00	£28,290.00	£28,795.00
Mental Health Support Worker	5	£27,515.00	£28,250.00	£28,990.00
youth support worker	15	£27,475.00	£28,215.00	£28,940.00
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
Care Support Worker	58	£27,110.00	£27,885.00	£28,660.00
Care & Support Worker	66	£26,990.00	£27,835.00	£28,680.00
Care Assistant Worker	35	£26,615.00	£27,755.00	£28,885.00
Care & Support Assistant	4	£26,165.00	£27,740.00	£29,300.00
Support Care Assistant	4	£26,165.00	£27,740.00	£29,300.00
Learning Disabilities Worker	3	£26,390.00	£27,700.00	£29,015.00
Adult Support Worker	148	£27,355.00	£27,425.00	£27,495.00
Dental Nurse Assessor	10	£24,750.00	£27,375.00	£30,000.00
Support Coordinator	108	£26,605.00	£27,355.00	£28,100.00
Community Worker	3	£27,250.00	£27,325.00	£27,400.00
Medical Receptionist	6	£26,750.00	£27,290.00	£27,840.00
Care Assistant	402	£25,565.00	£27,050.00	£28,525.00
Care Supervisor	30	£26,845.00	£27,005.00	£27,165.00
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	341	£26,505.00	£26,980.00	£27,455.00
Recovery Coordinator	6	£25,525.00	£26,900.00	£28,250.00
Housing Worker	29	£26,730.00	£26,795.00	£26,855.00
Recovery Worker	185	£26,660.00	£26,660.00	£26,660.00
Care Coordinator	174	£26,040.00	£26,630.00	£27,220.00
Health Worker	5	£26,175.00	£26,625.00	£27,075.00
Project Worker	10	£25,950.00	£26,610.00	£27,265.00
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
Housing Support Worker	36	£26,170.00	£26,330.00	£26,485.00
Key Worker	12	£25,985.00	£26,330.00	£26,675.00
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
Field Care Supervisor	28	£25,915.00	£26,105.00	£26,290.00
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
Behaviour Mentor	10	£25,835.00	£25,835.00	£25,835.00
Healthcare Assistant	25	£25,030.00	£25,835.00	£26,645.00
Housing Assistant	4	£24,940.00	£25,815.00	£26,690.00
Support Advisor	29	£25,380.00	£25,670.00	£25,960.00
Family Liaison Officer	17	£25,610.00	£25,610.00	£25,610.00
Residential Childcare Worker	163	£25,130.00	£25,555.00	£25,975.00
Optical Assistant	391	£25,080.00	£25,515.00	£25,950.00
Residential Assistant	24	£24,375.00	£25,500.00	£26,625.00
Wellbeing Advisor	1	£23,925.00	£25,475.00	£27,050.00
Home Support Worker	3	£24,915.00	£25,460.00	£25,975.00
Dental Nurse	83	£23,820.00	£25,445.00	£27,075.00
Domiciliary Care Assistant	8	£24,865.00	£25,405.00	£25,920.00
Night Support Worker	133	£25,210.00	£25,375.00	£25,535.00
Residential Care Assistant	4	£24,790.00	£25,325.00	£25,840.00
Learning Support Worker	13	£23,775.00	£25,250.00	£26,725.00
Childcare Worker	182	£24,940.00	£25,210.00	£25,480.00
Support Assistant	1,426	£24,585.00	£24,985.00	£25,390.00
Communication Support Worker	4	£24,500.00	£24,950.00	£25,375.00
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
Female Support Worker	62	£24,830.00	£24,830.00	£24,830.00
Autism Support Worker	2	£24,800.00	£24,800.00	£24,800.00
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
Waking Night Support Worker	20	£23,525.00	£24,245.00	£24,955.00
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	159	£23,355.00	£23,355.00	£23,355.00
young people support worker	2	£20,750.00	£23,200.00	£25,625.00
Call Handler	4	£22,775.00	£23,150.00	£23,525.00
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