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Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 959,631 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	951,460	99.15 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,687	0.49 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,484	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 18,454 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 79,969 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	18,296	79,288
Contract	157	680

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 March, and the quietest month is October.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Healthcare Jobs

Permanent Healthcare Jobs

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

11,290

Up 12.8% vs last year

Average salary

£42,580.00

Up 3.8% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Healthcare Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

Up 20.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£500.00

Down 3.8% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

Down 11.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£485.00

Down 2.5% vs last year

Last 12 Month Total Listed Healthcare Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
September 2026	11,290
August 2026	7,593
July 2026	8,259
June 2026	9,374
May 2026	11,518
April 2026	12,342
March 2026	13,066
February 2026	13,495
January 2026	15,087
December 2025	6,837
November 2025	5,722
October 2025	7,297

The Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Consultant Psychiatrist	14	£139,300.00	£151,925.00	£164,550.00
Occupational Health Physician	8	£102,500.00	£113,750.00	£125,000.00
Dentist	98	£87,745.00	£112,270.00	£136,790.00
Associate Dentist	81	£76,475.00	£109,150.00	£141,820.00
Dentistry	2	£75,000.00	£105,000.00	£135,000.00
Psychiatrist	18	£102,000.00	£102,160.00	£102,315.00
Head of Performance	4	£69,000.00	£73,500.00	£78,000.00
Doctor	62	£72,000.00	£72,000.00	£72,000.00
Medical Doctor	24	£72,000.00	£72,000.00	£72,000.00
Benefits Manager	12	£67,210.00	£67,210.00	£67,210.00
Nursing Home Manager	83	£61,600.00	£64,700.00	£67,800.00
Optometrist	4,050	£63,295.00	£64,295.00	£65,295.00
Pharmacy Manager	15	£64,000.00	£64,000.00	£64,000.00
Commissioning Manager	44	£60,745.00	£63,835.00	£66,920.00
Psychology Specialist	2	£61,725.00	£63,725.00	£65,725.00
Nursing Home	176	£58,820.00	£60,790.00	£62,765.00
Forensic Psychologist	23	£60,440.00	£60,525.00	£60,610.00
Nurse Manager	162	£57,900.00	£60,455.00	£63,005.00
Counselling	247	£55,215.00	£59,930.00	£64,650.00
Clinical Psychologist	63	£57,930.00	£58,605.00	£59,295.00
Home Manager RGN	2	£57,500.00	£58,250.00	£59,000.00
Psychologist	541	£56,045.00	£57,825.00	£59,615.00
Intensive Care	6	£55,000.00	£57,500.00	£60,000.00
Childrens Services Manager	4	£54,765.00	£57,000.00	£59,240.00
Regulatory Affairs Manager	2	£48,500.00	£56,750.00	£65,000.00
Clinic Manager	296	£53,455.00	£54,850.00	£56,240.00
Deputy Nursing Home Manager	7	£52,615.00	£54,800.00	£56,990.00
Clinical Lead	872	£50,965.00	£54,340.00	£57,710.00
Registered Home Manager	294	£50,600.00	£53,575.00	£56,550.00
Clinical Specialist	9	£51,160.00	£53,310.00	£55,460.00
Pharmacist	127	£49,215.00	£52,300.00	£55,390.00
Registered Manager	1,940	£49,630.00	£52,260.00	£54,880.00
Care Home Manager	284	£49,465.00	£51,770.00	£54,075.00
GP	49	£48,485.00	£51,535.00	£54,590.00
Home Manager	1,222	£48,910.00	£51,515.00	£54,120.00
Residential Home Manager	35	£49,185.00	£51,235.00	£53,285.00
Pharmaceutical	230	£46,090.00	£50,685.00	£55,275.00
Psychotherapist	244	£50,340.00	£50,340.00	£50,340.00
Childrens Home Manager	280	£47,340.00	£50,160.00	£52,980.00
Nanny	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Visiting Officer	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Home Care Manager	285	£47,745.00	£49,885.00	£52,025.00
Speech & Language Therapist	2,543	£49,075.00	£49,840.00	£50,590.00
Speech therapist	262	£47,670.00	£49,340.00	£51,010.00
Physiotherapist	81	£47,630.00	£49,255.00	£50,870.00
Therapy	4,857	£48,000.00	£49,235.00	£50,460.00
Sonographer	11	£44,465.00	£49,200.00	£53,935.00
Language Therapist	2,492	£48,230.00	£49,110.00	£49,990.00
Residential Manager	367	£46,145.00	£49,100.00	£52,055.00
Occupational Therapist	1,856	£47,915.00	£48,830.00	£49,750.00
Deputy Care Home Manager	59	£48,180.00	£48,780.00	£49,375.00
Clinic Nurse	33	£47,785.00	£48,755.00	£49,725.00
Independent Reviewing Officer	9	£47,470.00	£48,555.00	£49,655.00
General Practice	77	£45,550.00	£47,890.00	£50,220.00
Family Therapist	3	£47,800.00	£47,800.00	£47,800.00
CAMHS	2	£43,700.00	£47,750.00	£51,775.00
Therapist	4,990	£46,515.00	£47,510.00	£48,505.00
Cardiology	2	£47,500.00	£47,500.00	£47,500.00
Public Health	17	£45,465.00	£47,370.00	£49,280.00
Adult Nurse	21	£45,850.00	£46,850.00	£47,850.00
Quality Assurance	417	£44,385.00	£46,640.00	£48,890.00
Oncology	14	£43,890.00	£46,390.00	£48,890.00
Social Support Worker	24	£40,650.00	£46,225.00	£51,825.00
Social Work Practitioner	28	£40,650.00	£46,225.00	£51,825.00
Benefits Specialist	6	£44,165.00	£46,165.00	£48,165.00
Registered Care Manager	155	£42,470.00	£46,035.00	£49,600.00
Registered Nurse	266	£44,310.00	£46,020.00	£47,735.00
Family Social Worker	68	£42,515.00	£45,660.00	£48,810.00
Deputy Home Manager	184	£44,480.00	£45,555.00	£46,625.00
Health Advisor	409	£42,855.00	£45,325.00	£47,800.00
Consultancy	22,847	£39,380.00	£44,850.00	£50,325.00
MSK Physiotherapist	2	£40,500.00	£44,750.00	£49,000.00
Functional Assessor	264	£43,240.00	£44,605.00	£45,985.00
Occupational Health Advisor	124	£42,330.00	£44,260.00	£46,185.00
Senior Social Worker	108	£41,320.00	£44,235.00	£47,160.00
Care Home	1,387	£42,955.00	£44,135.00	£45,310.00
Community Nurse	12	£41,725.00	£44,060.00	£46,390.00
Paramedic	23	£43,835.00	£43,975.00	£44,115.00
Nursing	2,422	£42,175.00	£43,600.00	£45,030.00
RNLD	2	£42,800.00	£43,300.00	£43,800.00
Healthcare Professional	31	£41,795.00	£43,080.00	£44,365.00
Residential Care Manager	9	£41,440.00	£42,665.00	£43,890.00
Care Manager	977	£40,505.00	£42,615.00	£44,720.00
Qualified Social Worker	121	£39,230.00	£42,510.00	£45,795.00
Haematology	3	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Head of Nursing	1	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Oncology Nurse	3	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Social Worker	1,334	£40,080.00	£42,415.00	£44,745.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	7	£39,750.00	£42,315.00	£44,875.00
Nurse Advisor	30	£39,190.00	£42,085.00	£44,985.00
Housing	9,354	£40,575.00	£41,820.00	£43,070.00
Registered General Nurse	13	£39,650.00	£41,610.00	£43,565.00
Consultation Officer	14	£41,575.00	£41,575.00	£41,575.00
Medical Writer	2	£37,500.00	£41,250.00	£45,000.00
Children Social Worker	86	£39,025.00	£41,095.00	£43,160.00
Mental Health Nurse	69	£39,730.00	£41,015.00	£42,305.00
Staff Nurse	16	£38,900.00	£40,945.00	£42,980.00
Disability Assessor	192	£39,920.00	£40,815.00	£41,710.00
Occupational Health	340	£38,725.00	£40,750.00	£42,770.00
Childrens Social Worker	85	£38,100.00	£40,505.00	£42,900.00
Housing Manager	613	£39,305.00	£40,385.00	£41,460.00
Domiciliary Manager	53	£38,615.00	£40,260.00	£41,910.00
Mental Nurse	30	£38,500.00	£40,255.00	£42,005.00
Senior Practitioner	36	£38,240.00	£40,220.00	£42,200.00
Clinical Trainer	8	£30,000.00	£40,000.00	£50,000.00
Mental Health Practitioner	13	£39,655.00	£39,830.00	£40,015.00
Community Manager	60	£36,810.00	£39,775.00	£42,740.00
Domiciliary Care	189	£37,955.00	£39,655.00	£41,355.00
Supervising Social Worker	312	£37,915.00	£39,515.00	£41,115.00
Adults Social Worker	3	£38,225.00	£39,500.00	£40,775.00
Nurse Practitioner	54	£39,500.00	£39,500.00	£39,500.00
Domiciliary Care Manager	65	£37,620.00	£39,465.00	£41,305.00
Foster Carer	77	£38,005.00	£39,430.00	£40,855.00
Nurse Assessor	175	£39,235.00	£39,410.00	£39,585.00
Domiciliary Branch Manager	11	£38,385.00	£39,385.00	£40,385.00
Clinical Nurse Advisor	6	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Occupational Health Nurse	61	£37,080.00	£38,960.00	£40,845.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	6	£37,750.00	£38,750.00	£39,750.00
Hospital	1,995	£36,785.00	£38,720.00	£40,670.00
Health Educator	56	£38,195.00	£38,370.00	£38,550.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	31	£37,000.00	£38,370.00	£39,735.00
Supported Living Manager	67	£36,710.00	£38,050.00	£39,390.00
Optician	1,168	£36,675.00	£37,430.00	£38,185.00
Community Safety Officer	3	£37,400.00	£37,400.00	£37,400.00
Practice Nurse	28	£36,165.00	£37,190.00	£38,210.00
Registered Mental Health Nurse	13	£35,790.00	£37,065.00	£38,345.00
Care Service Manager	11	£35,475.00	£36,850.00	£38,225.00
Social Care	1,234	£35,430.00	£36,845.00	£38,265.00
Deputy Care Manager	65	£35,970.00	£36,395.00	£36,815.00
Foster Parent	9	£35,950.00	£36,350.00	£36,750.00
Case Manager	830	£33,635.00	£36,220.00	£38,805.00
Radiographer	6	£34,250.00	£36,165.00	£38,065.00
Safeguarding Officer	7	£35,715.00	£36,090.00	£36,465.00
Anti Social Behaviour Officer	3	£32,000.00	£36,000.00	£40,000.00
Care	22,190	£34,340.00	£35,925.00	£37,515.00
Adoption Social Worker	7	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Dispensing Optician	966	£34,010.00	£34,785.00	£35,555.00
Supported Living	336	£33,955.00	£34,765.00	£35,575.00
Mental Health Social Worker	2	£32,390.00	£34,740.00	£37,090.00
Caseworker	116	£33,070.00	£34,545.00	£36,020.00
Rehabilitation	56	£33,615.00	£34,515.00	£35,425.00
Carer	326	£32,935.00	£34,375.00	£35,810.00
Hygienist	15	£30,040.00	£34,375.00	£38,710.00
Dispenser	1,442	£33,485.00	£34,340.00	£35,190.00
Benefits Advisor	8	£32,690.00	£34,265.00	£35,825.00
Childcare	2,098	£32,815.00	£34,000.00	£35,180.00
Ambulance	2	£31,650.00	£33,675.00	£35,700.00
Family Support Worker	72	£32,030.00	£33,585.00	£35,135.00
Foster Care	2	£30,175.00	£33,500.00	£36,825.00
Care Team Leader	13	£32,215.00	£33,480.00	£34,745.00
Childrens Team Leader	4	£32,695.00	£33,320.00	£33,945.00
Senior Support Worker	440	£32,310.00	£33,300.00	£34,290.00
Community Support Manager	6	£32,225.00	£33,225.00	£34,200.00
Healthcare Recruiter	23	£27,860.00	£33,210.00	£38,560.00
School Nurse	4	£32,165.00	£33,190.00	£34,225.00
Senior Team Leader	13	£31,060.00	£33,150.00	£35,240.00
Care Practitioner	2	£30,500.00	£32,750.00	£35,000.00
Senior Residential Worker	76	£32,035.00	£32,730.00	£33,425.00
Social Work Assistant	15	£31,015.00	£32,605.00	£34,200.00
Case Worker	64	£31,155.00	£32,565.00	£33,970.00
Deputy Residential Home Manager	2	£32,525.00	£32,525.00	£32,525.00
Child Support Worker	4	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Substance Misuse Nurse	7	£30,490.00	£32,465.00	£34,450.00
Housing Officer	337	£31,305.00	£32,440.00	£33,575.00
Care Consultant	2	£31,000.00	£32,250.00	£33,500.00
Residential Support Worker	1,688	£29,620.00	£32,065.00	£34,510.00
Head of Care Homes	4	£32,000.00	£32,000.00	£32,000.00
Childrens Worker	412	£30,455.00	£31,980.00	£33,505.00
Health Worker	3	£31,515.00	£31,765.00	£32,015.00
Care Organiser	7	£28,325.00	£31,675.00	£35,000.00
Mental Health Support	55	£31,020.00	£31,580.00	£32,150.00
Social Care Assessor	7	£29,940.00	£31,405.00	£32,875.00
Dispensing Assistant	3	£29,500.00	£31,250.00	£33,000.00
Social Assistant	8	£29,000.00	£31,100.00	£33,200.00
Community Support Officer	9	£30,040.00	£31,040.00	£32,040.00
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
Community Worker	8	£29,715.00	£30,475.00	£31,240.00
Children Support Worker	389	£28,900.00	£30,325.00	£31,740.00
Childrens Support Worker	323	£28,835.00	£30,290.00	£31,745.00
health and social assessor	1	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Healthcare Consultant	4	£28,000.00	£30,000.00	£32,000.00
Residential Worker	504	£29,005.00	£30,000.00	£31,000.00
Occupational Health Technician	92	£28,640.00	£29,835.00	£31,030.00
Community Support Worker	18	£29,000.00	£29,770.00	£30,540.00
Care Officer	2	£28,150.00	£29,725.00	£31,275.00
Senior Care Assistant	59	£28,170.00	£29,700.00	£31,235.00
Support Worker	4,634	£28,325.00	£29,630.00	£30,930.00
Support Officer	496	£28,740.00	£29,585.00	£30,425.00
Behaviour Support Worker	22	£29,295.00	£29,325.00	£29,355.00
Care & Support Assistant	6	£27,565.00	£29,325.00	£31,085.00
Support Care Assistant	6	£27,565.00	£29,325.00	£31,085.00
Pharmacy Technician	4	£29,250.00	£29,250.00	£29,250.00
Youth Worker	15	£28,900.00	£29,250.00	£29,600.00
Mental Health Worker	32	£28,590.00	£29,205.00	£29,820.00
Care at Home Support Worker	6	£27,775.00	£29,175.00	£30,575.00
Activity Coordinator	17	£28,210.00	£29,160.00	£30,095.00
Care Coordinator	222	£27,985.00	£29,095.00	£30,215.00
Activities Coordinator	15	£28,525.00	£29,055.00	£29,590.00
Phlebotomist	10	£28,000.00	£29,000.00	£30,000.00
Substance Misuse Worker	2	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Key Worker	7	£28,445.00	£28,965.00	£29,480.00
Childrens Residential Support Worker	90	£27,945.00	£28,725.00	£29,505.00
Health And Social Care Assessor	4	£26,775.00	£28,725.00	£30,675.00
Live In Support Worker	6	£27,500.00	£28,715.00	£29,915.00
youth support worker	26	£28,065.00	£28,550.00	£29,030.00
Care Worker	626	£27,430.00	£28,490.00	£29,550.00
Mental Health Support Worker	17	£27,655.00	£28,395.00	£29,140.00
Care Home Assistant	2	£27,000.00	£28,250.00	£29,500.00
Childrens Services Worker	2	£27,875.00	£28,250.00	£28,600.00
Home Care Assistant	2	£27,000.00	£28,250.00	£29,500.00
Wellbeing Advisor	3	£27,465.00	£28,240.00	£29,025.00
Residential Care Worker	33	£26,910.00	£28,195.00	£29,480.00
Practice Leader	6	£28,100.00	£28,100.00	£28,100.00
EBD Support Worker	2	£28,000.00	£28,000.00	£28,000.00
Care Assistant Worker	25	£26,800.00	£27,940.00	£29,070.00
Project Worker	14	£27,600.00	£27,845.00	£28,095.00
Support Advisor	74	£27,310.00	£27,795.00	£28,280.00
Assistant Psychologist	6	£27,175.00	£27,690.00	£28,200.00
Housing Assistant	31	£27,000.00	£27,615.00	£28,235.00
Support Coordinator	294	£26,835.00	£27,575.00	£28,320.00
Dental hygienist	6	£20,000.00	£27,500.00	£35,000.00
Health Care Assessor	2	£27,500.00	£27,500.00	£27,500.00
Live in Care Worker	24	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Medical Receptionist	6	£26,750.00	£27,290.00	£27,840.00
Care Assistant	392	£26,025.00	£27,200.00	£28,380.00
Housing Worker	14	£27,005.00	£27,190.00	£27,375.00
Learning Support Worker	11	£25,735.00	£27,185.00	£28,635.00
Healthcare Assistant	52	£26,080.00	£27,105.00	£28,130.00
Residential Childcare Worker	204	£25,915.00	£27,005.00	£28,085.00
Dental Nurse Assessor	2	£24,000.00	£27,000.00	£30,000.00
Tenant Liaison Officer	2	£27,000.00	£27,000.00	£27,000.00
Recovery Worker	330	£26,950.00	£26,960.00	£26,975.00
Optical Assistant	475	£26,370.00	£26,730.00	£27,090.00
Field Care Supervisor	16	£26,110.00	£26,360.00	£26,610.00
Care Supervisor	26	£25,745.00	£26,340.00	£26,935.00
Care Administrator	7	£25,335.00	£26,335.00	£27,335.00
Childcare Worker	200	£25,440.00	£26,335.00	£27,225.00
Call Handler	12	£25,180.00	£26,090.00	£27,000.00
Health Care Assistant	6	£25,440.00	£26,075.00	£26,710.00
Medical Secretary	2	£26,025.00	£26,025.00	£26,025.00
Youth Officer	2	£26,000.00	£26,000.00	£26,000.00
Wellbeing Coordinator	19	£25,325.00	£25,975.00	£26,620.00
Recovery Support Worker	3	£25,950.00	£25,950.00	£25,950.00
young people support worker	25	£25,540.00	£25,950.00	£26,355.00
Residential Assistant	24	£24,360.00	£25,920.00	£27,475.00
Community Development Worker	1	£25,875.00	£25,875.00	£25,875.00
Domestic Abuse Advocate	2	£24,775.00	£25,825.00	£26,875.00
Wellbeing Assistant	13	£25,700.00	£25,740.00	£25,775.00
Domiciliary Care Assistant	8	£25,175.00	£25,725.00	£26,250.00
Autism Support Worker	11	£25,590.00	£25,590.00	£25,590.00
Family Liaison Officer	9	£25,530.00	£25,530.00	£25,530.00
Support Care Worker	58	£24,825.00	£25,495.00	£26,155.00
Residential Care Assistant	6	£24,890.00	£25,490.00	£26,065.00
Housing Support Worker	28	£25,190.00	£25,330.00	£25,470.00
Care Support Worker	62	£24,610.00	£25,275.00	£25,935.00
Behaviour Mentor	14	£24,730.00	£25,175.00	£25,625.00
Support Assistant	1,183	£24,540.00	£24,965.00	£25,390.00
Care & Support Worker	57	£24,195.00	£24,950.00	£25,700.00
Communication Support Worker	4	£24,500.00	£24,950.00	£25,375.00
Female Support Worker	45	£24,825.00	£24,825.00	£24,825.00
Dental Nurse	128	£23,280.00	£24,655.00	£26,040.00
Assistant Support Worker	2	£24,575.00	£24,575.00	£24,575.00
Night Support Worker	108	£24,510.00	£24,575.00	£24,640.00
Home Support Worker	5	£24,035.00	£24,400.00	£24,750.00
Autism Practitioner	108	£24,395.00	£24,395.00	£24,395.00
Waking Night Support Worker	23	£23,785.00	£24,220.00	£24,650.00
young persons support worker	1	£24,125.00	£24,125.00	£24,125.00
Domestic Abuse Support Worker	8	£21,815.00	£21,990.00	£22,160.00
LSA	8	£19,190.00	£20,275.00	£21,365.00