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Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 912,236 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	904,585	99.16 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,371	0.48 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,280	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 17,543 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 76,020 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	17,395	75,382
Contract	147	637

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 May.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Healthcare Jobs

Permanent Healthcare Jobs

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

12,342

Up 32.6% vs last year

Average salary

£40,810.00

Down 1.9% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Healthcare Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

Up 53.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£510.00

Up 2.3% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

Up 29.2% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 5.5% 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
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
September 2025	9,510
August 2025	7,043
July 2025	6,031
June 2025	6,441
May 2025	9,901

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
Consultant Psychiatrist	4	£92,750.00	£130,875.00	£169,000.00
Dental Associate	2	£75,000.00	£122,500.00	£170,000.00
Dentistry	617	£92,865.00	£116,865.00	£140,865.00
Occupational Health Physician	8	£102,500.00	£113,750.00	£125,000.00
Dentist	1,766	£83,240.00	£104,910.00	£126,575.00
Associate Dentist	767	£74,040.00	£97,630.00	£121,225.00
CAMHS	2	£60,250.00	£83,375.00	£106,500.00
Psychiatrist	6	£58,750.00	£77,940.00	£97,125.00
Doctor	64	£74,000.00	£74,000.00	£74,000.00
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
Pharmacy Manager	15	£64,000.00	£64,000.00	£64,000.00
Optometrist	2,819	£62,270.00	£63,485.00	£64,700.00
Counselling	237	£58,150.00	£63,325.00	£68,495.00
Forensic Psychologist	31	£63,075.00	£63,145.00	£63,220.00
Nursing Home Manager	112	£58,765.00	£62,040.00	£65,315.00
Commissioning Manager	43	£57,645.00	£61,795.00	£65,935.00
Clinical Psychologist	125	£60,270.00	£60,425.00	£60,590.00
Psychologist	852	£59,035.00	£60,260.00	£61,490.00
Nurse Practitioner	2	£56,500.00	£60,250.00	£64,000.00
Nursing Home	173	£56,820.00	£58,955.00	£61,085.00
Nurse Manager	158	£56,175.00	£58,760.00	£61,350.00
Benefits Manager	17	£57,225.00	£58,225.00	£59,225.00
Clinical Specialist	4	£55,400.00	£57,400.00	£59,400.00
Deputy Nursing Home Manager	13	£52,615.00	£54,765.00	£56,900.00
Childrens Services Manager	2	£51,975.00	£54,600.00	£57,200.00
Registered Home Manager	212	£50,750.00	£54,150.00	£57,560.00
Clinical Lead	928	£50,550.00	£54,085.00	£57,630.00
Residential Home Manager	9	£50,115.00	£52,980.00	£55,855.00
Clinic Manager	276	£51,875.00	£52,865.00	£53,845.00
Care Home Manager	235	£51,015.00	£52,765.00	£54,520.00
Public Health	10	£52,000.00	£52,000.00	£52,000.00
Deputy Care Home Manager	50	£51,090.00	£51,730.00	£52,365.00
Pharmacist	146	£48,360.00	£51,575.00	£54,790.00
Clinical Pharmacist	24	£47,635.00	£51,025.00	£54,415.00
Home Care Manager	251	£48,830.00	£50,745.00	£52,660.00
Nanny	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Visiting Officer	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Home Manager	1,071	£47,865.00	£49,975.00	£52,085.00
Registered Manager	1,555	£47,260.00	£49,895.00	£52,520.00
Therapy	4,095	£48,645.00	£49,835.00	£51,030.00
Psychotherapist	230	£49,400.00	£49,695.00	£49,990.00
Language Therapist	2,602	£48,035.00	£49,050.00	£50,065.00
Speech therapist	277	£47,545.00	£48,965.00	£50,390.00
Childrens Home Manager	207	£45,955.00	£48,775.00	£51,595.00
Speech & Language Therapist	2,400	£47,235.00	£48,765.00	£50,290.00
Clinic Nurse	36	£47,885.00	£48,425.00	£48,965.00
Occupational Therapist	1,474	£47,310.00	£48,225.00	£49,155.00
General Practice	77	£45,090.00	£46,985.00	£48,875.00
Pharmaceutical	179	£43,180.00	£46,975.00	£50,770.00
Adult Nurse	21	£45,850.00	£46,850.00	£47,850.00
Residential Manager	330	£44,170.00	£46,830.00	£49,490.00
Quality Assurance	273	£43,730.00	£46,825.00	£49,920.00
Therapist	4,522	£45,730.00	£46,735.00	£47,725.00
GP	75	£44,070.00	£46,680.00	£49,290.00
RNLD	4	£46,400.00	£46,650.00	£46,900.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
Deputy Home Manager	168	£44,850.00	£45,575.00	£46,290.00
Foster Carer	128	£43,575.00	£44,510.00	£45,440.00
Registered Care Manager	138	£40,610.00	£44,510.00	£48,410.00
Consultancy	19,048	£38,905.00	£44,310.00	£49,715.00
Family Social Worker	27	£41,900.00	£44,060.00	£46,220.00
Care Home	1,237	£42,815.00	£43,935.00	£45,060.00
Senior Social Worker	66	£41,710.00	£43,870.00	£46,035.00
Health Advisor	341	£41,310.00	£43,860.00	£46,415.00
Benefits Specialist	12	£43,415.00	£43,790.00	£44,165.00
Functional Assessor	573	£41,760.00	£43,510.00	£45,265.00
Mental Nurse	22	£40,965.00	£43,395.00	£45,820.00
Physiotherapist	150	£41,870.00	£43,240.00	£44,605.00
Occupational Health Advisor	163	£41,315.00	£43,150.00	£44,980.00
Community Nurse	13	£42,415.00	£43,125.00	£43,835.00
MSK Physiotherapist	26	£40,100.00	£42,950.00	£45,800.00
Child Protection Social Worker	2	£40,300.00	£42,925.00	£45,550.00
Residential Care Manager	30	£39,300.00	£42,835.00	£46,365.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	14	£40,000.00	£42,375.00	£44,750.00
Registered Nurse	307	£40,785.00	£42,190.00	£43,600.00
Paramedic	38	£40,505.00	£41,845.00	£43,190.00
Healthcare Professional	12	£40,115.00	£41,785.00	£43,450.00
Nurse Advisor	34	£39,790.00	£41,715.00	£43,640.00
Nursing	2,639	£40,385.00	£41,715.00	£43,060.00
Social Worker	1,176	£39,375.00	£41,715.00	£44,050.00
Staff Nurse	7	£38,385.00	£41,665.00	£44,935.00
Oncology	8	£39,060.00	£41,660.00	£44,265.00
Mental Health Nurse	42	£40,030.00	£41,655.00	£43,275.00
Care Manager	872	£39,390.00	£41,175.00	£42,955.00
Children Social Worker	83	£39,095.00	£41,045.00	£43,000.00
Qualified Social Worker	121	£38,525.00	£40,925.00	£43,330.00
Housing Manager	523	£39,815.00	£40,820.00	£41,815.00
Housing	8,163	£39,540.00	£40,810.00	£42,075.00
Childrens Social Worker	77	£38,435.00	£40,555.00	£42,675.00
Senior Practitioner	36	£39,490.00	£40,535.00	£41,580.00
Adults Social Worker	2	£36,425.00	£40,525.00	£44,600.00
Disability Assessor	139	£39,275.00	£40,335.00	£41,395.00
Registered General Nurse	11	£38,725.00	£40,165.00	£41,600.00
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
Domiciliary Care Manager	58	£37,825.00	£39,455.00	£41,085.00
Practice Nurse	61	£37,290.00	£39,300.00	£41,315.00
Occupational Health	321	£37,390.00	£39,155.00	£40,910.00
Domiciliary Manager	62	£37,500.00	£39,040.00	£40,580.00
Clinical Nurse Advisor	6	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Supervising Social Worker	302	£36,835.00	£38,990.00	£41,140.00
Domiciliary Care	153	£37,105.00	£38,940.00	£40,780.00
Theatre Practitioner	17	£38,615.00	£38,865.00	£39,115.00
Domiciliary Branch Manager	10	£37,800.00	£38,635.00	£39,465.00
Hospital	1,869	£36,905.00	£38,575.00	£40,250.00
Dental Practice Manager	3	£37,125.00	£38,565.00	£40,000.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	11	£35,520.00	£38,195.00	£40,870.00
Nurse Assessor	236	£37,660.00	£38,115.00	£38,565.00
Community Manager	48	£35,175.00	£38,045.00	£40,910.00
Occupational Health Nurse	77	£36,190.00	£37,610.00	£39,025.00
Carer	351	£36,205.00	£37,460.00	£38,715.00
Community Safety Officer	3	£37,400.00	£37,400.00	£37,400.00
Social Care	870	£35,555.00	£37,165.00	£38,780.00
Supported Living Manager	56	£36,535.00	£37,130.00	£37,725.00
Care	22,710	£35,560.00	£36,990.00	£38,420.00
Theatre Nurse	4	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Foster Parent	22	£36,250.00	£36,480.00	£36,715.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	18	£36,375.00	£36,375.00	£36,375.00
Quality Improvement Officer	2	£36,250.00	£36,250.00	£36,250.00
Optician	883	£35,040.00	£36,180.00	£37,320.00
Anti Social Behaviour Officer	3	£32,000.00	£36,000.00	£40,000.00
Deputy Care Manager	37	£35,515.00	£35,840.00	£36,165.00
School Nurse	6	£34,575.00	£35,775.00	£36,975.00
Case Manager	816	£32,985.00	£35,625.00	£38,265.00
Care Service Manager	4	£34,750.00	£35,500.00	£36,250.00
Supported Living	228	£34,475.00	£35,380.00	£36,280.00
Radiographer	4	£33,475.00	£35,365.00	£37,250.00
Adoption Social Worker	5	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Dispenser	1,080	£33,875.00	£34,950.00	£36,030.00
Head of Nursing	18	£33,375.00	£34,875.00	£36,375.00
Childrens Team Leader	22	£33,915.00	£34,755.00	£35,600.00
Mental Health Social Worker	2	£32,390.00	£34,740.00	£37,090.00
Safeguarding Officer	6	£34,185.00	£34,685.00	£35,185.00
Foster Care	12	£30,375.00	£34,225.00	£38,075.00
Rehabilitation	131	£33,140.00	£33,950.00	£34,755.00
Family Support Worker	66	£32,810.00	£33,760.00	£34,715.00
Dispensing Optician	702	£32,535.00	£33,755.00	£34,975.00
Support Officer	375	£32,660.00	£33,635.00	£34,600.00
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
Community Support Manager	6	£32,225.00	£33,225.00	£34,200.00
Senior Support Worker	299	£32,400.00	£33,175.00	£33,940.00
Hygienist	11	£29,815.00	£33,065.00	£36,315.00
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
Housing Officer	324	£30,790.00	£32,365.00	£33,950.00
Healthcare Recruiter	20	£30,465.00	£32,310.00	£34,155.00
Childrens Worker	304	£30,665.00	£32,265.00	£33,870.00
Senior Team Leader	10	£30,975.00	£32,200.00	£33,425.00
Ambulance	7	£30,365.00	£32,125.00	£33,900.00
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
Caseworker	92	£29,735.00	£31,940.00	£34,145.00
Youth Worker	12	£31,370.00	£31,930.00	£32,495.00
Residential Support Worker	1,413	£29,215.00	£31,785.00	£34,365.00
Case Worker	44	£30,380.00	£31,680.00	£32,970.00
Childcare	1,875	£30,290.00	£31,365.00	£32,440.00
Care Team Leader	12	£30,330.00	£31,325.00	£32,325.00
Dispensing Assistant	3	£29,500.00	£31,250.00	£33,000.00
Senior Residential Worker	40	£30,755.00	£31,195.00	£31,630.00
Social Care Assessor	4	£29,500.00	£31,125.00	£32,750.00
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
Recovery Support Worker	2	£30,450.00	£31,000.00	£31,550.00
Social Work Assistant	12	£29,390.00	£30,950.00	£32,510.00
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
Occupational Health Technician	81	£29,390.00	£30,405.00	£31,420.00
Children Support Worker	268	£28,730.00	£30,150.00	£31,565.00
Childrens Support Worker	245	£28,700.00	£30,125.00	£31,545.00
Independent Reviewing Officer	3	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Mental Health Support	34	£29,315.00	£29,855.00	£30,395.00
Community Support Worker	22	£28,940.00	£29,850.00	£30,755.00
Support Worker	3,760	£28,300.00	£29,790.00	£31,280.00
Care Officer	2	£28,150.00	£29,725.00	£31,275.00
Residential Worker	366	£28,340.00	£29,630.00	£30,925.00
Senior Care Assistant	44	£27,505.00	£29,375.00	£31,240.00
Care Home Assistant	4	£28,700.00	£29,215.00	£29,715.00
Community Worker	1	£29,100.00	£29,100.00	£29,100.00
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
youth support worker	21	£28,390.00	£28,965.00	£29,535.00
Care at Home Support Worker	13	£27,565.00	£28,950.00	£30,340.00
Live In Support Worker	3	£26,500.00	£28,925.00	£31,325.00
Mental Health Worker	35	£28,110.00	£28,735.00	£29,355.00
Mental Health Support Worker	11	£28,040.00	£28,535.00	£29,025.00
Wellbeing Officer	2	£27,800.00	£28,400.00	£29,025.00
Childrens Residential Support Worker	65	£27,815.00	£28,380.00	£28,945.00
Health And Social Care Assessor	5	£26,750.00	£28,375.00	£30,000.00
Practice Leader	10	£28,300.00	£28,300.00	£28,300.00
Care Assistant Worker	22	£26,915.00	£28,100.00	£29,270.00
First Aider	27	£27,575.00	£28,050.00	£28,525.00
Residential Care Worker	34	£27,525.00	£28,025.00	£28,530.00
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
Care Coordinator	185	£26,855.00	£27,620.00	£28,385.00
Recovery Worker	228	£27,560.00	£27,560.00	£27,560.00
Live in Care Worker	22	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Support Coordinator	179	£26,765.00	£27,460.00	£28,160.00
Care Worker	338	£26,810.00	£27,415.00	£28,030.00
Medical Receptionist	6	£26,750.00	£27,290.00	£27,840.00
Dental Nurse Assessor	4	£24,500.00	£27,250.00	£30,000.00
Assistant Psychologist	10	£26,325.00	£27,245.00	£28,165.00
Housing Assistant	27	£26,490.00	£27,230.00	£27,970.00
Care Assistant	401	£25,695.00	£27,065.00	£28,440.00
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
Housing Worker	18	£26,895.00	£26,895.00	£26,895.00
Support Advisor	31	£26,230.00	£26,800.00	£27,365.00
Support Care Worker	46	£25,905.00	£26,660.00	£27,420.00
Behaviour Support Worker	4	£26,475.00	£26,625.00	£26,775.00
Health Worker	5	£26,175.00	£26,625.00	£27,075.00
Project Worker	10	£25,950.00	£26,610.00	£27,265.00
Care & Support Worker	58	£25,665.00	£26,415.00	£27,155.00
Adult Support Worker	2	£26,100.00	£26,375.00	£26,650.00
Learning Disabilities Worker	2	£25,000.00	£26,375.00	£27,750.00
Care Support Worker	52	£25,700.00	£26,370.00	£27,040.00
Residential Childcare Worker	239	£25,375.00	£26,305.00	£27,235.00
Housing Support Worker	31	£26,165.00	£26,285.00	£26,400.00
Field Care Supervisor	24	£25,915.00	£26,105.00	£26,290.00
Care Supervisor	25	£25,855.00	£26,040.00	£26,230.00
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
Pharmacy Technician	2	£25,000.00	£26,000.00	£27,000.00
Childcare Worker	265	£25,225.00	£25,990.00	£26,760.00
Wellbeing Coordinator	16	£25,325.00	£25,975.00	£26,620.00
Optical Assistant	313	£25,410.00	£25,925.00	£26,435.00
young people support worker	8	£25,305.00	£25,920.00	£26,525.00
Care Administrator	25	£25,875.00	£25,875.00	£25,875.00
Key Worker	11	£25,380.00	£25,795.00	£26,210.00
Domiciliary Care Assistant	6	£25,175.00	£25,725.00	£26,250.00
Residential Assistant	23	£24,260.00	£25,720.00	£27,175.00
Healthcare Assistant	34	£24,785.00	£25,690.00	£26,595.00
Support Assistant	1,348	£25,130.00	£25,510.00	£25,885.00
Wellbeing Advisor	1	£23,925.00	£25,475.00	£27,050.00
Family Liaison Officer	16	£25,415.00	£25,415.00	£25,415.00
Residential Care Assistant	4	£24,750.00	£25,375.00	£25,975.00
Behaviour Mentor	10	£25,020.00	£25,340.00	£25,665.00
Learning Support Worker	13	£23,775.00	£25,250.00	£26,725.00
Call Handler	8	£24,390.00	£25,075.00	£25,765.00
Night Support Worker	78	£24,890.00	£25,010.00	£25,130.00
Wellbeing Assistant	10	£24,900.00	£24,975.00	£25,050.00
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	2	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Rehabilitation Worker	2	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Female Support Worker	59	£24,825.00	£24,825.00	£24,825.00
Autism Support Worker	2	£24,800.00	£24,800.00	£24,800.00
Dental Nurse	102	£23,295.00	£24,690.00	£26,085.00
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
Home Support Worker	5	£24,035.00	£24,400.00	£24,750.00
young persons support worker	1	£24,125.00	£24,125.00	£24,125.00
Waking Night Support Worker	8	£23,115.00	£23,875.00	£24,625.00
Autism Practitioner	119	£23,765.00	£23,765.00	£23,765.00
LSA	2	£21,600.00	£23,025.00	£24,450.00
Domestic Abuse Support Worker	7	£17,215.00	£17,215.00	£17,215.00
Part Time Support Worker	2	£12,875.00	£13,050.00	£13,250.00