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Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 948,101 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	940,045	99.15 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,612	0.49 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,444	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 18,233 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 79,008 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	18,078	78,336
Contract	154	671

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: August 2026

Jobs listed

7,593

Down 23.8% vs last year

Average salary

£41,985.00

Up 2.9% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Healthcare Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Up 18.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£555.00

Up 8.0% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Up 22.2% vs last year

Average day rate

£520.00

Up 4.7% 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
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
September 2025	9,510

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
Consultant Psychiatrist	8	£129,575.00	£148,640.00	£167,700.00
Medical Director	2	£93,750.00	£132,125.00	£170,500.00
Dentist	101	£94,335.00	£116,515.00	£138,690.00
Occupational Health Physician	8	£102,500.00	£113,750.00	£125,000.00
Associate Dentist	84	£80,415.00	£110,640.00	£140,860.00
Psychiatrist	12	£91,615.00	£104,410.00	£117,200.00
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
CAMHS	4	£51,975.00	£65,565.00	£79,140.00
Optometrist	4,043	£63,355.00	£64,340.00	£65,320.00
Pharmacy Manager	15	£64,000.00	£64,000.00	£64,000.00
Nursing Home Manager	119	£59,965.00	£62,925.00	£65,885.00
Head of Performance	2	£58,000.00	£62,000.00	£66,000.00
Counselling	237	£56,980.00	£61,715.00	£66,445.00
Forensic Psychologist	23	£60,440.00	£60,525.00	£60,610.00
Nurse Manager	175	£57,310.00	£59,770.00	£62,230.00
Nursing Home	195	£57,220.00	£59,440.00	£61,665.00
Clinical Psychologist	74	£58,060.00	£58,745.00	£59,445.00
Psychologist	611	£56,660.00	£58,465.00	£60,280.00
Clinical Specialist	6	£56,935.00	£58,265.00	£59,600.00
Home Manager RGN	2	£57,500.00	£58,250.00	£59,000.00
Commissioning Manager	37	£53,645.00	£57,585.00	£61,520.00
Intensive Care	6	£55,000.00	£57,500.00	£60,000.00
Regulatory Affairs Manager	2	£48,500.00	£56,750.00	£65,000.00
Deputy Nursing Home Manager	13	£52,615.00	£54,765.00	£56,900.00
Clinic Manager	308	£53,160.00	£54,645.00	£56,130.00
Childrens Services Manager	2	£51,975.00	£54,600.00	£57,200.00
Clinical Lead	893	£50,825.00	£54,325.00	£57,825.00
Registered Home Manager	307	£50,495.00	£53,800.00	£57,105.00
Clinical Pharmacist	5	£50,000.00	£53,500.00	£57,000.00
GP	57	£49,365.00	£52,590.00	£55,820.00
Care Home Manager	275	£50,255.00	£52,325.00	£54,400.00
Home Manager	1,193	£49,490.00	£52,060.00	£54,625.00
Pharmacist	129	£48,390.00	£51,915.00	£55,450.00
Registered Manager	1,887	£49,205.00	£51,840.00	£54,465.00
Residential Home Manager	25	£48,615.00	£51,285.00	£53,955.00
Home Care Manager	301	£48,330.00	£50,450.00	£52,570.00
Psychotherapist	240	£50,340.00	£50,340.00	£50,340.00
Clinic Nurse	27	£49,305.00	£50,005.00	£50,705.00
Nanny	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Visiting Officer	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Therapy	4,837	£48,645.00	£49,810.00	£50,980.00
Speech & Language Therapist	2,550	£48,950.00	£49,720.00	£50,480.00
Childrens Home Manager	283	£46,410.00	£49,495.00	£52,580.00
Deputy Care Home Manager	56	£48,950.00	£49,445.00	£49,940.00
Speech therapist	278	£48,040.00	£49,400.00	£50,760.00
Language Therapist	2,585	£48,200.00	£49,065.00	£49,925.00
Occupational Therapist	1,747	£48,095.00	£49,040.00	£50,000.00
Residential Manager	350	£45,515.00	£48,640.00	£51,770.00
Therapist	5,019	£46,965.00	£47,965.00	£48,965.00
Pharmaceutical	222	£43,280.00	£47,815.00	£52,350.00
Physiotherapist	87	£46,095.00	£47,675.00	£49,245.00
Adult Nurse	21	£45,850.00	£46,850.00	£47,850.00
Public Health	15	£44,820.00	£46,690.00	£48,560.00
RNLD	4	£46,400.00	£46,650.00	£46,900.00
General Practice	83	£44,550.00	£46,640.00	£48,720.00
Quality Assurance	358	£43,965.00	£46,340.00	£48,710.00
Independent Reviewing Officer	7	£45,450.00	£46,335.00	£47,235.00
Social Support Worker	23	£40,650.00	£46,225.00	£51,825.00
Social Work Practitioner	26	£40,650.00	£46,225.00	£51,825.00
Benefits Specialist	6	£44,165.00	£46,165.00	£48,165.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
Family Social Worker	65	£42,515.00	£45,660.00	£48,810.00
Registered Nurse	243	£44,085.00	£45,480.00	£46,890.00
Deputy Home Manager	177	£44,535.00	£45,360.00	£46,180.00
Registered Care Manager	176	£41,615.00	£45,290.00	£48,960.00
Consultancy	21,667	£39,470.00	£45,110.00	£50,750.00
Health Advisor	401	£42,420.00	£44,995.00	£47,570.00
Care Home	1,388	£43,605.00	£44,605.00	£45,600.00
Community Nurse	12	£43,150.00	£44,565.00	£45,985.00
Occupational Health Advisor	120	£42,365.00	£44,320.00	£46,280.00
Senior Social Worker	103	£41,320.00	£44,285.00	£47,265.00
Functional Assessor	341	£42,850.00	£44,195.00	£45,545.00
Paramedic	25	£43,250.00	£43,640.00	£44,025.00
MSK Physiotherapist	10	£40,250.00	£43,625.00	£47,000.00
Nursing	2,383	£41,795.00	£43,235.00	£44,675.00
Oncology	12	£40,465.00	£43,150.00	£45,840.00
Residential Care Manager	25	£40,940.00	£43,060.00	£45,165.00
Mental Nurse	34	£40,730.00	£42,655.00	£44,580.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	14	£40,000.00	£42,540.00	£45,085.00
Qualified Social Worker	116	£39,280.00	£42,515.00	£45,750.00
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
Mental Health Nurse	66	£40,860.00	£42,095.00	£43,330.00
Nurse Advisor	30	£39,190.00	£42,085.00	£44,985.00
Social Worker	1,316	£39,640.00	£42,030.00	£44,420.00
Housing	8,856	£40,680.00	£41,965.00	£43,255.00
Healthcare Professional	22	£40,925.00	£41,760.00	£42,590.00
Care Manager	1,056	£39,915.00	£41,665.00	£43,410.00
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	£39,045.00	£41,245.00	£43,445.00
Occupational Health	313	£38,945.00	£40,830.00	£42,715.00
Foster Carer	124	£39,555.00	£40,805.00	£42,055.00
Childrens Social Worker	80	£38,040.00	£40,675.00	£43,310.00
Disability Assessor	191	£39,500.00	£40,425.00	£41,350.00
Domiciliary Manager	73	£38,515.00	£40,380.00	£42,245.00
Registered General Nurse	11	£38,725.00	£40,165.00	£41,600.00
Staff Nurse	9	£38,105.00	£40,150.00	£42,190.00
Senior Practitioner	38	£38,050.00	£40,015.00	£41,985.00
Clinical Trainer	8	£30,000.00	£40,000.00	£50,000.00
Housing Manager	584	£38,965.00	£39,960.00	£40,960.00
Occupational Health Nurse	54	£38,395.00	£39,915.00	£41,435.00
Mental Health Practitioner	13	£39,655.00	£39,830.00	£40,015.00
Domiciliary Care	204	£37,930.00	£39,805.00	£41,680.00
Domiciliary Care Manager	74	£37,350.00	£39,790.00	£42,230.00
Community Manager	60	£36,810.00	£39,775.00	£42,740.00
Adults Social Worker	3	£38,225.00	£39,500.00	£40,775.00
Supervising Social Worker	307	£37,880.00	£39,410.00	£40,935.00
Domiciliary Branch Manager	11	£38,385.00	£39,385.00	£40,385.00
Nurse Assessor	168	£39,205.00	£39,380.00	£39,555.00
Clinical Nurse Advisor	6	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	6	£37,750.00	£38,750.00	£39,750.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	31	£37,000.00	£38,370.00	£39,735.00
Supported Living Manager	75	£37,050.00	£38,285.00	£39,520.00
Hospital	1,874	£36,540.00	£38,275.00	£40,025.00
Practice Nurse	37	£36,305.00	£37,815.00	£39,325.00
School Nurse	8	£36,215.00	£37,435.00	£38,650.00
Community Safety Officer	3	£37,400.00	£37,400.00	£37,400.00
Registered Mental Health Nurse	6	£35,250.00	£37,200.00	£39,150.00
Social Care	1,140	£35,415.00	£36,810.00	£38,215.00
Health Educator	52	£36,600.00	£36,800.00	£37,000.00
Optician	1,128	£35,745.00	£36,790.00	£37,840.00
Foster Parent	9	£35,950.00	£36,350.00	£36,750.00
Deputy Care Manager	53	£36,050.00	£36,335.00	£36,615.00
Radiographer	6	£34,250.00	£36,165.00	£38,065.00
Safeguarding Officer	7	£35,715.00	£36,090.00	£36,465.00
Substance Misuse Nurse	5	£33,500.00	£36,050.00	£38,600.00
Care	22,588	£34,415.00	£36,010.00	£37,600.00
Anti Social Behaviour Officer	3	£32,000.00	£36,000.00	£40,000.00
Case Manager	839	£33,105.00	£35,715.00	£38,325.00
Supported Living	315	£34,815.00	£35,670.00	£36,530.00
Care Service Manager	4	£34,750.00	£35,500.00	£36,250.00
Carer	381	£34,085.00	£35,435.00	£36,780.00
Caseworker	112	£33,105.00	£35,135.00	£37,160.00
Adoption Social Worker	7	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Mental Health Social Worker	2	£32,390.00	£34,740.00	£37,090.00
Rehabilitation	70	£33,775.00	£34,655.00	£35,535.00
Dispensing Optician	925	£33,350.00	£34,495.00	£35,635.00
Foster Care	4	£31,475.00	£34,325.00	£37,175.00
Benefits Advisor	8	£32,690.00	£34,265.00	£35,825.00
Dispenser	1,431	£33,070.00	£34,125.00	£35,175.00
Ambulance	2	£31,650.00	£33,675.00	£35,700.00
Childcare	1,971	£32,505.00	£33,670.00	£34,835.00
Mental Health Support	43	£32,930.00	£33,660.00	£34,395.00
Family Support Worker	67	£32,080.00	£33,635.00	£35,185.00
Senior Support Worker	410	£32,565.00	£33,520.00	£34,475.00
Assistant Care Manager	2	£33,000.00	£33,500.00	£34,000.00
Community Support Manager	6	£32,225.00	£33,225.00	£34,200.00
Senior Team Leader	13	£31,060.00	£33,150.00	£35,240.00
Case Worker	62	£31,740.00	£33,110.00	£34,470.00
Childrens Team Leader	9	£32,365.00	£33,025.00	£33,690.00
Housing Officer	340	£31,565.00	£32,835.00	£34,105.00
Healthcare Recruiter	25	£29,180.00	£32,640.00	£36,095.00
Senior Residential Worker	79	£31,870.00	£32,615.00	£33,350.00
Social Work Assistant	15	£31,015.00	£32,605.00	£34,200.00
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
Care Consultant	2	£31,000.00	£32,250.00	£33,500.00
Care Team Leader	14	£30,905.00	£32,250.00	£33,595.00
Childrens Worker	422	£30,600.00	£32,150.00	£33,700.00
Head of Care Homes	4	£32,000.00	£32,000.00	£32,000.00
Residential Support Worker	1,789	£29,485.00	£31,975.00	£34,460.00
Care Organiser	7	£28,325.00	£31,675.00	£35,000.00
Dispensing Assistant	3	£29,500.00	£31,250.00	£33,000.00
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
Hygienist	13	£26,065.00	£30,940.00	£35,815.00
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	6	£29,715.00	£30,475.00	£31,240.00
Childrens Support Worker	351	£28,900.00	£30,380.00	£31,855.00
Children Support Worker	375	£28,870.00	£30,335.00	£31,800.00
Senior Care Assistant	62	£28,625.00	£30,250.00	£31,880.00
Occupational Health Technician	70	£29,045.00	£30,185.00	£31,325.00
health and social assessor	1	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Health Care 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	519	£28,935.00	£29,990.00	£31,040.00
Youth Worker	12	£29,430.00	£29,870.00	£30,305.00
Support Officer	484	£28,950.00	£29,855.00	£30,760.00
Support Worker	4,646	£28,340.00	£29,810.00	£31,275.00
Care Officer	2	£28,150.00	£29,725.00	£31,275.00
Community Support Worker	16	£28,900.00	£29,690.00	£30,465.00
First Aider	9	£28,740.00	£29,575.00	£30,415.00
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
Health Worker	2	£28,825.00	£29,325.00	£29,825.00
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
Care at Home Support Worker	6	£27,775.00	£29,175.00	£30,575.00
Phlebotomist	10	£28,000.00	£29,000.00	£30,000.00
Substance Misuse Worker	2	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Care Coordinator	218	£27,750.00	£28,985.00	£30,225.00
Key Worker	7	£28,445.00	£28,965.00	£29,480.00
Childrens Residential Support Worker	83	£28,185.00	£28,900.00	£29,620.00
Mental Health Worker	32	£28,060.00	£28,725.00	£29,380.00
Live In Support Worker	6	£27,500.00	£28,715.00	£29,915.00
Mental Health Support Worker	17	£27,655.00	£28,395.00	£29,140.00
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 Home Assistant	2	£27,000.00	£28,250.00	£29,500.00
Home Care Assistant	2	£27,000.00	£28,250.00	£29,500.00
Residential Care Worker	33	£27,635.00	£28,205.00	£28,780.00
Activity Coordinator	8	£27,000.00	£28,190.00	£29,365.00
youth support worker	28	£27,640.00	£28,095.00	£28,550.00
EBD Support Worker	2	£28,000.00	£28,000.00	£28,000.00
Care Worker	324	£26,975.00	£27,960.00	£28,950.00
Care Assistant Worker	25	£26,800.00	£27,940.00	£29,070.00
Support Advisor	63	£27,350.00	£27,910.00	£28,470.00
Project Worker	11	£27,465.00	£27,765.00	£28,075.00
Assistant Psychologist	6	£27,175.00	£27,690.00	£28,200.00
Housing Assistant	31	£27,000.00	£27,615.00	£28,235.00
Activities Coordinator	9	£26,910.00	£27,560.00	£28,210.00
Dental hygienist	6	£20,000.00	£27,500.00	£35,000.00
Live in Care Worker	24	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Care Assistant	407	£26,195.00	£27,465.00	£28,735.00
Support Coordinator	258	£26,625.00	£27,405.00	£28,200.00
Medical Receptionist	6	£26,750.00	£27,290.00	£27,840.00
Recovery Worker	315	£27,270.00	£27,280.00	£27,290.00
Healthcare Assistant	49	£25,990.00	£27,130.00	£28,265.00
Dental Nurse Assessor	2	£24,000.00	£27,000.00	£30,000.00
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	16	£26,660.00	£26,785.00	£26,915.00
Residential Childcare Worker	216	£25,605.00	£26,670.00	£27,735.00
Optical Assistant	480	£26,260.00	£26,660.00	£27,060.00
Childcare Worker	218	£25,515.00	£26,395.00	£27,275.00
Care Administrator	11	£25,680.00	£26,370.00	£27,055.00
Care Supervisor	32	£25,665.00	£26,290.00	£26,915.00
Learning Support Worker	9	£24,550.00	£26,090.00	£27,625.00
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
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
Residential Assistant	24	£24,360.00	£25,920.00	£27,475.00
Field Care Supervisor	16	£25,410.00	£25,885.00	£26,360.00
Community Development Worker	1	£25,875.00	£25,875.00	£25,875.00
young people support worker	22	£25,365.00	£25,855.00	£26,340.00
Care & Support Worker	55	£24,995.00	£25,825.00	£26,650.00
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
Residential Care Assistant	6	£24,890.00	£25,490.00	£26,065.00
Wellbeing Advisor	1	£23,925.00	£25,475.00	£27,050.00
Autism Support Worker	9	£25,425.00	£25,425.00	£25,425.00
Call Handler	10	£24,590.00	£25,300.00	£26,010.00
Behaviour Mentor	14	£24,730.00	£25,175.00	£25,625.00
Night Support Worker	98	£24,930.00	£25,025.00	£25,125.00
Support Care Worker	56	£24,335.00	£24,990.00	£25,640.00
Communication Support Worker	4	£24,500.00	£24,950.00	£25,375.00
Housing Support Worker	29	£24,740.00	£24,880.00	£25,015.00
Family Liaison Officer	16	£24,840.00	£24,840.00	£24,840.00
Female Support Worker	49	£24,825.00	£24,825.00	£24,825.00
Dental Nurse	123	£23,480.00	£24,820.00	£26,170.00
Care Support Worker	60	£24,095.00	£24,750.00	£25,400.00
Support Assistant	1,284	£24,270.00	£24,720.00	£25,175.00
Assistant Support Worker	2	£24,575.00	£24,575.00	£24,575.00
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
young persons support worker	1	£24,125.00	£24,125.00	£24,125.00
Waking Night Support Worker	15	£23,270.00	£23,815.00	£24,345.00
Domestic Abuse Support Worker	9	£19,640.00	£19,770.00	£19,895.00
LSA	6	£18,535.00	£19,525.00	£20,515.00
Part Time Support Worker	2	£12,875.00	£13,050.00	£13,250.00