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Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 919,389 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	911,678	99.16 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,407	0.48 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,304	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 17,681 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 76,616 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	17,532	75,973
Contract	148	642

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	602	£94,925.00	£119,300.00	£143,675.00
Occupational Health Physician	8	£102,500.00	£113,750.00	£125,000.00
Dentist	1,247	£83,165.00	£104,800.00	£126,430.00
Associate Dentist	445	£73,350.00	£96,635.00	£119,920.00
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	3,410	£63,100.00	£63,985.00	£64,870.00
Nursing Home Manager	112	£58,765.00	£62,040.00	£65,315.00
Head of Performance	2	£58,000.00	£62,000.00	£66,000.00
Commissioning Manager	42	£57,645.00	£61,795.00	£65,935.00
Counselling	245	£56,675.00	£61,635.00	£66,590.00
Forensic Psychologist	33	£61,345.00	£61,405.00	£61,470.00
Psychologist	851	£59,440.00	£60,735.00	£62,025.00
Clinical Psychologist	125	£60,270.00	£60,425.00	£60,590.00
Nurse Practitioner	2	£56,500.00	£60,250.00	£64,000.00
Nurse Manager	160	£56,590.00	£58,960.00	£61,335.00
Nursing Home	176	£56,225.00	£58,375.00	£60,515.00
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
Clinical Lead	913	£50,915.00	£54,375.00	£57,835.00
Clinic Manager	280	£52,880.00	£54,185.00	£55,485.00
Registered Home Manager	253	£50,825.00	£53,955.00	£57,085.00
Residential Home Manager	9	£50,115.00	£52,980.00	£55,855.00
Care Home Manager	239	£50,935.00	£52,745.00	£54,555.00
Deputy Care Home Manager	50	£51,090.00	£51,730.00	£52,365.00
Pharmacist	148	£48,360.00	£51,640.00	£54,925.00
Clinical Pharmacist	24	£47,635.00	£51,025.00	£54,415.00
Home Care Manager	253	£48,550.00	£50,540.00	£52,525.00
Home Manager	1,120	£48,100.00	£50,350.00	£52,600.00
Nanny	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Visiting Officer	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Therapy	4,137	£48,615.00	£49,890.00	£51,170.00
Registered Manager	1,669	£47,240.00	£49,875.00	£52,500.00
Speech therapist	275	£48,400.00	£49,775.00	£51,150.00
Psychotherapist	230	£49,400.00	£49,695.00	£49,990.00
GP	72	£46,550.00	£49,160.00	£51,770.00
Childrens Home Manager	232	£46,180.00	£48,950.00	£51,725.00
Language Therapist	2,675	£47,780.00	£48,865.00	£49,940.00
Clinic Nurse	36	£47,885.00	£48,425.00	£48,965.00
Speech & Language Therapist	2,473	£46,535.00	£48,305.00	£50,065.00
Occupational Therapist	1,486	£47,170.00	£48,025.00	£48,890.00
Quality Assurance	277	£44,430.00	£47,790.00	£51,155.00
General Practice	88	£45,690.00	£47,435.00	£49,180.00
Therapist	4,605	£46,400.00	£47,360.00	£48,315.00
Adult Nurse	21	£45,850.00	£46,850.00	£47,850.00
Public Health	12	£46,835.00	£46,835.00	£46,835.00
RNLD	4	£46,400.00	£46,650.00	£46,900.00
Residential Manager	343	£43,820.00	£46,540.00	£49,265.00
Social Support Worker	8	£40,650.00	£46,225.00	£51,825.00
Social Work Practitioner	8	£40,650.00	£46,225.00	£51,825.00
Deputy Home Manager	169	£45,070.00	£45,845.00	£46,615.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
Pharmaceutical	181	£41,700.00	£45,650.00	£49,590.00
Foster Carer	129	£43,740.00	£44,635.00	£45,525.00
Consultancy	20,185	£39,035.00	£44,540.00	£50,040.00
Family Social Worker	35	£41,690.00	£44,420.00	£47,155.00
Care Home	1,283	£43,285.00	£44,410.00	£45,535.00
Senior Social Worker	75	£41,985.00	£44,320.00	£46,655.00
Registered Care Manager	146	£40,185.00	£44,155.00	£48,125.00
Health Advisor	346	£41,295.00	£43,940.00	£46,585.00
Physiotherapist	148	£42,420.00	£43,835.00	£45,240.00
Benefits Specialist	12	£43,415.00	£43,790.00	£44,165.00
Functional Assessor	561	£41,970.00	£43,620.00	£45,275.00
Mental Nurse	28	£40,850.00	£43,455.00	£46,060.00
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
Healthcare Professional	14	£41,365.00	£42,615.00	£43,865.00
Paramedic	35	£41,460.00	£42,385.00	£43,310.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	14	£40,000.00	£42,375.00	£44,750.00
Registered Nurse	293	£40,830.00	£42,325.00	£43,825.00
Independent Reviewing Officer	5	£41,590.00	£42,250.00	£42,925.00
Mental Health Nurse	46	£40,555.00	£42,250.00	£43,935.00
Nursing	2,571	£40,545.00	£41,915.00	£43,285.00
Social Worker	1,280	£39,395.00	£41,790.00	£44,175.00
Nurse Advisor	34	£39,790.00	£41,715.00	£43,640.00
Staff Nurse	7	£38,385.00	£41,665.00	£44,935.00
Oncology	8	£39,060.00	£41,660.00	£44,265.00
Consultation Officer	10	£41,575.00	£41,575.00	£41,575.00
Qualified Social Worker	119	£38,920.00	£41,500.00	£44,090.00
Care Manager	898	£39,280.00	£41,135.00	£42,985.00
Housing Manager	548	£40,090.00	£41,120.00	£42,140.00
Housing	8,529	£39,815.00	£41,105.00	£42,390.00
Children Social Worker	86	£39,070.00	£41,065.00	£43,070.00
Senior Practitioner	40	£39,670.00	£40,780.00	£41,890.00
Childrens Social Worker	80	£38,340.00	£40,535.00	£42,730.00
Adults Social Worker	2	£36,425.00	£40,525.00	£44,600.00
Disability Assessor	159	£39,035.00	£40,250.00	£41,460.00
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
Community Manager	49	£36,700.00	£39,880.00	£43,060.00
Mental Health Practitioner	13	£39,655.00	£39,830.00	£40,015.00
Domiciliary Care Manager	65	£37,595.00	£39,465.00	£41,325.00
Practice Nurse	58	£37,290.00	£39,240.00	£41,190.00
Theatre Practitioner	13	£38,725.00	£39,225.00	£39,725.00
Domiciliary Manager	69	£37,250.00	£39,115.00	£40,985.00
Domiciliary Care	167	£37,280.00	£39,105.00	£40,925.00
Supervising Social Worker	321	£36,830.00	£39,025.00	£41,215.00
Clinical Nurse Advisor	6	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Occupational Health	323	£37,200.00	£38,930.00	£40,650.00
Domiciliary Branch Manager	10	£37,800.00	£38,635.00	£39,465.00
Hospital	1,858	£36,960.00	£38,615.00	£40,275.00
Dental Practice Manager	3	£37,125.00	£38,565.00	£40,000.00
Occupational Health Nurse	75	£36,950.00	£38,480.00	£40,015.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	11	£35,520.00	£38,195.00	£40,870.00
Nurse Assessor	215	£37,655.00	£38,080.00	£38,505.00
Supported Living Manager	59	£36,520.00	£37,450.00	£38,380.00
Care	23,164	£36,045.00	£37,435.00	£38,835.00
Community Safety Officer	3	£37,400.00	£37,400.00	£37,400.00
Carer	364	£35,990.00	£37,300.00	£38,605.00
Social Care	891	£35,585.00	£37,275.00	£38,975.00
Registered Mental Health Nurse	4	£34,275.00	£36,750.00	£39,250.00
Optician	960	£35,655.00	£36,665.00	£37,675.00
Theatre Nurse	4	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	18	£36,375.00	£36,375.00	£36,375.00
Foster Parent	20	£36,085.00	£36,360.00	£36,640.00
Deputy Care Manager	37	£35,995.00	£36,345.00	£36,690.00
Anti Social Behaviour Officer	3	£32,000.00	£36,000.00	£40,000.00
Case Manager	837	£33,195.00	£35,815.00	£38,425.00
School Nurse	6	£34,575.00	£35,775.00	£36,975.00
Care Service Manager	4	£34,750.00	£35,500.00	£36,250.00
Radiographer	4	£33,475.00	£35,365.00	£37,250.00
Supported Living	243	£34,285.00	£35,195.00	£36,105.00
Dispenser	1,221	£34,205.00	£35,135.00	£36,065.00
Head of Nursing	15	£33,750.00	£35,065.00	£36,375.00
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
Safeguarding Officer	6	£34,185.00	£34,685.00	£35,185.00
Rehabilitation	126	£33,565.00	£34,405.00	£35,240.00
Foster Care	12	£30,375.00	£34,225.00	£38,075.00
Family Support Worker	69	£33,155.00	£34,105.00	£35,055.00
Childrens Team Leader	23	£33,080.00	£33,850.00	£34,625.00
Dispensing Optician	793	£32,555.00	£33,670.00	£34,785.00
Assistant Care Manager	2	£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 Team Leader	12	£31,475.00	£33,165.00	£34,865.00
Hygienist	11	£29,815.00	£33,065.00	£36,315.00
Senior Support Worker	361	£32,115.00	£33,025.00	£33,930.00
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
Housing Officer	357	£30,935.00	£32,500.00	£34,075.00
Maternity Nurse	2	£32,500.00	£32,500.00	£32,500.00
Ambulance	7	£30,365.00	£32,125.00	£33,900.00
Youth Worker	10	£31,515.00	£32,100.00	£32,685.00
Childrens Worker	349	£30,515.00	£32,070.00	£33,625.00
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
Social Work Assistant	14	£30,340.00	£31,905.00	£33,475.00
Healthcare Recruiter	22	£30,040.00	£31,870.00	£33,705.00
Caseworker	94	£29,770.00	£31,850.00	£33,925.00
Case Worker	49	£30,395.00	£31,715.00	£33,030.00
Residential Support Worker	1,536	£29,140.00	£31,690.00	£34,250.00
Childcare	1,922	£30,320.00	£31,350.00	£32,385.00
Senior Residential Worker	51	£30,815.00	£31,270.00	£31,730.00
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
Support Officer	397	£30,095.00	£31,020.00	£31,940.00
Recovery Support Worker	2	£30,450.00	£31,000.00	£31,550.00
Care Team Leader	10	£29,765.00	£30,950.00	£32,140.00
Healthcare Consultant	8	£27,750.00	£30,940.00	£34,125.00
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
Occupational Health Technician	81	£29,390.00	£30,405.00	£31,420.00
Children Support Worker	312	£28,700.00	£30,130.00	£31,550.00
Childrens Support Worker	289	£28,675.00	£30,105.00	£31,530.00
Mental Health Support	37	£29,240.00	£29,840.00	£30,435.00
Care Officer	2	£28,150.00	£29,725.00	£31,275.00
Residential Worker	448	£28,530.00	£29,715.00	£30,900.00
Support Worker	4,111	£28,145.00	£29,630.00	£31,115.00
Community Support Worker	24	£28,760.00	£29,555.00	£30,345.00
Senior Care Assistant	48	£27,530.00	£29,335.00	£31,135.00
Community Worker	1	£29,100.00	£29,100.00	£29,100.00
youth support worker	26	£28,420.00	£29,045.00	£29,670.00
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
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
Wellbeing Officer	2	£27,800.00	£28,400.00	£29,025.00
Childrens Residential Support Worker	74	£27,800.00	£28,380.00	£28,955.00
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
Mental Health Support Worker	13	£27,625.00	£28,200.00	£28,780.00
Health Worker	6	£27,835.00	£28,135.00	£28,435.00
First Aider	27	£27,575.00	£28,050.00	£28,525.00
Residential Care Worker	42	£27,540.00	£28,050.00	£28,560.00
EBD Support Worker	2	£28,000.00	£28,000.00	£28,000.00
Care Assistant Worker	26	£26,800.00	£27,940.00	£29,070.00
Care & Support Assistant	6	£26,440.00	£27,910.00	£29,365.00
Support Care Assistant	6	£26,440.00	£27,910.00	£29,365.00
Care Coordinator	190	£27,040.00	£27,865.00	£28,695.00
Pharmacy Technician	4	£27,125.00	£27,625.00	£28,125.00
Recovery Worker	237	£27,605.00	£27,605.00	£27,605.00
Care Worker	363	£26,895.00	£27,510.00	£28,125.00
Live in Care Worker	24	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Assistant Psychologist	8	£26,610.00	£27,390.00	£28,175.00
Support Coordinator	186	£26,715.00	£27,380.00	£28,055.00
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
Housing Assistant	29	£26,490.00	£27,230.00	£27,970.00
Care Assistant	421	£25,800.00	£27,085.00	£28,365.00
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
Support Advisor	37	£26,320.00	£26,970.00	£27,610.00
Housing Worker	18	£26,895.00	£26,895.00	£26,895.00
Support Care Worker	52	£26,040.00	£26,795.00	£27,550.00
Behaviour Support Worker	4	£26,475.00	£26,625.00	£26,775.00
Project Worker	10	£25,950.00	£26,610.00	£27,265.00
Care Home Assistant	4	£25,700.00	£26,590.00	£27,465.00
Home Care Assistant	4	£25,700.00	£26,590.00	£27,465.00
Care & Support Worker	64	£25,790.00	£26,535.00	£27,275.00
Care Support Worker	58	£25,825.00	£26,495.00	£27,155.00
Care Supervisor	32	£25,910.00	£26,395.00	£26,875.00
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
Housing Support Worker	33	£26,165.00	£26,305.00	£26,445.00
Residential Childcare Worker	248	£25,395.00	£26,260.00	£27,120.00
Healthcare Assistant	39	£25,240.00	£26,180.00	£27,120.00
Field Care Supervisor	24	£25,785.00	£26,125.00	£26,465.00
Residential Assistant	27	£24,550.00	£26,100.00	£27,645.00
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
Wellbeing Coordinator	19	£25,325.00	£25,975.00	£26,620.00
Optical Assistant	379	£25,505.00	£25,960.00	£26,415.00
Childcare Worker	274	£25,245.00	£25,940.00	£26,640.00
Care Administrator	25	£25,875.00	£25,875.00	£25,875.00
Domestic Abuse Advocate	2	£24,775.00	£25,825.00	£26,875.00
Key Worker	11	£25,380.00	£25,795.00	£26,210.00
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
young people support worker	12	£25,100.00	£25,715.00	£26,320.00
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
Support Assistant	1,369	£25,055.00	£25,460.00	£25,855.00
Family Liaison Officer	16	£25,415.00	£25,415.00	£25,415.00
Learning Support Worker	11	£23,775.00	£25,250.00	£26,725.00
Behaviour Mentor	12	£24,780.00	£25,190.00	£25,610.00
Call Handler	8	£24,390.00	£25,075.00	£25,765.00
Night Support Worker	85	£24,925.00	£25,045.00	£25,165.00
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
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	57	£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
Waking Night Support Worker	9	£23,460.00	£24,185.00	£24,895.00
young persons support worker	1	£24,125.00	£24,125.00	£24,125.00
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	9	£19,640.00	£19,770.00	£19,895.00
Part Time Support Worker	2	£12,875.00	£13,050.00	£13,250.00