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Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 926,520 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	918,715	99.16 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,468	0.48 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,337	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 17,818 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 77,210 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	17,667	76,559
Contract	150	650

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: May 2026

Jobs listed

11,518

Up 22.6% vs last year

Average salary

£39,080.00

Down 6.0% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Healthcare Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

Up 47.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£485.00

Down 3.2% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

Up 18.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£530.00

Up 7.6% 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
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
August 2025	7,043
July 2025	6,031
June 2025	6,441

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
Occupational Health Physician	8	£102,500.00	£113,750.00	£125,000.00
Dentist	329	£82,945.00	£104,115.00	£125,290.00
Dentistry	7	£64,275.00	£96,475.00	£128,700.00
Associate Dentist	80	£75,555.00	£95,620.00	£115,675.00
CAMHS	2	£60,250.00	£83,375.00	£106,500.00
Psychiatrist	6	£58,750.00	£77,940.00	£97,125.00
Doctor	62	£72,000.00	£72,000.00	£72,000.00
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	3,646	£62,205.00	£63,515.00	£64,820.00
Nursing Home Manager	114	£58,890.00	£62,465.00	£66,035.00
Head of Performance	2	£58,000.00	£62,000.00	£66,000.00
Forensic Psychologist	31	£60,985.00	£61,055.00	£61,130.00
Counselling	247	£56,065.00	£61,005.00	£65,940.00
Psychologist	789	£58,915.00	£60,570.00	£62,230.00
Clinical Psychologist	104	£60,250.00	£60,425.00	£60,605.00
Commissioning Manager	41	£55,745.00	£59,865.00	£63,975.00
Nurse Manager	160	£56,435.00	£59,140.00	£61,840.00
Benefits Manager	15	£57,780.00	£59,030.00	£60,280.00
Nursing Home	179	£56,540.00	£58,925.00	£61,305.00
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	284	£51,435.00	£54,375.00	£57,310.00
Clinic Manager	284	£52,730.00	£54,115.00	£55,490.00
Clinical Lead	901	£50,495.00	£54,005.00	£57,515.00
Care Home Manager	241	£50,650.00	£52,515.00	£54,385.00
Pharmacist	146	£48,765.00	£52,040.00	£55,315.00
Deputy Care Home Manager	50	£51,090.00	£51,730.00	£52,365.00
Home Manager	1,151	£48,985.00	£51,380.00	£53,775.00
Clinical Pharmacist	24	£47,635.00	£51,025.00	£54,415.00
Registered Manager	1,698	£48,325.00	£50,955.00	£53,575.00
Residential Home Manager	11	£48,190.00	£50,785.00	£53,385.00
Home Care Manager	255	£48,465.00	£50,495.00	£52,525.00
Nanny	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Visiting Officer	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Psychotherapist	250	£49,660.00	£49,925.00	£50,195.00
Therapy	4,365	£48,430.00	£49,890.00	£51,350.00
Childrens Home Manager	262	£46,955.00	£49,760.00	£52,560.00
Speech therapist	291	£47,985.00	£49,425.00	£50,860.00
Speech & Language Therapist	2,573	£48,115.00	£49,185.00	£50,250.00
Language Therapist	2,747	£47,970.00	£48,915.00	£49,850.00
Occupational Therapist	1,521	£48,025.00	£48,845.00	£49,680.00
Clinic Nurse	40	£48,020.00	£48,700.00	£49,380.00
Residential Manager	348	£44,785.00	£47,535.00	£50,290.00
Quality Assurance	287	£44,270.00	£47,325.00	£50,385.00
Therapist	4,637	£46,110.00	£47,015.00	£47,915.00
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
General Practice	94	£44,960.00	£46,395.00	£47,825.00
Independent Reviewing Officer	7	£45,450.00	£46,335.00	£47,235.00
GP	70	£43,300.00	£46,285.00	£49,270.00
Social Support Worker	12	£40,650.00	£46,225.00	£51,825.00
Social Work Practitioner	12	£40,650.00	£46,225.00	£51,825.00
Deputy Home Manager	172	£44,950.00	£45,835.00	£46,710.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
Consultancy	21,230	£39,620.00	£45,330.00	£51,040.00
Family Social Worker	39	£42,390.00	£45,065.00	£47,750.00
Pharmaceutical	199	£41,145.00	£44,970.00	£48,790.00
Foster Carer	120	£43,740.00	£44,635.00	£45,525.00
Health Advisor	361	£41,585.00	£44,400.00	£47,215.00
Care Home	1,290	£43,180.00	£44,215.00	£45,250.00
Senior Social Worker	81	£41,745.00	£44,050.00	£46,370.00
Registered Care Manager	146	£40,140.00	£43,950.00	£47,755.00
Functional Assessor	513	£42,130.00	£43,765.00	£45,400.00
Physiotherapist	108	£42,205.00	£43,620.00	£45,030.00
Registered Nurse	245	£42,090.00	£43,610.00	£45,130.00
Occupational Health Advisor	150	£41,525.00	£43,570.00	£45,615.00
Mental Nurse	32	£41,130.00	£43,370.00	£45,610.00
Community Nurse	11	£42,110.00	£42,960.00	£43,810.00
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
Benefits Specialist	14	£41,940.00	£42,845.00	£43,750.00
Mental Health Nurse	48	£41,385.00	£42,805.00	£44,225.00
Nursing	2,444	£41,200.00	£42,695.00	£44,185.00
Healthcare Professional	14	£41,365.00	£42,615.00	£43,865.00
Residential Care Manager	26	£39,000.00	£42,480.00	£45,955.00
Paramedic	35	£41,460.00	£42,385.00	£43,310.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	14	£40,000.00	£42,375.00	£44,750.00
Nurse Advisor	35	£39,590.00	£42,355.00	£45,120.00
Social Worker	1,318	£39,360.00	£41,825.00	£44,290.00
Oncology	6	£39,250.00	£41,700.00	£44,165.00
Staff Nurse	7	£38,385.00	£41,665.00	£44,935.00
Consultation Officer	14	£41,575.00	£41,575.00	£41,575.00
Care Manager	891	£39,550.00	£41,455.00	£43,355.00
Qualified Social Worker	124	£38,840.00	£41,385.00	£43,935.00
Housing	8,776	£39,965.00	£41,265.00	£42,570.00
Children Social Worker	85	£39,025.00	£40,895.00	£42,765.00
Housing Manager	554	£39,785.00	£40,860.00	£41,930.00
Adults Social Worker	2	£36,425.00	£40,525.00	£44,600.00
Occupational Health	316	£38,550.00	£40,475.00	£42,390.00
Childrens Social Worker	83	£38,275.00	£40,345.00	£42,415.00
Disability Assessor	168	£39,110.00	£40,220.00	£41,320.00
Senior Practitioner	38	£39,050.00	£40,210.00	£41,370.00
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	52	£37,570.00	£39,340.00	£41,115.00
Domiciliary Care	169	£37,355.00	£39,145.00	£40,935.00
Domiciliary Manager	69	£37,250.00	£39,115.00	£40,985.00
Supervising Social Worker	340	£37,110.00	£39,085.00	£41,060.00
Clinical Nurse Advisor	6	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Hospital	1,825	£37,135.00	£38,725.00	£40,325.00
Domiciliary Branch Manager	10	£37,800.00	£38,635.00	£39,465.00
Dental Practice Manager	3	£37,125.00	£38,565.00	£40,000.00
Occupational Health Nurse	63	£36,800.00	£38,355.00	£39,915.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	11	£35,520.00	£38,195.00	£40,870.00
Nurse Assessor	193	£37,670.00	£38,090.00	£38,505.00
Carer	372	£36,210.00	£37,450.00	£38,685.00
Supported Living Manager	59	£36,520.00	£37,450.00	£38,380.00
Community Safety Officer	3	£37,400.00	£37,400.00	£37,400.00
Health Educator	25	£37,335.00	£37,335.00	£37,335.00
Social Care	894	£35,525.00	£37,135.00	£38,760.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	22	£36,375.00	£37,110.00	£37,840.00
Registered Mental Health Nurse	4	£34,275.00	£36,750.00	£39,250.00
Case Manager	837	£33,970.00	£36,625.00	£39,275.00
Optician	998	£35,525.00	£36,545.00	£37,565.00
Theatre Nurse	4	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Theatre Practitioner	4	£35,800.00	£36,425.00	£37,050.00
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
Dispenser	1,288	£35,220.00	£36,205.00	£37,190.00
Radiographer	6	£34,250.00	£36,165.00	£38,065.00
Anti Social Behaviour Officer	3	£32,000.00	£36,000.00	£40,000.00
Care	22,836	£34,635.00	£35,970.00	£37,315.00
School Nurse	6	£34,575.00	£35,775.00	£36,975.00
Supported Living	247	£34,745.00	£35,505.00	£36,265.00
Care Service Manager	4	£34,750.00	£35,500.00	£36,250.00
Head of Nursing	12	£34,000.00	£35,085.00	£36,165.00
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
Family Support Worker	67	£33,580.00	£34,620.00	£35,665.00
Foster Care	12	£30,375.00	£34,225.00	£38,075.00
Rehabilitation	104	£33,415.00	£33,985.00	£34,550.00
Dispensing Optician	830	£32,900.00	£33,975.00	£35,050.00
Caseworker	96	£31,750.00	£33,805.00	£35,860.00
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	13	£31,060.00	£33,150.00	£35,240.00
Senior Support Worker	368	£32,230.00	£33,105.00	£33,975.00
Childrens Team Leader	20	£31,890.00	£32,850.00	£33,820.00
Housing Officer	349	£31,595.00	£32,765.00	£33,940.00
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
Childcare	1,901	£31,130.00	£32,185.00	£33,240.00
Ambulance	7	£30,365.00	£32,125.00	£33,900.00
Youth Worker	10	£31,515.00	£32,100.00	£32,685.00
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
Childrens Worker	373	£30,470.00	£31,990.00	£33,515.00
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
Residential Support Worker	1,612	£29,215.00	£31,795.00	£34,370.00
Care Team Leader	8	£30,675.00	£31,750.00	£32,825.00
Senior Residential Worker	52	£31,335.00	£31,745.00	£32,155.00
Case Worker	49	£30,395.00	£31,715.00	£33,030.00
Dispensing Assistant	3	£29,500.00	£31,250.00	£33,000.00
Hygienist	17	£26,540.00	£31,210.00	£35,875.00
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
Healthcare Consultant	8	£27,750.00	£30,940.00	£34,125.00
Support Officer	408	£29,920.00	£30,840.00	£31,755.00
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
Children Support Worker	338	£28,760.00	£30,195.00	£31,625.00
Childrens Support Worker	314	£28,735.00	£30,175.00	£31,605.00
Occupational Health Technician	72	£28,895.00	£30,015.00	£31,125.00
Residential Worker	454	£28,740.00	£29,845.00	£30,950.00
Mental Health Support	37	£29,240.00	£29,840.00	£30,435.00
Support Worker	4,234	£28,315.00	£29,815.00	£31,315.00
Care Officer	2	£28,150.00	£29,725.00	£31,275.00
Community Support Worker	24	£28,760.00	£29,555.00	£30,345.00
Senior Care Assistant	51	£27,840.00	£29,445.00	£31,045.00
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
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	31	£28,140.00	£28,870.00	£29,595.00
Childrens Residential Support Worker	73	£28,085.00	£28,595.00	£29,100.00
Wellbeing Officer	2	£27,800.00	£28,400.00	£29,025.00
youth support worker	24	£27,790.00	£28,400.00	£29,005.00
Health And Social Care Assessor	5	£26,750.00	£28,375.00	£30,000.00
Behaviour Support Worker	12	£28,240.00	£28,315.00	£28,390.00
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
Care Coordinator	194	£27,240.00	£28,115.00	£28,995.00
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 Worker	357	£27,010.00	£27,725.00	£28,450.00
Assistant Psychologist	6	£27,175.00	£27,690.00	£28,200.00
Pharmacy Technician	6	£27,125.00	£27,625.00	£28,125.00
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
Recovery Worker	255	£27,395.00	£27,395.00	£27,395.00
Support Coordinator	208	£26,725.00	£27,370.00	£28,020.00
Medical Receptionist	6	£26,750.00	£27,290.00	£27,840.00
Care Assistant	427	£25,985.00	£27,260.00	£28,535.00
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
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	47	£26,220.00	£26,825.00	£27,430.00
Support Care Worker	52	£26,040.00	£26,795.00	£27,550.00
Care & Support Worker	61	£25,885.00	£26,705.00	£27,515.00
Care Support Worker	55	£25,920.00	£26,655.00	£27,385.00
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
Healthcare Assistant	41	£25,630.00	£26,580.00	£27,530.00
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
Housing Support Worker	33	£26,165.00	£26,305.00	£26,445.00
Residential Childcare Worker	244	£25,340.00	£26,285.00	£27,225.00
Optical Assistant	426	£25,780.00	£26,260.00	£26,740.00
Residential Assistant	27	£24,550.00	£26,100.00	£27,645.00
Field Care Supervisor	18	£25,630.00	£26,025.00	£26,420.00
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
Childcare Worker	266	£25,245.00	£25,940.00	£26,640.00
Support Assistant	1,355	£25,515.00	£25,910.00	£26,300.00
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
Family Liaison Officer	16	£25,415.00	£25,415.00	£25,415.00
Behaviour Mentor	12	£24,780.00	£25,190.00	£25,610.00
Call Handler	8	£24,390.00	£25,075.00	£25,765.00
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
Night Support Worker	91	£24,500.00	£24,605.00	£24,715.00
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
Autism Practitioner	123	£23,865.00	£23,865.00	£23,865.00
Waking Night Support Worker	13	£22,900.00	£23,520.00	£24,130.00
LSA	2	£21,600.00	£23,025.00	£24,450.00
Learning Support Worker	7	£21,325.00	£23,000.00	£24,675.00
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