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Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 910,480 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	902,853	99.16 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,352	0.48 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,275	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 17,509 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 75,873 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	17,362	75,237
Contract	146	635

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	631	£89,365.00	£115,500.00	£141,640.00
Occupational Health Physician	8	£102,500.00	£113,750.00	£125,000.00
Dentist	1,939	£83,540.00	£104,930.00	£126,325.00
Associate Dentist	991	£74,110.00	£97,755.00	£121,405.00
CAMHS	2	£60,250.00	£83,375.00	£106,500.00
Psychiatrist	6	£58,750.00	£77,940.00	£97,125.00
Doctor	66	£75,700.00	£75,700.00	£75,700.00
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	2,958	£62,955.00	£63,915.00	£64,875.00
Forensic Psychologist	31	£63,075.00	£63,145.00	£63,220.00
Counselling	233	£57,620.00	£62,505.00	£67,385.00
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
Psychologist	857	£59,390.00	£60,565.00	£61,740.00
Clinical Psychologist	127	£60,270.00	£60,425.00	£60,590.00
Nurse Practitioner	2	£56,500.00	£60,250.00	£64,000.00
Nurse Manager	158	£56,175.00	£58,760.00	£61,350.00
Benefits Manager	17	£57,225.00	£58,225.00	£59,225.00
Nursing Home	171	£56,000.00	£58,225.00	£60,445.00
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
Registered Home Manager	210	£51,700.00	£54,620.00	£57,535.00
Childrens Services Manager	2	£51,975.00	£54,600.00	£57,200.00
Clinical Lead	920	£50,545.00	£54,065.00	£57,585.00
Care Home Manager	230	£51,310.00	£53,040.00	£54,770.00
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
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	246	£49,120.00	£51,015.00	£52,910.00
Nanny	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Visiting Officer	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Therapy	4,068	£48,675.00	£49,940.00	£51,210.00
Home Manager	1,061	£47,850.00	£49,885.00	£51,925.00
Registered Manager	1,565	£47,225.00	£49,800.00	£52,365.00
Psychotherapist	230	£49,400.00	£49,695.00	£49,990.00
Language Therapist	2,599	£48,130.00	£49,125.00	£50,115.00
Speech & Language Therapist	2,397	£47,770.00	£49,110.00	£50,445.00
Speech therapist	281	£47,480.00	£49,055.00	£50,635.00
Occupational Therapist	1,483	£47,970.00	£48,720.00	£49,480.00
Childrens Home Manager	206	£45,925.00	£48,700.00	£51,475.00
Clinic Nurse	36	£47,885.00	£48,425.00	£48,965.00
Therapist	4,504	£46,415.00	£47,395.00	£48,370.00
General Practice	77	£45,090.00	£46,985.00	£48,875.00
Residential Manager	333	£44,225.00	£46,905.00	£49,585.00
Adult Nurse	21	£45,850.00	£46,850.00	£47,850.00
RNLD	4	£46,400.00	£46,650.00	£46,900.00
Quality Assurance	267	£43,360.00	£46,475.00	£49,595.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
GP	77	£43,020.00	£45,785.00	£48,555.00
Deputy Home Manager	167	£44,625.00	£45,340.00	£46,050.00
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
Senior Social Worker	69	£42,250.00	£44,290.00	£46,340.00
Consultancy	18,715	£38,630.00	£44,125.00	£49,610.00
Family Social Worker	27	£41,900.00	£44,060.00	£46,220.00
Pharmaceutical	177	£40,000.00	£44,000.00	£48,000.00
Paediatric Nurse	2	£43,950.00	£43,950.00	£43,950.00
Care Home	1,232	£42,855.00	£43,840.00	£44,825.00
Health Advisor	339	£41,125.00	£43,830.00	£46,535.00
Benefits Specialist	12	£43,415.00	£43,790.00	£44,165.00
Functional Assessor	604	£41,750.00	£43,500.00	£45,255.00
Mental Nurse	22	£40,965.00	£43,395.00	£45,820.00
Physiotherapist	157	£41,920.00	£43,270.00	£44,610.00
Occupational Health Advisor	163	£41,315.00	£43,150.00	£44,980.00
Community Nurse	15	£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	343	£40,840.00	£42,250.00	£43,660.00
Paramedic	38	£40,505.00	£41,845.00	£43,190.00
Social Worker	1,203	£39,465.00	£41,815.00	£44,155.00
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	2,701	£40,355.00	£41,710.00	£43,065.00
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	868	£39,390.00	£41,165.00	£42,935.00
Children Social Worker	89	£39,120.00	£41,050.00	£42,980.00
Qualified Social Worker	128	£38,575.00	£40,925.00	£43,275.00
Senior Practitioner	38	£39,920.00	£40,920.00	£41,915.00
Housing	8,102	£39,410.00	£40,640.00	£41,875.00
Childrens Social Worker	83	£38,465.00	£40,560.00	£42,650.00
Adults Social Worker	2	£36,425.00	£40,525.00	£44,600.00
Disability Assessor	132	£39,140.00	£40,305.00	£41,465.00
Registered General Nurse	11	£38,725.00	£40,165.00	£41,600.00
Housing Manager	507	£39,125.00	£40,050.00	£40,975.00
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
Occupational Health	320	£37,530.00	£39,410.00	£41,280.00
Practice Nurse	61	£37,290.00	£39,300.00	£41,315.00
Supervising Social Worker	303	£37,140.00	£39,165.00	£41,185.00
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
Domiciliary Care	150	£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	1,855	£36,900.00	£38,610.00	£40,325.00
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	262	£37,655.00	£38,135.00	£38,615.00
Community Manager	48	£35,175.00	£38,045.00	£40,910.00
Radiographer	6	£35,715.00	£37,640.00	£39,565.00
Occupational Health Nurse	77	£36,190.00	£37,610.00	£39,025.00
Carer	347	£36,325.00	£37,580.00	£38,835.00
Community Safety Officer	3	£37,400.00	£37,400.00	£37,400.00
Care	22,962	£35,880.00	£37,395.00	£38,910.00
Social Care	896	£35,605.00	£37,230.00	£38,860.00
Supported Living Manager	56	£36,535.00	£37,130.00	£37,725.00
Optician	883	£35,560.00	£36,500.00	£37,445.00
Theatre Nurse	4	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Foster Parent	25	£36,170.00	£36,480.00	£36,790.00
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
Anti Social Behaviour Officer	3	£32,000.00	£36,000.00	£40,000.00
Deputy Care Manager	35	£35,515.00	£35,840.00	£36,165.00
School Nurse	6	£34,575.00	£35,775.00	£36,975.00
Case Manager	799	£32,900.00	£35,565.00	£38,225.00
Care Service Manager	4	£34,750.00	£35,500.00	£36,250.00
Childrens Team Leader	24	£34,700.00	£35,375.00	£36,050.00
Dispenser	1,096	£34,265.00	£35,120.00	£35,980.00
Adoption Social Worker	3	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Head of Nursing	18	£33,375.00	£34,875.00	£36,375.00
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
Supported Living	225	£33,895.00	£34,680.00	£35,470.00
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	713	£32,495.00	£33,505.00	£34,520.00
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
Support Officer	356	£32,505.00	£33,495.00	£34,475.00
Senior Support Worker	287	£32,490.00	£33,245.00	£33,995.00
Community Support Manager	6	£32,225.00	£33,225.00	£34,200.00
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	313	£30,810.00	£32,340.00	£33,880.00
Healthcare Recruiter	20	£30,465.00	£32,310.00	£34,155.00
Childrens Worker	300	£30,700.00	£32,290.00	£33,885.00
Caseworker	94	£30,075.00	£32,210.00	£34,345.00
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
Youth Worker	11	£31,370.00	£31,930.00	£32,495.00
Residential Support Worker	1,398	£29,135.00	£31,725.00	£34,315.00
Case Worker	44	£30,380.00	£31,680.00	£32,970.00
Childcare	1,852	£30,325.00	£31,390.00	£32,455.00
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	38	£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
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	257	£28,730.00	£30,125.00	£31,515.00
Childrens Support Worker	234	£28,700.00	£30,100.00	£31,490.00
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
Care Officer	2	£28,150.00	£29,725.00	£31,275.00
Support Worker	3,717	£28,230.00	£29,715.00	£31,195.00
Residential Worker	352	£28,250.00	£29,440.00	£30,640.00
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
Community Support Officer	7	£27,840.00	£28,500.00	£29,165.00
Wellbeing Officer	2	£27,800.00	£28,400.00	£29,025.00
Health And Social Care Assessor	5	£26,750.00	£28,375.00	£30,000.00
Childrens Residential Support Worker	62	£27,790.00	£28,360.00	£28,925.00
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	184	£26,885.00	£27,650.00	£28,415.00
Care Worker	339	£27,035.00	£27,625.00	£28,230.00
Support Coordinator	170	£26,805.00	£27,520.00	£28,240.00
Live in Care Worker	22	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Medical Receptionist	6	£26,750.00	£27,290.00	£27,840.00
Adult Support Worker	11	£27,115.00	£27,250.00	£27,390.00
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
Recovery Worker	222	£27,165.00	£27,165.00	£27,165.00
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
Care Assistant	398	£25,670.00	£26,990.00	£28,310.00
Support Advisor	29	£26,320.00	£26,985.00	£27,640.00
Housing Worker	18	£26,895.00	£26,895.00	£26,895.00
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
Support Care Worker	44	£25,730.00	£26,550.00	£27,370.00
Learning Disabilities Worker	2	£25,000.00	£26,375.00	£27,750.00
Care & Support Worker	56	£25,505.00	£26,310.00	£27,110.00
Housing Support Worker	31	£26,165.00	£26,285.00	£26,400.00
Residential Childcare Worker	232	£25,420.00	£26,280.00	£27,140.00
Care Support Worker	50	£25,540.00	£26,270.00	£26,995.00
Care Supervisor	27	£25,980.00	£26,140.00	£26,300.00
Field Care Supervisor	26	£25,915.00	£26,105.00	£26,290.00
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	258	£25,285.00	£25,990.00	£26,700.00
Key Worker	10	£25,570.00	£25,985.00	£26,400.00
Wellbeing Coordinator	14	£25,325.00	£25,975.00	£26,620.00
Care Administrator	27	£25,950.00	£25,950.00	£25,950.00
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
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
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
Night Support Worker	80	£25,180.00	£25,285.00	£25,395.00
Learning Support Worker	13	£23,775.00	£25,250.00	£26,725.00
Support Assistant	1,361	£24,805.00	£25,160.00	£25,515.00
Call Handler	8	£24,390.00	£25,075.00	£25,765.00
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
Assistant Support Worker	2	£24,575.00	£24,575.00	£24,575.00
Dental Nurse	109	£23,155.00	£24,555.00	£25,965.00
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	£23,735.00	£23,735.00	£23,735.00
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