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Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 938,278 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	930,351	99.16 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,537	0.48 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,390	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 18,044 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 78,190 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	17,891	77,529
Contract	152	660

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: July 2026

Jobs listed

8,087

Down 17.3% vs last year

Average salary

£41,605.00

Up 2.1% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Healthcare Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

Down 16.5% vs last year

Average day rate

£565.00

Up 11.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

Up 5.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£495.00

Down 0.5% 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
July 2026	8,087
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
August 2025	7,043

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	119	£86,885.00	£105,655.00	£124,420.00
Associate Dentist	73	£76,830.00	£98,940.00	£121,050.00
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
Pharmacy Manager	15	£64,000.00	£64,000.00	£64,000.00
Optometrist	3,798	£62,960.00	£63,940.00	£64,920.00
Nursing Home Manager	126	£59,765.00	£63,050.00	£66,335.00
Benefits Manager	14	£62,905.00	£62,905.00	£62,905.00
Regulatory Affairs Manager	7	£58,250.00	£62,375.00	£66,500.00
Head of Performance	2	£58,000.00	£62,000.00	£66,000.00
Counselling	245	£56,285.00	£61,285.00	£66,280.00
Forensic Psychologist	25	£60,510.00	£60,590.00	£60,675.00
Psychologist	668	£57,565.00	£59,240.00	£60,925.00
Clinical Psychologist	86	£58,565.00	£59,145.00	£59,740.00
Nursing Home	193	£56,685.00	£58,970.00	£61,250.00
Nurse Manager	170	£56,500.00	£58,915.00	£61,320.00
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
Pharmaceutical	218	£49,295.00	£55,500.00	£61,695.00
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	321	£51,290.00	£54,365.00	£57,440.00
Clinic Manager	291	£52,870.00	£54,350.00	£55,825.00
Clinical Lead	941	£50,875.00	£54,190.00	£57,500.00
Registered Manager	1,859	£50,880.00	£53,235.00	£55,585.00
Care Home Manager	268	£50,410.00	£52,245.00	£54,080.00
Pharmacist	128	£48,520.00	£51,635.00	£54,755.00
Home Manager	1,159	£49,170.00	£51,570.00	£53,970.00
Deputy Care Home Manager	56	£50,740.00	£51,240.00	£51,735.00
GP	69	£48,065.00	£51,155.00	£54,245.00
Residential Home Manager	17	£48,490.00	£51,070.00	£53,655.00
Psychotherapist	240	£50,340.00	£50,340.00	£50,340.00
Home Care Manager	278	£48,265.00	£50,255.00	£52,240.00
Childrens Home Manager	271	£47,145.00	£50,045.00	£52,945.00
Clinical Pharmacist	6	£47,500.00	£50,000.00	£52,500.00
Nanny	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Visiting Officer	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Speech therapist	306	£48,640.00	£49,945.00	£51,245.00
Therapy	4,611	£48,500.00	£49,770.00	£51,035.00
Speech & Language Therapist	2,599	£48,725.00	£49,540.00	£50,350.00
Language Therapist	2,688	£48,395.00	£49,215.00	£50,025.00
Physiotherapist	91	£47,770.00	£49,040.00	£50,300.00
Occupational Therapist	1,573	£48,005.00	£48,935.00	£49,875.00
Clinic Nurse	36	£47,820.00	£48,615.00	£49,405.00
Residential Manager	339	£45,120.00	£47,990.00	£50,865.00
Therapist	4,743	£46,095.00	£47,220.00	£48,345.00
Benefits Specialist	11	£45,625.00	£47,125.00	£48,625.00
Adult Nurse	21	£45,850.00	£46,850.00	£47,850.00
RNLD	4	£46,400.00	£46,650.00	£46,900.00
General Practice	96	£44,585.00	£46,465.00	£48,335.00
Independent Reviewing Officer	7	£45,450.00	£46,335.00	£47,235.00
Social Support Worker	20	£40,650.00	£46,225.00	£51,825.00
Social Work Practitioner	21	£40,650.00	£46,225.00	£51,825.00
Quality Assurance	305	£43,485.00	£45,975.00	£48,470.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
Family Social Worker	57	£43,100.00	£45,740.00	£48,390.00
Consultancy	21,465	£39,865.00	£45,490.00	£51,115.00
Deputy Home Manager	178	£44,365.00	£45,260.00	£46,150.00
Public Health	14	£44,775.00	£45,240.00	£45,700.00
Registered Care Manager	165	£41,615.00	£45,185.00	£48,750.00
Health Advisor	381	£42,200.00	£44,890.00	£47,570.00
Care Home	1,357	£43,355.00	£44,705.00	£46,060.00
Registered Nurse	243	£43,270.00	£44,700.00	£46,140.00
Functional Assessor	456	£43,010.00	£44,670.00	£46,335.00
Occupational Health Advisor	137	£42,220.00	£44,200.00	£46,185.00
Community Nurse	17	£43,245.00	£44,095.00	£44,945.00
Paramedic	25	£43,250.00	£43,640.00	£44,025.00
Senior Social Worker	90	£40,860.00	£43,440.00	£46,030.00
MSK Physiotherapist	18	£40,165.00	£43,250.00	£46,335.00
Mental Nurse	36	£41,205.00	£43,195.00	£45,185.00
Healthcare Professional	19	£42,110.00	£43,110.00	£44,110.00
Residential Care Manager	25	£40,940.00	£43,060.00	£45,165.00
Nursing	2,456	£41,535.00	£43,040.00	£44,545.00
Child Protection Social Worker	2	£40,300.00	£42,925.00	£45,550.00
Mental Health Nurse	53	£41,415.00	£42,720.00	£44,025.00
Oncology	14	£40,060.00	£42,525.00	£45,000.00
Haematology	3	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Oncology Nurse	3	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	17	£40,000.00	£42,405.00	£44,815.00
Nurse Advisor	30	£39,190.00	£42,085.00	£44,985.00
Social Worker	1,310	£39,690.00	£42,080.00	£44,470.00
Foster Carer	122	£40,660.00	£41,960.00	£43,265.00
Qualified Social Worker	118	£39,055.00	£41,745.00	£44,435.00
Consultation Officer	14	£41,575.00	£41,575.00	£41,575.00
Care Manager	1,002	£39,755.00	£41,400.00	£43,045.00
Housing	8,898	£40,105.00	£41,325.00	£42,540.00
Medical Writer	2	£37,500.00	£41,250.00	£45,000.00
Children Social Worker	90	£39,115.00	£41,070.00	£43,025.00
Senior Practitioner	41	£38,945.00	£40,655.00	£42,360.00
Childrens Social Worker	88	£38,375.00	£40,550.00	£42,720.00
Adults Social Worker	2	£36,425.00	£40,525.00	£44,600.00
Health Educator	49	£40,500.00	£40,500.00	£40,500.00
Occupational Health	315	£38,575.00	£40,465.00	£42,350.00
Disability Assessor	183	£39,165.00	£40,210.00	£41,250.00
Domiciliary Branch Manager	12	£39,415.00	£40,165.00	£40,915.00
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 Manager	76	£38,180.00	£39,820.00	£41,460.00
Domiciliary Care	196	£38,060.00	£39,790.00	£41,520.00
Community Manager	60	£36,810.00	£39,775.00	£42,740.00
Staff Nurse	5	£36,815.00	£39,625.00	£42,425.00
Domiciliary Care Manager	76	£37,685.00	£39,620.00	£41,555.00
Benefits Advisor	2	£36,850.00	£39,350.00	£41,850.00
Supervising Social Worker	334	£37,495.00	£39,285.00	£41,070.00
Occupational Health Nurse	49	£37,420.00	£39,065.00	£40,715.00
Clinical Nurse Advisor	6	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Housing Manager	585	£37,670.00	£38,710.00	£39,745.00
Hospital	1,792	£36,810.00	£38,580.00	£40,365.00
Practice Nurse	39	£36,645.00	£38,250.00	£39,860.00
Supported Living Manager	62	£37,020.00	£38,170.00	£39,325.00
Nurse Assessor	170	£37,625.00	£38,060.00	£38,490.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	9	£35,835.00	£38,000.00	£40,165.00
Social Care	1,010	£36,290.00	£37,670.00	£39,065.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	27	£36,605.00	£37,525.00	£38,440.00
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
Head of Nursing	9	£35,500.00	£37,125.00	£38,750.00
Optician	1,054	£36,140.00	£37,015.00	£37,890.00
Registered Mental Health Nurse	4	£34,275.00	£36,750.00	£39,250.00
Theatre Nurse	2	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Foster Parent	18	£36,160.00	£36,420.00	£36,685.00
Deputy Care Manager	51	£36,060.00	£36,370.00	£36,675.00
Radiographer	6	£34,250.00	£36,165.00	£38,065.00
Carer	363	£34,735.00	£36,140.00	£37,545.00
Safeguarding Officer	7	£35,715.00	£36,090.00	£36,465.00
Anti Social Behaviour Officer	3	£32,000.00	£36,000.00	£40,000.00
Case Manager	846	£32,955.00	£35,540.00	£38,115.00
Care	22,960	£34,050.00	£35,500.00	£36,945.00
Care Service Manager	4	£34,750.00	£35,500.00	£36,250.00
Supported Living	266	£34,500.00	£35,305.00	£36,105.00
Adoption Social Worker	7	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Substance Misuse Nurse	3	£33,350.00	£34,900.00	£36,475.00
Mental Health Social Worker	2	£32,390.00	£34,740.00	£37,090.00
Rehabilitation	96	£33,865.00	£34,650.00	£35,430.00
Dispensing Optician	878	£33,500.00	£34,410.00	£35,315.00
Dispenser	1,337	£33,300.00	£34,315.00	£35,330.00
Caseworker	101	£32,370.00	£34,285.00	£36,205.00
Foster Care	8	£30,450.00	£34,090.00	£37,715.00
Childrens Team Leader	16	£33,500.00	£33,870.00	£34,245.00
Ambulance	2	£31,650.00	£33,675.00	£35,700.00
Assistant Care Manager	2	£33,000.00	£33,500.00	£34,000.00
Endoscopy Nurse	2	£30,000.00	£33,500.00	£37,000.00
Family Support Worker	56	£31,985.00	£33,475.00	£34,960.00
Case Worker	56	£31,950.00	£33,445.00	£34,930.00
Childcare	1,964	£32,100.00	£33,275.00	£34,450.00
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	410	£32,135.00	£33,130.00	£34,125.00
Social Work Assistant	11	£31,190.00	£32,815.00	£34,440.00
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 Team Leader	10	£31,380.00	£32,315.00	£33,245.00
Care Consultant	2	£31,000.00	£32,250.00	£33,500.00
Childrens Worker	445	£30,680.00	£32,185.00	£33,680.00
Housing Officer	350	£31,200.00	£32,155.00	£33,110.00
Healthcare Recruiter	18	£30,380.00	£32,140.00	£33,905.00
Senior Residential Worker	64	£31,470.00	£32,100.00	£32,725.00
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
Residential Support Worker	1,774	£29,405.00	£31,920.00	£34,430.00
Dispensing Assistant	3	£29,500.00	£31,250.00	£33,000.00
Healthcare Consultant	6	£27,665.00	£31,165.00	£34,665.00
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
Mental Health Support	41	£30,215.00	£30,690.00	£31,175.00
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	379	£28,840.00	£30,330.00	£31,810.00
Childrens Support Worker	353	£28,730.00	£30,240.00	£31,740.00
Senior Care Assistant	53	£28,580.00	£30,200.00	£31,820.00
Support Officer	450	£29,360.00	£30,185.00	£31,000.00
Care Organiser	2	£27,500.00	£30,000.00	£32,500.00
Occupational Health Technician	70	£28,770.00	£29,910.00	£31,050.00
Residential Worker	509	£28,805.00	£29,865.00	£30,925.00
Support Worker	4,497	£28,350.00	£29,825.00	£31,305.00
Care Officer	2	£28,150.00	£29,725.00	£31,275.00
Health Worker	4	£29,290.00	£29,665.00	£30,040.00
Pharmacy Technician	4	£29,250.00	£29,250.00	£29,250.00
Community Support Worker	19	£28,420.00	£29,205.00	£29,985.00
Care at Home Support Worker	8	£27,775.00	£29,175.00	£30,575.00
Community Worker	1	£29,100.00	£29,100.00	£29,100.00
Phlebotomist	10	£28,000.00	£29,000.00	£30,000.00
Substance Misuse Worker	2	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Live In Support Worker	3	£26,500.00	£28,925.00	£31,325.00
Behaviour Support Worker	16	£28,825.00	£28,875.00	£28,925.00
Activity Coordinator	13	£28,080.00	£28,845.00	£29,605.00
Activities Coordinator	11	£28,525.00	£28,830.00	£29,140.00
Mental Health Worker	32	£28,060.00	£28,725.00	£29,380.00
Childrens Residential Support Worker	82	£28,050.00	£28,695.00	£29,345.00
Care Coordinator	214	£27,525.00	£28,565.00	£29,615.00
Recovery Support Worker	5	£28,200.00	£28,475.00	£28,750.00
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
Practice Leader	10	£28,300.00	£28,300.00	£28,300.00
Residential Care Worker	39	£27,775.00	£28,285.00	£28,790.00
First Aider	23	£27,735.00	£28,210.00	£28,685.00
Mental Health Support Worker	13	£27,625.00	£28,200.00	£28,780.00
youth support worker	26	£27,645.00	£28,170.00	£28,685.00
EBD Support Worker	2	£28,000.00	£28,000.00	£28,000.00
Care Worker	339	£27,085.00	£27,950.00	£28,825.00
Care Assistant Worker	23	£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
Assistant Psychologist	6	£27,175.00	£27,690.00	£28,200.00
Support Advisor	55	£27,030.00	£27,630.00	£28,230.00
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
Support Coordinator	243	£26,615.00	£27,365.00	£28,120.00
Recovery Worker	268	£27,310.00	£27,315.00	£27,325.00
Care Assistant	426	£25,925.00	£27,300.00	£28,680.00
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
Healthcare Assistant	46	£26,115.00	£27,070.00	£28,030.00
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
Key Worker	6	£26,260.00	£26,950.00	£27,640.00
Housing Worker	20	£26,680.00	£26,785.00	£26,895.00
Residential Childcare Worker	234	£25,745.00	£26,715.00	£27,675.00
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
Optical Assistant	439	£26,145.00	£26,540.00	£26,930.00
Childcare Worker	244	£25,555.00	£26,345.00	£27,130.00
Care Supervisor	32	£25,665.00	£26,290.00	£26,915.00
Project Worker	10	£25,760.00	£26,225.00	£26,700.00
Support Care Worker	51	£25,425.00	£26,120.00	£26,815.00
Residential Assistant	27	£24,550.00	£26,100.00	£27,645.00
Care Administrator	20	£25,565.00	£26,065.00	£26,565.00
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
Care & Support Worker	56	£25,190.00	£25,955.00	£26,705.00
Field Care Supervisor	16	£25,410.00	£25,885.00	£26,360.00
Care Support Worker	55	£25,160.00	£25,855.00	£26,550.00
young people support worker	22	£25,365.00	£25,855.00	£26,340.00
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
Dental Nurse	102	£23,910.00	£25,395.00	£26,880.00
Call Handler	10	£24,590.00	£25,300.00	£26,010.00
Behaviour Mentor	14	£24,730.00	£25,175.00	£25,625.00
Communication Support Worker	4	£24,500.00	£24,950.00	£25,375.00
Night Support Worker	98	£24,840.00	£24,935.00	£25,035.00
Community 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
Housing Support Worker	32	£24,570.00	£24,710.00	£24,845.00
Family Liaison Officer	20	£24,705.00	£24,705.00	£24,705.00
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
Support Assistant	1,330	£24,065.00	£24,485.00	£24,910.00
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	109	£24,005.00	£24,005.00	£24,005.00
Waking Night Support Worker	15	£23,270.00	£23,815.00	£24,345.00
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