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Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 862,989 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	855,795	99.17 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,078	0.47 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,116	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,596 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 71,916 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,457	71,316
Contract	138	599

The busiest month for new permanent Healthcare Jobs in the UK is March, whilst the quietest month is January.

The busiest month for new contract Healthcare Jobs is February, and the quietest month is May.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Healthcare Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Healthcare Jobs

Last 12 Month Total Listed Healthcare Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
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
April 2025	11,281
March 2025	12,218
February 2025	8,012
January 2025	4,920

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
Occupational Health Physician	2	£130,000.00	£130,000.00	£130,000.00
Consultant Psychiatrist	19	£109,730.00	£124,300.00	£138,875.00
Dental Associate	2	£75,000.00	£122,500.00	£170,000.00
Psychiatrist	25	£97,100.00	£108,615.00	£120,135.00
Dentistry	1,171	£90,670.00	£105,880.00	£121,090.00
Dentist	2,793	£83,040.00	£101,165.00	£119,285.00
Associate Dentist	1,296	£77,975.00	£96,910.00	£115,840.00
CAMHS	2	£60,250.00	£83,375.00	£106,500.00
Staff Grade	3	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
Regulatory Affairs Manager	5	£68,000.00	£68,000.00	£68,000.00
Pharmacy Manager	53	£64,000.00	£64,000.00	£64,000.00
Forensic Psychologist	22	£62,945.00	£63,030.00	£63,115.00
Optometrist	2,420	£62,060.00	£62,975.00	£63,890.00
Commissioning Manager	89	£56,165.00	£62,040.00	£67,910.00
Nursing Home Manager	86	£57,595.00	£61,360.00	£65,120.00
Nurse Practitioner	2	£56,500.00	£60,250.00	£64,000.00
Psychologist	815	£58,570.00	£60,220.00	£61,870.00
Clinical Psychologist	124	£59,795.00	£59,970.00	£60,150.00
Doctor	40	£59,585.00	£59,605.00	£59,625.00
Benefits Manager	15	£56,750.00	£58,950.00	£61,150.00
Nursing Home	108	£55,690.00	£58,100.00	£60,510.00
Nurse Manager	130	£55,515.00	£57,540.00	£59,570.00
Counselling	81	£53,135.00	£57,340.00	£61,545.00
Deputy Nursing Home Manager	11	£52,725.00	£54,565.00	£56,390.00
Pharmacist	206	£52,025.00	£54,385.00	£56,750.00
Clinical Lead	722	£50,995.00	£54,280.00	£57,580.00
Clinical Specialist	10	£48,835.00	£53,510.00	£58,190.00
Clinic Manager	188	£51,745.00	£52,645.00	£53,545.00
Deputy Care Home Manager	24	£52,405.00	£52,405.00	£52,405.00
Care Home Manager	134	£50,290.00	£52,355.00	£54,420.00
Clinical Pharmacist	28	£49,495.00	£51,530.00	£53,565.00
Registered Home Manager	190	£49,275.00	£51,345.00	£53,410.00
Home Care Manager	150	£47,905.00	£50,150.00	£52,395.00
Registered Manager	1,171	£46,985.00	£49,450.00	£51,905.00
Psychotherapist	163	£48,835.00	£49,130.00	£49,425.00
Therapy	2,955	£46,665.00	£48,265.00	£49,865.00
Speech therapist	215	£46,640.00	£48,165.00	£49,695.00
Speech & Language Therapist	1,674	£45,655.00	£47,740.00	£49,825.00
Language Therapist	1,902	£45,995.00	£47,720.00	£49,440.00
RNLD	8	£44,885.00	£47,650.00	£50,435.00
Home Manager	793	£46,035.00	£47,605.00	£49,180.00
Quality Assurance	165	£44,365.00	£47,365.00	£50,375.00
Assistant Residential Home Manager	2	£44,700.00	£47,250.00	£49,775.00
Consultancy	12,949	£41,835.00	£47,210.00	£52,570.00
Childrens Home Manager	211	£44,615.00	£46,930.00	£49,245.00
Occupational Therapist	1,219	£45,625.00	£46,625.00	£47,630.00
Residential Home Manager	24	£43,955.00	£46,340.00	£48,730.00
Family Social Worker	18	£43,515.00	£45,790.00	£48,055.00
Social Support Worker	1	£44,650.00	£45,675.00	£46,700.00
General Practice	48	£43,820.00	£45,450.00	£47,075.00
Therapist	3,473	£43,825.00	£45,220.00	£46,610.00
Clinic Nurse	101	£44,255.00	£44,830.00	£45,410.00
Head of Care	2	£44,750.00	£44,750.00	£44,750.00
Residential Manager	330	£42,305.00	£44,525.00	£46,740.00
Pharmaceutical	108	£40,385.00	£44,430.00	£48,470.00
Care Home	777	£43,140.00	£44,375.00	£45,610.00
Mental Nurse	31	£42,045.00	£44,355.00	£46,660.00
Senior Social Worker	139	£41,925.00	£44,155.00	£46,390.00
Foster Carer	88	£42,690.00	£44,020.00	£45,355.00
Deputy Home Manager	113	£43,450.00	£44,010.00	£44,560.00
Scrub Nurse	3	£40,000.00	£44,000.00	£48,000.00
Scrub Practitioner	2	£40,000.00	£44,000.00	£48,000.00
Paediatric Nurse	18	£43,950.00	£43,950.00	£43,950.00
Benefits Specialist	10	£43,625.00	£43,940.00	£44,250.00
Health Advisor	266	£40,800.00	£43,745.00	£46,690.00
Nurse Advisor	18	£40,805.00	£43,590.00	£46,365.00
Child Protection Social Worker	4	£40,240.00	£43,440.00	£46,650.00
Staff Nurse	4	£39,540.00	£43,275.00	£47,000.00
GP	76	£39,440.00	£42,885.00	£46,325.00
Community Nurse	42	£42,530.00	£42,870.00	£43,210.00
Occupational Health Advisor	130	£41,215.00	£42,855.00	£44,500.00
MSK Physiotherapist	24	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Registered Care Manager	85	£38,440.00	£42,495.00	£46,550.00
Radiographer	19	£40,915.00	£42,385.00	£43,850.00
Care Manager	589	£40,275.00	£42,340.00	£44,390.00
Social Worker	1,452	£39,735.00	£42,295.00	£44,855.00
Senior Practitioner	31	£40,885.00	£42,245.00	£43,605.00
Approved Mental Health Professional	4	£40,265.00	£42,150.00	£44,025.00
Functional Assessor	515	£40,820.00	£42,065.00	£43,305.00
Mental Health Nurse	58	£39,690.00	£42,065.00	£44,440.00
Residential Care Manager	36	£36,915.00	£41,530.00	£46,140.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	57	£39,240.00	£41,465.00	£43,700.00
Children Social Worker	139	£39,040.00	£41,465.00	£43,900.00
Nursing	2,497	£39,865.00	£41,270.00	£42,675.00
Housing Manager	318	£40,105.00	£41,265.00	£42,420.00
Mental Health Practitioner	4	£37,350.00	£41,150.00	£44,950.00
Physiotherapist	190	£40,075.00	£41,145.00	£42,210.00
Childrens Social Worker	136	£38,370.00	£41,055.00	£43,735.00
Qualified Social Worker	231	£38,370.00	£40,850.00	£43,330.00
Registered Nurse	482	£39,685.00	£40,835.00	£41,980.00
Oncology	10	£38,235.00	£40,595.00	£42,960.00
Paramedic	80	£39,145.00	£40,595.00	£42,045.00
Domiciliary Branch Manager	16	£40,070.00	£40,570.00	£41,070.00
Housing	6,184	£39,375.00	£40,400.00	£41,425.00
Adults Social Worker	27	£36,855.00	£39,945.00	£43,025.00
Disability Assessor	168	£38,830.00	£39,830.00	£40,830.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	37	£37,105.00	£39,650.00	£42,195.00
Practice Nurse	70	£37,115.00	£39,490.00	£41,865.00
Hospital	1,715	£37,785.00	£39,485.00	£41,185.00
Supported Living Manager	25	£38,250.00	£39,425.00	£40,600.00
Occupational Health	242	£37,595.00	£39,395.00	£41,190.00
Independent Reviewing Officer	5	£39,350.00	£39,350.00	£39,350.00
Domiciliary Manager	57	£38,160.00	£39,235.00	£40,310.00
Supervising Social Worker	351	£36,770.00	£39,055.00	£41,345.00
Domiciliary Care Manager	45	£37,180.00	£38,905.00	£40,625.00
Occupational Health Nurse	61	£36,855.00	£38,650.00	£40,440.00
Dental Practice Manager	3	£37,125.00	£38,565.00	£40,000.00
Theatre Practitioner	32	£38,110.00	£38,415.00	£38,735.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	11	£37,110.00	£38,185.00	£39,260.00
Nurse Assessor	482	£37,310.00	£37,935.00	£38,555.00
Community Manager	17	£36,030.00	£37,750.00	£39,470.00
Care	24,404	£35,890.00	£37,700.00	£39,515.00
Case Manager	552	£34,510.00	£37,650.00	£40,790.00
Carer	272	£35,960.00	£37,580.00	£39,200.00
Domiciliary Care	88	£35,800.00	£37,195.00	£38,590.00
Sonographer	3	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Theatre Nurse	4	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Social Care	870	£34,900.00	£36,480.00	£38,065.00
Foster Parent	89	£35,765.00	£36,270.00	£36,780.00
Quality Improvement Officer	2	£36,250.00	£36,250.00	£36,250.00
Deputy Care Manager	17	£36,045.00	£36,145.00	£36,245.00
Foster Care	30	£34,190.00	£36,115.00	£38,040.00
Registered Mental Health Nurse	4	£34,100.00	£36,100.00	£38,075.00
Housing Options Officer	4	£35,150.00	£36,075.00	£36,975.00
Optician	1,076	£35,100.00	£36,030.00	£36,960.00
School Nurse	6	£34,575.00	£35,775.00	£36,975.00
Support Officer	210	£34,055.00	£35,185.00	£36,310.00
Clinical Nurse Specialist	3	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Dispenser	1,354	£34,225.00	£34,990.00	£35,760.00
Rehabilitation	182	£33,430.00	£34,965.00	£36,495.00
Head of Nursing	18	£33,375.00	£34,875.00	£36,375.00
Supported Living	93	£33,860.00	£34,715.00	£35,575.00
Healthcare Professional	2	£32,400.00	£34,475.00	£36,525.00
Mental Health Support	8	£32,285.00	£33,785.00	£35,285.00
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
Care Team Leader	6	£31,675.00	£33,350.00	£35,040.00
Dispensing Optician	828	£32,330.00	£33,275.00	£34,215.00
Caseworker	49	£30,060.00	£33,250.00	£36,435.00
Healthcare Recruiter	19	£29,320.00	£33,070.00	£36,820.00
Childrens Team Leader	38	£32,540.00	£33,000.00	£33,460.00
Pharmacy Technician	16	£31,745.00	£32,580.00	£33,405.00
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
Hygienist	6	£29,690.00	£32,440.00	£35,190.00
Childrens Worker	407	£30,750.00	£32,360.00	£33,975.00
Housing Management Officer	10	£32,000.00	£32,000.00	£32,000.00
Housing Officer	216	£30,120.00	£31,710.00	£33,305.00
Senior Support Worker	212	£30,755.00	£31,505.00	£32,260.00
Residential Support Worker	1,265	£28,850.00	£31,335.00	£33,815.00
Youth Worker	12	£30,830.00	£31,240.00	£31,640.00
Family Support Worker	67	£30,620.00	£31,230.00	£31,850.00
Case Worker	38	£29,695.00	£31,200.00	£32,695.00
Social Care Assessor	4	£29,500.00	£31,125.00	£32,750.00
Recovery Support Worker	2	£30,450.00	£31,000.00	£31,550.00
Social Work Assistant	17	£29,525.00	£30,985.00	£32,435.00
Ambulance	5	£29,075.00	£30,575.00	£32,100.00
Healthcare Consultant	10	£27,500.00	£30,500.00	£33,500.00
Childrens Services Worker	7	£30,450.00	£30,450.00	£30,450.00
Senior Residential Worker	32	£30,035.00	£30,335.00	£30,630.00
Childcare	1,450	£29,290.00	£30,200.00	£31,105.00
Children Support Worker	321	£28,540.00	£30,020.00	£31,495.00
Childrens Support Worker	314	£28,550.00	£30,005.00	£31,465.00
Care Practitioner	4	£27,700.00	£29,950.00	£32,175.00
Child Care Worker	2	£29,475.00	£29,850.00	£30,225.00
Support Worker	3,417	£27,975.00	£29,390.00	£30,805.00
Care Home Assistant	4	£28,700.00	£29,215.00	£29,715.00
Senior Care Assistant	24	£27,430.00	£29,090.00	£30,740.00
Activities Coordinator	7	£28,625.00	£29,035.00	£29,440.00
Care Officer	10	£27,815.00	£29,035.00	£30,225.00
Activity Coordinator	9	£28,045.00	£29,000.00	£29,950.00
Dispensing Assistant	8	£25,500.00	£29,000.00	£32,500.00
Health Educator	10	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Medical Receptionist	2	£28,000.00	£29,000.00	£30,000.00
Phlebotomist	8	£28,000.00	£29,000.00	£30,000.00
Substance Misuse Worker	2	£29,000.00	£29,000.00	£29,000.00
Occupational Health Technician	60	£27,815.00	£28,810.00	£29,795.00
Residential Worker	283	£27,840.00	£28,645.00	£29,450.00
Care at Home Support Worker	18	£27,210.00	£28,575.00	£29,940.00
Safeguarding Officer	1	£28,550.00	£28,550.00	£28,550.00
Community Support Officer	3	£27,200.00	£28,525.00	£29,850.00
Mental Health Worker	24	£28,030.00	£28,520.00	£29,015.00
Practice Leader	6	£28,500.00	£28,500.00	£28,500.00
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
Support Care Worker	56	£27,485.00	£28,300.00	£29,115.00
Residential Care Worker	44	£27,880.00	£28,290.00	£28,695.00
Childrens Residential Support Worker	73	£27,790.00	£28,235.00	£28,675.00
Learning Disabilities Worker	5	£26,850.00	£28,140.00	£29,435.00
First Aider	27	£27,575.00	£28,050.00	£28,525.00
Housing Assistant	2	£26,775.00	£28,025.00	£29,275.00
Community Support Worker	26	£26,955.00	£27,805.00	£28,650.00
Care Support Worker	62	£27,030.00	£27,780.00	£28,530.00
Care & Support Worker	73	£26,990.00	£27,770.00	£28,550.00
Support Coordinator	84	£26,750.00	£27,605.00	£28,455.00
Dental Nurse Assessor	10	£24,750.00	£27,375.00	£30,000.00
Community Worker	3	£27,250.00	£27,325.00	£27,400.00
Learning Support Worker	8	£25,925.00	£27,260.00	£28,590.00
Care Supervisor	24	£26,990.00	£27,125.00	£27,260.00
youth support worker	8	£25,995.00	£27,100.00	£28,195.00
Domiciliary Care Coordinator	3	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
Mental Health Support Worker	3	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
Care Assistant Worker	30	£25,955.00	£26,905.00	£27,845.00
Recovery Coordinator	6	£25,525.00	£26,900.00	£28,250.00
Care Worker	317	£26,370.00	£26,890.00	£27,415.00
Care Assistant	310	£25,420.00	£26,865.00	£28,305.00
Housing Worker	29	£26,730.00	£26,795.00	£26,855.00
Family Liaison Officer	23	£26,705.00	£26,705.00	£26,705.00
Health Worker	5	£26,175.00	£26,625.00	£27,075.00
Personal Care Assistant	2	£25,650.00	£26,600.00	£27,525.00
Recovery Worker	175	£26,485.00	£26,500.00	£26,520.00
Wellbeing Coordinator	6	£25,200.00	£26,500.00	£27,790.00
Care Coordinator	142	£25,625.00	£26,285.00	£26,935.00
Housing Support Worker	40	£26,095.00	£26,235.00	£26,370.00
Care Administrator	26	£26,190.00	£26,190.00	£26,190.00
Adult Support Worker	220	£26,125.00	£26,170.00	£26,215.00
Child Support Worker	4	£26,150.00	£26,150.00	£26,150.00
Project Worker	6	£25,165.00	£26,150.00	£27,140.00
Field Care Supervisor	26	£25,890.00	£26,115.00	£26,340.00
Key Worker	10	£25,905.00	£26,045.00	£26,185.00
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
Behaviour Mentor	14	£25,835.00	£25,835.00	£25,835.00
Support Advisor	25	£25,390.00	£25,800.00	£26,210.00
Residential Childcare Worker	181	£25,300.00	£25,725.00	£26,150.00
Residential Assistant	24	£24,375.00	£25,500.00	£26,625.00
Healthcare Assistant	15	£24,875.00	£25,495.00	£26,115.00
Night Support Worker	134	£25,220.00	£25,380.00	£25,535.00
Dental Nurse	58	£23,665.00	£25,370.00	£27,075.00
Domiciliary Care Assistant	6	£24,790.00	£25,325.00	£25,840.00
Residential Care Assistant	4	£24,790.00	£25,325.00	£25,840.00
Childcare Worker	185	£24,995.00	£25,275.00	£25,550.00
Home Support Worker	4	£24,660.00	£25,190.00	£25,700.00
Optical Assistant	359	£24,800.00	£25,185.00	£25,565.00
Waking Night Support Worker	43	£24,260.00	£24,980.00	£25,690.00
Care & Support Assistant	2	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
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	5	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Rehabilitation Worker	2	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Support Care Assistant	2	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Female Support Worker	53	£24,830.00	£24,830.00	£24,830.00
Support Assistant	1,314	£24,435.00	£24,790.00	£25,150.00
Behaviour Support Assistant	3	£23,000.00	£24,500.00	£26,000.00
Assistant Psychologist	16	£23,405.00	£24,185.00	£24,960.00
young persons support worker	1	£24,125.00	£24,125.00	£24,125.00
Autism Practitioner	175	£23,510.00	£23,510.00	£23,510.00
young people support worker	4	£21,240.00	£22,465.00	£23,675.00
Call Handler	2	£19,825.00	£20,325.00	£20,825.00
Domestic Abuse Support Worker	1	£13,100.00	£13,100.00	£13,100.00
Part Time Support Worker	2	£12,875.00	£13,050.00	£13,250.00
Intensive Care	2	£10,750.00	£10,750.00	£10,750.00