Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

Use this page to decide which healthcare jobs roles to target next, based on current salary and demand signals.

Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 908,182 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	900,564	99.16 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,345	0.48 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,273	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 17,465 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 75,682 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	17,318	75,047
Contract	146	634

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: March 2026

Jobs listed

13,066

Up 41.4% vs last year

Average salary

£40,575.00

Down 2.5% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Healthcare Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

104

Up 132.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£485.00

Down 2.6% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

Up 52.7% vs last year

Average day rate

£485.00

Down 0.6% 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
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
April 2025	11,281

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
Occupational Health Physician	10	£116,250.00	£121,875.00	£127,500.00
Dentistry	631	£89,365.00	£115,500.00	£141,640.00
Dentist	1,970	£81,125.00	£100,575.00	£120,025.00
Associate Dentist	991	£74,110.00	£97,755.00	£121,405.00
CAMHS	2	£60,250.00	£83,375.00	£106,500.00
Staff Grade	3	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
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	3,075	£62,950.00	£63,885.00	£64,820.00
Forensic Psychologist	33	£63,170.00	£63,235.00	£63,295.00
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
Counselling	229	£56,725.00	£61,710.00	£66,695.00
Psychologist	897	£59,815.00	£61,015.00	£62,220.00
Clinical Psychologist	134	£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
Childrens Services Manager	2	£51,975.00	£54,600.00	£57,200.00
Registered Home Manager	204	£51,575.00	£54,225.00	£56,875.00
Clinical Lead	905	£50,590.00	£54,180.00	£57,775.00
Care Home Manager	226	£51,700.00	£53,585.00	£55,475.00
Clinic Manager	272	£52,140.00	£53,180.00	£54,225.00
Residential Home Manager	9	£50,115.00	£52,980.00	£55,855.00
Pharmacist	147	£49,385.00	£52,465.00	£55,550.00
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
Home Care Manager	242	£49,315.00	£51,380.00	£53,450.00
Clinical Pharmacist	24	£47,635.00	£51,025.00	£54,415.00
Registered Manager	1,556	£47,460.00	£50,160.00	£52,850.00
Nanny	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Visiting Officer	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Home Manager	1,046	£47,675.00	£49,740.00	£51,800.00
Therapy	4,004	£48,265.00	£49,640.00	£51,015.00
Psychotherapist	241	£49,140.00	£49,405.00	£49,675.00
Speech therapist	282	£47,550.00	£49,095.00	£50,640.00
Speech & Language Therapist	2,355	£47,405.00	£48,820.00	£50,230.00
Language Therapist	2,557	£47,750.00	£48,810.00	£49,865.00
Clinic Nurse	36	£47,885.00	£48,425.00	£48,965.00
Occupational Therapist	1,521	£47,555.00	£48,375.00	£49,205.00
Childrens Home Manager	201	£45,420.00	£48,090.00	£50,765.00
Therapist	4,498	£45,915.00	£46,995.00	£48,070.00
General Practice	77	£45,090.00	£46,985.00	£48,875.00
Quality Assurance	262	£43,675.00	£46,880.00	£50,095.00
Adult Nurse	21	£45,850.00	£46,850.00	£47,850.00
RNLD	4	£46,400.00	£46,650.00	£46,900.00
Deputy Home Manager	163	£45,150.00	£45,880.00	£46,600.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
GP	77	£43,020.00	£45,785.00	£48,555.00
Residential Manager	334	£43,145.00	£45,720.00	£48,295.00
Foster Carer	127	£44,530.00	£45,285.00	£46,045.00
Head of Care	2	£44,750.00	£44,750.00	£44,750.00
Senior Social Worker	77	£42,485.00	£44,525.00	£46,570.00
Registered Care Manager	138	£40,610.00	£44,510.00	£48,410.00
Mental Nurse	20	£41,570.00	£44,405.00	£47,235.00
Consultancy	18,620	£38,975.00	£44,320.00	£49,655.00
Care Home	1,226	£43,225.00	£44,270.00	£45,315.00
Family Social Worker	27	£41,900.00	£44,060.00	£46,220.00
Pharmaceutical	174	£40,050.00	£44,015.00	£47,975.00
Paediatric Nurse	2	£43,950.00	£43,950.00	£43,950.00
Benefits Specialist	12	£43,415.00	£43,790.00	£44,165.00
Health Advisor	341	£41,005.00	£43,705.00	£46,405.00
Functional Assessor	606	£41,750.00	£43,500.00	£45,255.00
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
Registered Nurse	343	£41,150.00	£42,675.00	£44,200.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	14	£40,000.00	£42,375.00	£44,750.00
Nursing	2,696	£40,695.00	£42,105.00	£43,525.00
Social Worker	1,257	£39,600.00	£42,060.00	£44,510.00
Mental Health Nurse	36	£40,275.00	£42,050.00	£43,820.00
Paramedic	38	£40,505.00	£41,845.00	£43,190.00
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
Care Manager	860	£39,780.00	£41,610.00	£43,430.00
Senior Practitioner	40	£40,090.00	£41,120.00	£42,150.00
Children Social Worker	96	£39,065.00	£41,095.00	£43,135.00
Qualified Social Worker	132	£38,595.00	£40,925.00	£43,255.00
Housing Manager	499	£39,610.00	£40,615.00	£41,615.00
Housing	8,041	£39,325.00	£40,580.00	£41,835.00
Childrens Social Worker	90	£38,330.00	£40,570.00	£42,805.00
Adults Social Worker	2	£36,425.00	£40,525.00	£44,600.00
Disability Assessor	131	£39,155.00	£40,290.00	£41,425.00
Registered General Nurse	11	£38,725.00	£40,165.00	£41,600.00
Mental Health Practitioner	10	£39,910.00	£40,140.00	£40,385.00
Clinical Trainer	8	£30,000.00	£40,000.00	£50,000.00
Healthcare Professional	14	£38,190.00	£39,955.00	£41,720.00
Domiciliary Care Manager	58	£37,825.00	£39,455.00	£41,085.00
Supervising Social Worker	311	£37,265.00	£39,340.00	£41,410.00
Practice Nurse	63	£37,330.00	£39,275.00	£41,220.00
Occupational Health	319	£37,370.00	£39,155.00	£40,935.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	13	£36,305.00	£39,060.00	£41,820.00
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
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
Dental Practice Manager	3	£37,125.00	£38,565.00	£40,000.00
Domiciliary Care	146	£36,740.00	£38,495.00	£40,255.00
Hospital	1,836	£36,940.00	£38,455.00	£39,970.00
Carer	342	£36,885.00	£38,245.00	£39,600.00
Nurse Assessor	271	£37,660.00	£38,155.00	£38,650.00
Supported Living Manager	54	£37,410.00	£38,125.00	£38,840.00
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
Community Safety Officer	3	£37,400.00	£37,400.00	£37,400.00
Social Care	911	£35,585.00	£37,190.00	£38,805.00
Case Manager	795	£33,760.00	£36,550.00	£39,335.00
Optician	887	£35,590.00	£36,535.00	£37,475.00
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
Care	23,454	£34,915.00	£36,200.00	£37,495.00
Anti Social Behaviour Officer	3	£32,000.00	£36,000.00	£40,000.00
School Nurse	6	£34,575.00	£35,775.00	£36,975.00
Deputy Care Manager	33	£35,265.00	£35,510.00	£35,750.00
Care Service Manager	4	£34,750.00	£35,500.00	£36,250.00
Dispenser	1,104	£34,320.00	£35,170.00	£36,015.00
Childrens Team Leader	28	£34,415.00	£35,155.00	£35,890.00
Adoption Social Worker	1	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Supported Living	223	£34,070.00	£34,935.00	£35,805.00
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
Foster Care	12	£30,375.00	£34,225.00	£38,075.00
Rehabilitation	134	£33,090.00	£33,895.00	£34,695.00
Family Support Worker	72	£32,925.00	£33,875.00	£34,825.00
Dispensing Optician	716	£32,500.00	£33,515.00	£34,530.00
Support Officer	343	£32,485.00	£33,515.00	£34,545.00
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
Community Support Manager	6	£32,225.00	£33,225.00	£34,200.00
Hygienist	11	£29,815.00	£33,065.00	£36,315.00
Senior Support Worker	266	£31,955.00	£32,850.00	£33,735.00
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
Childrens Worker	296	£30,730.00	£32,365.00	£34,000.00
Caseworker	92	£30,175.00	£32,350.00	£34,525.00
Healthcare Recruiter	20	£30,465.00	£32,310.00	£34,155.00
Senior Team Leader	10	£30,975.00	£32,200.00	£33,425.00
Ambulance	7	£30,365.00	£32,125.00	£33,900.00
Housing Officer	304	£30,595.00	£32,040.00	£33,485.00
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	1,380	£29,120.00	£31,670.00	£34,225.00
Childcare	1,859	£30,370.00	£31,435.00	£32,500.00
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	£30,830.00	£31,215.00	£31,595.00
Case Worker	46	£29,720.00	£31,150.00	£32,575.00
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
Youth Worker	10	£30,315.00	£30,600.00	£30,875.00
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
Mental Health Support	26	£29,655.00	£30,300.00	£30,950.00
Pharmacy Technician	4	£28,700.00	£30,240.00	£31,765.00
Children Support Worker	249	£28,670.00	£30,105.00	£31,535.00
Childrens Support Worker	226	£28,640.00	£30,080.00	£31,510.00
Independent Reviewing Officer	3	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Support Worker	3,700	£28,295.00	£29,805.00	£31,315.00
Care Officer	2	£28,150.00	£29,725.00	£31,275.00
Community Support Worker	24	£28,520.00	£29,420.00	£30,315.00
Residential Worker	342	£28,330.00	£29,400.00	£30,470.00
Senior Care Assistant	47	£27,430.00	£29,240.00	£31,040.00
Care Home Assistant	4	£28,700.00	£29,215.00	£29,715.00
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
Childrens Residential Support Worker	61	£27,960.00	£28,445.00	£28,930.00
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
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
Live in Care Worker	20	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Care Coordinator	186	£26,660.00	£27,380.00	£28,100.00
Community Worker	3	£27,250.00	£27,325.00	£27,400.00
Support Coordinator	156	£26,635.00	£27,325.00	£28,020.00
Care Worker	348	£26,700.00	£27,300.00	£27,905.00
Housing Assistant	25	£26,615.00	£27,290.00	£27,965.00
Medical Receptionist	6	£26,750.00	£27,290.00	£27,840.00
Adult Support Worker	43	£27,140.00	£27,275.00	£27,415.00
Recovery Worker	214	£27,270.00	£27,270.00	£27,270.00
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
Care Assistant	406	£25,705.00	£27,095.00	£28,480.00
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	21	£26,930.00	£26,930.00	£26,930.00
Support Care Worker	39	£26,180.00	£26,925.00	£27,665.00
Support Advisor	31	£26,295.00	£26,880.00	£27,470.00
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
Personal Care Assistant	2	£25,650.00	£26,600.00	£27,525.00
Housing Support Worker	32	£26,465.00	£26,585.00	£26,700.00
Care Support Worker	45	£25,930.00	£26,580.00	£27,225.00
Care & Support Worker	51	£25,855.00	£26,575.00	£27,285.00
Learning Disabilities Worker	2	£25,000.00	£26,375.00	£27,750.00
Wellbeing Coordinator	12	£25,285.00	£26,150.00	£27,010.00
Care Supervisor	29	£25,980.00	£26,140.00	£26,300.00
Healthcare Assistant	36	£25,140.00	£26,120.00	£27,100.00
Field Care Supervisor	28	£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
Residential Childcare Worker	223	£25,260.00	£25,975.00	£26,690.00
Care Administrator	27	£25,950.00	£25,950.00	£25,950.00
Optical Assistant	320	£25,480.00	£25,895.00	£26,305.00
young people support worker	7	£24,935.00	£25,750.00	£26,560.00
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
Childcare Worker	257	£25,110.00	£25,660.00	£26,215.00
Family Liaison Officer	17	£25,610.00	£25,610.00	£25,610.00
Wellbeing Advisor	1	£23,925.00	£25,475.00	£27,050.00
Key Worker	11	£25,045.00	£25,460.00	£25,875.00
Residential Care Assistant	4	£24,750.00	£25,375.00	£25,975.00
Support Assistant	1,349	£24,995.00	£25,375.00	£25,765.00
Behaviour Mentor	10	£25,020.00	£25,340.00	£25,665.00
Learning Support Worker	13	£23,775.00	£25,250.00	£26,725.00
Night Support Worker	81	£24,995.00	£25,115.00	£25,240.00
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
Home Support Worker	6	£24,125.00	£24,530.00	£24,920.00
Behaviour Support Assistant	3	£23,000.00	£24,500.00	£26,000.00
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	111	£23,620.00	£23,620.00	£23,620.00
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
Intensive Care	2	£10,750.00	£10,750.00	£10,750.00