Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 896,173 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	888,666	99.16 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,275	0.48 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,232	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 17,234 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 74,681 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	17,089	74,055
Contract	144	625

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	6	£108,875.00	£130,440.00	£152,000.00
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	1,096	£99,515.00	£118,015.00	£136,510.00
Dentist	2,644	£80,965.00	£101,840.00	£122,715.00
Associate Dentist	1,160	£71,900.00	£96,205.00	£120,505.00
Psychiatrist	8	£80,835.00	£95,290.00	£109,750.00
CAMHS	2	£60,250.00	£83,375.00	£106,500.00
Staff Grade	3	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
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	32	£65,500.00	£65,500.00	£65,500.00
Optometrist	2,464	£63,135.00	£63,935.00	£64,735.00
Commissioning Manager	100	£58,430.00	£63,835.00	£69,230.00
Forensic Psychologist	33	£63,170.00	£63,235.00	£63,295.00
Nursing Home Manager	107	£58,610.00	£61,985.00	£65,355.00
Psychologist	887	£60,700.00	£61,950.00	£63,210.00
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	161	£56,100.00	£58,475.00	£60,850.00
Benefits Manager	17	£57,225.00	£58,225.00	£59,225.00
Counselling	185	£53,775.00	£58,000.00	£62,225.00
Nursing Home	159	£55,220.00	£57,635.00	£60,040.00
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
Clinical Lead	870	£50,825.00	£54,405.00	£57,995.00
Care Home Manager	197	£51,660.00	£53,600.00	£55,540.00
Registered Home Manager	170	£50,110.00	£52,655.00	£55,200.00
Clinic Manager	261	£51,475.00	£52,580.00	£53,685.00
Deputy Care Home Manager	46	£51,715.00	£52,165.00	£52,615.00
Pharmacist	178	£49,025.00	£52,105.00	£55,190.00
Public Health	10	£52,000.00	£52,000.00	£52,000.00
Home Care Manager	213	£49,275.00	£51,395.00	£53,510.00
Clinical Pharmacist	26	£48,745.00	£51,290.00	£53,830.00
Nanny	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Visiting Officer	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Registered Manager	1,424	£47,200.00	£49,690.00	£52,170.00
Home Manager	970	£47,600.00	£49,565.00	£51,535.00
Psychotherapist	241	£49,140.00	£49,405.00	£49,675.00
Residential Home Manager	11	£47,095.00	£49,390.00	£51,690.00
Therapy	3,787	£47,855.00	£49,255.00	£50,660.00
Speech & Language Therapist	2,238	£47,325.00	£48,945.00	£50,555.00
Speech therapist	270	£47,285.00	£48,845.00	£50,400.00
Language Therapist	2,441	£47,525.00	£48,775.00	£50,025.00
Clinic Nurse	36	£47,885.00	£48,425.00	£48,965.00
Occupational Therapist	1,437	£46,990.00	£47,825.00	£48,670.00
Childrens Home Manager	205	£44,940.00	£47,585.00	£50,230.00
Adult Nurse	21	£45,850.00	£46,850.00	£47,850.00
Quality Assurance	240	£43,670.00	£46,785.00	£49,905.00
RNLD	4	£46,400.00	£46,650.00	£46,900.00
Therapist	4,292	£45,375.00	£46,425.00	£47,465.00
Deputy Home Manager	152	£45,595.00	£46,275.00	£46,940.00
Pharmaceutical	170	£41,750.00	£46,060.00	£50,365.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
General Practice	54	£44,135.00	£45,790.00	£47,440.00
Foster Carer	130	£44,685.00	£45,505.00	£46,330.00
Consultancy	17,003	£39,500.00	£44,865.00	£50,225.00
Family Social Worker	18	£42,645.00	£44,770.00	£46,895.00
Residential Manager	324	£42,270.00	£44,765.00	£47,260.00
Head of Care	2	£44,750.00	£44,750.00	£44,750.00
Care Home	1,126	£43,580.00	£44,695.00	£45,810.00
Senior Social Worker	110	£42,295.00	£44,505.00	£46,720.00
Mental Nurse	20	£41,570.00	£44,405.00	£47,235.00
Scrub Nurse	3	£40,000.00	£44,000.00	£48,000.00
Scrub Practitioner	2	£40,000.00	£44,000.00	£48,000.00
Registered Care Manager	125	£39,810.00	£43,980.00	£48,150.00
Paediatric Nurse	16	£43,950.00	£43,950.00	£43,950.00
Health Advisor	329	£41,125.00	£43,880.00	£46,635.00
Benefits Specialist	12	£43,415.00	£43,790.00	£44,165.00
GP	75	£40,925.00	£43,400.00	£45,875.00
Community Nurse	29	£42,635.00	£43,245.00	£43,850.00
Occupational Health Advisor	166	£41,295.00	£43,235.00	£45,180.00
Functional Assessor	645	£41,550.00	£43,085.00	£44,620.00
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
Physiotherapist	159	£41,480.00	£42,795.00	£44,100.00
Approved Mental Health Professional	3	£41,150.00	£42,775.00	£44,375.00
Mental Health Nurse	32	£40,505.00	£42,450.00	£44,400.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	14	£40,000.00	£42,375.00	£44,750.00
Residential Care Manager	33	£38,585.00	£42,365.00	£46,140.00
Social Worker	1,317	£39,700.00	£42,260.00	£44,815.00
Care Manager	810	£40,025.00	£41,965.00	£43,895.00
Paramedic	38	£40,505.00	£41,845.00	£43,190.00
Nursing	2,742	£40,325.00	£41,735.00	£43,150.00
Healthcare Professional	12	£41,035.00	£41,725.00	£42,410.00
Registered Nurse	399	£40,205.00	£41,685.00	£43,165.00
Staff Nurse	7	£38,385.00	£41,665.00	£44,935.00
Oncology	8	£39,060.00	£41,660.00	£44,265.00
Nurse Advisor	32	£39,795.00	£41,625.00	£43,465.00
Housing Manager	426	£40,050.00	£41,150.00	£42,240.00
Children Social Worker	107	£38,780.00	£41,095.00	£43,415.00
Senior Practitioner	27	£40,140.00	£41,030.00	£41,930.00
Qualified Social Worker	171	£38,330.00	£40,820.00	£43,305.00
Mental Health Practitioner	6	£40,415.00	£40,765.00	£41,125.00
Childrens Social Worker	102	£37,990.00	£40,550.00	£43,100.00
Housing	7,441	£39,215.00	£40,370.00	£41,525.00
Disability Assessor	99	£39,065.00	£40,200.00	£41,335.00
Adults Social Worker	10	£36,700.00	£40,190.00	£43,675.00
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
Domiciliary Branch Manager	13	£39,220.00	£39,845.00	£40,470.00
Domiciliary Care Manager	62	£37,785.00	£39,495.00	£41,200.00
Practice Nurse	70	£37,380.00	£39,470.00	£41,565.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	21	£36,815.00	£39,450.00	£42,090.00
Domiciliary Manager	67	£37,915.00	£39,365.00	£40,815.00
Supervising Social Worker	325	£37,140.00	£39,295.00	£41,445.00
Supported Living Manager	39	£38,335.00	£39,255.00	£40,180.00
Occupational Health	325	£37,145.00	£39,015.00	£40,875.00
Clinical Nurse Advisor	6	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Domiciliary Care	145	£37,085.00	£38,780.00	£40,470.00
Hospital	1,742	£37,175.00	£38,695.00	£40,220.00
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
Carer	343	£36,785.00	£38,230.00	£39,670.00
Nurse Assessor	320	£37,590.00	£38,180.00	£38,770.00
Occupational Health Nurse	76	£36,245.00	£37,915.00	£39,580.00
Radiographer	6	£35,715.00	£37,640.00	£39,565.00
Community Safety Officer	3	£37,400.00	£37,400.00	£37,400.00
Community Manager	36	£34,235.00	£37,380.00	£40,520.00
Social Care	932	£35,245.00	£36,895.00	£38,560.00
Care	23,978	£35,465.00	£36,790.00	£38,115.00
Case Manager	748	£33,650.00	£36,595.00	£39,530.00
Foster Parent	40	£36,295.00	£36,595.00	£36,905.00
Theatre Nurse	4	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	18	£36,375.00	£36,375.00	£36,375.00
Optician	947	£35,370.00	£36,335.00	£37,300.00
Quality Improvement Officer	2	£36,250.00	£36,250.00	£36,250.00
Housing Options Officer	4	£35,150.00	£36,075.00	£36,975.00
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	30	£35,430.00	£35,705.00	£35,980.00
Supported Living	186	£34,595.00	£35,555.00	£36,520.00
Care Service Manager	4	£34,750.00	£35,500.00	£36,250.00
Foster Care	16	£32,280.00	£35,170.00	£38,055.00
Dispenser	1,163	£34,285.00	£35,145.00	£36,000.00
Head of Nursing	18	£33,375.00	£34,875.00	£36,375.00
Childrens Team Leader	32	£34,195.00	£34,815.00	£35,425.00
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
Support Officer	307	£33,025.00	£34,090.00	£35,150.00
Rehabilitation	180	£32,800.00	£33,765.00	£34,725.00
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
Dispensing Optician	740	£32,300.00	£33,335.00	£34,375.00
Hygienist	11	£29,815.00	£33,065.00	£36,315.00
Senior Team Leader	2	£31,950.00	£32,825.00	£33,675.00
Family Support Worker	78	£31,800.00	£32,585.00	£33,370.00
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
Senior Support Worker	243	£31,595.00	£32,490.00	£33,380.00
Pharmacy Technician	6	£31,410.00	£32,435.00	£33,450.00
Healthcare Recruiter	20	£30,465.00	£32,310.00	£34,155.00
Caseworker	82	£29,875.00	£32,220.00	£34,560.00
Childrens Worker	317	£30,520.00	£32,190.00	£33,860.00
Housing Officer	286	£30,625.00	£32,100.00	£33,575.00
Care Team Leader	10	£30,725.00	£32,050.00	£33,385.00
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	1,342	£29,060.00	£31,585.00	£34,115.00
Case Worker	42	£29,920.00	£31,400.00	£32,875.00
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
Senior Residential Worker	35	£30,745.00	£31,005.00	£31,265.00
Recovery Support Worker	2	£30,450.00	£31,000.00	£31,550.00
Childcare	1,762	£29,925.00	£30,975.00	£32,030.00
Social Work Assistant	12	£29,390.00	£30,950.00	£32,510.00
Youth Worker	12	£30,715.00	£30,925.00	£31,130.00
Mental Health Support	18	£29,875.00	£30,680.00	£31,495.00
Ambulance	5	£29,075.00	£30,575.00	£32,100.00
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
Dispensing Assistant	7	£28,165.00	£30,500.00	£32,835.00
Healthcare Consultant	10	£27,500.00	£30,500.00	£33,500.00
Childrens Services Worker	2	£30,450.00	£30,450.00	£30,450.00
Children Support Worker	254	£28,525.00	£30,035.00	£31,540.00
Childrens Support Worker	247	£28,540.00	£30,025.00	£31,505.00
Independent Reviewing Officer	3	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Care Practitioner	2	£27,700.00	£29,950.00	£32,175.00
Support Worker	3,664	£28,235.00	£29,740.00	£31,245.00
Care Officer	2	£28,150.00	£29,725.00	£31,275.00
Senior Care Assistant	36	£27,520.00	£29,380.00	£31,230.00
Occupational Health Technician	84	£28,390.00	£29,305.00	£30,220.00
Care Home Assistant	4	£28,700.00	£29,215.00	£29,715.00
Community Support Worker	24	£28,190.00	£29,155.00	£30,110.00
Residential Worker	299	£28,095.00	£29,070.00	£30,040.00
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
Live In Support Worker	3	£26,500.00	£28,925.00	£31,325.00
Care at Home Support Worker	21	£27,435.00	£28,815.00	£30,195.00
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
Childrens Residential Support Worker	57	£27,885.00	£28,525.00	£29,170.00
Community Support Officer	3	£27,200.00	£28,525.00	£29,850.00
Wellbeing Officer	2	£27,800.00	£28,400.00	£29,025.00
youth support worker	13	£27,695.00	£28,385.00	£29,070.00
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	31	£26,920.00	£28,125.00	£29,320.00
Residential Care Worker	38	£27,680.00	£28,120.00	£28,570.00
First Aider	27	£27,575.00	£28,050.00	£28,525.00
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	2	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Support Care Worker	44	£26,475.00	£27,370.00	£28,260.00
Dental Nurse Assessor	6	£24,665.00	£27,335.00	£30,000.00
Community Worker	3	£27,250.00	£27,325.00	£27,400.00
Medical Receptionist	6	£26,750.00	£27,290.00	£27,840.00
Assistant Psychologist	10	£26,325.00	£27,245.00	£28,165.00
Care Worker	339	£26,670.00	£27,165.00	£27,665.00
Recovery Worker	198	£27,135.00	£27,135.00	£27,135.00
Adult Support Worker	93	£27,000.00	£27,090.00	£27,185.00
Support Coordinator	131	£26,285.00	£27,040.00	£27,800.00
Care Assistant	391	£25,650.00	£27,000.00	£28,350.00
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 Support Worker	53	£26,195.00	£26,980.00	£27,760.00
Care & Support Worker	61	£26,080.00	£26,930.00	£27,780.00
Housing Worker	21	£26,930.00	£26,930.00	£26,930.00
Care Coordinator	191	£26,275.00	£26,910.00	£27,550.00
Care Supervisor	31	£26,770.00	£26,910.00	£27,050.00
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 Assistant	14	£25,775.00	£26,550.00	£27,325.00
Housing Support Worker	30	£26,405.00	£26,540.00	£26,670.00
Wellbeing Coordinator	6	£25,200.00	£26,500.00	£27,790.00
Learning Disabilities Worker	2	£25,000.00	£26,375.00	£27,750.00
Care Administrator	26	£26,190.00	£26,190.00	£26,190.00
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
Support Advisor	31	£25,680.00	£26,040.00	£26,395.00
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
Domiciliary Care Assistant	6	£25,175.00	£25,725.00	£26,250.00
Residential Assistant	20	£24,455.00	£25,715.00	£26,970.00
Residential Childcare Worker	186	£25,145.00	£25,715.00	£26,275.00
Optical Assistant	301	£25,255.00	£25,700.00	£26,150.00
Family Liaison Officer	17	£25,610.00	£25,610.00	£25,610.00
Behaviour Mentor	6	£25,415.00	£25,585.00	£25,750.00
Wellbeing Advisor	1	£23,925.00	£25,475.00	£27,050.00
Key Worker	11	£25,045.00	£25,460.00	£25,875.00
young people support worker	6	£24,190.00	£25,415.00	£26,625.00
Residential Care Assistant	4	£24,750.00	£25,375.00	£25,975.00
Night Support Worker	92	£25,170.00	£25,330.00	£25,495.00
Support Assistant	1,414	£24,925.00	£25,305.00	£25,690.00
Childcare Worker	214	£24,890.00	£25,295.00	£25,710.00
Learning Support Worker	13	£23,775.00	£25,250.00	£26,725.00
Dental Nurse	108	£23,485.00	£25,000.00	£26,520.00
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	64	£24,830.00	£24,830.00	£24,830.00
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
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	115	£23,315.00	£23,315.00	£23,315.00
Call Handler	4	£22,775.00	£23,150.00	£23,525.00
LSA	2	£21,600.00	£23,025.00	£24,450.00
Domestic Abuse Support Worker	5	£15,450.00	£15,450.00	£15,450.00
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