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Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 881,018 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	873,680	99.17 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,164	0.47 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,174	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 16,943 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 73,418 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,801	72,806
Contract	141	611

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 also January, 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
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
March 2025	12,218
February 2025	8,012

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	16	£109,730.00	£124,300.00	£138,875.00
Dental Associate	2	£75,000.00	£122,500.00	£170,000.00
Psychiatrist	24	£94,400.00	£105,950.00	£117,500.00
Dentistry	1,128	£89,160.00	£105,060.00	£120,955.00
Dentist	2,707	£82,210.00	£101,465.00	£120,720.00
Associate Dentist	1,211	£76,905.00	£98,120.00	£119,325.00
CAMHS	2	£60,250.00	£83,375.00	£106,500.00
Staff Grade	3	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
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	46	£65,890.00	£65,890.00	£65,890.00
Optometrist	2,829	£62,655.00	£63,445.00	£64,235.00
Forensic Psychologist	29	£63,075.00	£63,145.00	£63,220.00
Commissioning Manager	94	£56,720.00	£62,105.00	£67,480.00
Doctor	70	£61,355.00	£61,375.00	£61,395.00
Nursing Home Manager	101	£57,515.00	£61,030.00	£64,545.00
Nurse Practitioner	2	£56,500.00	£60,250.00	£64,000.00
Clinical Psychologist	130	£59,910.00	£60,085.00	£60,265.00
Psychologist	851	£58,475.00	£59,985.00	£61,490.00
Benefits Manager	17	£57,225.00	£58,225.00	£59,225.00
Counselling	113	£53,650.00	£57,970.00	£62,275.00
Nursing Home	135	£55,460.00	£57,855.00	£60,250.00
Nurse Manager	158	£55,165.00	£57,350.00	£59,540.00
Clinical Specialist	8	£50,335.00	£54,900.00	£59,485.00
Deputy Nursing Home Manager	13	£52,615.00	£54,765.00	£56,900.00
Clinical Lead	837	£51,375.00	£54,490.00	£57,625.00
Pharmacist	191	£50,935.00	£53,425.00	£55,925.00
Clinic Manager	253	£51,565.00	£52,525.00	£53,490.00
Care Home Manager	178	£50,475.00	£52,520.00	£54,565.00
Public Health	2	£52,000.00	£52,000.00	£52,000.00
Registered Home Manager	205	£49,425.00	£51,520.00	£53,610.00
Clinical Pharmacist	26	£48,745.00	£51,290.00	£53,830.00
Deputy Care Home Manager	44	£51,055.00	£51,100.00	£51,140.00
Home Care Manager	192	£48,305.00	£50,505.00	£52,705.00
Visiting Officer	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Registered Manager	1,362	£46,990.00	£49,335.00	£51,675.00
Psychotherapist	207	£49,015.00	£49,310.00	£49,610.00
Home Manager	945	£46,990.00	£48,740.00	£50,490.00
Speech & Language Therapist	1,979	£46,045.00	£47,695.00	£49,345.00
Therapy	3,432	£46,215.00	£47,590.00	£48,965.00
Language Therapist	2,226	£46,260.00	£47,585.00	£48,905.00
Assistant Residential Home Manager	2	£44,700.00	£47,250.00	£49,775.00
Childrens Home Manager	238	£44,700.00	£47,215.00	£49,725.00
Quality Assurance	181	£43,805.00	£47,100.00	£50,400.00
Speech therapist	246	£45,380.00	£47,045.00	£48,715.00
Occupational Therapist	1,322	£45,935.00	£46,935.00	£47,940.00
RNLD	8	£44,365.00	£46,565.00	£48,775.00
Residential Home Manager	22	£43,830.00	£46,260.00	£48,690.00
Pharmaceutical	128	£41,835.00	£45,950.00	£50,060.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
Clinic Nurse	77	£45,250.00	£45,725.00	£46,200.00
Family Social Worker	22	£43,370.00	£45,715.00	£48,055.00
General Practice	47	£44,205.00	£45,710.00	£47,210.00
Therapist	3,915	£44,495.00	£45,690.00	£46,875.00
Social Support Worker	1	£44,650.00	£45,675.00	£46,700.00
Deputy Home Manager	153	£44,245.00	£44,835.00	£45,415.00
Head of Care	2	£44,750.00	£44,750.00	£44,750.00
Consultancy	15,630	£39,225.00	£44,720.00	£50,205.00
Foster Carer	118	£42,950.00	£44,325.00	£45,700.00
Residential Manager	360	£42,060.00	£44,305.00	£46,545.00
Senior Social Worker	156	£41,965.00	£44,205.00	£46,450.00
Care Home	1,005	£42,760.00	£44,190.00	£45,625.00
Scrub Nurse	3	£40,000.00	£44,000.00	£48,000.00
Scrub Practitioner	2	£40,000.00	£44,000.00	£48,000.00
Mental Nurse	22	£41,220.00	£43,980.00	£46,730.00
Paediatric Nurse	18	£43,950.00	£43,950.00	£43,950.00
GP	75	£40,925.00	£43,915.00	£46,905.00
Benefits Specialist	12	£43,415.00	£43,790.00	£44,165.00
Mental Health Practitioner	4	£41,765.00	£43,665.00	£45,565.00
Health Advisor	314	£40,865.00	£43,640.00	£46,410.00
Child Protection Social Worker	4	£40,240.00	£43,440.00	£46,650.00
Community Nurse	42	£42,655.00	£43,215.00	£43,770.00
Occupational Health Advisor	157	£41,350.00	£43,120.00	£44,890.00
MSK Physiotherapist	26	£40,100.00	£42,950.00	£45,800.00
Nurse Advisor	32	£40,495.00	£42,825.00	£45,165.00
Approved Mental Health Professional	3	£41,150.00	£42,775.00	£44,375.00
Registered Care Manager	111	£38,840.00	£42,770.00	£46,695.00
Functional Assessor	601	£41,285.00	£42,600.00	£43,905.00
Social Worker	1,501	£39,665.00	£42,220.00	£44,770.00
Mental Health Nurse	40	£39,960.00	£42,140.00	£44,320.00
Care Manager	742	£40,035.00	£42,085.00	£44,130.00
Nursing	2,665	£40,365.00	£41,750.00	£43,140.00
Staff Nurse	5	£39,575.00	£41,750.00	£43,900.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	26	£39,390.00	£41,645.00	£43,910.00
Physiotherapist	166	£40,450.00	£41,615.00	£42,775.00
Residential Care Manager	36	£36,915.00	£41,530.00	£46,140.00
Senior Practitioner	32	£40,110.00	£41,455.00	£42,800.00
Registered Nurse	410	£39,955.00	£41,400.00	£42,840.00
Children Social Worker	133	£38,770.00	£41,115.00	£43,460.00
Paramedic	36	£39,495.00	£41,005.00	£42,515.00
Qualified Social Worker	232	£38,325.00	£40,815.00	£43,310.00
Housing Manager	375	£39,595.00	£40,745.00	£41,890.00
Healthcare Professional	4	£39,650.00	£40,690.00	£41,715.00
Childrens Social Worker	128	£38,050.00	£40,620.00	£43,185.00
Oncology	10	£38,235.00	£40,595.00	£42,960.00
Domiciliary Branch Manager	16	£40,070.00	£40,570.00	£41,070.00
Housing	7,115	£38,970.00	£40,225.00	£41,485.00
Registered General Nurse	11	£38,725.00	£40,165.00	£41,600.00
Disability Assessor	82	£38,955.00	£40,010.00	£41,055.00
Clinical Trainer	5	£30,000.00	£40,000.00	£50,000.00
Adults Social Worker	25	£36,855.00	£39,815.00	£42,765.00
Domiciliary Manager	69	£38,495.00	£39,785.00	£41,075.00
Practice Nurse	78	£37,375.00	£39,720.00	£42,060.00
Hospital	1,781	£38,065.00	£39,690.00	£41,310.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	35	£37,155.00	£39,540.00	£41,920.00
Domiciliary Care Manager	61	£37,630.00	£39,395.00	£41,160.00
Occupational Health	311	£37,530.00	£39,240.00	£40,945.00
Supervising Social Worker	363	£36,965.00	£39,220.00	£41,470.00
Clinical Nurse Advisor	4	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Supported Living Manager	29	£38,000.00	£38,975.00	£39,950.00
Dental Practice Manager	3	£37,125.00	£38,565.00	£40,000.00
Occupational Health Nurse	79	£36,720.00	£38,550.00	£40,375.00
Theatre Practitioner	32	£38,110.00	£38,415.00	£38,735.00
Nurse Assessor	356	£37,500.00	£38,105.00	£38,705.00
Carer	315	£36,215.00	£37,985.00	£39,755.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	16	£36,810.00	£37,640.00	£38,475.00
Radiographer	6	£35,715.00	£37,640.00	£39,565.00
Domiciliary Care	121	£36,120.00	£37,580.00	£39,040.00
Community Manager	27	£35,205.00	£37,355.00	£39,500.00
Social Care	947	£35,365.00	£37,135.00	£38,905.00
Theatre Nurse	4	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Care	25,908	£35,110.00	£36,400.00	£37,690.00
Deputy Care Manager	26	£36,125.00	£36,325.00	£36,520.00
Foster Parent	83	£35,655.00	£36,255.00	£36,855.00
Case Manager	635	£33,520.00	£36,250.00	£38,980.00
Quality Improvement Officer	2	£36,250.00	£36,250.00	£36,250.00
Foster Care	28	£34,190.00	£36,115.00	£38,040.00
Registered Mental Health Nurse	4	£34,100.00	£36,100.00	£38,075.00
Optician	1,218	£35,165.00	£36,085.00	£37,000.00
Housing Options Officer	4	£35,150.00	£36,075.00	£36,975.00
School Nurse	6	£34,575.00	£35,775.00	£36,975.00
Dispenser	1,512	£34,465.00	£35,245.00	£36,020.00
Supported Living	153	£34,200.00	£35,130.00	£36,065.00
Clinical Nurse Specialist	2	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Mental Health Social Worker	1	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Head of Nursing	18	£33,375.00	£34,875.00	£36,375.00
Rehabilitation	184	£33,240.00	£34,485.00	£35,725.00
Childrens Team Leader	36	£33,135.00	£33,665.00	£34,190.00
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
Dispensing Optician	970	£32,540.00	£33,500.00	£34,460.00
Endoscopy Nurse	4	£30,000.00	£33,500.00	£37,000.00
Support Officer	253	£32,335.00	£33,385.00	£34,430.00
Care Team Leader	6	£31,675.00	£33,350.00	£35,040.00
Hygienist	11	£29,815.00	£33,065.00	£36,315.00
Senior Team Leader	2	£31,950.00	£32,825.00	£33,675.00
Childrens Worker	397	£31,185.00	£32,800.00	£34,415.00
Healthcare Recruiter	25	£29,095.00	£32,700.00	£36,305.00
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
Safeguarding Officer	5	£31,775.00	£32,525.00	£33,275.00
Maternity Nurse	2	£32,500.00	£32,500.00	£32,500.00
Caseworker	58	£29,995.00	£32,375.00	£34,750.00
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
Senior Support Worker	244	£30,925.00	£31,770.00	£32,610.00
Social Work Assistant	22	£30,100.00	£31,580.00	£33,055.00
Housing Officer	258	£29,975.00	£31,535.00	£33,100.00
Case Worker	52	£29,830.00	£31,345.00	£32,860.00
Residential Support Worker	1,324	£28,980.00	£31,315.00	£33,645.00
Family Support Worker	72	£30,655.00	£31,300.00	£31,945.00
Youth Worker	12	£30,830.00	£31,240.00	£31,640.00
Social Care Assessor	4	£29,500.00	£31,125.00	£32,750.00
Mental Health Support	10	£30,040.00	£31,115.00	£32,200.00
Recovery Support Worker	2	£30,450.00	£31,000.00	£31,550.00
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
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	1,636	£29,355.00	£30,300.00	£31,245.00
Dispensing Assistant	11	£27,500.00	£30,125.00	£32,750.00
Children Support Worker	327	£28,510.00	£30,040.00	£31,570.00
Childrens Support Worker	320	£28,520.00	£30,030.00	£31,540.00
Independent Reviewing Officer	3	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Care Practitioner	4	£27,700.00	£29,950.00	£32,175.00
Care Officer	5	£28,440.00	£29,740.00	£31,025.00
Support Worker	3,733	£28,125.00	£29,605.00	£31,080.00
Senior Care Assistant	40	£27,505.00	£29,440.00	£31,370.00
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
Live In Support Worker	3	£26,500.00	£28,925.00	£31,325.00
Residential Worker	286	£27,990.00	£28,850.00	£29,715.00
Care at Home Support Worker	20	£27,350.00	£28,725.00	£30,100.00
Community Support Worker	30	£27,730.00	£28,680.00	£29,615.00
Occupational Health Technician	77	£27,620.00	£28,600.00	£29,570.00
Community Support Officer	3	£27,200.00	£28,525.00	£29,850.00
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
Mental Health Worker	23	£28,040.00	£28,375.00	£28,710.00
Support Care Worker	54	£27,210.00	£28,300.00	£29,390.00
Childrens Residential Support Worker	71	£27,770.00	£28,275.00	£28,770.00
Mental Health Support Worker	5	£27,515.00	£28,250.00	£28,990.00
youth support worker	15	£27,475.00	£28,215.00	£28,940.00
Learning Disabilities Worker	5	£26,850.00	£28,140.00	£29,435.00
Residential Care Worker	45	£27,655.00	£28,090.00	£28,525.00
First Aider	27	£27,575.00	£28,050.00	£28,525.00
Care Support Worker	63	£26,890.00	£27,860.00	£28,830.00
Care & Support Worker	71	£26,780.00	£27,815.00	£28,845.00
Care Assistant Worker	32	£26,620.00	£27,795.00	£28,950.00
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
Support Coordinator	113	£26,845.00	£27,670.00	£28,490.00
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
Medical Receptionist	6	£26,750.00	£27,290.00	£27,840.00
Adult Support Worker	173	£26,965.00	£27,030.00	£27,100.00
Care Supervisor	30	£26,845.00	£27,005.00	£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
Recovery Coordinator	6	£25,525.00	£26,900.00	£28,250.00
Care Assistant	402	£25,375.00	£26,895.00	£28,410.00
Care Worker	343	£26,000.00	£26,825.00	£27,655.00
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
Recovery Worker	192	£26,665.00	£26,665.00	£26,665.00
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
Wellbeing Coordinator	6	£25,200.00	£26,500.00	£27,790.00
Care Coordinator	174	£25,820.00	£26,405.00	£26,985.00
Housing Support Worker	36	£26,170.00	£26,330.00	£26,485.00
Key Worker	12	£25,985.00	£26,330.00	£26,675.00
Learning Support Worker	15	£24,775.00	£26,195.00	£27,615.00
Care Administrator	26	£26,190.00	£26,190.00	£26,190.00
Child Support Worker	2	£26,150.00	£26,150.00	£26,150.00
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	169	£25,465.00	£25,875.00	£26,285.00
Behaviour Mentor	14	£25,835.00	£25,835.00	£25,835.00
Housing Assistant	4	£24,940.00	£25,815.00	£26,690.00
Support Advisor	29	£25,380.00	£25,670.00	£25,960.00
Dental Nurse	81	£23,965.00	£25,570.00	£27,180.00
Childcare Worker	184	£25,235.00	£25,515.00	£25,800.00
Residential Assistant	24	£24,375.00	£25,500.00	£26,625.00
Healthcare Assistant	23	£24,915.00	£25,480.00	£26,055.00
Wellbeing Advisor	1	£23,925.00	£25,475.00	£27,050.00
Home Support Worker	3	£24,915.00	£25,460.00	£25,975.00
Domiciliary Care Assistant	7	£24,865.00	£25,405.00	£25,920.00
Optical Assistant	394	£24,980.00	£25,390.00	£25,800.00
Night Support Worker	147	£25,220.00	£25,380.00	£25,530.00
Residential Care Assistant	4	£24,790.00	£25,325.00	£25,840.00
Support Assistant	1,432	£24,765.00	£25,125.00	£25,485.00
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	5	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Rehabilitation Worker	2	£24,400.00	£24,925.00	£25,425.00
Female Support Worker	62	£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
Behaviour Support Assistant	3	£23,000.00	£24,500.00	£26,000.00
Waking Night Support Worker	28	£23,525.00	£24,245.00	£24,955.00
Assistant Psychologist	14	£23,390.00	£24,125.00	£24,860.00
young persons support worker	1	£24,125.00	£24,125.00	£24,125.00
Autism Practitioner	171	£23,350.00	£23,350.00	£23,350.00
young people support worker	2	£20,750.00	£23,200.00	£25,625.00
Call Handler	4	£22,775.00	£23,150.00	£23,525.00
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