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Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 884,281 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	876,918	99.17 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,178	0.47 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,185	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 17,005 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 73,690 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	16,863	73,076
Contract	141	613

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 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
February 2026	13,380
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

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	12	£104,975.00	£122,735.00	£140,500.00
Dental Associate	2	£75,000.00	£122,500.00	£170,000.00
Dentistry	1,125	£91,450.00	£105,700.00	£119,945.00
Dentist	2,702	£82,055.00	£101,285.00	£120,510.00
Psychiatrist	17	£86,815.00	£99,875.00	£112,940.00
Associate Dentist	1,207	£74,340.00	£96,105.00	£117,860.00
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
Doctor	70	£67,335.00	£67,355.00	£67,375.00
Pharmacy Manager	48	£66,000.00	£66,000.00	£66,000.00
Optometrist	2,920	£62,785.00	£63,580.00	£64,380.00
Forensic Psychologist	31	£63,170.00	£63,235.00	£63,295.00
Commissioning Manager	96	£57,690.00	£62,990.00	£68,285.00
Nursing Home Manager	104	£57,670.00	£61,215.00	£64,755.00
Clinical Psychologist	132	£60,270.00	£60,425.00	£60,590.00
Nurse Practitioner	2	£56,500.00	£60,250.00	£64,000.00
Psychologist	868	£58,790.00	£59,940.00	£61,085.00
Counselling	127	£54,440.00	£58,815.00	£63,180.00
Benefits Manager	17	£57,225.00	£58,225.00	£59,225.00
Nurse Manager	154	£55,860.00	£58,155.00	£60,455.00
Nursing Home	139	£55,295.00	£57,715.00	£60,130.00
Clinical Specialist	7	£52,935.00	£55,885.00	£58,840.00
Deputy Nursing Home Manager	13	£52,615.00	£54,765.00	£56,900.00
Clinical Lead	851	£50,830.00	£54,315.00	£57,815.00
Pharmacist	186	£50,280.00	£53,055.00	£55,840.00
Care Home Manager	174	£50,925.00	£52,955.00	£54,980.00
Clinic Manager	255	£51,800.00	£52,755.00	£53,705.00
Public Health	5	£52,000.00	£52,000.00	£52,000.00
Registered Home Manager	192	£49,430.00	£51,730.00	£54,030.00
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	£48,670.00	£50,910.00	£53,155.00
Visiting Officer	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Psychotherapist	220	£49,360.00	£49,625.00	£49,890.00
Registered Manager	1,330	£46,870.00	£49,145.00	£51,410.00
Speech & Language Therapist	2,095	£47,275.00	£48,885.00	£50,485.00
Home Manager	929	£46,970.00	£48,775.00	£50,575.00
Language Therapist	2,293	£47,480.00	£48,765.00	£50,040.00
Speech therapist	259	£46,975.00	£48,585.00	£50,195.00
Therapy	3,573	£46,750.00	£48,155.00	£49,560.00
Quality Assurance	188	£44,350.00	£47,330.00	£50,320.00
Residential Home Manager	18	£44,695.00	£47,310.00	£49,925.00
Assistant Residential Home Manager	2	£44,700.00	£47,250.00	£49,775.00
Occupational Therapist	1,389	£46,205.00	£47,130.00	£48,055.00
Childrens Home Manager	226	£44,515.00	£47,030.00	£49,550.00
Clinic Nurse	75	£46,460.00	£47,015.00	£47,565.00
RNLD	6	£45,040.00	£46,590.00	£48,150.00
Pharmaceutical	128	£41,835.00	£45,950.00	£50,060.00
Therapist	4,085	£44,790.00	£45,880.00	£46,965.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
Deputy Home Manager	150	£45,150.00	£45,715.00	£46,270.00
Family Social Worker	22	£43,370.00	£45,715.00	£48,055.00
General Practice	50	£44,275.00	£45,650.00	£47,025.00
Consultancy	15,704	£40,035.00	£45,335.00	£50,625.00
Foster Carer	118	£44,230.00	£45,160.00	£46,090.00
Head of Care	2	£44,750.00	£44,750.00	£44,750.00
Residential Manager	349	£41,845.00	£44,195.00	£46,545.00
Senior Social Worker	147	£41,810.00	£44,165.00	£46,525.00
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
Registered Care Manager	108	£39,385.00	£43,680.00	£47,975.00
Child Protection Social Worker	4	£40,240.00	£43,440.00	£46,650.00
Health Advisor	304	£40,640.00	£43,405.00	£46,170.00
Care Home	1,022	£42,185.00	£43,350.00	£44,515.00
Occupational Health Advisor	156	£41,560.00	£43,285.00	£45,005.00
Community Nurse	42	£42,655.00	£43,215.00	£43,770.00
MSK Physiotherapist	26	£40,100.00	£42,950.00	£45,800.00
Functional Assessor	602	£41,545.00	£42,905.00	£44,265.00
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
Mental Health Practitioner	4	£41,925.00	£42,625.00	£43,350.00
Social Worker	1,449	£39,700.00	£42,225.00	£44,745.00
Mental Health Nurse	38	£39,985.00	£42,160.00	£44,335.00
Chemotherapy Nurse	16	£39,620.00	£41,920.00	£44,225.00
Physiotherapist	160	£40,660.00	£41,820.00	£42,975.00
Nursing	2,625	£40,290.00	£41,715.00	£43,145.00
Registered Nurse	389	£40,260.00	£41,685.00	£43,115.00
Staff Nurse	7	£38,385.00	£41,665.00	£44,935.00
Residential Care Manager	36	£36,915.00	£41,530.00	£46,140.00
Paramedic	30	£39,845.00	£41,455.00	£43,065.00
Senior Practitioner	30	£40,250.00	£41,420.00	£42,595.00
Care Manager	743	£39,370.00	£41,240.00	£43,105.00
Oncology	9	£38,545.00	£40,995.00	£43,450.00
Housing	7,020	£39,775.00	£40,875.00	£41,980.00
Qualified Social Worker	223	£38,385.00	£40,840.00	£43,300.00
Healthcare Professional	4	£39,650.00	£40,690.00	£41,715.00
Housing Manager	377	£39,370.00	£40,675.00	£41,965.00
Domiciliary Branch Manager	16	£40,070.00	£40,570.00	£41,070.00
Registered General Nurse	11	£38,725.00	£40,165.00	£41,600.00
Disability Assessor	77	£39,035.00	£40,110.00	£41,180.00
Clinical Trainer	8	£30,000.00	£40,000.00	£50,000.00
Adults Social Worker	23	£36,790.00	£39,975.00	£43,150.00
Occupational Health	313	£38,225.00	£39,880.00	£41,525.00
Practice Nurse	77	£37,515.00	£39,790.00	£42,065.00
Domiciliary Manager	71	£38,460.00	£39,775.00	£41,090.00
Hospital	1,734	£38,135.00	£39,765.00	£41,395.00
Children Social Worker	128	£37,285.00	£39,570.00	£41,860.00
Domiciliary Care Manager	61	£37,630.00	£39,395.00	£41,160.00
Supervising Social Worker	355	£37,140.00	£39,365.00	£41,595.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	33	£36,940.00	£39,300.00	£41,660.00
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
Childrens Social Worker	123	£36,295.00	£38,795.00	£41,290.00
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
Occupational Health Nurse	77	£36,410.00	£38,245.00	£40,085.00
Domiciliary Care	119	£36,445.00	£38,080.00	£39,715.00
Nurse Assessor	351	£37,460.00	£38,050.00	£38,640.00
Carer	324	£36,125.00	£37,680.00	£39,235.00
Radiographer	6	£35,715.00	£37,640.00	£39,565.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	20	£36,700.00	£37,325.00	£37,950.00
Social Care	934	£35,580.00	£37,310.00	£39,035.00
Case Manager	652	£33,825.00	£36,895.00	£39,960.00
Theatre Nurse	4	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Community Manager	25	£34,095.00	£36,475.00	£38,855.00
Foster Parent	73	£36,075.00	£36,420.00	£36,765.00
Care	25,126	£35,130.00	£36,390.00	£37,650.00
Deputy Care Manager	26	£36,125.00	£36,325.00	£36,520.00
Quality Improvement Officer	2	£36,250.00	£36,250.00	£36,250.00
Optician	1,237	£35,220.00	£36,130.00	£37,040.00
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
School Nurse	6	£34,575.00	£35,775.00	£36,975.00
Foster Care	26	£33,425.00	£35,735.00	£38,045.00
Supported Living	157	£34,310.00	£35,255.00	£36,195.00
Dispenser	1,544	£34,325.00	£35,165.00	£36,010.00
Clinical Nurse Specialist	1	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Mental Health Social Worker	1	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Rehabilitation	185	£33,725.00	£34,955.00	£36,190.00
Head of Nursing	18	£33,375.00	£34,875.00	£36,375.00
Safeguarding Officer	6	£34,185.00	£34,685.00	£35,185.00
Support Officer	261	£32,660.00	£33,865.00	£35,065.00
Childrens Team Leader	35	£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
Endoscopy Nurse	4	£30,000.00	£33,500.00	£37,000.00
Dispensing Optician	980	£32,455.00	£33,460.00	£34,465.00
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
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
Caseworker	62	£29,945.00	£32,350.00	£34,750.00
Senior Support Worker	240	£31,430.00	£32,315.00	£33,200.00
Childrens Worker	367	£30,445.00	£32,080.00	£33,715.00
Family Support Worker	74	£31,280.00	£32,055.00	£32,835.00
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
Case Worker	55	£30,380.00	£31,985.00	£33,585.00
Housing Officer	258	£30,300.00	£31,830.00	£33,365.00
Healthcare Recruiter	23	£29,680.00	£31,765.00	£33,845.00
Residential Support Worker	1,347	£29,055.00	£31,565.00	£34,075.00
Social Work Assistant	22	£29,970.00	£31,505.00	£33,040.00
Childcare	1,638	£30,145.00	£31,275.00	£32,400.00
Youth Worker	10	£31,125.00	£31,240.00	£31,350.00
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	5	£30,450.00	£30,450.00	£30,450.00
Senior Residential Worker	32	£30,035.00	£30,335.00	£30,630.00
Children Support Worker	289	£28,675.00	£30,220.00	£31,760.00
Childrens Support Worker	284	£28,695.00	£30,215.00	£31,735.00
Dispensing Assistant	11	£27,500.00	£30,125.00	£32,750.00
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
Support Worker	3,627	£28,240.00	£29,715.00	£31,190.00
Community Support Worker	30	£28,485.00	£29,510.00	£30,520.00
Senior Care Assistant	38	£27,390.00	£29,380.00	£31,365.00
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
Residential Worker	261	£28,200.00	£28,990.00	£29,785.00
Live In Support Worker	3	£26,500.00	£28,925.00	£31,325.00
Care at Home Support Worker	24	£27,435.00	£28,815.00	£30,195.00
Care Officer	3	£27,275.00	£28,625.00	£29,950.00
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
Mental Health Worker	24	£27,995.00	£28,510.00	£29,020.00
Practice Leader	6	£28,500.00	£28,500.00	£28,500.00
Support Care Worker	51	£27,520.00	£28,455.00	£29,395.00
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
Childrens Residential Support Worker	55	£27,805.00	£28,325.00	£28,840.00
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
Residential Care Worker	44	£27,650.00	£28,070.00	£28,490.00
First Aider	27	£27,575.00	£28,050.00	£28,525.00
Care Support Worker	60	£27,170.00	£28,000.00	£28,835.00
Care & Support Worker	68	£27,060.00	£27,955.00	£28,850.00
Care Assistant Worker	38	£26,760.00	£27,935.00	£29,095.00
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
Learning Disabilities Worker	3	£26,390.00	£27,700.00	£29,015.00
Adult Support Worker	132	£27,330.00	£27,400.00	£27,470.00
Dental Nurse Assessor	10	£24,750.00	£27,375.00	£30,000.00
Support Coordinator	108	£26,605.00	£27,355.00	£28,100.00
Community Worker	3	£27,250.00	£27,325.00	£27,400.00
Medical Receptionist	6	£26,750.00	£27,290.00	£27,840.00
Care Worker	347	£26,595.00	£27,065.00	£27,540.00
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
Care Assistant	409	£25,535.00	£26,945.00	£28,350.00
Recovery Coordinator	6	£25,525.00	£26,900.00	£28,250.00
Housing Worker	29	£26,730.00	£26,795.00	£26,855.00
Recovery Worker	194	£26,695.00	£26,695.00	£26,695.00
Care Coordinator	177	£26,120.00	£26,660.00	£27,205.00
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	6	£25,665.00	£26,540.00	£27,415.00
Wellbeing Coordinator	6	£25,200.00	£26,500.00	£27,790.00
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
Care Administrator	26	£26,190.00	£26,190.00	£26,190.00
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
Wellbeing Assistant	4	£26,000.00	£26,000.00	£26,000.00
Residential Childcare Worker	157	£25,525.00	£25,920.00	£26,310.00
Behaviour Mentor	8	£25,835.00	£25,835.00	£25,835.00
Healthcare Assistant	25	£25,030.00	£25,835.00	£26,645.00
Support Advisor	29	£25,380.00	£25,670.00	£25,960.00
Optical Assistant	394	£25,230.00	£25,635.00	£26,035.00
Family Liaison Officer	17	£25,610.00	£25,610.00	£25,610.00
Childcare Worker	180	£25,350.00	£25,600.00	£25,850.00
Residential Assistant	24	£24,375.00	£25,500.00	£26,625.00
Wellbeing Advisor	1	£23,925.00	£25,475.00	£27,050.00
Domiciliary Care Assistant	9	£24,915.00	£25,460.00	£25,975.00
Home Support Worker	3	£24,915.00	£25,460.00	£25,975.00
Night Support Worker	112	£25,155.00	£25,360.00	£25,565.00
Dental Nurse	88	£23,640.00	£25,250.00	£26,870.00
Learning Support Worker	13	£23,775.00	£25,250.00	£26,725.00
Residential Care Assistant	6	£24,635.00	£25,225.00	£25,790.00
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
Support Assistant	1,437	£24,460.00	£24,835.00	£25,220.00
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	12	£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	147	£23,355.00	£23,355.00	£23,355.00
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