Highest Paying Healthcare Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Healthcare Jobs Summary

There have been 893,553 listed Healthcare Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	886,076	99.16 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	4,257	0.48 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	3,220	0.36 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 17,184 new Healthcare Jobs posted each week, or 74,463 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	17,040	73,839
Contract	143	623

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

Permanent Healthcare Jobs

Latest month: February 2026

Jobs listed

13,495

Up 53.7% vs last year

Average salary

£42,185.00

Up 1.0% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Healthcare Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: February 2026

Jobs listed

Up 63.3% vs last year

Average day rate

£490.00

Down 1.8% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: February 2026

Jobs listed

Up 60.4% vs last year

Average day rate

£530.00

Up 8.6% 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
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
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
Consultant Psychiatrist	8	£107,750.00	£124,960.00	£142,165.00
Dental Associate	2	£75,000.00	£122,500.00	£170,000.00
Occupational Health Physician	8	£116,250.00	£121,875.00	£127,500.00
Dentistry	1,098	£99,640.00	£113,515.00	£127,380.00
Dentist	2,655	£84,665.00	£103,640.00	£122,620.00
Associate Dentist	1,168	£78,540.00	£100,145.00	£121,745.00
Psychiatrist	10	£87,000.00	£99,970.00	£112,940.00
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	40	£66,000.00	£66,000.00	£66,000.00
Commissioning Manager	100	£58,430.00	£63,835.00	£69,230.00
Optometrist	2,556	£62,775.00	£63,475.00	£64,180.00
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
Clinical Psychologist	134	£60,270.00	£60,425.00	£60,590.00
Nurse Practitioner	2	£56,500.00	£60,250.00	£64,000.00
Psychologist	893	£58,390.00	£59,690.00	£60,995.00
Counselling	168	£54,305.00	£58,525.00	£62,735.00
Benefits Manager	17	£57,225.00	£58,225.00	£59,225.00
Nurse Manager	164	£55,590.00	£57,810.00	£60,030.00
Nursing Home	154	£55,125.00	£57,405.00	£59,675.00
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	872	£50,930.00	£54,330.00	£57,740.00
Pharmacist	181	£50,765.00	£53,550.00	£56,350.00
Care Home Manager	190	£51,615.00	£53,525.00	£55,440.00
Registered Home Manager	171	£50,790.00	£53,295.00	£55,800.00
Clinic Manager	259	£51,365.00	£52,450.00	£53,540.00
Public Health	10	£52,000.00	£52,000.00	£52,000.00
Home Care Manager	206	£49,230.00	£51,320.00	£53,410.00
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
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	953	£47,835.00	£49,790.00	£51,745.00
Registered Manager	1,387	£47,090.00	£49,575.00	£52,050.00
Psychotherapist	241	£49,140.00	£49,405.00	£49,675.00
Residential Home Manager	11	£47,095.00	£49,390.00	£51,690.00
Speech therapist	268	£47,595.00	£49,110.00	£50,625.00
Speech & Language Therapist	2,231	£47,210.00	£48,920.00	£50,625.00
Language Therapist	2,434	£47,390.00	£48,765.00	£50,135.00
Therapy	3,783	£47,255.00	£48,725.00	£50,205.00
Childrens Home Manager	201	£45,025.00	£47,700.00	£50,375.00
Occupational Therapist	1,436	£46,550.00	£47,420.00	£48,295.00
Deputy Home Manager	145	£46,190.00	£46,735.00	£47,270.00
Adult Nurse	19	£45,700.00	£46,700.00	£47,700.00
RNLD	4	£46,400.00	£46,650.00	£46,900.00
Quality Assurance	223	£43,540.00	£46,610.00	£49,685.00
Clinic Nurse	67	£45,905.00	£46,320.00	£46,740.00
Therapist	4,276	£44,945.00	£45,925.00	£46,900.00
Pharmaceutical	161	£41,625.00	£45,915.00	£50,200.00
Family Social Worker	16	£43,840.00	£45,860.00	£47,875.00
Sonographer	5	£40,700.00	£45,800.00	£50,900.00
Foster Carer	127	£44,885.00	£45,730.00	£46,580.00
General Practice	51	£44,275.00	£45,650.00	£47,025.00
Consultancy	16,783	£39,875.00	£45,250.00	£50,620.00
Care Home	1,100	£43,635.00	£44,805.00	£45,970.00
Head of Care	2	£44,750.00	£44,750.00	£44,750.00
Mental Nurse	20	£41,570.00	£44,405.00	£47,235.00
Residential Manager	331	£41,775.00	£44,270.00	£46,765.00
Senior Social Worker	120	£41,645.00	£44,170.00	£46,700.00
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	12	£43,415.00	£43,790.00	£44,165.00
Health Advisor	320	£41,015.00	£43,750.00	£46,485.00
Registered Care Manager	116	£39,495.00	£43,715.00	£47,940.00
Community Nurse	31	£42,800.00	£43,330.00	£43,865.00
Occupational Health Advisor	160	£41,195.00	£43,210.00	£45,230.00
Functional Assessor	633	£41,560.00	£43,085.00	£44,610.00
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
GP	71	£40,485.00	£42,885.00	£45,285.00
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
Chemotherapy Nurse	14	£40,000.00	£42,375.00	£44,750.00
Nurse Advisor	30	£39,995.00	£42,280.00	£44,580.00
Social Worker	1,358	£39,670.00	£42,265.00	£44,860.00
Physiotherapist	157	£40,975.00	£42,145.00	£43,305.00
Residential Care Manager	36	£38,070.00	£42,025.00	£45,975.00
Mental Health Nurse	34	£39,920.00	£41,875.00	£43,825.00
Paramedic	36	£40,505.00	£41,845.00	£43,190.00
Registered Nurse	393	£40,355.00	£41,845.00	£43,335.00
Care Manager	790	£39,805.00	£41,825.00	£43,835.00
Healthcare Professional	10	£41,035.00	£41,725.00	£42,410.00
Staff Nurse	7	£38,385.00	£41,665.00	£44,935.00
Oncology	8	£39,060.00	£41,660.00	£44,265.00
Nursing	2,752	£40,265.00	£41,605.00	£42,950.00
Senior Practitioner	27	£40,140.00	£41,030.00	£41,930.00
Children Social Worker	116	£38,370.00	£40,950.00	£43,525.00
Housing Manager	428	£39,460.00	£40,790.00	£42,110.00
Qualified Social Worker	186	£38,335.00	£40,765.00	£43,195.00
Housing	7,391	£39,510.00	£40,665.00	£41,830.00
Domiciliary Branch Manager	16	£40,070.00	£40,570.00	£41,070.00
Childrens Social Worker	111	£37,580.00	£40,425.00	£43,260.00
Disability Assessor	89	£39,140.00	£40,200.00	£41,265.00
Registered General Nurse	11	£38,725.00	£40,165.00	£41,600.00
Adults Social Worker	12	£36,715.00	£40,125.00	£43,525.00
Clinical Trainer	8	£30,000.00	£40,000.00	£50,000.00
Senior Supervising Social Worker	25	£37,295.00	£39,795.00	£42,300.00
Domiciliary Manager	71	£38,460.00	£39,775.00	£41,090.00
Practice Nurse	72	£37,340.00	£39,490.00	£41,635.00
Domiciliary Care Manager	61	£37,630.00	£39,395.00	£41,160.00
Supported Living Manager	33	£38,600.00	£39,380.00	£40,160.00
Occupational Health	314	£37,450.00	£39,375.00	£41,290.00
Supervising Social Worker	335	£37,095.00	£39,305.00	£41,515.00
Clinical Nurse Advisor	4	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Domiciliary Care	135	£37,255.00	£38,930.00	£40,605.00
Hospital	1,721	£37,255.00	£38,885.00	£40,515.00
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
Nurse Assessor	368	£37,625.00	£38,200.00	£38,765.00
Carer	345	£36,480.00	£38,055.00	£39,630.00
Occupational Health Nurse	76	£36,265.00	£37,895.00	£39,520.00
Radiographer	6	£35,715.00	£37,640.00	£39,565.00
Social Care	953	£35,765.00	£37,510.00	£39,260.00
Community Safety Officer	3	£37,400.00	£37,400.00	£37,400.00
Community Manager	31	£34,050.00	£37,270.00	£40,485.00
Care	24,189	£35,630.00	£37,140.00	£38,655.00
Newly Qualified Social Worker	20	£36,590.00	£37,010.00	£37,425.00
Foster Parent	48	£36,220.00	£36,535.00	£36,850.00
Theatre Nurse	4	£33,000.00	£36,500.00	£40,000.00
Optician	1,015	£35,525.00	£36,475.00	£37,430.00
Case Manager	742	£33,305.00	£36,255.00	£39,200.00
Quality Improvement Officer	2	£36,250.00	£36,250.00	£36,250.00
Registered Mental Health Nurse	2	£34,100.00	£36,100.00	£38,075.00
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
Deputy Care Manager	29	£35,605.00	£35,780.00	£35,945.00
School Nurse	6	£34,575.00	£35,775.00	£36,975.00
Care Service Manager	4	£34,750.00	£35,500.00	£36,250.00
Supported Living	172	£34,445.00	£35,420.00	£36,395.00
Foster Care	18	£32,280.00	£35,170.00	£38,055.00
Dispenser	1,246	£34,225.00	£35,065.00	£35,900.00
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
Childrens Team Leader	34	£33,935.00	£34,550.00	£35,165.00
Support Officer	295	£32,990.00	£34,050.00	£35,110.00
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
Care Team Leader	6	£31,675.00	£33,350.00	£35,040.00
Dispensing Optician	797	£32,330.00	£33,345.00	£34,360.00
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	12	£31,895.00	£32,675.00	£33,450.00
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	234	£31,410.00	£32,355.00	£33,295.00
Family Support Worker	84	£31,555.00	£32,330.00	£33,105.00
Healthcare Recruiter	20	£30,465.00	£32,310.00	£34,155.00
Caseworker	82	£29,850.00	£32,185.00	£34,515.00
Childrens Worker	326	£30,540.00	£32,180.00	£33,825.00
Housing Officer	293	£30,330.00	£32,010.00	£33,685.00
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
Social Assistant	6	£29,325.00	£31,625.00	£33,925.00
Residential Support Worker	1,346	£29,155.00	£31,560.00	£33,975.00
Case Worker	44	£29,860.00	£31,385.00	£32,900.00
Social Care Assessor	4	£29,500.00	£31,125.00	£32,750.00
Senior Residential Worker	33	£30,775.00	£31,040.00	£31,295.00
Childcare	1,725	£29,965.00	£31,005.00	£32,045.00
Recovery Support Worker	2	£30,450.00	£31,000.00	£31,550.00
Social Work Assistant	14	£29,425.00	£30,955.00	£32,490.00
Youth Worker	12	£30,715.00	£30,925.00	£31,130.00
Mental Health Support	16	£29,805.00	£30,615.00	£31,425.00
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	9	£28,165.00	£30,500.00	£32,835.00
Healthcare Consultant	10	£27,500.00	£30,500.00	£33,500.00
Childrens Services Worker	4	£30,450.00	£30,450.00	£30,450.00
Children Support Worker	258	£28,565.00	£30,095.00	£31,620.00
Childrens Support Worker	251	£28,575.00	£30,085.00	£31,585.00
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	3,654	£28,235.00	£29,650.00	£31,065.00
Senior Care Assistant	38	£27,640.00	£29,410.00	£31,175.00
Occupational Health Technician	80	£28,350.00	£29,270.00	£30,180.00
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	284	£28,120.00	£29,090.00	£30,065.00
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	24	£27,435.00	£28,815.00	£30,195.00
Mental Health Worker	35	£28,110.00	£28,735.00	£29,355.00
Care Officer	3	£27,275.00	£28,625.00	£29,950.00
Mental Health Support Worker	11	£28,040.00	£28,535.00	£29,025.00
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
Childrens Residential Support Worker	55	£27,840.00	£28,365.00	£28,880.00
Practice Leader	8	£28,300.00	£28,300.00	£28,300.00
Care Assistant Worker	36	£26,920.00	£28,125.00	£29,320.00
First Aider	27	£27,575.00	£28,050.00	£28,525.00
Residential Care Worker	41	£27,510.00	£27,975.00	£28,440.00
Care Worker	344	£27,375.00	£27,810.00	£28,255.00
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
Dental Nurse Assessor	10	£24,750.00	£27,375.00	£30,000.00
Support Care Worker	49	£26,475.00	£27,370.00	£28,260.00
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 Assistant	401	£25,815.00	£27,215.00	£28,615.00
Adult Support Worker	113	£27,050.00	£27,140.00	£27,235.00
Care Supervisor	30	£26,845.00	£27,005.00	£27,165.00
Support Coordinator	123	£26,260.00	£27,005.00	£27,755.00
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	58	£26,195.00	£26,980.00	£27,760.00
Care & Support Worker	66	£26,080.00	£26,930.00	£27,780.00
Housing Worker	21	£26,930.00	£26,930.00	£26,930.00
Recovery Coordinator	2	£25,525.00	£26,900.00	£28,250.00
Recovery Worker	196	£26,890.00	£26,890.00	£26,890.00
Care Coordinator	188	£26,230.00	£26,800.00	£27,370.00
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
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
Healthcare Assistant	34	£25,150.00	£26,105.00	£27,065.00
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	174	£25,205.00	£25,750.00	£26,295.00
Support Advisor	29	£25,380.00	£25,670.00	£25,960.00
Family Liaison Officer	17	£25,610.00	£25,610.00	£25,610.00
Optical Assistant	313	£25,190.00	£25,600.00	£26,005.00
Behaviour Mentor	6	£25,415.00	£25,585.00	£25,750.00
Residential Assistant	21	£24,335.00	£25,585.00	£26,835.00
Domiciliary Care Assistant	8	£25,020.00	£25,565.00	£26,085.00
Wellbeing Advisor	1	£23,925.00	£25,475.00	£27,050.00
Night Support Worker	100	£25,265.00	£25,430.00	£25,590.00
young people support worker	6	£24,190.00	£25,415.00	£26,625.00
Childcare Worker	202	£25,015.00	£25,405.00	£25,800.00
Dental Nurse	100	£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
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	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	64	£24,830.00	£24,830.00	£24,830.00
Autism Support Worker	2	£24,800.00	£24,800.00	£24,800.00
Support Assistant	1,432	£24,230.00	£24,760.00	£25,295.00
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
Assistant Psychologist	12	£23,390.00	£24,125.00	£24,860.00
young persons support worker	1	£24,125.00	£24,125.00	£24,125.00
Waking Night Support Worker	10	£23,330.00	£24,050.00	£24,760.00
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