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Highest Paying IT Jobs in the UK

The field of Information Technology (IT) is one of the most lucrative industries in the UK.

With rapid technological advancements and a growing reliance on technology across various sectors, the demand for skilled IT professionals has increased significantly.

As a result, IT jobs have become some of the highest paying jobs in the UK.

Last 12 Month IT Jobs Summary

There have been 4,861,385 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,617,317	94.98 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	159,285	3.28 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	84,783	1.74 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 93,488 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 405,115 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	88,794	384,776
Contract	4,693	20,338

The busiest month for new permanent IT Jobs in the UK is November, whilst the quietest month is December.

The busiest month for new contract IT Jobs is March, and the quietest month is also December.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK IT Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract IT Jobs

Last 12 Month Total Listed IT Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
October 2025	31,836
September 2025	50,492
August 2025	44,736
July 2025	34,627
June 2025	24,764
May 2025	30,270
April 2025	44,790
March 2025	54,605
February 2025	31,781
January 2025	30,982
December 2024	21,396
November 2024	71,845

The Highest Paying Programming Languages in the UK

Whether you're a seasoned developer or a newcomer to the coding scene, decoding the languages that lead to the highest remuneration is vital for making informed career decisions.

See the highest paid programming languages here.

The Highest Paying IT Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Head of Data	38	£116,355.00	£126,575.00	£136,795.00
Software Development Manager	12	£106,250.00	£112,500.00	£118,750.00
Application Integrator	3	£100,650.00	£109,550.00	£118,425.00
Cloud Consultant	2	£90,000.00	£107,500.00	£125,000.00
Angular	129	£93,280.00	£103,295.00	£113,310.00
Head of Software	9	£95,500.00	£102,835.00	£110,165.00
Python Developer	242	£92,165.00	£100,745.00	£109,325.00
Java Developer	203	£90,855.00	£100,660.00	£110,465.00
Head of Software Development	2	£90,000.00	£100,000.00	£110,000.00
Head of Technology	2	£91,625.00	£99,625.00	£107,625.00
Head of Quality	2	£85,000.00	£97,500.00	£110,000.00
Big Data	2	£90,000.00	£96,250.00	£102,500.00
Oracle Consultant	2	£87,500.00	£96,250.00	£105,000.00
Enterprise Architect	49	£88,830.00	£93,940.00	£99,050.00
Python	720	£85,200.00	£93,615.00	£102,025.00
Data Architect	62	£85,455.00	£91,850.00	£98,245.00
Head of Delivery	8	£86,090.00	£91,090.00	£96,090.00
Senior Software Engineer	457	£79,615.00	£86,675.00	£93,735.00
Integration Architect	7	£78,335.00	£85,835.00	£93,335.00
Oracle Database	1	£85,000.00	£85,000.00	£85,000.00
Azure Architect	15	£77,190.00	£84,565.00	£91,940.00
Software Engineer	2,132	£74,965.00	£83,565.00	£92,165.00
Transformation Manager	11	£75,440.00	£83,000.00	£90,560.00
Data Engineer	777	£76,190.00	£82,740.00	£89,295.00
Solutions Architect	465	£77,885.00	£82,255.00	£86,630.00
Senior Java Developer	13	£74,290.00	£81,665.00	£89,040.00
Software Architect	246	£80,940.00	£80,940.00	£80,940.00
Technical Lead	386	£78,070.00	£80,800.00	£83,530.00
DevOps Engineer	303	£73,950.00	£80,635.00	£87,315.00
SAP Consultant	29	£73,610.00	£80,610.00	£87,610.00
Technical Architect	63	£76,260.00	£80,240.00	£84,210.00
Cisco Engineer	3	£75,000.00	£80,000.00	£85,000.00
Security Architect	42	£73,470.00	£78,520.00	£83,560.00
IT Director	3,000	£72,485.00	£78,025.00	£83,565.00
Head of Operations	18	£73,000.00	£78,000.00	£83,000.00
Data Integration Developer	2	£75,000.00	£77,500.00	£80,000.00
Transformation Lead	4	£73,750.00	£77,125.00	£80,500.00
Cloud Engineer	236	£70,545.00	£77,095.00	£83,640.00
Machine Learning Engineer	18	£66,040.00	£76,980.00	£87,920.00
Senior Product Manager	10	£71,250.00	£76,500.00	£81,750.00
Data Science	57	£69,550.00	£75,005.00	£80,460.00
Agile Coach	3	£60,000.00	£75,000.00	£90,000.00
Systems Programmer	2	£70,925.00	£74,875.00	£78,800.00
Software Developer	1,313	£68,750.00	£74,135.00	£79,510.00
Backend Developer	32	£64,670.00	£74,100.00	£83,525.00
Data Scientist	54	£68,645.00	£73,350.00	£78,055.00
Programme Manager	307	£68,805.00	£73,350.00	£77,890.00
Technology Consultant	6	£65,000.00	£73,335.00	£81,665.00
Lead Developer	200	£68,165.00	£72,875.00	£77,585.00
Data Modeller	132	£67,330.00	£72,675.00	£78,020.00
Application Manager	39	£69,160.00	£72,645.00	£76,140.00
Technical Product Owner	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Application Developer	50	£69,415.00	£72,080.00	£74,735.00
Functional Consultant	32	£64,605.00	£71,780.00	£78,960.00
Information Security	225	£66,925.00	£71,110.00	£75,285.00
Full Stack Developer	238	£64,885.00	£70,965.00	£77,045.00
iOS Developer	2	£60,000.00	£70,000.00	£80,000.00
JavaScript Developer	8	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Microsoft Developer	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Cloud Architect	28	£64,020.00	£69,560.00	£75,105.00
Infrastructure Manager	75	£64,385.00	£69,410.00	£74,440.00
Technical Project Manager	11	£65,315.00	£69,375.00	£73,440.00
Data Migration	23	£64,690.00	£69,250.00	£73,815.00
Data Management	426	£64,075.00	£68,610.00	£73,145.00
Senior Software Developer	32	£64,155.00	£68,610.00	£73,065.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	69	£64,800.00	£68,580.00	£72,370.00
Head of Service	13	£66,425.00	£68,540.00	£70,650.00
Front End Developer	52	£63,290.00	£68,390.00	£73,485.00
Release Manager	8	£59,365.00	£68,130.00	£76,890.00
Technical Consultant	67	£59,420.00	£68,030.00	£76,635.00
Cyber Security Engineer	18	£63,920.00	£67,855.00	£71,790.00
Information Security Manager	33	£62,720.00	£67,770.00	£72,825.00
Senior Developer	388	£63,100.00	£67,745.00	£72,390.00
Head of Product	8	£63,125.00	£67,315.00	£71,500.00
Test Manager	32	£64,620.00	£66,395.00	£68,170.00
Network Manager	39	£61,355.00	£66,330.00	£71,295.00
Sap Project Manager	2	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Product Owner	121	£60,550.00	£65,975.00	£71,390.00
Cyber Security	346	£61,595.00	£65,625.00	£69,660.00
Agile Project Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Programme Lead	14	£57,575.00	£64,825.00	£72,075.00
Delivery Manager	355	£61,795.00	£64,685.00	£67,580.00
Solution Designer	305	£61,035.00	£64,615.00	£68,200.00
Product Development Manager	2	£59,000.00	£64,500.00	£70,000.00
Technical Author	375	£64,360.00	£64,450.00	£64,540.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	4	£61,725.00	£64,090.00	£66,450.00
Cyber Security Manager	23	£60,970.00	£63,970.00	£66,970.00
Hardware Engineer	182	£62,570.00	£63,330.00	£64,095.00
Network Security	96	£59,570.00	£63,215.00	£66,865.00
Systems Architect	40	£62,450.00	£63,140.00	£63,830.00
Cyber Security Consultant	36	£57,050.00	£62,850.00	£68,650.00
Active Directory	13	£60,940.00	£62,375.00	£63,815.00
Business Analyst	754	£58,490.00	£62,175.00	£65,860.00
IT Support Team Lead	4	£58,750.00	£61,875.00	£65,000.00
Senior Analyst	140	£58,420.00	£61,785.00	£65,150.00
Software Project Manager	4	£56,250.00	£61,750.00	£67,250.00
Mobile Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Information Management	68	£58,310.00	£60,910.00	£63,505.00
Database Manager	4	£57,500.00	£60,375.00	£63,250.00
Web Developer	17	£55,750.00	£60,375.00	£65,000.00
Oracle Developer	10	£55,125.00	£60,125.00	£65,125.00
Service Delivery Manager	29	£57,115.00	£60,115.00	£63,115.00
Database Administrator	16	£53,960.00	£60,085.00	£66,210.00
Information Analyst	2	£52,500.00	£60,000.00	£67,500.00
Software Programmer	4	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Test Lead	37	£56,765.00	£59,305.00	£61,855.00
Product Management	993	£55,770.00	£59,180.00	£62,590.00
Head of IT	5,102	£56,415.00	£59,105.00	£61,785.00
Hardware Designer	62	£56,535.00	£59,100.00	£61,665.00
Technical Services Manager	36	£56,020.00	£58,880.00	£61,735.00
MySQL	2	£55,000.00	£58,750.00	£62,500.00
Scrum Master	10	£57,000.00	£58,700.00	£60,400.00
Software Team Leader	33	£58,500.00	£58,500.00	£58,500.00
Bi Analyst	16	£53,890.00	£58,060.00	£62,225.00
Web Manager	6	£56,000.00	£58,000.00	£60,000.00
Project Analyst	10	£55,945.00	£57,655.00	£59,375.00
Network Engineer	333	£54,140.00	£57,415.00	£60,690.00
Cyber Security Analyst	23	£51,740.00	£57,180.00	£62,625.00
Head of Development	7	£54,500.00	£57,000.00	£59,500.00
Network Administrator	4	£56,250.00	£56,875.00	£57,500.00
Technical Analyst	21	£54,530.00	£56,795.00	£59,065.00
Transition Manager	5	£55,125.00	£56,690.00	£58,250.00
IT Business Partner	1,336	£54,000.00	£56,535.00	£59,065.00
Salesforce Developer	6	£55,335.00	£56,165.00	£57,000.00
Product Analyst	6	£51,665.00	£56,085.00	£60,500.00
Embedded Software Engineer	37	£48,670.00	£56,035.00	£63,400.00
Business Relationship Manager	16	£56,000.00	£56,000.00	£56,000.00
Application Support Analyst	65	£52,750.00	£55,965.00	£59,185.00
Systems Administrator	131	£52,760.00	£55,795.00	£58,825.00
IT Project Manager	5,624	£52,090.00	£55,715.00	£59,345.00
Product Developer	339	£50,790.00	£55,005.00	£59,220.00
Digital Analyst	8	£55,000.00	£55,000.00	£55,000.00
Programming	534	£52,045.00	£54,815.00	£57,580.00
Senior Programmer	5	£54,800.00	£54,800.00	£54,800.00
Service Transition Manager	5	£53,000.00	£54,250.00	£55,500.00
Systems Developer	345	£51,705.00	£54,220.00	£56,730.00
Network Security Engineer	4	£49,000.00	£54,000.00	£59,000.00
Systems Specialist	22	£50,000.00	£54,000.00	£58,000.00
Systems Manager	1,474	£51,540.00	£53,950.00	£56,365.00
Implementation Consultant	2	£45,000.00	£53,750.00	£62,500.00
Digital	3,062	£49,845.00	£53,600.00	£57,360.00
Performance Analyst	7	£50,165.00	£53,560.00	£56,940.00
Operations Analyst	15	£49,250.00	£53,540.00	£57,835.00
Information Security Analyst	23	£49,995.00	£53,495.00	£56,995.00
BI Developer	34	£49,175.00	£53,410.00	£57,645.00
Systems Analyst	91	£48,775.00	£52,980.00	£57,185.00
Application Support	238	£49,890.00	£52,835.00	£55,775.00
SQL Developer	9	£50,625.00	£52,815.00	£55,000.00
Data Analyst	269	£48,675.00	£52,775.00	£56,875.00
Power BI Developer	13	£49,440.00	£52,405.00	£55,375.00
Data Analysis	78	£48,570.00	£52,155.00	£55,735.00
Application Specialist	25	£50,815.00	£52,065.00	£53,315.00
Digital Project Manager	4	£48,500.00	£52,000.00	£55,500.00
Business Systems Analyst	39	£46,470.00	£51,980.00	£57,490.00
CRM Manager	10	£49,250.00	£51,125.00	£53,000.00
Quality Assurance Manager	14	£48,440.00	£50,155.00	£51,875.00
Data Insight Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
IT Consultant	11,651	£43,730.00	£49,235.00	£54,740.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
Service Desk Manager	16	£47,300.00	£48,625.00	£49,950.00
Test Analyst	18	£46,215.00	£48,410.00	£50,605.00
Developer	53,618	£45,865.00	£48,390.00	£50,925.00
Development	54,547	£45,940.00	£48,335.00	£50,740.00
Firewall Engineer	4	£46,825.00	£48,075.00	£49,325.00
Service Manager	2,148	£44,985.00	£47,530.00	£50,085.00
Reporting Analyst	5	£43,750.00	£46,875.00	£50,000.00
Junior Developer	10	£44,000.00	£46,575.00	£49,150.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
IT Specialist	6,378	£43,185.00	£45,045.00	£46,910.00
AI Specialist	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Android Developer	2	£35,000.00	£45,000.00	£55,000.00
Senior Web Developer	3	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Wordpress	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Wordpress Developer	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
IT Service Desk Manager	25	£43,785.00	£44,990.00	£46,200.00
Data Centre Engineer	4	£42,000.00	£44,750.00	£47,500.00
Autodesk	8	£40,000.00	£44,585.00	£49,165.00
IT Support Analyst	375	£41,615.00	£44,555.00	£47,495.00
IT Manager	81,771	£42,220.00	£44,425.00	£46,640.00
Website	413	£41,340.00	£44,170.00	£46,995.00
SQL Analyst	6	£41,665.00	£44,165.00	£46,665.00
Desktop Support Analyst	6	£42,000.00	£44,085.00	£46,165.00
Technical Trainer	6	£43,335.00	£43,960.00	£44,585.00
Mobile Engineer	182	£39,670.00	£43,405.00	£47,145.00
PHP Developer	44	£39,960.00	£43,320.00	£46,680.00
Technical Account Manager	14	£40,560.00	£43,310.00	£46,060.00
Systems Officer	3	£41,940.00	£42,690.00	£43,440.00
Software Tester	2	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Technical Support	276	£39,275.00	£41,700.00	£44,115.00
Senior IT Technician	149	£38,435.00	£41,480.00	£44,520.00
Desktop Support Engineer	12	£39,750.00	£40,315.00	£40,875.00
IT Support Engineer	993	£37,825.00	£40,225.00	£42,625.00
Product Marketing Manager	26	£36,190.00	£39,030.00	£41,875.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£36,500.00	£38,250.00	£40,000.00
Junior Java Developer	2	£37,500.00	£38,250.00	£39,000.00
Service Desk	273	£35,970.00	£38,060.00	£40,140.00
IT Field Service Engineer	875	£35,475.00	£37,870.00	£40,265.00
IT Support	110,041	£36,255.00	£37,850.00	£39,445.00
IT Officer	10,971	£35,425.00	£37,715.00	£40,010.00
Laravel Developer	3	£35,000.00	£37,500.00	£40,000.00
Project Office Support	4	£36,050.00	£37,500.00	£38,975.00
Product	27,285	£35,940.00	£37,420.00	£38,900.00
IT Business Development Executive	135	£30,435.00	£37,040.00	£43,640.00
IT Technician	16,804	£35,085.00	£36,860.00	£38,640.00
PMO Analyst	2	£36,125.00	£36,625.00	£37,125.00
Product Planner	56	£33,770.00	£35,590.00	£37,405.00
IT Trainer	322	£33,935.00	£35,575.00	£37,210.00
CRM Administrator	4	£34,900.00	£35,400.00	£35,900.00
2nd Line Support	51	£32,605.00	£35,010.00	£37,410.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
Service Analyst	42	£32,680.00	£34,870.00	£37,055.00
IT Support Executive	31	£32,545.00	£33,630.00	£34,715.00
IT Support Technician	34	£30,930.00	£33,095.00	£35,265.00
1st Line Support	20	£30,745.00	£32,835.00	£34,930.00
1st Line IT Support	18	£30,920.00	£32,820.00	£34,715.00
Support Consultant	5	£30,165.00	£32,750.00	£35,335.00
IT Support Officer	157	£31,495.00	£32,615.00	£33,735.00
Service Desk Analyst	59	£31,010.00	£32,595.00	£34,175.00
Technical Support Manager	2	£32,550.00	£32,550.00	£32,550.00
Service Desk Team Lead	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Junior Product Manager	18	£28,000.00	£32,000.00	£36,000.00
IT Helpdesk	56	£30,440.00	£31,850.00	£33,255.00
2nd Line Support Technician	4	£29,000.00	£31,500.00	£34,000.00
Network Analyst	2	£28,000.00	£31,500.00	£35,000.00
Web Design	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
IT Administrator	8,296	£29,135.00	£30,550.00	£31,970.00
Systems Support Analyst	4	£29,565.00	£30,525.00	£31,500.00
Systems Coordinator	4	£29,500.00	£30,250.00	£31,000.00
Junior PHP Developer	2	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Technical Administrator	11	£27,500.00	£29,665.00	£31,835.00
It Graduate	479	£27,485.00	£29,470.00	£31,465.00
IT Trainee	2,295	£26,185.00	£28,260.00	£30,330.00
IT Security Officer	14	£28,155.00	£28,175.00	£28,195.00
Junior IT Technician	6	£25,250.00	£27,375.00	£29,500.00
Trainee IT Technician	11	£26,900.00	£27,210.00	£27,510.00
Graduate Developer	55	£25,395.00	£25,395.00	£25,395.00
Graduate Software Developer	4	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
IT Support Advisor	14	£24,675.00	£24,875.00	£25,070.00
Graduate Analyst	2	£24,500.00	£24,500.00	£24,500.00
IT Support Assistant	759	£23,310.00	£23,680.00	£24,055.00