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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 4,842,615 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,599,620	94.98 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	158,503	3.27 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	84,492	1.74 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 93,127 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 403,551 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	88,454	383,301
Contract	4,672	20,249

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	37	£114,495.00	£124,340.00	£134,175.00
Big Data	4	£105,515.00	£113,975.00	£122,440.00
Docker	17	£100,000.00	£112,500.00	£125,000.00
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
Angular	130	£96,305.00	£107,575.00	£118,835.00
Python Developer	256	£95,400.00	£104,140.00	£112,885.00
Java Developer	212	£92,695.00	£102,900.00	£113,110.00
Head of Software	9	£95,500.00	£102,835.00	£110,165.00
Cloud Consultant	4	£90,000.00	£101,250.00	£112,500.00
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
Oracle Consultant	2	£87,500.00	£96,250.00	£105,000.00
Enterprise Architect	48	£90,215.00	£95,330.00	£100,440.00
Python	792	£85,990.00	£94,905.00	£103,820.00
Data Architect	72	£85,305.00	£91,440.00	£97,570.00
Head of Delivery	8	£86,090.00	£91,090.00	£96,090.00
Azure Architect	10	£80,000.00	£88,165.00	£96,335.00
Transformation Manager	14	£79,080.00	£87,250.00	£95,420.00
Senior Software Engineer	477	£80,010.00	£87,015.00	£94,025.00
Integration Architect	7	£78,335.00	£85,835.00	£93,335.00
Software Engineer	2,251	£76,920.00	£85,745.00	£94,570.00
Oracle Database	1	£85,000.00	£85,000.00	£85,000.00
Data Engineer	849	£76,375.00	£82,965.00	£89,555.00
Senior Java Developer	13	£74,290.00	£81,665.00	£89,040.00
Solutions Architect	483	£77,365.00	£81,575.00	£85,790.00
SAP Consultant	27	£74,065.00	£81,000.00	£87,940.00
Software Architect	189	£80,255.00	£80,255.00	£80,255.00
Cisco Engineer	3	£75,000.00	£80,000.00	£85,000.00
DevOps Engineer	342	£72,635.00	£79,215.00	£85,785.00
Technical Architect	69	£75,315.00	£79,150.00	£82,975.00
Technical Lead	324	£76,075.00	£79,095.00	£82,110.00
Security Architect	48	£73,040.00	£78,055.00	£83,075.00
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
Machine Learning Engineer	18	£66,040.00	£76,980.00	£87,920.00
Cloud Engineer	258	£70,215.00	£76,780.00	£83,340.00
Senior Product Manager	10	£71,250.00	£76,500.00	£81,750.00
Application Developer	47	£73,390.00	£76,330.00	£79,270.00
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	1,278	£68,965.00	£74,495.00	£80,025.00
Data Science	71	£69,095.00	£74,445.00	£79,790.00
Programme Manager	311	£69,690.00	£74,445.00	£79,200.00
Data Modeller	134	£69,160.00	£74,115.00	£79,075.00
Backend Developer	32	£64,670.00	£74,100.00	£83,525.00
Technology Consultant	6	£65,000.00	£73,335.00	£81,665.00
Data Scientist	58	£68,405.00	£73,280.00	£78,150.00
Lead Developer	195	£68,145.00	£72,750.00	£77,360.00
Technical Product Owner	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
IT Director	2,950	£67,590.00	£72,465.00	£77,340.00
Application Manager	35	£69,055.00	£72,040.00	£75,030.00
Functional Consultant	25	£64,305.00	£71,795.00	£79,285.00
Release Manager	10	£61,130.00	£71,555.00	£81,970.00
Information Security	232	£67,160.00	£71,380.00	£75,595.00
Full Stack Developer	233	£65,225.00	£71,185.00	£77,145.00
Data Migration	24	£65,445.00	£70,070.00	£74,695.00
JavaScript Developer	8	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Microsoft Developer	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Infrastructure Manager	79	£64,565.00	£69,690.00	£74,810.00
Cloud Architect	28	£64,020.00	£69,560.00	£75,105.00
Technical Project Manager	11	£65,315.00	£69,375.00	£73,440.00
Front End Developer	62	£63,880.00	£69,120.00	£74,350.00
Data Management	470	£64,610.00	£69,005.00	£73,410.00
Product Analyst	15	£62,500.00	£68,940.00	£75,375.00
Senior Developer	419	£64,185.00	£68,880.00	£73,575.00
Head of Service	13	£66,425.00	£68,540.00	£70,650.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	75	£64,525.00	£68,235.00	£71,945.00
Technical Consultant	73	£59,925.00	£68,205.00	£76,485.00
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
Head of Product	8	£63,125.00	£67,315.00	£71,500.00
Senior Software Developer	32	£62,070.00	£66,980.00	£71,895.00
Test Manager	32	£64,980.00	£66,930.00	£68,880.00
Product Owner	139	£62,435.00	£66,715.00	£70,990.00
Sap Project Manager	2	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Network Security	98	£61,420.00	£65,390.00	£69,365.00
Cyber Security	356	£61,130.00	£65,365.00	£69,605.00
Solution Designer	305	£61,385.00	£65,135.00	£68,880.00
Agile Project Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
iOS Developer	3	£55,000.00	£65,000.00	£75,000.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Network Manager	37	£59,915.00	£64,885.00	£69,845.00
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
Hardware Engineer	154	£63,080.00	£63,655.00	£64,230.00
Delivery Manager	371	£60,430.00	£63,345.00	£66,260.00
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
Business Analyst	782	£58,115.00	£62,045.00	£65,975.00
Head of Development	5	£58,750.00	£62,000.00	£65,250.00
Cyber Security Manager	21	£59,465.00	£61,885.00	£64,300.00
IT Support Team Lead	4	£58,750.00	£61,875.00	£65,000.00
Software Project Manager	4	£56,250.00	£61,750.00	£67,250.00
Web Developer	19	£56,875.00	£61,565.00	£66,250.00
Senior Analyst	146	£57,985.00	£61,390.00	£64,795.00
Mobile Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Active Directory	17	£59,000.00	£60,590.00	£62,175.00
Information Management	74	£57,790.00	£60,430.00	£63,065.00
Technical Services Manager	34	£57,425.00	£60,355.00	£63,280.00
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
Hardware Designer	32	£57,125.00	£59,690.00	£62,250.00
Service Delivery Manager	37	£56,840.00	£59,575.00	£62,310.00
Oracle Developer	12	£54,600.00	£59,350.00	£64,100.00
Test Lead	37	£56,765.00	£59,305.00	£61,855.00
Product Management	1,033	£55,700.00	£58,955.00	£62,215.00
MySQL	2	£55,000.00	£58,750.00	£62,500.00
Scrum Master	10	£57,000.00	£58,700.00	£60,400.00
Head of IT	5,508	£55,785.00	£58,580.00	£61,365.00
Software Team Leader	33	£58,500.00	£58,500.00	£58,500.00
Web Manager	6	£56,000.00	£58,000.00	£60,000.00
Project Analyst	10	£55,945.00	£57,655.00	£59,375.00
Cyber Security Analyst	25	£52,285.00	£57,235.00	£62,190.00
Network Engineer	363	£53,570.00	£57,140.00	£60,710.00
Network Administrator	4	£56,250.00	£56,875.00	£57,500.00
Transition Manager	5	£55,125.00	£56,690.00	£58,250.00
Systems Administrator	142	£53,515.00	£56,490.00	£59,465.00
Technical Analyst	26	£53,605.00	£56,425.00	£59,245.00
Application Support Analyst	70	£53,100.00	£56,245.00	£59,390.00
Salesforce Developer	6	£55,335.00	£56,165.00	£57,000.00
Business Relationship Manager	16	£56,000.00	£56,000.00	£56,000.00
Embedded Software Engineer	39	£48,570.00	£55,695.00	£62,820.00
IT Business Partner	1,339	£53,080.00	£55,575.00	£58,065.00
Systems Developer	342	£53,560.00	£55,520.00	£57,475.00
Digital Analyst	8	£55,000.00	£55,000.00	£55,000.00
Power BI Developer	9	£52,585.00	£54,875.00	£57,165.00
Senior Programmer	5	£54,800.00	£54,800.00	£54,800.00
Network Security Engineer	5	£49,500.00	£54,625.00	£59,750.00
Systems Analyst	98	£50,535.00	£54,450.00	£58,365.00
Product Developer	327	£50,135.00	£54,320.00	£58,510.00
Service Transition Manager	5	£53,000.00	£54,250.00	£55,500.00
BI Developer	26	£50,010.00	£54,215.00	£58,415.00
Bi Analyst	18	£49,170.00	£54,170.00	£59,170.00
Operations Analyst	13	£50,000.00	£54,150.00	£58,300.00
IT Project Manager	5,797	£50,225.00	£53,895.00	£57,565.00
Systems Manager	1,447	£51,445.00	£53,770.00	£56,095.00
Implementation Consultant	2	£45,000.00	£53,750.00	£62,500.00
Programming	544	£50,855.00	£53,640.00	£56,425.00
Performance Analyst	7	£50,165.00	£53,560.00	£56,940.00
Information Security Analyst	23	£49,995.00	£53,495.00	£56,995.00
Digital	3,108	£49,260.00	£52,990.00	£56,720.00
SQL Developer	9	£50,625.00	£52,815.00	£55,000.00
Database Manager	5	£50,165.00	£52,085.00	£54,000.00
Application Support	260	£48,900.00	£52,065.00	£55,235.00
Digital Project Manager	4	£48,500.00	£52,000.00	£55,500.00
Business Systems Analyst	39	£47,405.00	£51,820.00	£56,240.00
Data Analysis	85	£48,180.00	£51,780.00	£55,380.00
Data Analyst	288	£48,075.00	£51,760.00	£55,450.00
Application Specialist	29	£49,650.00	£51,150.00	£52,650.00
CRM Manager	10	£49,250.00	£51,125.00	£53,000.00
Data Insight Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Quality Assurance Manager	16	£47,750.00	£49,125.00	£50,500.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
Developer	54,410	£45,925.00	£48,455.00	£50,995.00
Test Analyst	22	£46,095.00	£48,410.00	£50,725.00
Development	55,402	£45,725.00	£48,120.00	£50,525.00
Firewall Engineer	4	£46,825.00	£48,075.00	£49,325.00
IT Consultant	11,709	£42,565.00	£48,075.00	£53,580.00
Technical Trainer	10	£47,190.00	£47,655.00	£48,125.00
Systems Specialist	26	£45,565.00	£47,565.00	£49,565.00
Service Manager	2,190	£44,935.00	£47,500.00	£50,080.00
Programme Lead	11	£45,150.00	£47,150.00	£49,150.00
Junior Developer	10	£44,000.00	£46,575.00	£49,150.00
Service Desk Manager	18	£45,250.00	£46,355.00	£47,460.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
PHP Developer	51	£41,740.00	£45,250.00	£48,760.00
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
Website	419	£41,925.00	£44,955.00	£47,975.00
IT Support Analyst	389	£42,065.00	£44,910.00	£47,760.00
Data Centre Engineer	4	£42,000.00	£44,750.00	£47,500.00
IT Specialist	6,297	£42,765.00	£44,590.00	£46,425.00
Autodesk	8	£40,000.00	£44,585.00	£49,165.00
Reporting Analyst	9	£42,500.00	£44,585.00	£46,665.00
SQL Analyst	6	£41,665.00	£44,165.00	£46,665.00
Mobile Engineer	198	£39,885.00	£43,710.00	£47,540.00
IT Manager	83,803	£41,450.00	£43,665.00	£45,885.00
IT Service Desk Manager	27	£42,530.00	£43,565.00	£44,600.00
Technical Account Manager	14	£40,560.00	£43,310.00	£46,060.00
Desktop Support Analyst	8	£40,500.00	£43,000.00	£45,500.00
Systems Officer	3	£41,940.00	£42,690.00	£43,440.00
Software Tester	2	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Senior IT Technician	152	£38,935.00	£41,695.00	£44,455.00
Technical Support	300	£39,215.00	£41,565.00	£43,915.00
IT Support Engineer	1,074	£38,395.00	£40,665.00	£42,935.00
Desktop Support Engineer	12	£39,750.00	£40,315.00	£40,875.00
Systems Support Analyst	6	£38,875.00	£39,515.00	£40,165.00
Product Marketing Manager	26	£36,190.00	£39,030.00	£41,875.00
Service Desk	299	£36,650.00	£38,840.00	£41,025.00
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
IT Field Service Engineer	877	£35,860.00	£38,205.00	£40,550.00
IT Support	109,435	£36,250.00	£37,810.00	£39,375.00
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
IT Technician	15,328	£35,555.00	£37,365.00	£39,180.00
IT Trainer	337	£35,520.00	£37,135.00	£38,750.00
IT Business Development Executive	135	£30,435.00	£37,040.00	£43,640.00
IT Officer	11,467	£34,590.00	£36,650.00	£38,710.00
PMO Analyst	2	£36,125.00	£36,625.00	£37,125.00
Product	28,028	£35,000.00	£36,330.00	£37,660.00
Product Planner	58	£33,905.00	£35,800.00	£37,690.00
CRM Administrator	4	£34,900.00	£35,400.00	£35,900.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
Service Analyst	52	£32,615.00	£34,710.00	£36,805.00
2nd Line Support	54	£31,950.00	£34,375.00	£36,800.00
IT Support Executive	29	£32,405.00	£33,575.00	£34,750.00
IT Support Technician	33	£31,065.00	£33,055.00	£35,055.00
Support Consultant	5	£30,165.00	£32,750.00	£35,335.00
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
Service Desk Analyst	63	£30,870.00	£32,370.00	£33,865.00
1st Line Support	18	£30,035.00	£32,265.00	£34,500.00
1st Line IT Support	16	£30,240.00	£32,245.00	£34,250.00
IT Support Officer	159	£30,985.00	£32,050.00	£33,110.00
Junior Product Manager	18	£28,000.00	£32,000.00	£36,000.00
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
IT Helpdesk	66	£30,080.00	£31,470.00	£32,850.00
Web Design	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
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	529	£27,525.00	£29,630.00	£31,735.00
IT Administrator	8,410	£27,920.00	£29,035.00	£30,150.00
IT Trainee	2,247	£26,375.00	£28,320.00	£30,260.00
IT Security Officer	17	£28,215.00	£28,230.00	£28,245.00
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	50	£25,455.00	£25,455.00	£25,455.00
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	822	£23,475.00	£23,930.00	£24,385.00