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Highest Paying IT Jobs in the UK

Use this page to decide which it jobs roles to target next, based on current salary and demand signals.

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 5,354,599 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	5,091,833	95.09 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	172,854	3.23 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	89,912	1.68 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 102,973 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 446,217 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	97,919	424,319
Contract	5,053	21,897

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

The busiest month for new contract IT Jobs is January, and the quietest month is October.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK IT Jobs

Permanent IT Jobs

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

98,757

Up 93.6% vs last year

Average salary

£52,445.00

Down 2.8% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract IT Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

2,270

Up 37.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 4.4% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

848

Up 27.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 1.6% vs last year

Last 12 Month Total Listed IT Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
April 2026	98,757
March 2026	103,044
February 2026	82,182
January 2026	95,521
December 2025	37,456
November 2025	32,533
October 2025	31,836
September 2025	50,492
August 2025	44,736
July 2025	34,627
June 2025	24,764
May 2025	30,270

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The Highest Paying IT Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Head of Data	20	£113,595.00	£121,550.00	£129,500.00
Angular	52	£105,000.00	£115,180.00	£125,355.00
Software Development Manager	12	£106,250.00	£112,500.00	£118,750.00
Python Developer	154	£94,500.00	£102,165.00	£109,840.00
Big Data	2	£90,000.00	£96,250.00	£102,500.00
Enterprise Architect	79	£90,495.00	£95,645.00	£100,795.00
Python	458	£83,450.00	£92,125.00	£100,800.00
Head of Software	4	£83,250.00	£90,500.00	£97,750.00
Sharepoint Developer	1	£85,000.00	£90,000.00	£95,000.00
Java Developer	147	£80,875.00	£88,830.00	£96,790.00
Data Architect	149	£82,660.00	£88,640.00	£94,625.00
Azure Architect	19	£78,750.00	£86,250.00	£93,750.00
Integration Architect	6	£78,335.00	£85,835.00	£93,335.00
Technical Product Owner	6	£70,475.00	£85,025.00	£99,600.00
Oracle Database	1	£85,000.00	£85,000.00	£85,000.00
Business Architect	18	£79,165.00	£84,190.00	£89,210.00
Software Architect	231	£83,885.00	£83,885.00	£83,885.00
Senior Software Engineer	228	£76,400.00	£83,510.00	£90,615.00
Head of Technology	2	£70,150.00	£83,200.00	£96,250.00
Cloud Consultant	6	£79,375.00	£83,125.00	£86,875.00
Programme Lead	3	£70,000.00	£82,500.00	£95,000.00
Solutions Architect	381	£76,600.00	£81,325.00	£86,055.00
Software Engineer	1,399	£73,020.00	£81,065.00	£89,105.00
Security Architect	54	£75,290.00	£80,065.00	£84,845.00
Cisco Specialist	2	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
Head of Service	28	£74,010.00	£79,445.00	£84,890.00
Technical Architect	44	£74,895.00	£78,800.00	£82,705.00
Technical Project Manager	12	£72,750.00	£78,750.00	£84,750.00
Technical Lead	496	£74,980.00	£78,525.00	£82,070.00
Transformation Manager	33	£71,825.00	£78,035.00	£84,250.00
Senior Java Developer	6	£66,500.00	£77,500.00	£88,500.00
Backend Developer	51	£70,505.00	£77,125.00	£83,745.00
SAP Consultant	34	£69,970.00	£76,430.00	£82,890.00
Functional Consultant	34	£70,350.00	£76,345.00	£82,335.00
Transformation Lead	13	£74,125.00	£75,815.00	£77,500.00
Data Engineer	814	£70,010.00	£75,610.00	£81,210.00
IT Director	5,043	£69,150.00	£75,075.00	£80,990.00
CRM Developer	1	£70,000.00	£75,000.00	£80,000.00
Network Security Engineer	1	£75,000.00	£75,000.00	£75,000.00
Information Security Manager	31	£69,530.00	£74,815.00	£80,100.00
Head of Product	7	£67,475.00	£74,675.00	£81,890.00
Software Developer	1,001	£69,165.00	£74,535.00	£79,900.00
Infrastructure Manager	78	£69,890.00	£74,510.00	£79,125.00
Scrum Master	12	£66,670.00	£73,895.00	£81,125.00
IT Support Team Lead	2	£67,500.00	£73,750.00	£80,000.00
Data Scientist	64	£67,990.00	£73,500.00	£79,010.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	63	£69,975.00	£73,500.00	£77,025.00
Cloud Engineer	220	£66,605.00	£72,950.00	£79,285.00
Information Security	184	£68,945.00	£72,715.00	£76,480.00
Programme Manager	383	£67,505.00	£72,555.00	£77,595.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Application Developer	44	£67,875.00	£72,390.00	£76,895.00
Senior Product Manager	29	£67,285.00	£71,755.00	£76,230.00
Data Modeller	241	£66,275.00	£71,725.00	£77,175.00
Full Stack Developer	231	£64,810.00	£71,680.00	£78,550.00
Lead Developer	316	£66,775.00	£71,530.00	£76,285.00
Senior Software Developer	15	£68,500.00	£71,460.00	£74,415.00
Hardware Engineer	326	£69,960.00	£71,235.00	£72,515.00
Test Manager	41	£66,905.00	£71,150.00	£75,395.00
Application Manager	72	£66,170.00	£70,710.00	£75,250.00
DevOps Engineer	215	£65,275.00	£70,655.00	£76,025.00
Quality Assurance Manager	4	£68,750.00	£70,625.00	£72,500.00
Application Architect	37	£69,095.00	£70,425.00	£71,750.00
JavaScript Developer	7	£62,500.00	£70,000.00	£77,500.00
Sap Project Manager	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Technical Consultant	55	£60,985.00	£69,120.00	£77,250.00
Cloud Architect	10	£62,375.00	£68,625.00	£74,875.00
Cyber Security	525	£63,860.00	£68,440.00	£73,025.00
Head of Operations	54	£65,345.00	£68,220.00	£71,095.00
Senior Developer	299	£62,770.00	£67,855.00	£72,935.00
Solution Designer	417	£62,705.00	£67,660.00	£72,615.00
Active Directory	20	£65,030.00	£67,530.00	£70,030.00
Business Relationship Manager	4	£65,000.00	£67,500.00	£70,000.00
Sharepoint Consultant	2	£60,000.00	£67,500.00	£75,000.00
Network Manager	14	£63,625.00	£67,375.00	£71,125.00
Salesforce Developer	12	£65,450.00	£67,325.00	£69,200.00
Delivery Manager	333	£62,795.00	£66,210.00	£69,615.00
Data Management	437	£62,165.00	£65,970.00	£69,775.00
Service Transition Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Transition Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Front End Developer	28	£59,105.00	£64,915.00	£70,720.00
Network Security	86	£60,430.00	£64,695.00	£68,965.00
Cyber Security Engineer	19	£59,095.00	£64,430.00	£69,765.00
Product Owner	174	£59,880.00	£63,915.00	£67,945.00
Service Delivery Manager	28	£61,530.00	£63,755.00	£65,975.00
Android Developer	4	£53,750.00	£63,750.00	£73,750.00
Cyber Security Manager	18	£61,215.00	£63,500.00	£65,785.00
Technical Author	586	£62,870.00	£62,985.00	£63,100.00
Application Integrator	4	£60,000.00	£62,500.00	£65,000.00
Data Science	40	£57,340.00	£61,895.00	£66,455.00
Network Engineer	287	£57,920.00	£61,650.00	£65,375.00
Senior Analyst	214	£59,100.00	£61,580.00	£64,065.00
Head of IT	7,006	£57,715.00	£61,425.00	£65,135.00
Business Intelligence Developer	2	£55,000.00	£61,250.00	£67,500.00
Technical Analyst	12	£58,150.00	£61,025.00	£63,900.00
Hardware Designer	139	£59,135.00	£61,015.00	£62,895.00
Cisco Engineer	6	£53,335.00	£60,835.00	£68,335.00
Digital Product Manager	4	£55,000.00	£60,625.00	£66,250.00
Cyber Security Consultant	50	£53,965.00	£60,405.00	£66,840.00
Software Team Leader	29	£60,250.00	£60,250.00	£60,250.00
Oracle Consultant	5	£57,500.00	£60,000.00	£62,500.00
Technical Services Manager	116	£56,690.00	£59,825.00	£62,955.00
Embedded Software Engineer	33	£51,500.00	£59,265.00	£67,030.00
Business Analyst	644	£55,840.00	£59,075.00	£62,310.00
Mobile Developer	4	£53,750.00	£58,750.00	£63,750.00
Oracle Developer	7	£53,500.00	£57,665.00	£61,835.00
Test Lead	42	£54,550.00	£57,565.00	£60,570.00
Systems Architect	5	£54,800.00	£57,550.00	£60,325.00
Data Migration	29	£53,410.00	£57,510.00	£61,605.00
Web Manager	3	£55,000.00	£57,500.00	£60,000.00
Information Management	118	£54,255.00	£57,235.00	£60,210.00
Head of Development	10	£53,375.00	£57,125.00	£60,875.00
Digital Analyst	14	£55,520.00	£57,030.00	£58,550.00
BI Developer	30	£52,070.00	£56,995.00	£61,915.00
Product Management	1,361	£52,835.00	£56,550.00	£60,270.00
IT Business Partner	2,366	£53,815.00	£56,500.00	£59,180.00
Systems Administrator	92	£53,715.00	£56,360.00	£59,000.00
Cyber Security Analyst	18	£51,065.00	£56,270.00	£61,480.00
Docker	5	£52,500.00	£56,250.00	£60,000.00
Technology Consultant	18	£45,635.00	£56,065.00	£66,500.00
Wordpress	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Wordpress Developer	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Technical Account Manager	78	£51,265.00	£54,905.00	£58,540.00
IT Project Manager	7,478	£50,585.00	£54,750.00	£58,925.00
Application Support	214	£51,290.00	£54,585.00	£57,880.00
Product Analyst	4	£51,250.00	£54,125.00	£57,000.00
Systems Developer	372	£50,360.00	£53,990.00	£57,615.00
Systems Specialist	46	£52,300.00	£53,600.00	£54,900.00
Data Analyst	234	£49,845.00	£53,595.00	£57,345.00
Software Project Manager	2	£50,000.00	£53,500.00	£57,000.00
Systems Analyst	50	£48,615.00	£53,210.00	£57,800.00
CRM Manager	21	£51,315.00	£53,140.00	£54,965.00
Power BI Developer	10	£49,375.00	£53,000.00	£56,625.00
Data Analysis	51	£48,955.00	£52,645.00	£56,345.00
Information Analyst	12	£50,000.00	£52,500.00	£55,000.00
Technical Support Manager	19	£50,665.00	£52,225.00	£53,790.00
Product Marketing Manager	21	£48,015.00	£52,160.00	£56,300.00
SQL Developer	6	£48,335.00	£52,085.00	£55,835.00
Systems Manager	2,548	£49,050.00	£51,140.00	£53,240.00
PMO Analyst	2	£50,000.00	£50,750.00	£51,500.00
Digital	4,617	£47,225.00	£50,380.00	£53,540.00
Application Support Analyst	32	£47,190.00	£50,305.00	£53,420.00
Product Development Manager	4	£45,550.00	£50,250.00	£54,975.00
Business Systems Analyst	14	£44,215.00	£50,000.00	£55,785.00
Service Desk Manager	4	£48,215.00	£49,715.00	£51,215.00
IT Service Desk Manager	6	£47,975.00	£49,390.00	£50,810.00
Information Security Analyst	19	£47,215.00	£48,885.00	£50,550.00
Bi Analyst	21	£46,240.00	£48,420.00	£50,600.00
Programming	948	£45,855.00	£48,050.00	£50,235.00
Web Developer	62	£44,030.00	£47,765.00	£51,500.00
ERP Consultant	4	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Operations Analyst	8	£44,375.00	£47,500.00	£50,625.00
SQL Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
PHP Developer	22	£44,285.00	£47,355.00	£50,430.00
Implementation Consultant	10	£44,125.00	£47,250.00	£50,375.00
Developer	76,519	£44,445.00	£47,210.00	£49,980.00
Development	76,592	£44,495.00	£47,185.00	£49,875.00
Database Administrator	16	£44,750.00	£47,155.00	£49,565.00
Service Manager	3,365	£44,700.00	£47,000.00	£49,310.00
Product Developer	616	£43,255.00	£46,925.00	£50,600.00
Mobile Engineer	286	£44,225.00	£46,760.00	£49,300.00
Reporting Analyst	23	£45,030.00	£46,675.00	£48,320.00
Project Analyst	14	£44,590.00	£46,460.00	£48,335.00
Test Analyst	14	£44,750.00	£46,290.00	£47,835.00
Implementation Manager	26	£45,000.00	£46,250.00	£47,500.00
Firewall Engineer	2	£46,150.00	£46,150.00	£46,150.00
Performance Analyst	20	£42,500.00	£45,625.00	£48,750.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
AI Specialist	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
SQL Database Administrator	10	£42,335.00	£44,585.00	£46,835.00
Technical Trainer	21	£42,285.00	£44,275.00	£46,265.00
IT Consultant	20,138	£38,510.00	£44,110.00	£49,710.00
IT Manager	134,135	£41,310.00	£43,975.00	£46,635.00
Junior Developer	57	£40,585.00	£43,730.00	£46,875.00
IT Specialist	11,796	£41,420.00	£43,380.00	£45,350.00
IT Support Analyst	273	£39,830.00	£42,665.00	£45,490.00
IT Support Engineer	1,235	£39,865.00	£42,540.00	£45,230.00
Application Specialist	26	£41,810.00	£42,500.00	£43,190.00
Desktop Support Analyst	4	£39,500.00	£42,250.00	£45,000.00
IT Solutions Analyst	16	£42,225.00	£42,225.00	£42,225.00
Senior IT Technician	315	£38,800.00	£42,065.00	£45,325.00
Website	865	£39,055.00	£41,920.00	£44,790.00
Autodesk	10	£37,875.00	£41,565.00	£45,250.00
Desktop Support Engineer	8	£41,500.00	£41,500.00	£41,500.00
Technical Support	750	£38,865.00	£41,400.00	£43,935.00
IT Technician	54,276	£39,020.00	£41,260.00	£43,500.00
Support Consultant	15	£36,665.00	£40,750.00	£44,835.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£37,335.00	£40,500.00	£43,665.00
IT Support	192,478	£38,210.00	£40,150.00	£42,085.00
Laravel Developer	13	£35,500.00	£39,650.00	£43,800.00
Product	30,545	£37,315.00	£39,195.00	£41,075.00
IT Business Development Executive	96	£31,225.00	£38,050.00	£44,865.00
Service Desk	222	£35,895.00	£37,730.00	£39,565.00
IT Field Service Engineer	2,316	£35,090.00	£37,725.00	£40,365.00
IT Trainer	1,459	£35,100.00	£37,260.00	£39,415.00
Systems Officer	4	£35,900.00	£37,200.00	£38,500.00
Software Tester	2	£35,000.00	£37,000.00	£39,000.00
Technical Officer	4	£35,000.00	£36,875.00	£38,750.00
Digital Account Manager	9	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Support Technician	64	£33,855.00	£35,550.00	£37,245.00
Exhibition Designer	1	£33,000.00	£35,500.00	£38,000.00
Service Analyst	26	£33,325.00	£35,430.00	£37,530.00
IT Officer	19,671	£32,995.00	£35,145.00	£37,300.00
2nd Line Support	43	£32,410.00	£34,825.00	£37,245.00
Product Planner	96	£32,635.00	£34,535.00	£36,430.00
Project Office Support	6	£33,525.00	£34,250.00	£34,990.00
Junior Java Developer	4	£33,250.00	£34,125.00	£35,000.00
IT Support Executive	508	£32,665.00	£33,740.00	£34,815.00
Service Desk Analyst	43	£30,620.00	£32,615.00	£34,605.00
CRM Administrator	2	£29,000.00	£32,000.00	£35,000.00
Junior Product Manager	18	£28,000.00	£32,000.00	£36,000.00
Network Analyst	2	£28,000.00	£31,500.00	£35,000.00
2nd Line Support Technician	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
IT Support Officer	355	£29,515.00	£30,405.00	£31,295.00
1st Line IT Support	13	£28,390.00	£29,985.00	£31,575.00
1st Line Support	13	£28,390.00	£29,985.00	£31,575.00
IT Security Officer	50	£29,780.00	£29,925.00	£30,075.00
IT Trainee	5,309	£27,055.00	£29,780.00	£32,505.00
Systems Coordinator	6	£28,835.00	£29,750.00	£30,665.00
It Graduate	639	£27,645.00	£29,600.00	£31,550.00
IT Helpdesk	143	£28,365.00	£29,030.00	£29,695.00
Junior IT Technician	31	£27,170.00	£29,015.00	£30,850.00
IT Administrator	15,681	£27,710.00	£28,985.00	£30,260.00
Technical Administrator	39	£27,035.00	£28,545.00	£30,055.00
Trainee IT Technician	67	£27,215.00	£27,565.00	£27,910.00
IT Support Advisor	36	£26,395.00	£26,985.00	£27,575.00
Computer Science Graduate	4	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Developer	55	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Software Developer	33	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
IT Support Agent	2	£24,750.00	£24,750.00	£24,750.00
IT Support Assistant	1,171	£23,960.00	£24,375.00	£24,790.00