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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 5,495,304 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	5,224,973	95.08 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	178,232	3.24 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	92,099	1.68 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 105,679 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 457,942 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	100,480	435,414
Contract	5,198	22,527

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK IT Jobs

Permanent IT Jobs

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

67,860

Up 15.8% vs last year

Average salary

£54,200.00

Up 1.0% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract IT Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

2,972

Up 62.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£530.00

Up 6.3% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

1,100

Up 53.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£520.00

Up 2.1% 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
June 2026	67,860
May 2026	67,544
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

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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	17	£97,500.00	£104,065.00	£110,625.00
Head of Software	2	£95,000.00	£102,500.00	£110,000.00
Python Developer	94	£95,425.00	£102,035.00	£108,645.00
Software Development Manager	14	£93,165.00	£97,750.00	£102,335.00
Enterprise Architect	94	£91,645.00	£97,740.00	£103,830.00
Head of Product	5	£92,475.00	£96,425.00	£100,390.00
Big Data	2	£90,000.00	£96,250.00	£102,500.00
Sharepoint Developer	1	£85,000.00	£90,000.00	£95,000.00
Data Architect	169	£83,630.00	£89,720.00	£95,810.00
Azure Architect	21	£82,540.00	£89,415.00	£96,290.00
Python	422	£79,985.00	£88,345.00	£96,700.00
Software Architect	210	£85,700.00	£85,700.00	£85,700.00
Technical Product Owner	6	£70,475.00	£85,025.00	£99,600.00
Cloud Architect	7	£76,665.00	£85,000.00	£93,335.00
Oracle Database	1	£85,000.00	£85,000.00	£85,000.00
Solutions Architect	444	£79,025.00	£84,610.00	£90,190.00
Business Architect	18	£79,165.00	£84,190.00	£89,210.00
Security Architect	63	£79,210.00	£84,155.00	£89,100.00
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
Android Developer	2	£72,500.00	£82,500.00	£92,500.00
Java Developer	115	£75,575.00	£82,320.00	£89,055.00
Head of Service	32	£74,575.00	£80,660.00	£86,750.00
Senior Software Engineer	232	£73,275.00	£80,580.00	£87,890.00
Cisco Specialist	2	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
Technical Architect	46	£75,395.00	£79,410.00	£83,420.00
Software Engineer	1,313	£71,930.00	£79,040.00	£86,150.00
Transformation Lead	11	£78,000.00	£78,835.00	£79,665.00
Backend Developer	40	£71,970.00	£78,730.00	£85,495.00
Technical Lead	463	£73,910.00	£78,255.00	£82,605.00
Transformation Manager	33	£71,825.00	£78,035.00	£84,250.00
Infrastructure Manager	100	£72,740.00	£77,400.00	£82,055.00
SAP Consultant	22	£71,415.00	£77,105.00	£82,790.00
IT Director	5,349	£70,370.00	£76,450.00	£82,525.00
Functional Consultant	40	£69,665.00	£76,080.00	£82,490.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	91	£71,770.00	£75,645.00	£79,510.00
Data Scientist	65	£70,445.00	£75,540.00	£80,635.00
Information Security Manager	22	£70,240.00	£75,520.00	£80,800.00
CRM Developer	1	£70,000.00	£75,000.00	£80,000.00
Data Modeller	288	£69,805.00	£74,835.00	£79,855.00
Data Engineer	839	£68,665.00	£74,440.00	£80,215.00
Information Security	185	£70,110.00	£74,340.00	£78,575.00
Integration Architect	28	£68,920.00	£73,420.00	£77,920.00
Network Security Engineer	3	£70,000.00	£73,125.00	£76,250.00
Technical Project Manager	12	£67,750.00	£73,000.00	£78,250.00
Test Manager	43	£67,125.00	£71,915.00	£76,705.00
Senior Product Manager	29	£67,285.00	£71,755.00	£76,230.00
Software Developer	918	£66,955.00	£71,480.00	£76,000.00
Microsoft Developer	2	£67,500.00	£71,250.00	£75,000.00
Programme Manager	431	£66,150.00	£71,005.00	£75,850.00
Scrum Master	14	£65,135.00	£70,915.00	£76,700.00
Salesforce Developer	10	£69,065.00	£70,780.00	£72,500.00
Application Manager	77	£66,590.00	£70,745.00	£74,895.00
DevOps Engineer	197	£65,125.00	£70,665.00	£76,205.00
Quality Assurance Manager	4	£68,750.00	£70,625.00	£72,500.00
Head of Operations	62	£66,960.00	£70,485.00	£74,010.00
Cloud Engineer	239	£64,590.00	£70,450.00	£76,295.00
Technical Consultant	34	£62,500.00	£70,430.00	£78,360.00
Application Architect	37	£69,095.00	£70,425.00	£71,750.00
Cyber Security	536	£65,335.00	£70,015.00	£74,705.00
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
Application Developer	50	£65,425.00	£69,975.00	£74,515.00
Solution Designer	483	£64,630.00	£69,595.00	£74,560.00
Head of Quality	2	£69,500.00	£69,500.00	£69,500.00
Senior Developer	274	£63,575.00	£69,025.00	£74,460.00
Senior Software Developer	13	£67,750.00	£68,835.00	£69,915.00
Cyber Security Manager	12	£66,500.00	£68,550.00	£70,600.00
Full Stack Developer	210	£62,430.00	£68,465.00	£74,490.00
Hardware Engineer	329	£66,650.00	£68,240.00	£69,830.00
Lead Developer	341	£64,160.00	£68,175.00	£72,190.00
Network Security	114	£63,870.00	£68,025.00	£72,185.00
Senior Java Developer	6	£60,265.00	£68,000.00	£75,735.00
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
Head of Delivery	1	£65,000.00	£67,500.00	£70,000.00
Sharepoint Consultant	2	£60,000.00	£67,500.00	£75,000.00
Data Management	440	£62,565.00	£66,965.00	£71,365.00
Systems Architect	7	£62,400.00	£66,900.00	£71,415.00
Data Science	39	£59,810.00	£66,255.00	£72,705.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	4	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Front End Developer	24	£59,155.00	£65,435.00	£71,715.00
Cyber Security Engineer	21	£60,295.00	£65,225.00	£70,155.00
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
Delivery Manager	355	£61,175.00	£64,990.00	£68,805.00
Product Owner	225	£60,550.00	£64,565.00	£68,585.00
Cyber Security Consultant	24	£56,030.00	£62,950.00	£69,865.00
Application Integrator	4	£60,000.00	£62,500.00	£65,000.00
Head of IT	7,545	£58,430.00	£62,235.00	£66,035.00
Senior Analyst	225	£59,795.00	£62,105.00	£64,415.00
Cyber Security Analyst	26	£56,675.00	£61,315.00	£65,960.00
Business Intelligence Developer	2	£55,000.00	£61,250.00	£67,500.00
Mobile Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Cisco Engineer	6	£53,335.00	£60,835.00	£68,335.00
Embedded Software Engineer	41	£53,135.00	£60,710.00	£68,285.00
Digital Product Manager	4	£55,000.00	£60,625.00	£66,250.00
Software Team Leader	29	£60,250.00	£60,250.00	£60,250.00
Network Engineer	284	£55,825.00	£60,030.00	£64,235.00
Oracle Consultant	5	£57,500.00	£60,000.00	£62,500.00
Data Migration	39	£55,455.00	£59,715.00	£63,970.00
Technical Account Manager	79	£55,470.00	£59,655.00	£63,840.00
Hardware Designer	156	£58,060.00	£59,620.00	£61,185.00
Programme Lead	5	£50,690.00	£59,325.00	£67,950.00
Technical Services Manager	122	£55,895.00	£59,240.00	£62,590.00
Service Delivery Manager	24	£55,470.00	£58,655.00	£61,835.00
Business Analyst	727	£55,190.00	£58,565.00	£61,940.00
Network Manager	14	£55,270.00	£58,520.00	£61,770.00
BI Developer	26	£53,095.00	£58,240.00	£63,390.00
Information Management	127	£54,980.00	£58,240.00	£61,500.00
Technical Author	568	£57,835.00	£57,950.00	£58,065.00
Technology Consultant	21	£47,135.00	£57,315.00	£67,500.00
IT Business Partner	2,496	£53,875.00	£56,740.00	£59,595.00
Oracle Developer	5	£52,500.00	£56,250.00	£60,000.00
Product Management	1,446	£52,115.00	£56,110.00	£60,105.00
Test Lead	39	£52,925.00	£55,780.00	£58,635.00
Product Analyst	5	£51,250.00	£55,625.00	£60,000.00
Digital Analyst	16	£53,415.00	£55,125.00	£56,840.00
Wordpress	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Wordpress Developer	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Systems Analyst	64	£49,965.00	£54,865.00	£59,770.00
IT Project Manager	7,822	£50,510.00	£54,805.00	£59,110.00
Data Analyst	249	£50,590.00	£54,460.00	£58,335.00
Systems Developer	441	£50,360.00	£54,135.00	£57,900.00
Technical Analyst	18	£51,375.00	£54,125.00	£56,875.00
Systems Administrator	90	£50,425.00	£53,525.00	£56,625.00
Application Support	212	£49,905.00	£53,465.00	£57,030.00
Head of Development	9	£51,080.00	£53,205.00	£55,330.00
Docker	9	£48,750.00	£53,125.00	£57,500.00
Power BI Developer	10	£49,375.00	£53,000.00	£56,625.00
Product Marketing Manager	27	£47,155.00	£52,970.00	£58,785.00
Information Analyst	12	£50,000.00	£52,500.00	£55,000.00
Product Development Manager	6	£47,035.00	£52,250.00	£57,485.00
Technical Support Manager	19	£50,665.00	£52,225.00	£53,790.00
Application Support Analyst	35	£47,420.00	£51,265.00	£55,105.00
Systems Manager	2,618	£48,830.00	£51,065.00	£53,310.00
CRM Manager	36	£48,120.00	£50,700.00	£53,285.00
SQL Developer	11	£47,250.00	£50,625.00	£54,000.00
Data Analysis	50	£46,620.00	£50,055.00	£53,505.00
Business Systems Analyst	14	£44,215.00	£50,000.00	£55,785.00
Bi Analyst	16	£47,800.00	£49,590.00	£51,375.00
Reporting Analyst	22	£47,635.00	£49,510.00	£51,385.00
Information Security Analyst	19	£47,215.00	£48,885.00	£50,550.00
Digital	5,119	£45,800.00	£48,795.00	£51,790.00
Mobile Engineer	290	£45,150.00	£48,310.00	£51,475.00
Systems Specialist	30	£46,375.00	£48,190.00	£50,000.00
AI Specialist	3	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
ERP Consultant	4	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Programming	1,027	£45,170.00	£47,435.00	£49,695.00
PHP Developer	20	£44,585.00	£47,335.00	£50,085.00
Implementation Consultant	10	£44,125.00	£47,250.00	£50,375.00
Service Manager	3,587	£44,990.00	£47,240.00	£49,495.00
Development	81,914	£44,150.00	£46,915.00	£49,685.00
Developer	82,174	£44,100.00	£46,910.00	£49,720.00
Product Developer	749	£43,435.00	£46,760.00	£50,080.00
Test Analyst	12	£45,250.00	£46,750.00	£48,250.00
Implementation Manager	26	£45,000.00	£46,250.00	£47,500.00
Firewall Engineer	2	£46,150.00	£46,150.00	£46,150.00
IT Service Desk Manager	4	£43,250.00	£45,375.00	£47,500.00
IT Consultant	21,938	£39,465.00	£45,075.00	£50,690.00
PMO Analyst	4	£43,750.00	£44,750.00	£45,750.00
SQL Database Administrator	10	£42,335.00	£44,585.00	£46,835.00
IT Manager	146,917	£41,440.00	£44,160.00	£46,875.00
Database Administrator	15	£41,940.00	£44,030.00	£46,125.00
Web Developer	59	£39,655.00	£43,495.00	£47,335.00
IT Specialist	13,841	£41,255.00	£43,315.00	£45,390.00
Technical Trainer	24	£41,240.00	£43,230.00	£45,220.00
IT Support Engineer	1,368	£40,660.00	£43,200.00	£45,740.00
Performance Analyst	26	£40,000.00	£42,915.00	£45,835.00
Website	999	£39,590.00	£42,765.00	£45,935.00
Application Specialist	26	£41,810.00	£42,500.00	£43,190.00
MySQL	9	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
IT Technician	63,402	£39,555.00	£42,365.00	£45,175.00
Senior IT Technician	320	£38,650.00	£42,260.00	£45,870.00
Desktop Support Analyst	4	£39,500.00	£42,250.00	£45,000.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	7	£42,225.00	£42,225.00	£42,225.00
IT Solutions Analyst	16	£42,225.00	£42,225.00	£42,225.00
Service Desk Manager	2	£39,000.00	£42,000.00	£45,000.00
IT Support Analyst	301	£39,185.00	£41,780.00	£44,370.00
Autodesk	13	£38,300.00	£41,750.00	£45,200.00
Junior Developer	62	£38,895.00	£41,645.00	£44,395.00
Technical Support	790	£38,425.00	£41,065.00	£43,700.00
Operations Analyst	6	£39,165.00	£40,835.00	£42,500.00
Support Consultant	15	£36,665.00	£40,750.00	£44,835.00
Product	30,731	£38,590.00	£40,530.00	£42,475.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£37,335.00	£40,500.00	£43,665.00
IT Support	213,395	£38,165.00	£40,365.00	£42,560.00
Desktop Support Engineer	12	£39,850.00	£40,325.00	£40,800.00
Laravel Developer	13	£35,500.00	£39,650.00	£43,800.00
Systems Officer	12	£35,410.00	£37,650.00	£39,890.00
Service Desk	246	£35,695.00	£37,515.00	£39,335.00
IT Field Service Engineer	2,392	£34,710.00	£37,375.00	£40,050.00
Software Tester	2	£35,000.00	£37,000.00	£39,000.00
Technical Officer	4	£35,000.00	£36,875.00	£38,750.00
IT Business Development Executive	97	£31,365.00	£36,615.00	£41,865.00
IT Trainer	1,548	£34,775.00	£36,565.00	£38,370.00
Digital Account Manager	9	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Support Technician	57	£33,955.00	£36,320.00	£38,685.00
2nd Line Support	44	£34,160.00	£36,290.00	£38,425.00
Service Analyst	27	£33,895.00	£36,250.00	£38,600.00
Exhibition Designer	1	£33,000.00	£35,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Officer	21,701	£33,255.00	£35,425.00	£37,595.00
Product Planner	104	£32,360.00	£34,650.00	£36,935.00
Project Office Support	6	£33,525.00	£34,250.00	£34,990.00
IT Support Executive	545	£32,940.00	£34,105.00	£35,265.00
Service Desk Analyst	41	£31,265.00	£33,420.00	£35,565.00
Release Manager	2	£31,500.00	£33,000.00	£34,500.00
Junior Java Developer	6	£31,500.00	£32,585.00	£33,665.00
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
Systems Coordinator	11	£29,125.00	£31,065.00	£33,000.00
2nd Line Support Technician	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
EPOS	16	£30,150.00	£30,815.00	£31,485.00
IT Security Officer	68	£30,295.00	£30,425.00	£30,555.00
IT Support Officer	410	£29,240.00	£30,085.00	£30,925.00
IT Trainee	5,441	£27,360.00	£30,055.00	£32,755.00
Project Analyst	8	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
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 Helpdesk	164	£28,875.00	£29,885.00	£30,895.00
It Graduate	673	£27,660.00	£29,475.00	£31,295.00
IT Administrator	17,328	£28,060.00	£29,300.00	£30,535.00
Junior IT Technician	38	£27,245.00	£29,020.00	£30,790.00
Technical Administrator	41	£27,515.00	£28,895.00	£30,270.00
Trainee IT Technician	67	£27,215.00	£27,565.00	£27,910.00
IT Support Advisor	54	£26,760.00	£27,315.00	£27,875.00
Computer Science Graduate	4	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Developer	46	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Software Developer	33	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
IT Support Assistant	1,165	£24,500.00	£24,915.00	£25,335.00
IT Support Agent	2	£24,750.00	£24,750.00	£24,750.00