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 5,301,216 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	5,040,592	95.08 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	171,301	3.23 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	89,323	1.68 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 101,946 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 441,768 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	96,934	420,049
Contract	5,011	21,718

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	60	£105,000.00	£115,180.00	£125,355.00
Software Development Manager	12	£106,250.00	£112,500.00	£118,750.00
Python Developer	167	£94,305.00	£101,935.00	£109,570.00
Big Data	2	£90,000.00	£96,250.00	£102,500.00
Enterprise Architect	65	£91,450.00	£96,140.00	£100,825.00
Python	471	£84,360.00	£92,970.00	£101,575.00
Java Developer	152	£83,665.00	£91,855.00	£100,045.00
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
Data Architect	150	£83,525.00	£89,730.00	£95,945.00
Integration Architect	9	£78,750.00	£86,875.00	£95,000.00
Azure Architect	16	£78,440.00	£85,940.00	£93,440.00
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
Senior Software Engineer	227	£76,400.00	£83,505.00	£90,600.00
Cloud Consultant	6	£79,375.00	£83,125.00	£86,875.00
Software Architect	245	£82,525.00	£82,525.00	£82,525.00
Programme Lead	3	£70,000.00	£82,500.00	£95,000.00
Solutions Architect	376	£77,475.00	£82,425.00	£87,370.00
Security Architect	58	£76,415.00	£81,860.00	£87,305.00
Software Engineer	1,346	£73,445.00	£81,480.00	£89,510.00
Cisco Specialist	2	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
Technical Architect	50	£74,895.00	£79,145.00	£83,395.00
Technical Project Manager	12	£72,750.00	£78,750.00	£84,750.00
Head of Service	22	£74,155.00	£78,635.00	£83,115.00
Transformation Manager	33	£71,825.00	£78,035.00	£84,250.00
Technical Lead	510	£74,500.00	£77,740.00	£80,990.00
Functional Consultant	35	£71,600.00	£77,595.00	£83,585.00
Senior Java Developer	6	£66,500.00	£77,500.00	£88,500.00
Backend Developer	51	£69,945.00	£76,910.00	£83,875.00
SAP Consultant	34	£69,970.00	£76,430.00	£82,890.00
Network Manager	12	£71,875.00	£76,250.00	£80,625.00
Transformation Lead	13	£74,125.00	£75,815.00	£77,500.00
Software Developer	1,029	£70,145.00	£75,520.00	£80,885.00
Data Engineer	815	£69,695.00	£75,375.00	£81,050.00
Infrastructure Manager	75	£70,840.00	£75,300.00	£79,755.00
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
IT Director	4,839	£68,690.00	£74,400.00	£80,105.00
Data Scientist	61	£68,695.00	£74,265.00	£79,835.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	60	£70,775.00	£73,865.00	£76,955.00
Application Developer	41	£69,000.00	£73,800.00	£78,595.00
IT Support Team Lead	2	£67,500.00	£73,750.00	£80,000.00
Cloud Engineer	206	£66,865.00	£73,065.00	£79,260.00
Hardware Engineer	340	£71,720.00	£73,000.00	£74,275.00
Information Security	201	£68,720.00	£72,720.00	£76,720.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Active Directory	18	£70,035.00	£72,285.00	£74,535.00
Lead Developer	293	£67,505.00	£72,225.00	£76,945.00
Application Manager	66	£67,405.00	£71,790.00	£76,180.00
Data Modeller	235	£65,915.00	£71,605.00	£77,285.00
Application Architect	25	£69,790.00	£71,565.00	£73,335.00
DevOps Engineer	218	£65,890.00	£71,455.00	£77,015.00
Full Stack Developer	234	£64,390.00	£71,350.00	£78,310.00
Test Manager	41	£66,905.00	£71,150.00	£75,395.00
Quality Assurance Manager	4	£68,750.00	£70,625.00	£72,500.00
Programme Manager	362	£65,575.00	£70,250.00	£74,915.00
JavaScript Developer	7	£62,500.00	£70,000.00	£77,500.00
Head of Operations	49	£67,180.00	£69,965.00	£72,750.00
Senior Product Manager	27	£66,250.00	£69,590.00	£72,935.00
Technical Consultant	51	£61,235.00	£69,575.00	£77,915.00
Senior Software Developer	13	£66,200.00	£69,500.00	£72,800.00
Scrum Master	14	£62,335.00	£68,865.00	£75,400.00
Cloud Architect	10	£62,375.00	£68,625.00	£74,875.00
Solution Designer	363	£63,290.00	£68,440.00	£73,590.00
Cyber Security	506	£63,385.00	£68,150.00	£72,915.00
Senior Developer	316	£63,275.00	£68,055.00	£72,825.00
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
Delivery Manager	333	£62,620.00	£66,145.00	£69,665.00
Data Management	436	£62,340.00	£65,960.00	£69,585.00
Network Security	79	£61,680.00	£65,710.00	£69,735.00
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
Data Science	45	£60,100.00	£64,810.00	£69,520.00
Cyber Security Engineer	19	£59,095.00	£64,430.00	£69,765.00
Salesforce Developer	12	£62,450.00	£64,325.00	£66,200.00
Implementation Consultant	4	£60,250.00	£64,000.00	£67,750.00
Technical Author	503	£63,655.00	£63,700.00	£63,745.00
Product Owner	162	£59,700.00	£63,680.00	£67,665.00
Front End Developer	26	£58,975.00	£63,650.00	£68,320.00
Cyber Security Manager	18	£61,215.00	£63,500.00	£65,785.00
Service Delivery Manager	30	£60,595.00	£63,220.00	£65,835.00
Hardware Designer	146	£61,060.00	£62,940.00	£64,820.00
Cisco Engineer	4	£55,000.00	£61,875.00	£68,750.00
Software Project Manager	4	£56,250.00	£61,750.00	£67,250.00
Network Engineer	286	£57,805.00	£61,310.00	£64,815.00
Business Intelligence Developer	2	£55,000.00	£61,250.00	£67,500.00
Head of IT	6,839	£57,440.00	£60,980.00	£64,515.00
Digital Product Manager	4	£55,000.00	£60,625.00	£66,250.00
Senior Analyst	205	£57,945.00	£60,525.00	£63,105.00
Cyber Security Consultant	50	£53,965.00	£60,405.00	£66,840.00
Data Migration	28	£55,910.00	£60,010.00	£64,105.00
Network Administrator	2	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Oracle Consultant	5	£57,500.00	£60,000.00	£62,500.00
Embedded Software Engineer	37	£51,470.00	£59,555.00	£67,640.00
Business Analyst	640	£55,925.00	£59,230.00	£62,535.00
Technical Services Manager	105	£56,130.00	£59,165.00	£62,200.00
Mobile Developer	4	£53,750.00	£58,750.00	£63,750.00
Information Management	107	£55,290.00	£58,225.00	£61,165.00
Test Lead	42	£54,550.00	£57,565.00	£60,570.00
Systems Architect	5	£54,800.00	£57,550.00	£60,325.00
Web Manager	3	£55,000.00	£57,500.00	£60,000.00
Head of Development	10	£53,375.00	£57,125.00	£60,875.00
Systems Administrator	85	£54,245.00	£57,045.00	£59,845.00
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	1,268	£53,195.00	£56,950.00	£60,715.00
Systems Specialist	44	£55,375.00	£56,375.00	£57,375.00
Cyber Security Analyst	18	£51,065.00	£56,270.00	£61,480.00
Docker	5	£52,500.00	£56,250.00	£60,000.00
IT Business Partner	2,249	£53,540.00	£56,200.00	£58,860.00
Technical Analyst	14	£53,460.00	£56,085.00	£58,710.00
Technology Consultant	18	£45,635.00	£56,065.00	£66,500.00
Software Team Leader	9	£55,500.00	£55,500.00	£55,500.00
Oracle Developer	4	£50,250.00	£55,250.00	£60,250.00
Information Analyst	14	£50,835.00	£55,000.00	£59,165.00
Wordpress	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Wordpress Developer	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Project Analyst	6	£51,890.00	£54,690.00	£57,500.00
IT Project Manager	7,186	£50,380.00	£54,415.00	£58,460.00
Product Analyst	4	£51,250.00	£54,125.00	£57,000.00
Application Support	227	£50,195.00	£53,470.00	£56,745.00
Systems Developer	341	£49,240.00	£53,230.00	£57,220.00
Systems Analyst	44	£48,560.00	£53,180.00	£57,805.00
Power BI Developer	10	£49,375.00	£53,000.00	£56,625.00
Technical Account Manager	76	£49,515.00	£52,960.00	£56,405.00
Data Analyst	241	£49,240.00	£52,930.00	£56,625.00
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
Data Analysis	49	£47,985.00	£51,560.00	£55,145.00
Systems Manager	2,442	£48,740.00	£50,875.00	£53,015.00
Operations Analyst	10	£47,000.00	£50,750.00	£54,500.00
PMO Analyst	2	£50,000.00	£50,750.00	£51,500.00
Data Centre Engineer	2	£46,000.00	£50,500.00	£55,000.00
Application Support Analyst	30	£47,150.00	£50,345.00	£53,535.00
Product Development Manager	4	£45,550.00	£50,250.00	£54,975.00
CRM Manager	15	£49,145.00	£50,175.00	£51,205.00
Programming	897	£47,735.00	£50,080.00	£52,425.00
Business Systems Analyst	14	£44,215.00	£50,000.00	£55,785.00
Digital	4,410	£46,775.00	£49,925.00	£53,075.00
Service Desk Manager	4	£48,215.00	£49,715.00	£51,215.00
Information Security Analyst	21	£46,665.00	£49,165.00	£51,665.00
Database Administrator	13	£46,335.00	£48,710.00	£51,085.00
Mobile Engineer	269	£45,710.00	£48,465.00	£51,220.00
Bi Analyst	21	£46,240.00	£48,420.00	£50,600.00
Web Developer	62	£44,030.00	£47,765.00	£51,500.00
ERP Consultant	4	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
SQL Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Technical Support Manager	14	£45,800.00	£47,365.00	£48,925.00
Performance Analyst	23	£45,000.00	£47,085.00	£49,165.00
Service Manager	3,235	£44,765.00	£47,040.00	£49,320.00
Development	73,387	£44,325.00	£46,970.00	£49,625.00
Developer	73,367	£44,195.00	£46,950.00	£49,710.00
PHP Developer	25	£43,750.00	£46,820.00	£49,895.00
Product Developer	576	£43,030.00	£46,750.00	£50,465.00
Reporting Analyst	23	£45,030.00	£46,675.00	£48,320.00
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
Junior Developer	55	£42,400.00	£45,775.00	£49,150.00
SQL Database Administrator	7	£43,500.00	£45,625.00	£47,750.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
AI Specialist	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Android Developer	2	£35,000.00	£45,000.00	£55,000.00
IT Service Desk Manager	13	£43,730.00	£44,795.00	£45,855.00
Application Specialist	38	£43,855.00	£44,375.00	£44,895.00
Technical Trainer	19	£42,230.00	£44,095.00	£45,955.00
IT Consultant	19,295	£38,465.00	£44,045.00	£49,625.00
IT Manager	127,638	£41,045.00	£43,610.00	£46,170.00
IT Specialist	10,971	£41,655.00	£43,600.00	£45,555.00
IT Support Analyst	288	£39,815.00	£42,610.00	£45,395.00
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
Website	825	£39,325.00	£42,150.00	£44,975.00
IT Support Engineer	1,118	£38,815.00	£41,635.00	£44,465.00
Autodesk	10	£37,875.00	£41,565.00	£45,250.00
Technical Support	706	£38,900.00	£41,415.00	£43,925.00
Senior IT Technician	303	£38,155.00	£41,315.00	£44,470.00
Desktop Support Engineer	8	£41,250.00	£41,250.00	£41,250.00
IT Technician	51,418	£38,640.00	£40,775.00	£42,910.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£37,335.00	£40,500.00	£43,665.00
Laravel Developer	11	£35,625.00	£40,190.00	£44,750.00
IT Support	182,071	£37,715.00	£39,560.00	£41,400.00
Product	29,540	£37,060.00	£38,840.00	£40,625.00
IT Business Development Executive	93	£31,350.00	£38,355.00	£45,355.00
Junior Java Developer	2	£37,500.00	£38,250.00	£39,000.00
IT Field Service Engineer	2,011	£35,110.00	£37,660.00	£40,210.00
Service Desk	227	£35,680.00	£37,540.00	£39,400.00
Systems Officer	4	£35,900.00	£37,200.00	£38,500.00
Software Tester	2	£35,000.00	£37,000.00	£39,000.00
IT Trainer	1,391	£34,580.00	£36,645.00	£38,715.00
Digital Account Manager	9	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
Technical Officer	2	£33,500.00	£36,000.00	£38,500.00
Service Analyst	30	£33,755.00	£35,905.00	£38,055.00
Exhibition Designer	1	£33,000.00	£35,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Officer	18,811	£33,055.00	£35,120.00	£37,190.00
IT Support Technician	60	£33,225.00	£35,005.00	£36,780.00
Product Planner	91	£32,930.00	£34,760.00	£36,585.00
Support Consultant	8	£31,835.00	£34,750.00	£37,665.00
2nd Line Support	49	£32,335.00	£34,650.00	£36,975.00
Project Office Support	6	£33,525.00	£34,250.00	£34,990.00
IT Support Executive	289	£33,130.00	£34,185.00	£35,235.00
Service Desk Analyst	47	£31,060.00	£33,145.00	£35,230.00
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
IT Support Officer	314	£30,280.00	£31,245.00	£32,215.00
2nd Line Support Technician	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
Web Design	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
1st Line Support	17	£28,450.00	£30,135.00	£31,815.00
1st Line IT Support	15	£28,660.00	£30,115.00	£31,565.00
IT Trainee	5,145	£27,005.00	£29,785.00	£32,565.00
Systems Coordinator	6	£28,835.00	£29,750.00	£30,665.00
IT Security Officer	48	£29,545.00	£29,715.00	£29,885.00
It Graduate	598	£27,640.00	£29,495.00	£31,355.00
IT Helpdesk	141	£28,405.00	£29,135.00	£29,865.00
IT Administrator	15,111	£27,670.00	£28,925.00	£30,175.00
Technical Administrator	39	£27,035.00	£28,545.00	£30,055.00
Junior IT Technician	21	£26,680.00	£28,450.00	£30,220.00
Trainee IT Technician	63	£27,315.00	£27,490.00	£27,665.00
IT Support Advisor	32	£26,345.00	£26,860.00	£27,370.00
Computer Science Graduate	4	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Developer	52	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Software Developer	30	£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	1,182	£23,925.00	£24,280.00	£24,640.00