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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 4,147,945 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	3,941,704	95.03 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	133,353	3.21 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	72,888	1.76 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 79,768 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 345,662 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	75,801	328,475
Contract	3,966	17,186

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

The busiest month for new contract IT Jobs is September, and the quietest month is 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
June 2024	41,221
May 2024	46,995
April 2024	118,127
March 2024	141,400
February 2024	136,235
January 2024	141,382
December 2023	58,929
November 2023	37,954
October 2023	65,066
September 2023	93,508
August 2023	79,380
July 2023	121,089

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
Chief Information Officer	2	£120,000.00	£131,250.00	£142,500.00
Python Developer	603	£96,100.00	£107,620.00	£119,135.00
Head of Data	23	£95,505.00	£101,570.00	£107,630.00
Big Data	107	£91,515.00	£100,995.00	£110,465.00
Head of Systems	11	£94,590.00	£94,790.00	£95,000.00
Python	2,143	£81,725.00	£92,530.00	£103,335.00
Enterprise Architect	224	£86,550.00	£91,965.00	£97,380.00
Azure Architect	60	£84,420.00	£89,795.00	£95,160.00
Java Developer	1,316	£79,290.00	£89,660.00	£100,020.00
Head of Technology	8	£84,785.00	£89,260.00	£93,750.00
Data Architect	281	£81,715.00	£87,775.00	£93,840.00
Solutions Architect	1,146	£81,345.00	£87,665.00	£93,990.00
Information Security Consultant	6	£81,665.00	£87,500.00	£93,335.00
Docker	150	£76,750.00	£87,150.00	£97,550.00
Cloud Architect	101	£80,155.00	£86,840.00	£93,525.00
Product Analyst	103	£75,275.00	£86,840.00	£98,405.00
Transformation Lead	18	£85,210.00	£85,735.00	£86,250.00
Head of Networks	2	£80,000.00	£85,000.00	£90,000.00
Software Architect	25	£73,905.00	£84,865.00	£95,830.00
Security Architect	120	£79,485.00	£84,595.00	£89,700.00
Software Development Manager	36	£78,395.00	£84,455.00	£90,520.00
Data Solution Architect	27	£70,625.00	£83,715.00	£96,795.00
Technical Architect	246	£75,295.00	£82,590.00	£89,885.00
Data Engineer	1,970	£74,475.00	£81,745.00	£89,010.00
Technical Lead	501	£74,200.00	£81,460.00	£88,725.00
Head of Delivery	10	£79,440.00	£81,390.00	£83,335.00
Integration Architect	4	£75,000.00	£81,250.00	£87,500.00
Transformation Manager	89	£70,325.00	£81,010.00	£91,690.00
Business Architect	49	£72,035.00	£80,335.00	£88,635.00
Senior Java Developer	142	£68,185.00	£79,935.00	£91,690.00
Oracle Consultant	22	£74,585.00	£79,895.00	£85,210.00
Senior Software Engineer	798	£70,815.00	£78,655.00	£86,495.00
Technical Product Owner	6	£75,000.00	£77,835.00	£80,665.00
Angular	194	£69,660.00	£76,510.00	£83,360.00
Cyber Security Consultant	148	£67,165.00	£76,370.00	£85,570.00
Big Data Engineer	2	£75,000.00	£76,250.00	£77,500.00
Senior Software Developer	222	£68,375.00	£76,135.00	£83,895.00
Cyber Security Manager	79	£71,390.00	£75,955.00	£80,525.00
Lead Developer	704	£70,020.00	£75,740.00	£81,460.00
SAP Consultant	49	£70,595.00	£75,685.00	£80,775.00
Systems Architect	11	£69,750.00	£75,500.00	£81,250.00
Machine Learning Engineer	32	£69,165.00	£75,345.00	£81,530.00
Software Engineer	3,616	£65,340.00	£75,165.00	£84,990.00
Application Architect	6	£68,335.00	£75,000.00	£81,665.00
Head of Quality	8	£65,000.00	£74,375.00	£83,750.00
Senior Product Manager	51	£68,915.00	£73,765.00	£78,615.00
Agile Project Manager	4	£71,250.00	£73,750.00	£76,250.00
ERP Consultant	5	£66,250.00	£73,750.00	£81,250.00
Data Science	186	£67,205.00	£73,160.00	£79,115.00
DevOps Engineer	1,066	£66,600.00	£73,075.00	£79,550.00
Cloud Consultant	23	£64,765.00	£72,615.00	£80,460.00
Senior Infrastructure Consultant	4	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Cloud Engineer	564	£66,600.00	£72,420.00	£78,235.00
Data Scientist	182	£64,765.00	£71,860.00	£78,955.00
Angular Developer	31	£66,605.00	£71,815.00	£77,025.00
Data Migration	46	£64,855.00	£71,365.00	£77,875.00
Head of Product	49	£66,565.00	£71,110.00	£75,655.00
Android Developer	11	£67,100.00	£71,050.00	£75,000.00
Drupal Developer	8	£64,125.00	£70,690.00	£77,250.00
Product Owner	608	£64,570.00	£70,460.00	£76,355.00
Information Security Manager	155	£65,735.00	£70,040.00	£74,345.00
Senior Developer	1,281	£63,490.00	£69,310.00	£75,130.00
Embedded Software Lead	2	£62,500.00	£69,250.00	£76,000.00
Microsoft Developer	4	£63,750.00	£68,750.00	£73,750.00
Data Modeller	229	£63,745.00	£68,600.00	£73,455.00
Full Stack Developer	799	£61,890.00	£68,540.00	£75,200.00
Functional Consultant	87	£61,025.00	£67,695.00	£74,365.00
Software Developer	2,720	£60,055.00	£67,605.00	£75,150.00
Programme Director	24	£61,060.00	£67,315.00	£73,580.00
Front End Developer	243	£59,875.00	£67,050.00	£74,230.00
Head of Operations	72	£62,665.00	£66,765.00	£70,855.00
Backend Developer	29	£63,355.00	£66,615.00	£69,870.00
Cyber Security Engineer	96	£61,870.00	£66,435.00	£71,000.00
iOS Developer	7	£60,500.00	£66,415.00	£72,335.00
Network Security	323	£61,610.00	£66,385.00	£71,160.00
Oracle Developer	5	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Senior Web Developer	2	£60,000.00	£66,250.00	£72,500.00
Information Security Officer	16	£61,185.00	£66,125.00	£71,065.00
Information Security	883	£61,435.00	£65,200.00	£68,965.00
Release Manager	10	£60,465.00	£65,055.00	£69,650.00
Sap Project Manager	7	£60,835.00	£65,000.00	£69,165.00
Service Delivery Lead	9	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Sharepoint Consultant	2	£57,500.00	£65,000.00	£72,500.00
Cyber Security	1,585	£60,350.00	£64,770.00	£69,195.00
Data Management	803	£60,340.00	£64,165.00	£67,995.00
IT Director	7,550	£59,425.00	£64,115.00	£68,810.00
Head of Service	121	£59,845.00	£63,585.00	£67,320.00
Application Manager	132	£58,450.00	£63,525.00	£68,605.00
Scrum Master	43	£60,750.00	£63,470.00	£66,185.00
Infrastructure Manager	251	£60,090.00	£63,440.00	£66,785.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	249	£60,050.00	£63,360.00	£66,670.00
Technical Project Manager	69	£58,765.00	£63,075.00	£67,390.00
Cloud Computing	9	£61,375.00	£62,875.00	£64,375.00
Digital Product Manager	6	£59,835.00	£62,835.00	£65,835.00
Technical Services Manager	77	£58,760.00	£62,820.00	£66,880.00
Solution Designer	306	£58,560.00	£62,655.00	£66,750.00
Laravel Developer	21	£56,665.00	£62,430.00	£68,195.00
Salesforce Developer	30	£58,325.00	£62,140.00	£65,950.00
Software Project Manager	35	£57,475.00	£61,955.00	£66,445.00
Test Lead	34	£58,335.00	£61,590.00	£64,845.00
Senior Analyst	403	£56,805.00	£61,565.00	£66,325.00
Ruby on Rails Developer	2	£52,500.00	£61,250.00	£70,000.00
Application Developer	182	£56,785.00	£61,225.00	£65,665.00
Algorithm Developer	55	£45,770.00	£61,200.00	£76,630.00
JavaScript Developer	31	£56,530.00	£61,065.00	£65,590.00
Technology Consultant	75	£52,025.00	£60,810.00	£69,590.00
Service Transition Manager	12	£56,315.00	£60,575.00	£64,835.00
Systems Developer	122	£56,360.00	£60,545.00	£64,725.00
Embedded Software Engineer	155	£53,225.00	£60,225.00	£67,225.00
Head of Development	28	£56,580.00	£60,125.00	£63,665.00
Business Analyst	1,728	£55,355.00	£59,850.00	£64,340.00
Business Process Analyst	4	£55,750.00	£59,375.00	£63,000.00
Design Programme Manager	2	£56,500.00	£59,000.00	£61,500.00
CRM Developer	15	£53,960.00	£58,960.00	£63,960.00
Product Management	1,907	£54,235.00	£58,875.00	£63,515.00
Data Controller	2	£56,700.00	£58,850.00	£61,000.00
Test Manager	94	£53,020.00	£58,470.00	£63,925.00
SQL Analyst	6	£53,335.00	£58,335.00	£63,335.00
Oracle Database	31	£53,790.00	£58,160.00	£62,520.00
Business Intelligence Manager	4	£53,750.00	£58,125.00	£62,500.00
Information Management	450	£55,570.00	£58,125.00	£60,675.00
Business Systems Analyst	53	£53,175.00	£57,505.00	£61,835.00
Sharepoint Developer	8	£56,750.00	£57,415.00	£58,085.00
Implementation Manager	47	£52,990.00	£57,385.00	£61,780.00
Technical Consultant	158	£51,965.00	£57,340.00	£62,715.00
Network Manager	110	£53,575.00	£57,125.00	£60,690.00
Digital Project Manager	41	£53,675.00	£57,055.00	£60,435.00
Information Security Analyst	101	£53,770.00	£56,565.00	£59,355.00
Cyber Security Analyst	99	£53,010.00	£56,215.00	£59,415.00
Delivery Manager	734	£52,465.00	£56,015.00	£59,570.00
Firewall Engineer	2	£53,500.00	£56,000.00	£58,500.00
Programme Manager	1,395	£52,525.00	£55,660.00	£58,800.00
BI Developer	148	£51,950.00	£55,420.00	£58,895.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	35	£52,205.00	£55,250.00	£58,290.00
Cisco Engineer	19	£51,865.00	£55,240.00	£58,615.00
SQL Database Administrator	16	£51,540.00	£55,085.00	£58,625.00
Mobile Developer	8	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Power BI Developer	52	£51,010.00	£54,845.00	£58,680.00
Database Administrator	130	£51,380.00	£54,835.00	£58,295.00
Service Delivery Manager	120	£51,375.00	£54,780.00	£58,195.00
Transition Manager	25	£52,410.00	£54,440.00	£56,470.00
Senior Programmer	40	£51,875.00	£54,225.00	£56,570.00
Network Security Engineer	40	£51,145.00	£54,175.00	£57,205.00
Head of IT	11,257	£50,775.00	£54,000.00	£57,230.00
Business Intelligence Lead	2	£50,000.00	£53,750.00	£57,500.00
Systems Analyst	287	£49,555.00	£53,715.00	£57,870.00
Technical Account Manager	42	£49,580.00	£53,695.00	£57,815.00
Business Relationship Manager	8	£49,085.00	£53,665.00	£58,250.00
SQL Developer	66	£49,510.00	£53,295.00	£57,070.00
Data Analysis	215	£49,140.00	£52,990.00	£56,845.00
MySQL	16	£48,335.00	£52,790.00	£57,250.00
Network Engineer	951	£48,790.00	£52,220.00	£55,640.00
Database Manager	24	£48,450.00	£52,040.00	£55,635.00
Application Support Analyst	293	£48,410.00	£51,900.00	£55,400.00
Application Support	780	£48,465.00	£51,865.00	£55,270.00
Information Analyst	66	£48,470.00	£51,845.00	£55,220.00
Programme Lead	75	£46,730.00	£51,740.00	£56,745.00
Hardware Designer	8	£44,375.00	£51,565.00	£58,750.00
Data Centre Engineer	3	£50,500.00	£51,500.00	£52,500.00
Data Analyst	715	£48,100.00	£51,390.00	£54,675.00
IT Business Partner	3,261	£48,825.00	£51,350.00	£53,875.00
Oracle DBA	5	£50,000.00	£51,250.00	£52,500.00
IT Project Manager	10,645	£46,900.00	£50,885.00	£54,875.00
Application Packager	11	£49,315.00	£50,840.00	£52,370.00
Operations Analyst	77	£47,575.00	£50,765.00	£53,950.00
CRM Manager	41	£46,970.00	£50,590.00	£54,205.00
Business Intelligence Developer	6	£47,665.00	£50,585.00	£53,500.00
Product Marketing Manager	11	£46,315.00	£49,595.00	£52,875.00
IT Service Desk Manager	46	£47,180.00	£49,540.00	£51,900.00
Service Desk Manager	46	£47,180.00	£49,540.00	£51,900.00
SQL Server Developer	4	£45,000.00	£49,500.00	£54,000.00
Technical Analyst	126	£46,195.00	£49,425.00	£52,660.00
PHP Developer	262	£44,140.00	£49,270.00	£54,410.00
Web Developer	216	£44,020.00	£48,865.00	£53,715.00
QA Tester	6	£45,000.00	£48,750.00	£52,500.00
MI Analyst	8	£45,580.00	£48,530.00	£51,480.00
Database Developer	19	£44,320.00	£48,340.00	£52,355.00
Programming	1,892	£44,455.00	£48,125.00	£51,790.00
Systems Specialist	36	£45,240.00	£47,980.00	£50,715.00
Quality Assurance Manager	17	£44,400.00	£47,700.00	£51,000.00
Product Developer	804	£44,525.00	£47,675.00	£50,830.00
Bi Analyst	13	£45,215.00	£47,655.00	£50,095.00
Web Manager	7	£44,015.00	£47,565.00	£51,100.00
Systems Support Analyst	25	£44,500.00	£47,385.00	£50,270.00
Reporting Analyst	12	£41,790.00	£46,855.00	£51,925.00
Digital Analyst	27	£41,920.00	£46,580.00	£51,240.00
IT Support Team Lead	4	£43,250.00	£46,250.00	£49,250.00
Application Specialist	30	£43,075.00	£45,975.00	£48,870.00
Network Analyst	40	£41,905.00	£45,935.00	£49,965.00
Systems Administrator	336	£42,055.00	£45,865.00	£49,680.00
Technical Author	188	£42,305.00	£45,745.00	£49,180.00
Business Intelligence Analyst	10	£41,625.00	£45,040.00	£48,455.00
Implementation Consultant	15	£41,085.00	£44,915.00	£48,750.00
PMO Analyst	55	£43,085.00	£44,670.00	£46,260.00
Test Analyst	108	£41,670.00	£44,510.00	£47,350.00
Technical Trainer	21	£40,400.00	£44,175.00	£47,950.00
Service Manager	6,001	£41,640.00	£43,855.00	£46,075.00
Systems Manager	1,844	£41,045.00	£43,795.00	£46,555.00
Front End Web Developer	4	£34,000.00	£43,250.00	£52,500.00
Digital	6,223	£39,915.00	£43,225.00	£46,535.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	26	£40,825.00	£42,865.00	£44,900.00
Active Directory	260	£40,985.00	£42,730.00	£44,475.00
IT Consultant	30,167	£38,140.00	£42,445.00	£46,755.00
ICT Specialist	4	£39,950.00	£42,400.00	£44,850.00
Assistant Product Manager	4	£39,500.00	£42,125.00	£44,750.00
Data Insights Lead	2	£42,000.00	£42,000.00	£42,000.00
ICT Manager	88	£36,895.00	£41,770.00	£46,645.00
CRM Administrator	6	£39,165.00	£41,665.00	£44,165.00
Web Design	8	£37,125.00	£41,500.00	£45,875.00
Web Designer	8	£37,125.00	£41,500.00	£45,875.00
Development	141,927	£38,325.00	£41,040.00	£43,750.00
Developer	141,449	£38,335.00	£41,035.00	£43,735.00
Hardware Engineer	56	£36,115.00	£40,945.00	£45,780.00
Technical Support	1,201	£37,470.00	£40,070.00	£42,675.00
Mobile Engineer	1,010	£37,790.00	£40,020.00	£42,245.00
Magento Developer	4	£35,000.00	£40,000.00	£45,000.00
Systems Tester	2	£35,000.00	£40,000.00	£45,000.00
Web Analyst	5	£35,000.00	£40,000.00	£45,000.00
Service Desk Team Lead	8	£36,625.00	£39,875.00	£43,125.00
Software Tester	23	£36,145.00	£39,715.00	£43,285.00
Soft Services Manager	12	£38,475.00	£39,685.00	£40,890.00
CRM Analyst	8	£37,550.00	£39,625.00	£41,725.00
Senior IT Technician	389	£36,565.00	£39,625.00	£42,680.00
DotNET Developer	5	£31,500.00	£39,500.00	£47,500.00
Wordpress Developer	24	£34,980.00	£39,460.00	£43,940.00
Network Administrator	9	£36,900.00	£39,325.00	£41,750.00
Support Consultant	85	£35,650.00	£39,260.00	£42,865.00
IT Support Analyst	1,227	£36,660.00	£39,185.00	£41,710.00
Website	1,713	£35,660.00	£39,160.00	£42,655.00
IT Manager	202,847	£36,485.00	£38,795.00	£41,100.00
Wordpress	47	£33,810.00	£38,500.00	£43,190.00
Indexer	2	£38,250.00	£38,250.00	£38,250.00
IT Support Engineer	2,170	£34,960.00	£37,615.00	£40,265.00
Technical Team Leader	54	£35,030.00	£37,015.00	£39,010.00
IT Specialist	25,261	£35,255.00	£37,000.00	£38,745.00
IT Security Officer	237	£35,155.00	£36,925.00	£38,690.00
Product	34,715	£34,670.00	£36,840.00	£39,005.00
Exhibition Designer	26	£32,765.00	£36,145.00	£39,530.00
Desktop Support Engineer	149	£34,015.00	£35,775.00	£37,540.00
GIS Specialist	10	£35,750.00	£35,750.00	£35,750.00
Technical Officer	34	£33,090.00	£35,555.00	£38,020.00
Instructional Designer	18	£32,385.00	£35,490.00	£38,600.00
IT Field Service Engineer	2,903	£33,285.00	£35,110.00	£36,935.00
Application Tester	2	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Junior PHP Developer	4	£31,750.00	£35,000.00	£38,250.00
Autodesk	10	£30,085.00	£34,915.00	£39,750.00
Systems Officer	20	£32,385.00	£34,810.00	£37,240.00
CSS Developer	2	£27,000.00	£34,750.00	£42,500.00
Desktop Support Analyst	10	£33,085.00	£34,750.00	£36,415.00
HTML Developer	4	£27,000.00	£34,750.00	£42,500.00
Digital Account Manager	37	£31,845.00	£34,640.00	£37,425.00
Project Office Support	21	£32,235.00	£33,985.00	£35,730.00
IT Trainer	1,855	£31,225.00	£33,785.00	£36,345.00
IT Officer	48,447	£31,460.00	£33,660.00	£35,850.00
2nd Line Support	458	£31,590.00	£33,525.00	£35,470.00
Junior Developer	73	£29,580.00	£33,230.00	£36,880.00
Service Desk	1,278	£31,195.00	£32,775.00	£34,350.00
IT Solutions Analyst	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
IT Helpdesk	575	£31,160.00	£32,345.00	£33,525.00
Product Planner	201	£29,425.00	£31,820.00	£34,215.00
IT Support	191,479	£30,475.00	£31,780.00	£33,085.00
IT Technician	20,453	£29,570.00	£31,555.00	£33,545.00
EPOS	9	£30,125.00	£31,530.00	£32,940.00
Telecoms Engineer	2	£28,000.00	£31,500.00	£35,000.00
Cabling Engineer	2	£27,500.00	£31,250.00	£35,000.00
Graduate Developer	23	£29,225.00	£31,045.00	£32,870.00
Systems Coordinator	10	£29,335.00	£30,940.00	£32,560.00
Programme Support Officer	10	£30,240.00	£30,800.00	£31,340.00
IT Business Development Executive	705	£27,700.00	£30,665.00	£33,625.00
It Graduate	1,955	£27,445.00	£30,435.00	£33,435.00
Service Analyst	268	£28,680.00	£30,160.00	£31,640.00
Graduate Software Developer	5	£27,665.00	£30,000.00	£32,335.00
IT Support Technician	299	£27,475.00	£29,345.00	£31,215.00
2nd Line Support Technician	2	£28,000.00	£29,000.00	£30,000.00
CRM Consultant	2	£20,000.00	£29,000.00	£38,000.00
Service Desk Analyst	327	£27,570.00	£28,985.00	£30,395.00
1st Line Support	259	£26,415.00	£28,250.00	£30,080.00
1st Line IT Support	256	£26,375.00	£28,195.00	£30,020.00
IT Support Officer	1,514	£27,195.00	£28,000.00	£28,815.00
Graduate Analyst	12	£26,625.00	£27,875.00	£29,125.00
IT Support Executive	359	£26,800.00	£27,760.00	£28,720.00
1st Line IT Support Technician	2	£27,000.00	£27,500.00	£28,000.00
Provisioning Coordinator	2	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
IT Administrator	29,310	£25,870.00	£26,900.00	£27,920.00
Technical Administrator	88	£25,360.00	£26,740.00	£28,120.00
Junior IT Technician	22	£24,700.00	£26,250.00	£27,800.00
Service Desk Technician	5	£25,250.00	£26,250.00	£27,250.00
IT Trainee	6,889	£24,525.00	£26,225.00	£27,915.00
IT Support Agent	76	£25,540.00	£26,165.00	£26,785.00
Project Analyst	3	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
IT Support Advisor	626	£24,180.00	£24,865.00	£25,550.00
Trainee IT Technician	33	£21,595.00	£23,265.00	£24,930.00
Bid Assistant	2	£22,000.00	£22,750.00	£23,500.00
Performance Officer	2	£22,250.00	£22,250.00	£22,250.00
IT Support Assistant	1,835	£20,825.00	£21,450.00	£22,070.00