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 5,189,101 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,931,964	95.04 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	168,776	3.25 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	88,361	1.70 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 99,790 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 432,425 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	94,845	410,996
Contract	4,944	21,428

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK IT Jobs

Permanent IT Jobs

Latest month: February 2026

Jobs listed

82,182

Up 92.1% vs last year

Average salary

£53,240.00

Down 2.3% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract IT Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: February 2026

Jobs listed

2,732

Up 79.4% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 5.5% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: February 2026

Jobs listed

927

Up 41.4% vs last year

Average day rate

£500.00

Down 1.1% 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
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
April 2025	44,790
March 2025	54,605

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The Highest Paying IT Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Head of Data	15	£114,375.00	£122,200.00	£130,020.00
Angular	83	£105,415.00	£115,990.00	£126,565.00
Software Development Manager	12	£106,250.00	£112,500.00	£118,750.00
Python Developer	206	£96,765.00	£104,905.00	£113,045.00
Enterprise Architect	56	£91,520.00	£96,375.00	£101,225.00
Big Data	2	£90,000.00	£96,250.00	£102,500.00
Python	523	£85,450.00	£94,255.00	£103,055.00
Java Developer	174	£84,980.00	£93,365.00	£101,755.00
Data Architect	120	£84,530.00	£90,965.00	£97,395.00
Head of Software	4	£83,250.00	£90,500.00	£97,750.00
Business Architect	16	£82,500.00	£87,125.00	£91,750.00
Integration Architect	9	£78,750.00	£86,875.00	£95,000.00
Azure Architect	14	£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
Senior Software Engineer	229	£77,200.00	£84,725.00	£92,250.00
Cloud Consultant	4	£78,750.00	£83,750.00	£88,750.00
Solutions Architect	397	£77,890.00	£83,420.00	£88,955.00
Software Architect	266	£81,465.00	£81,465.00	£81,465.00
Security Architect	53	£75,115.00	£80,830.00	£86,545.00
Software Engineer	1,353	£72,395.00	£80,795.00	£89,190.00
Technical Architect	49	£77,175.00	£80,115.00	£83,060.00
Cisco Specialist	2	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
Technical Lead	510	£75,790.00	£79,415.00	£83,040.00
Transformation Manager	16	£73,030.00	£79,355.00	£85,690.00
Head of Service	16	£74,485.00	£78,235.00	£81,990.00
SAP Consultant	33	£71,250.00	£77,845.00	£84,445.00
Network Manager	12	£71,250.00	£77,815.00	£84,375.00
Senior Java Developer	6	£66,500.00	£77,500.00	£88,500.00
Backend Developer	45	£70,520.00	£77,435.00	£84,345.00
Software Developer	1,079	£71,570.00	£77,015.00	£82,450.00
Transformation Lead	11	£75,500.00	£76,915.00	£78,335.00
Technical Project Manager	15	£71,460.00	£76,875.00	£82,290.00
Data Engineer	768	£70,130.00	£76,000.00	£81,865.00
Head of Operations	40	£72,000.00	£75,945.00	£79,895.00
Infrastructure Manager	64	£70,865.00	£75,240.00	£79,615.00
Application Manager	44	£69,810.00	£75,000.00	£80,190.00
CRM Developer	1	£70,000.00	£75,000.00	£80,000.00
Functional Consultant	31	£68,165.00	£74,940.00	£81,710.00
Information Security Manager	29	£68,685.00	£74,205.00	£79,725.00
Cloud Engineer	187	£67,715.00	£74,130.00	£80,540.00
Hardware Engineer	348	£72,450.00	£73,940.00	£75,425.00
Data Scientist	53	£68,215.00	£73,835.00	£79,455.00
IT Support Team Lead	2	£67,500.00	£73,750.00	£80,000.00
Lead Developer	261	£68,740.00	£73,700.00	£78,670.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	49	£70,790.00	£73,660.00	£76,530.00
Application Developer	36	£68,990.00	£73,145.00	£77,295.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Head of Product	12	£67,065.00	£72,490.00	£77,925.00
Active Directory	18	£70,035.00	£72,285.00	£74,535.00
DevOps Engineer	226	£65,750.00	£72,160.00	£78,560.00
Information Security	203	£67,895.00	£72,150.00	£76,400.00
Full Stack Developer	247	£65,000.00	£71,850.00	£78,700.00
Application Architect	17	£71,000.00	£71,840.00	£72,665.00
Data Modeller	212	£65,750.00	£71,715.00	£77,675.00
IT Director	4,249	£66,365.00	£71,510.00	£76,650.00
Programme Manager	368	£67,100.00	£71,305.00	£75,505.00
JavaScript Developer	9	£63,335.00	£70,835.00	£78,335.00
Quality Assurance Manager	4	£68,750.00	£70,625.00	£72,500.00
Data Science	40	£65,700.00	£70,255.00	£74,805.00
Business Relationship Manager	2	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Microsoft Developer	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Cyber Security Engineer	19	£64,095.00	£69,640.00	£75,180.00
Senior Software Developer	13	£66,200.00	£69,500.00	£72,800.00
Cyber Security	445	£64,410.00	£69,015.00	£73,625.00
Test Manager	35	£65,135.00	£68,870.00	£72,615.00
Senior Product Manager	22	£64,770.00	£68,155.00	£71,540.00
Cloud Architect	12	£61,900.00	£67,900.00	£73,900.00
Solution Designer	285	£62,890.00	£67,735.00	£72,580.00
Sharepoint Consultant	2	£60,000.00	£67,500.00	£75,000.00
Scrum Master	16	£61,945.00	£67,390.00	£72,835.00
Senior Developer	303	£62,315.00	£67,140.00	£71,955.00
Technical Consultant	49	£58,315.00	£67,075.00	£75,830.00
Network Security	65	£62,890.00	£66,965.00	£71,040.00
Cisco Engineer	2	£65,000.00	£66,250.00	£67,500.00
Network Security Engineer	3	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Delivery Manager	299	£62,490.00	£65,895.00	£69,300.00
Technical Author	505	£65,470.00	£65,470.00	£65,470.00
Agile Project Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Hardware Designer	129	£63,015.00	£64,855.00	£66,690.00
Programme Lead	14	£57,575.00	£64,825.00	£72,075.00
Front End Developer	32	£60,040.00	£64,495.00	£68,945.00
Project Analyst	8	£62,090.00	£64,375.00	£66,665.00
Cyber Security Consultant	48	£57,960.00	£64,085.00	£70,205.00
Product Owner	140	£59,640.00	£63,770.00	£67,905.00
Data Management	424	£59,475.00	£62,860.00	£66,250.00
Service Delivery Manager	32	£59,895.00	£62,660.00	£65,420.00
Data Migration	20	£58,225.00	£61,775.00	£65,325.00
Software Project Manager	4	£56,250.00	£61,750.00	£67,250.00
Senior Analyst	200	£59,015.00	£61,585.00	£64,155.00
Business Intelligence Developer	2	£55,000.00	£61,250.00	£67,500.00
Digital Product Manager	4	£55,000.00	£60,625.00	£66,250.00
Business Analyst	693	£57,350.00	£60,600.00	£63,850.00
Network Engineer	276	£57,035.00	£60,415.00	£63,795.00
Cyber Security Analyst	17	£54,650.00	£59,915.00	£65,185.00
Head of IT	6,249	£56,450.00	£59,875.00	£63,290.00
Information Management	87	£56,750.00	£59,835.00	£62,920.00
Oracle Developer	8	£54,500.00	£59,190.00	£63,875.00
Cyber Security Manager	12	£56,700.00	£59,150.00	£61,600.00
Mobile Developer	4	£53,750.00	£58,750.00	£63,750.00
Embedded Software Engineer	32	£50,410.00	£58,540.00	£66,675.00
Salesforce Developer	11	£56,815.00	£58,530.00	£60,250.00
Service Transition Manager	3	£55,500.00	£58,000.00	£60,500.00
Transition Manager	3	£55,500.00	£58,000.00	£60,500.00
Product Management	1,129	£54,225.00	£57,995.00	£61,775.00
Technical Services Manager	90	£55,035.00	£57,955.00	£60,870.00
Systems Administrator	92	£55,150.00	£57,900.00	£60,655.00
Software Team Leader	29	£57,750.00	£57,750.00	£57,750.00
Systems Architect	5	£54,800.00	£57,550.00	£60,325.00
Web Manager	3	£55,000.00	£57,500.00	£60,000.00
Test Lead	49	£54,445.00	£57,210.00	£59,970.00
Digital Analyst	14	£55,520.00	£57,030.00	£58,550.00
BI Developer	30	£52,070.00	£56,995.00	£61,915.00
Network Administrator	4	£56,250.00	£56,875.00	£57,500.00
SQL Developer	9	£53,750.00	£56,565.00	£59,375.00
Systems Specialist	44	£55,375.00	£56,375.00	£57,375.00
Docker	5	£52,500.00	£56,250.00	£60,000.00
Technical Analyst	14	£53,460.00	£56,085.00	£58,710.00
Technology Consultant	18	£45,635.00	£56,065.00	£66,500.00
Systems Analyst	65	£50,915.00	£55,565.00	£60,220.00
Application Support	228	£51,970.00	£55,435.00	£58,900.00
Head of Development	10	£53,375.00	£55,250.00	£57,125.00
IT Business Partner	1,869	£52,600.00	£55,115.00	£57,625.00
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
Application Support Analyst	40	£50,570.00	£54,280.00	£57,990.00
Product Analyst	4	£51,250.00	£54,125.00	£57,000.00
IT Project Manager	6,807	£50,295.00	£54,075.00	£57,855.00
Data Analyst	239	£50,195.00	£53,930.00	£57,665.00
Database Administrator	10	£50,500.00	£53,875.00	£57,250.00
Business Systems Analyst	27	£48,030.00	£53,480.00	£58,930.00
CRM Manager	12	£51,690.00	£53,095.00	£54,500.00
Power BI Developer	10	£49,375.00	£53,000.00	£56,625.00
Programming	841	£50,710.00	£52,930.00	£55,145.00
Systems Developer	421	£48,535.00	£52,780.00	£57,015.00
Technical Account Manager	68	£49,225.00	£52,600.00	£55,970.00
Release Manager	2	£50,875.00	£52,450.00	£54,000.00
Systems Manager	2,157	£49,590.00	£51,870.00	£54,150.00
Data Analysis	67	£47,330.00	£50,825.00	£54,330.00
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
Digital	4,103	£47,025.00	£50,335.00	£53,640.00
Reporting Analyst	21	£48,435.00	£50,210.00	£51,985.00
Implementation Manager	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Web Developer	58	£46,150.00	£49,675.00	£53,200.00
Performance Analyst	12	£46,375.00	£49,545.00	£52,705.00
Product Marketing Manager	19	£45,020.00	£49,265.00	£53,500.00
Information Security Analyst	21	£46,665.00	£49,165.00	£51,665.00
Product Developer	479	£45,025.00	£48,885.00	£52,740.00
SQL Database Administrator	2	£47,000.00	£48,750.00	£50,500.00
Bi Analyst	21	£46,240.00	£48,420.00	£50,600.00
Database Manager	2	£45,000.00	£48,250.00	£51,500.00
Mobile Engineer	242	£45,465.00	£48,230.00	£51,000.00
ERP Consultant	4	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Oracle Consultant	4	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
SQL Analyst	4	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Technical Support Manager	12	£45,515.00	£47,185.00	£48,850.00
Developer	69,202	£44,330.00	£47,085.00	£49,845.00
Development	69,505	£44,415.00	£47,065.00	£49,725.00
Service Manager	3,010	£44,720.00	£47,050.00	£49,390.00
PHP Developer	25	£43,750.00	£46,820.00	£49,895.00
Application Specialist	40	£45,385.00	£46,450.00	£47,515.00
Test Analyst	14	£44,750.00	£46,290.00	£47,835.00
Firewall Engineer	2	£46,150.00	£46,150.00	£46,150.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
IT Consultant	17,321	£39,630.00	£45,235.00	£50,840.00
IT Support Analyst	309	£42,265.00	£45,210.00	£48,145.00
AI Specialist	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Android Developer	2	£35,000.00	£45,000.00	£55,000.00
Junior Developer	57	£41,585.00	£44,645.00	£47,710.00
Service Desk Manager	8	£42,985.00	£43,985.00	£44,985.00
IT Manager	113,183	£40,905.00	£43,450.00	£45,985.00
Systems Officer	6	£41,950.00	£43,350.00	£44,750.00
IT Specialist	10,040	£41,265.00	£43,165.00	£45,075.00
Technical Trainer	19	£41,730.00	£42,815.00	£43,895.00
Desktop Support Analyst	6	£40,835.00	£42,665.00	£44,500.00
IT Service Desk Manager	17	£41,490.00	£42,340.00	£43,190.00
IT Solutions Analyst	16	£42,225.00	£42,225.00	£42,225.00
Technical Support	503	£39,050.00	£41,685.00	£44,305.00
Website	753	£38,990.00	£41,610.00	£44,225.00
Autodesk	10	£37,875.00	£41,565.00	£45,250.00
Senior IT Technician	277	£38,115.00	£41,405.00	£44,690.00
Desktop Support Engineer	8	£41,250.00	£41,250.00	£41,250.00
IT Support Engineer	1,036	£38,425.00	£41,150.00	£43,890.00
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 Technician	43,449	£37,950.00	£39,790.00	£41,640.00
IT Support	162,572	£36,895.00	£38,590.00	£40,280.00
Junior Java Developer	2	£37,500.00	£38,250.00	£39,000.00
Product	29,758	£36,410.00	£38,165.00	£39,930.00
IT Field Service Engineer	1,645	£35,185.00	£37,640.00	£40,090.00
IT Business Development Executive	95	£30,800.00	£37,590.00	£44,380.00
Service Desk	231	£35,680.00	£37,465.00	£39,250.00
Service Analyst	32	£35,025.00	£37,370.00	£39,720.00
Software Tester	2	£35,000.00	£37,000.00	£39,000.00
Digital Account Manager	9	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Trainer	845	£34,280.00	£36,350.00	£38,425.00
2nd Line Support	48	£33,375.00	£35,755.00	£38,140.00
Exhibition Designer	1	£33,000.00	£35,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Officer	16,551	£33,060.00	£35,165.00	£37,270.00
Product Planner	92	£33,120.00	£34,800.00	£36,475.00
Support Consultant	8	£31,835.00	£34,750.00	£37,665.00
Project Office Support	6	£33,525.00	£34,250.00	£34,990.00
IT Support Executive	172	£32,970.00	£33,970.00	£34,965.00
Service Desk Analyst	47	£31,745.00	£33,770.00	£35,790.00
IT Support Technician	54	£31,495.00	£33,245.00	£34,990.00
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
IT Support Officer	272	£30,810.00	£31,800.00	£32,790.00
Network Analyst	2	£28,000.00	£31,500.00	£35,000.00
IT Helpdesk	126	£30,395.00	£31,495.00	£32,600.00
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	20	£29,450.00	£30,965.00	£32,480.00
1st Line IT Support	18	£29,660.00	£30,945.00	£32,230.00
Systems Coordinator	6	£28,835.00	£29,750.00	£30,665.00
It Graduate	550	£27,380.00	£29,335.00	£31,285.00
IT Trainee	4,456	£26,665.00	£29,315.00	£31,960.00
Technical Administrator	27	£27,180.00	£28,840.00	£30,500.00
IT Administrator	13,370	£27,580.00	£28,760.00	£29,940.00
IT Security Officer	47	£28,230.00	£28,395.00	£28,570.00
Junior IT Technician	20	£25,980.00	£27,850.00	£29,720.00
Trainee IT Technician	44	£27,050.00	£27,260.00	£27,460.00
Systems Support Analyst	2	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
IT Support Advisor	26	£25,565.00	£25,875.00	£26,180.00
Computer Science Graduate	4	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Developer	42	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Software Developer	20	£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	1,237	£23,825.00	£24,175.00	£24,535.00