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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 4,559,234 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,329,549	94.96 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	149,231	3.27 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	80,454	1.76 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 87,678 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 379,936 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	83,260	360,795
Contract	4,417	19,140

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

The busiest month for new contract IT Jobs is July, and the quietest month is also 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
March 2025	54,570
February 2025	31,781
January 2025	30,982
December 2024	21,396
November 2024	71,845
October 2024	104,996
September 2024	35,062
August 2024	32,689
July 2024	34,958
June 2024	41,221
May 2024	46,995
April 2024	118,127

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
Head of Data	46	£104,940.00	£114,225.00	£123,505.00
Head of Software	9	£105,000.00	£110,415.00	£115,835.00
Application Integrator	5	£100,650.00	£109,550.00	£118,425.00
Big Data	96	£97,830.00	£106,205.00	£114,570.00
Python Developer	541	£93,085.00	£104,145.00	£115,210.00
Head of Software Development	4	£95,000.00	£100,625.00	£106,250.00
Java Developer	766	£88,865.00	£99,295.00	£109,725.00
Enterprise Architect	80	£92,970.00	£98,290.00	£103,600.00
Head of Development	5	£91,250.00	£98,125.00	£105,000.00
Data Solution Architect	9	£84,165.00	£95,415.00	£106,665.00
Azure Architect	20	£85,455.00	£92,815.00	£100,165.00
Python	1,978	£82,090.00	£92,265.00	£102,440.00
Docker	94	£80,410.00	£92,200.00	£103,980.00
Head of Technology	6	£84,500.00	£91,725.00	£98,965.00
Data Architect	186	£83,975.00	£91,225.00	£98,480.00
Solutions Architect	816	£82,305.00	£88,095.00	£93,895.00
Transformation Lead	2	£85,000.00	£87,500.00	£90,000.00
Angular	137	£78,800.00	£86,785.00	£94,755.00
Data Engineer	1,723	£78,350.00	£86,325.00	£94,290.00
Cloud Architect	60	£77,980.00	£83,020.00	£88,065.00
Security Architect	65	£77,545.00	£82,820.00	£88,085.00
Senior Java Developer	58	£74,410.00	£82,740.00	£91,065.00
SAP Consultant	26	£76,945.00	£82,500.00	£88,055.00
Senior Software Engineer	932	£74,255.00	£82,435.00	£90,620.00
Application Architect	4	£75,000.00	£81,750.00	£88,500.00
Technical Lead	289	£75,635.00	£81,510.00	£87,380.00
Head of Delivery	10	£77,060.00	£81,225.00	£85,390.00
Cyber Security Consultant	32	£75,105.00	£81,205.00	£87,305.00
Head of Quality	11	£69,800.00	£80,400.00	£91,000.00
Product Analyst	95	£70,000.00	£80,340.00	£90,680.00
DevOps Engineer	691	£72,325.00	£79,485.00	£86,650.00
Integration Architect	4	£71,250.00	£79,375.00	£87,500.00
Software Engineer	3,706	£70,390.00	£78,900.00	£87,410.00
Transformation Manager	40	£72,605.00	£78,765.00	£84,930.00
Machine Learning Engineer	107	£69,665.00	£78,375.00	£87,085.00
Android Developer	6	£74,165.00	£77,915.00	£81,665.00
Data Integration Developer	2	£75,000.00	£77,500.00	£80,000.00
Technical Architect	172	£71,745.00	£76,900.00	£82,040.00
Head of Product	52	£73,640.00	£76,550.00	£79,460.00
Cloud Consultant	15	£68,335.00	£76,460.00	£84,585.00
Software Architect	19	£67,135.00	£75,550.00	£83,970.00
Head of Operations	64	£70,260.00	£75,135.00	£80,005.00
Agile Coach	3	£60,000.00	£75,000.00	£90,000.00
Technical Product Owner	4	£72,500.00	£75,000.00	£77,500.00
Systems Programmer	2	£70,925.00	£74,875.00	£78,800.00
Cyber Security Manager	52	£70,095.00	£74,765.00	£79,430.00
Senior Product Manager	40	£69,000.00	£74,620.00	£80,240.00
Cloud Engineer	437	£68,110.00	£74,320.00	£80,525.00
Oracle Consultant	23	£67,500.00	£74,065.00	£80,625.00
Front End Developer	129	£66,135.00	£73,715.00	£81,290.00
Lead Developer	367	£69,120.00	£73,675.00	£78,240.00
Head of Service	60	£69,555.00	£73,320.00	£77,090.00
Senior Software Developer	129	£66,650.00	£73,195.00	£79,740.00
Product Owner	406	£66,545.00	£72,585.00	£78,620.00
Microsoft Developer	2	£67,500.00	£72,500.00	£77,500.00
IT Director	3,882	£67,145.00	£72,400.00	£77,665.00
Data Modeller	112	£67,795.00	£72,330.00	£76,860.00
Technology Consultant	15	£62,960.00	£71,460.00	£79,960.00
Data Science	121	£65,715.00	£71,365.00	£77,015.00
Reporting Specialist	2	£67,500.00	£71,250.00	£75,000.00
Sap Project Manager	5	£63,750.00	£70,625.00	£77,500.00
Senior Developer	844	£65,045.00	£70,625.00	£76,205.00
Information Security	502	£66,510.00	£70,240.00	£73,965.00
Oracle Database	2	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Xamarin Developer	4	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Data Scientist	96	£63,415.00	£69,670.00	£75,925.00
Angular Developer	7	£66,250.00	£69,375.00	£72,500.00
Information Security Manager	61	£65,440.00	£69,285.00	£73,130.00
Embedded Software Lead	2	£62,500.00	£69,250.00	£76,000.00
Data Management	784	£64,170.00	£69,095.00	£74,020.00
Software Developer	2,143	£62,570.00	£68,875.00	£75,175.00
iOS Developer	7	£61,250.00	£68,625.00	£76,000.00
Salesforce Developer	20	£63,960.00	£68,020.00	£72,085.00
Programme Manager	560	£63,805.00	£67,765.00	£71,715.00
Test Lead	18	£65,145.00	£67,605.00	£70,065.00
Application Developer	95	£63,460.00	£67,525.00	£71,585.00
Business Architect	54	£65,000.00	£67,500.00	£70,000.00
JavaScript Developer	2	£65,000.00	£67,500.00	£70,000.00
Data Migration	66	£61,895.00	£67,300.00	£72,705.00
Full Stack Developer	325	£61,415.00	£67,045.00	£72,680.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	157	£62,930.00	£66,950.00	£70,970.00
Release Manager	18	£58,640.00	£66,575.00	£74,505.00
Infrastructure Manager	150	£62,400.00	£66,480.00	£70,560.00
Network Security	173	£62,785.00	£66,390.00	£69,990.00
Software Project Manager	2	£60,000.00	£66,250.00	£72,500.00
Systems Architect	42	£63,960.00	£66,040.00	£68,125.00
Cisco Engineer	7	£62,000.00	£65,750.00	£69,500.00
Backend Developer	8	£60,000.00	£65,315.00	£70,625.00
Cyber Security	811	£61,395.00	£65,065.00	£68,735.00
Technical Consultant	121	£58,350.00	£64,850.00	£71,350.00
Application Manager	62	£62,685.00	£64,625.00	£66,570.00
Product Development Manager	2	£59,000.00	£64,500.00	£70,000.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	15	£60,160.00	£64,385.00	£68,610.00
CRM Developer	12	£56,250.00	£64,375.00	£72,500.00
Solution Designer	348	£60,350.00	£64,220.00	£68,085.00
Embedded Software Engineer	110	£55,845.00	£63,450.00	£71,050.00
Cloud Computing	4	£60,250.00	£63,250.00	£66,250.00
Functional Consultant	63	£56,020.00	£63,155.00	£70,285.00
Test Manager	130	£60,920.00	£63,055.00	£65,190.00
Information Security Officer	3	£60,000.00	£63,000.00	£66,000.00
Technical Project Manager	40	£58,830.00	£62,980.00	£67,125.00
Business Analyst	1,360	£58,015.00	£62,765.00	£67,515.00
Senior Programmer	17	£59,995.00	£62,605.00	£65,210.00
MySQL	4	£58,750.00	£62,500.00	£66,250.00
Senior Analyst	269	£57,625.00	£62,475.00	£67,325.00
Programme Director	6	£61,825.00	£62,425.00	£63,025.00
Implementation Manager	7	£52,835.00	£62,000.00	£71,165.00
Scrum Master	16	£59,500.00	£61,930.00	£64,355.00
Algorithm Developer	49	£47,215.00	£61,500.00	£75,790.00
Oracle Developer	18	£57,085.00	£61,290.00	£65,500.00
Laravel Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Ruby on Rails Developer	2	£52,500.00	£61,250.00	£70,000.00
Network Manager	75	£57,670.00	£60,975.00	£64,280.00
Product Management	1,928	£56,895.00	£60,835.00	£64,765.00
Delivery Manager	787	£57,580.00	£60,495.00	£63,425.00
Business Intelligence Manager	4	£56,250.00	£60,000.00	£63,750.00
Software Programmer	4	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Software Team Leader	4	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Cyber Security Engineer	55	£56,725.00	£59,945.00	£63,165.00
Sharepoint Developer	2	£59,000.00	£59,500.00	£60,000.00
Information Management	237	£57,325.00	£59,325.00	£61,325.00
Web Manager	3	£57,000.00	£58,500.00	£60,000.00
Mobile Developer	6	£54,165.00	£58,335.00	£62,500.00
Network Security Engineer	20	£55,070.00	£58,060.00	£61,055.00
Cyber Security Analyst	78	£54,495.00	£58,025.00	£61,565.00
Database Administrator	31	£53,595.00	£57,655.00	£61,720.00
Technical Services Manager	97	£53,955.00	£57,465.00	£60,970.00
Information Security Analyst	54	£53,800.00	£56,975.00	£60,150.00
Digital Project Manager	21	£53,250.00	£56,960.00	£60,665.00
BI Developer	56	£52,290.00	£56,535.00	£60,780.00
Business Systems Analyst	61	£52,140.00	£56,490.00	£60,835.00
IT Support Team Lead	8	£54,125.00	£56,250.00	£58,375.00
Bi Analyst	15	£51,670.00	£56,230.00	£60,795.00
Head of IT	8,054	£53,575.00	£56,125.00	£58,665.00
Business Relationship Manager	16	£56,000.00	£56,000.00	£56,000.00
Programme Lead	31	£51,765.00	£55,975.00	£60,180.00
Performance Analyst	2	£48,000.00	£55,675.00	£63,325.00
Transition Manager	7	£51,750.00	£55,290.00	£58,835.00
Systems Developer	252	£53,155.00	£55,095.00	£57,025.00
Agile Project Manager	2	£55,000.00	£55,000.00	£55,000.00
Network Engineer	722	£50,780.00	£54,575.00	£58,375.00
IT Business Partner	1,693	£51,815.00	£54,535.00	£57,260.00
SQL Developer	35	£50,960.00	£54,420.00	£57,880.00
Software Development Manager	11	£51,415.00	£54,415.00	£57,415.00
Power BI Developer	29	£50,720.00	£54,130.00	£57,545.00
Application Packager	6	£54,050.00	£54,050.00	£54,050.00
IT Project Manager	8,189	£50,370.00	£53,915.00	£57,465.00
Business Intelligence Lead	2	£50,000.00	£53,750.00	£57,500.00
Business Process Analyst	13	£53,065.00	£53,690.00	£54,315.00
Service Transition Manager	7	£50,335.00	£53,665.00	£57,000.00
Product Developer	766	£50,875.00	£53,640.00	£56,400.00
Systems Specialist	21	£51,680.00	£53,295.00	£54,900.00
Systems Analyst	170	£49,045.00	£52,505.00	£55,970.00
Service Delivery Manager	71	£49,835.00	£52,470.00	£55,110.00
Web Developer	97	£47,535.00	£52,450.00	£57,370.00
Application Support Analyst	171	£49,240.00	£52,370.00	£55,500.00
Information Analyst	21	£48,585.00	£52,250.00	£55,915.00
Technical Analyst	93	£49,495.00	£52,125.00	£54,745.00
Systems Manager	1,585	£49,265.00	£51,875.00	£54,495.00
Data Analysis	193	£48,520.00	£51,790.00	£55,050.00
Data Analyst	538	£48,190.00	£51,765.00	£55,350.00
Digital Analyst	10	£45,625.00	£51,690.00	£57,750.00
Database Manager	24	£48,180.00	£51,630.00	£55,080.00
Technical Author	291	£49,335.00	£51,260.00	£53,185.00
Business Intelligence Developer	11	£48,165.00	£51,015.00	£53,865.00
ICT Manager	2	£49,975.00	£50,850.00	£51,725.00
SQL Analyst	7	£47,500.00	£50,835.00	£54,165.00
Hardware Designer	14	£45,300.00	£50,810.00	£56,315.00
Programming	1,042	£47,460.00	£50,770.00	£54,075.00
Operations Analyst	45	£47,395.00	£50,755.00	£54,115.00
Implementation Consultant	6	£43,000.00	£50,665.00	£58,335.00
Data Insight Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
ERP Consultant	3	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Firewall Engineer	2	£47,500.00	£50,000.00	£52,500.00
Oracle DBA	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
IT Consultant	13,975	£45,330.00	£49,735.00	£54,145.00
Service Desk Manager	92	£47,395.00	£49,690.00	£51,985.00
Active Directory	93	£47,845.00	£49,620.00	£51,395.00
Digital	3,899	£46,375.00	£49,560.00	£52,745.00
Systems Administrator	287	£45,765.00	£49,375.00	£52,980.00
Application Support	535	£46,135.00	£49,345.00	£52,560.00
IT Service Desk Manager	92	£46,850.00	£49,330.00	£51,810.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	9	£46,125.00	£49,250.00	£52,375.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
Technical Account Manager	53	£44,905.00	£48,375.00	£51,840.00
PHP Developer	119	£43,380.00	£48,325.00	£53,270.00
Systems Support Analyst	16	£44,270.00	£47,965.00	£51,665.00
Test Analyst	55	£45,505.00	£47,755.00	£50,005.00
Service Manager	3,405	£45,230.00	£47,720.00	£50,215.00
MI Analyst	6	£43,965.00	£47,400.00	£50,835.00
Data Centre Engineer	3	£45,500.00	£47,000.00	£48,500.00
Product Marketing Manager	33	£43,500.00	£46,875.00	£50,250.00
Quality Assurance Manager	24	£44,250.00	£46,565.00	£48,875.00
Developer	83,901	£43,580.00	£46,115.00	£48,660.00
Development	84,823	£43,555.00	£46,080.00	£48,615.00
Website	850	£42,565.00	£45,990.00	£49,400.00
Technical Trainer	8	£44,250.00	£45,090.00	£45,915.00
Senior Web Developer	3	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Web Design	24	£42,145.00	£44,730.00	£47,320.00
Web Designer	24	£42,145.00	£44,730.00	£47,320.00
Application Specialist	55	£41,970.00	£44,710.00	£47,445.00
Front End Web Developer	4	£34,000.00	£43,250.00	£52,500.00
IT Manager	125,538	£41,040.00	£43,120.00	£45,210.00
IT Security Officer	69	£40,405.00	£42,980.00	£45,555.00
Database Developer	4	£37,500.00	£42,875.00	£48,250.00
PMO Analyst	26	£41,395.00	£42,825.00	£44,250.00
Senior IT Technician	221	£39,465.00	£42,605.00	£45,745.00
IT Specialist	10,518	£41,045.00	£42,590.00	£44,120.00
IT Support Analyst	737	£39,605.00	£42,240.00	£44,875.00
Software Tester	7	£38,335.00	£42,085.00	£45,835.00
CRM Manager	36	£39,155.00	£41,905.00	£44,655.00
Soft Services Manager	4	£41,250.00	£41,875.00	£42,500.00
Technical Support	661	£38,925.00	£41,225.00	£43,520.00
Mobile Engineer	399	£37,025.00	£40,500.00	£43,980.00
Hardware Engineer	43	£37,420.00	£40,135.00	£42,850.00
Network Administrator	6	£36,500.00	£39,625.00	£42,750.00
Technical Team Leader	12	£36,785.00	£39,550.00	£42,310.00
Autodesk	13	£34,665.00	£39,500.00	£44,335.00
DotNET Developer	5	£31,500.00	£39,500.00	£47,500.00
IT Support Engineer	1,690	£37,255.00	£39,350.00	£41,450.00
Technical Officer	11	£36,750.00	£38,765.00	£40,775.00
Exhibition Designer	2	£35,000.00	£38,750.00	£42,500.00
Desktop Support Engineer	42	£36,480.00	£38,595.00	£40,705.00
Indexer	2	£38,250.00	£38,250.00	£38,250.00
Service Desk	911	£35,940.00	£38,110.00	£40,275.00
IT Officer	20,674	£35,605.00	£37,950.00	£40,290.00
IT Field Service Engineer	1,802	£36,235.00	£37,775.00	£39,315.00
Assistant Product Manager	9	£36,215.00	£37,685.00	£39,160.00
Desktop Support Analyst	6	£34,835.00	£37,665.00	£40,500.00
Support Consultant	17	£33,800.00	£36,890.00	£39,980.00
Web Analyst	17	£32,775.00	£36,665.00	£40,560.00
Wordpress Developer	6	£31,165.00	£36,665.00	£42,165.00
Product	37,329	£35,040.00	£36,495.00	£37,950.00
CRM Administrator	4	£34,900.00	£35,400.00	£35,900.00
IT Trainer	650	£33,900.00	£35,400.00	£36,900.00
Project Analyst	6	£33,665.00	£35,250.00	£36,835.00
Reporting Analyst	28	£34,775.00	£35,185.00	£35,590.00
Product Planner	180	£32,375.00	£35,180.00	£37,975.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
Wordpress	11	£30,315.00	£34,720.00	£39,125.00
Systems Officer	6	£33,315.00	£34,690.00	£36,065.00
2nd Line Support	222	£32,210.00	£34,315.00	£36,415.00
IT Support	134,032	£33,015.00	£34,295.00	£35,575.00
Systems Coordinator	2	£33,000.00	£34,000.00	£35,000.00
Digital Account Manager	16	£31,250.00	£33,965.00	£36,665.00
Junior Developer	22	£30,145.00	£32,805.00	£35,465.00
IT Technician	16,674	£31,260.00	£32,800.00	£34,345.00
Graduate Software Developer	4	£29,750.00	£32,625.00	£35,500.00
Project Office Support	14	£31,800.00	£32,530.00	£33,265.00
Magento Developer	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Service Desk Team Lead	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
IT Business Development Executive	545	£28,765.00	£32,300.00	£35,835.00
EPOS	9	£31,585.00	£32,250.00	£32,915.00
It Graduate	864	£30,040.00	£31,795.00	£33,550.00
Service Analyst	146	£30,100.00	£31,475.00	£32,845.00
1st Line IT Support	67	£29,185.00	£31,270.00	£33,355.00
1st Line Support	67	£29,185.00	£31,270.00	£33,355.00
Cabling Engineer	2	£27,500.00	£31,250.00	£35,000.00
IT Support Technician	149	£28,640.00	£30,820.00	£33,000.00
Service Desk Analyst	197	£29,475.00	£30,675.00	£31,870.00
2nd Line Support Technician	4	£28,000.00	£30,500.00	£33,000.00
IT Helpdesk	249	£28,840.00	£30,005.00	£31,165.00
Junior PHP Developer	2	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Graduate Developer	35	£27,865.00	£29,740.00	£31,615.00
IT Administrator	15,626	£28,165.00	£29,410.00	£30,660.00
IT Support Officer	388	£28,000.00	£29,245.00	£30,490.00
IT Support Executive	168	£28,335.00	£29,235.00	£30,140.00
Programme Support Officer	6	£27,975.00	£28,250.00	£28,500.00
Technical Administrator	60	£26,245.00	£27,560.00	£28,875.00
1st Line IT Support Technician	4	£26,500.00	£27,250.00	£28,000.00
1st Line Technician	2	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
Junior IT Technician	18	£25,015.00	£26,930.00	£28,850.00
IT Trainee	3,006	£25,300.00	£26,315.00	£27,325.00
IT Support Agent	12	£23,700.00	£24,775.00	£25,825.00
Graduate Analyst	2	£24,500.00	£24,500.00	£24,500.00
IT Support Advisor	172	£24,095.00	£24,420.00	£24,740.00
Trainee IT Technician	40	£22,850.00	£23,300.00	£23,755.00
Performance Officer	2	£22,250.00	£22,250.00	£22,250.00
IT Support Assistant	1,496	£21,470.00	£21,840.00	£22,205.00