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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 4,400,045 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,181,253	95.03 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	141,933	3.23 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	76,859	1.75 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 84,616 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 366,670 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	80,408	348,437
Contract	4,207	18,232

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

The busiest month for new contract IT Jobs is January, 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
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
March 2024	141,400
February 2024	136,235
January 2024	141,382
December 2023	58,929
November 2023	37,954

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
Application Integrator	2	£100,650.00	£109,550.00	£118,425.00
Head of Data	15	£99,995.00	£108,495.00	£116,995.00
Python Developer	648	£96,765.00	£108,475.00	£120,190.00
Big Data	119	£96,260.00	£104,280.00	£112,290.00
Head of Software	2	£100,000.00	£101,250.00	£102,500.00
Head of Software Development	2	£100,000.00	£101,250.00	£102,500.00
Enterprise Architect	132	£90,555.00	£95,945.00	£101,335.00
Head of Systems	11	£94,590.00	£94,790.00	£95,000.00
Docker	148	£82,490.00	£94,315.00	£106,140.00
Python	2,262	£81,745.00	£92,810.00	£103,865.00
Java Developer	1,029	£81,465.00	£91,500.00	£101,520.00
Data Solution Architect	15	£73,500.00	£90,750.00	£108,000.00
Transformation Lead	16	£89,065.00	£89,850.00	£90,625.00
Head of Technology	8	£84,785.00	£89,260.00	£93,750.00
Data Architect	223	£82,840.00	£88,890.00	£94,940.00
Solutions Architect	980	£82,400.00	£88,760.00	£95,125.00
Product Analyst	136	£76,530.00	£88,350.00	£100,175.00
Cloud Architect	87	£82,110.00	£88,140.00	£94,160.00
Azure Architect	47	£81,105.00	£86,890.00	£92,670.00
Security Architect	100	£79,210.00	£84,115.00	£89,020.00
Technical Architect	227	£76,840.00	£83,760.00	£90,685.00
Data Engineer	1,848	£75,150.00	£82,515.00	£89,870.00
Technical Lead	468	£75,015.00	£82,065.00	£89,120.00
Senior Java Developer	99	£68,030.00	£81,610.00	£95,195.00
Head of Delivery	10	£79,440.00	£81,390.00	£83,335.00
Software Architect	26	£70,095.00	£81,285.00	£92,480.00
Angular	162	£74,160.00	£81,250.00	£88,340.00
Machine Learning Engineer	91	£73,930.00	£81,190.00	£88,455.00
Senior Software Engineer	894	£72,460.00	£80,655.00	£88,845.00
Information Security Consultant	2	£75,000.00	£80,000.00	£85,000.00
Head of Development	26	£74,840.00	£79,790.00	£84,740.00
Integration Architect	6	£72,500.00	£79,585.00	£86,665.00
Cyber Security Consultant	112	£71,435.00	£79,205.00	£86,975.00
SAP Consultant	46	£74,595.00	£78,685.00	£82,775.00
Drupal Developer	5	£72,165.00	£78,415.00	£84,665.00
Transformation Manager	77	£70,010.00	£78,150.00	£86,290.00
Business Architect	60	£71,450.00	£78,040.00	£84,625.00
Android Developer	6	£74,165.00	£77,915.00	£81,665.00
Technical Product Owner	8	£75,000.00	£77,750.00	£80,500.00
Software Engineer	3,619	£67,800.00	£77,190.00	£86,575.00
Big Data Engineer	2	£75,000.00	£76,250.00	£77,500.00
Senior Software Developer	204	£67,950.00	£76,205.00	£84,460.00
Software Development Manager	21	£71,345.00	£76,140.00	£80,930.00
DevOps Engineer	831	£68,840.00	£75,940.00	£83,055.00
Systems Architect	11	£69,750.00	£75,500.00	£81,250.00
Lead Developer	592	£70,265.00	£75,475.00	£80,690.00
Cyber Security Manager	61	£70,050.00	£75,350.00	£80,665.00
Application Architect	6	£68,335.00	£75,000.00	£81,665.00
Data Scientist	126	£65,410.00	£72,730.00	£80,050.00
Cloud Engineer	459	£66,365.00	£72,630.00	£78,890.00
Senior Infrastructure Consultant	4	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Product Owner	534	£66,105.00	£72,485.00	£78,865.00
Head of Quality	13	£64,000.00	£72,210.00	£80,415.00
Front End Developer	187	£63,690.00	£71,790.00	£79,885.00
Data Science	172	£66,415.00	£71,650.00	£76,880.00
iOS Developer	6	£65,500.00	£71,415.00	£77,335.00
Information Security Manager	125	£67,225.00	£71,400.00	£75,580.00
Reporting Specialist	2	£67,500.00	£71,250.00	£75,000.00
Data Migration	64	£64,165.00	£70,530.00	£76,895.00
Head of Service	102	£66,315.00	£70,515.00	£74,720.00
Head of Operations	97	£66,390.00	£70,440.00	£74,485.00
Data Modeller	162	£65,500.00	£70,125.00	£74,745.00
Senior Developer	1,163	£63,990.00	£70,095.00	£76,190.00
Xamarin Developer	4	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Angular Developer	16	£65,750.00	£69,790.00	£73,835.00
Network Security	264	£64,315.00	£69,410.00	£74,500.00
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
Cloud Consultant	21	£62,220.00	£68,405.00	£74,585.00
Test Lead	25	£65,170.00	£68,280.00	£71,390.00
Senior Product Manager	53	£64,100.00	£68,250.00	£72,395.00
Oracle Consultant	25	£61,785.00	£68,125.00	£74,465.00
Software Developer	2,528	£60,870.00	£67,790.00	£74,710.00
Head of Product	68	£64,885.00	£67,745.00	£70,600.00
Full Stack Developer	585	£61,150.00	£67,460.00	£73,770.00
Programme Director	24	£61,060.00	£67,315.00	£73,580.00
JavaScript Developer	11	£63,335.00	£67,290.00	£71,250.00
IT Director	7,549	£62,140.00	£67,015.00	£71,890.00
Salesforce Developer	34	£62,400.00	£66,360.00	£70,315.00
Digital Product Manager	4	£62,250.00	£66,125.00	£70,000.00
Information Security	729	£62,565.00	£66,000.00	£69,430.00
Cisco Engineer	6	£61,165.00	£65,750.00	£70,335.00
Senior Programmer	32	£62,055.00	£65,405.00	£68,755.00
Cyber Security Engineer	89	£60,830.00	£65,130.00	£69,425.00
Service Delivery Lead	7	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Data Management	803	£60,785.00	£64,855.00	£68,925.00
Functional Consultant	84	£57,585.00	£64,800.00	£72,015.00
Cyber Security	1,416	£60,565.00	£64,745.00	£68,930.00
CRM Developer	12	£56,250.00	£64,375.00	£72,500.00
Solution Designer	348	£58,900.00	£63,860.00	£68,810.00
Agile Project Manager	4	£61,250.00	£63,750.00	£66,250.00
Embedded Software Engineer	151	£56,090.00	£63,660.00	£71,230.00
Scrum Master	22	£60,625.00	£63,530.00	£66,440.00
Infrastructure Manager	192	£60,415.00	£63,515.00	£66,615.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	190	£60,280.00	£63,275.00	£66,265.00
Backend Developer	24	£59,165.00	£62,970.00	£66,770.00
Cloud Computing	9	£61,375.00	£62,875.00	£64,375.00
Technical Project Manager	61	£58,140.00	£62,600.00	£67,050.00
Release Manager	12	£57,870.00	£62,455.00	£67,040.00
Application Developer	122	£57,325.00	£61,975.00	£66,625.00
Senior Analyst	356	£56,810.00	£61,615.00	£66,415.00
Business Analyst	1,592	£56,855.00	£61,510.00	£66,160.00
Ruby on Rails Developer	2	£52,500.00	£61,250.00	£70,000.00
Algorithm Developer	55	£45,770.00	£61,200.00	£76,630.00
Oracle Developer	16	£56,665.00	£61,085.00	£65,500.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	27	£56,905.00	£60,920.00	£64,940.00
Application Manager	113	£57,045.00	£60,895.00	£64,745.00
Software Project Manager	17	£54,000.00	£60,800.00	£67,605.00
Sharepoint Developer	6	£60,125.00	£60,500.00	£60,875.00
Laravel Developer	8	£56,665.00	£60,415.00	£64,165.00
Network Manager	83	£57,070.00	£60,105.00	£63,150.00
Business Intelligence Manager	4	£56,250.00	£60,000.00	£63,750.00
Sap Project Manager	5	£55,000.00	£60,000.00	£65,000.00
Technical Services Manager	160	£55,955.00	£59,740.00	£63,530.00
Product Management	2,462	£55,290.00	£59,690.00	£64,080.00
Programme Manager	1,169	£56,055.00	£59,100.00	£62,140.00
Design Programme Manager	2	£56,500.00	£59,000.00	£61,500.00
Cyber Security Analyst	98	£54,760.00	£58,265.00	£61,775.00
Test Manager	115	£55,420.00	£58,030.00	£60,650.00
Business Systems Analyst	49	£53,505.00	£57,960.00	£62,420.00
Network Security Engineer	36	£54,660.00	£57,775.00	£60,895.00
Information Management	450	£55,040.00	£57,500.00	£59,955.00
Oracle Database	7	£53,335.00	£57,500.00	£61,665.00
Delivery Manager	913	£54,370.00	£57,485.00	£60,605.00
Digital Project Manager	33	£53,440.00	£57,065.00	£60,690.00
Technical Consultant	139	£51,190.00	£56,820.00	£62,455.00
SQL Analyst	7	£52,500.00	£56,665.00	£60,835.00
Technology Consultant	59	£48,055.00	£56,180.00	£64,300.00
Information Security Analyst	72	£53,400.00	£56,175.00	£58,950.00
SQL Developer	53	£52,300.00	£56,055.00	£59,805.00
BI Developer	95	£52,155.00	£55,980.00	£59,805.00
SQL Database Administrator	6	£50,000.00	£55,625.00	£61,250.00
Business Process Analyst	17	£53,960.00	£55,585.00	£57,210.00
Implementation Manager	29	£50,960.00	£55,575.00	£60,190.00
IT Support Team Lead	8	£52,250.00	£55,315.00	£58,375.00
Service Delivery Manager	106	£52,560.00	£55,210.00	£57,860.00
Head of IT	11,996	£52,040.00	£55,085.00	£58,130.00
Network Engineer	841	£51,270.00	£55,080.00	£58,885.00
Data Centre Engineer	1	£53,000.00	£55,000.00	£57,000.00
Systems Developer	100	£51,145.00	£54,665.00	£58,185.00
Mobile Developer	6	£48,335.00	£54,585.00	£60,835.00
Data Analysis	213	£50,970.00	£54,440.00	£57,910.00
Systems Analyst	246	£50,260.00	£54,245.00	£58,230.00
Programme Lead	70	£49,570.00	£53,995.00	£58,415.00
Power BI Developer	43	£50,050.00	£53,890.00	£57,735.00
Business Intelligence Lead	2	£50,000.00	£53,750.00	£57,500.00
Information Security Officer	5	£48,750.00	£53,000.00	£57,250.00
IT Business Partner	3,337	£49,725.00	£52,540.00	£55,365.00
Service Transition Manager	2	£45,000.00	£52,500.00	£60,000.00
Database Administrator	59	£49,440.00	£52,120.00	£54,805.00
Transition Manager	12	£49,940.00	£51,920.00	£53,900.00
Data Analyst	619	£48,470.00	£51,890.00	£55,320.00
MI Analyst	8	£49,225.00	£51,800.00	£54,375.00
IT Project Manager	11,593	£47,860.00	£51,765.00	£55,670.00
Information Analyst	43	£48,115.00	£51,530.00	£54,935.00
Digital Analyst	16	£45,550.00	£51,475.00	£57,400.00
MySQL	7	£47,500.00	£51,375.00	£55,250.00
Oracle DBA	5	£50,000.00	£51,250.00	£52,500.00
Network Analyst	28	£46,915.00	£51,085.00	£55,250.00
Business Intelligence Developer	13	£48,030.00	£50,960.00	£53,890.00
Technical Analyst	134	£47,810.00	£50,880.00	£53,950.00
Application Support	712	£47,285.00	£50,685.00	£54,085.00
Operations Analyst	78	£47,370.00	£50,620.00	£53,865.00
Web Developer	164	£46,175.00	£50,510.00	£54,840.00
Systems Specialist	32	£48,455.00	£50,480.00	£52,505.00
PHP Developer	198	£44,915.00	£50,250.00	£55,590.00
ERP Consultant	3	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Systems Support Analyst	18	£46,190.00	£49,940.00	£53,690.00
Application Support Analyst	235	£46,530.00	£49,820.00	£53,110.00
Application Packager	9	£48,400.00	£49,590.00	£50,790.00
Database Manager	32	£46,000.00	£49,515.00	£53,030.00
Hardware Designer	18	£42,180.00	£49,485.00	£56,790.00
Bi Analyst	14	£45,595.00	£49,295.00	£52,995.00
IT Service Desk Manager	99	£46,070.00	£48,610.00	£51,155.00
Service Desk Manager	99	£46,070.00	£48,610.00	£51,155.00
Product Marketing Manager	24	£44,625.00	£48,270.00	£51,915.00
Active Directory	176	£46,490.00	£48,190.00	£49,890.00
Programming	2,028	£44,550.00	£47,810.00	£51,075.00
Business Intelligence Analyst	2	£42,500.00	£47,750.00	£53,000.00
Systems Manager	2,120	£44,850.00	£47,640.00	£50,440.00
Technical Account Manager	69	£43,615.00	£47,500.00	£51,385.00
Quality Assurance Manager	17	£44,335.00	£47,460.00	£50,585.00
Product Developer	1,141	£44,900.00	£47,455.00	£50,010.00
Systems Administrator	332	£43,465.00	£47,085.00	£50,710.00
CRM Manager	61	£43,635.00	£47,020.00	£50,405.00
Application Specialist	64	£44,150.00	£46,950.00	£49,745.00
Hardware Engineer	49	£41,525.00	£46,940.00	£52,355.00
Technical Author	135	£43,505.00	£46,690.00	£49,885.00
Database Developer	13	£41,900.00	£46,225.00	£50,550.00
IT Consultant	28,260	£41,555.00	£45,975.00	£50,395.00
Test Analyst	69	£43,325.00	£45,870.00	£48,415.00
Implementation Consultant	8	£39,665.00	£45,665.00	£51,665.00
Service Manager	5,885	£42,895.00	£45,165.00	£47,440.00
PMO Analyst	58	£43,195.00	£45,000.00	£46,805.00
Web Design	28	£40,765.00	£44,155.00	£47,545.00
Web Designer	28	£40,765.00	£44,155.00	£47,545.00
Digital	5,710	£41,040.00	£44,140.00	£47,240.00
Technical Trainer	25	£41,750.00	£43,925.00	£46,095.00
Front End Web Developer	4	£34,000.00	£43,250.00	£52,500.00
Development	134,096	£40,470.00	£43,175.00	£45,885.00
Developer	133,875	£40,470.00	£43,165.00	£45,865.00
Soft Services Manager	10	£41,465.00	£43,025.00	£44,590.00
Reporting Analyst	30	£39,830.00	£42,640.00	£45,445.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	26	£40,410.00	£42,445.00	£44,485.00
ICT Manager	80	£37,990.00	£42,285.00	£46,575.00
Website	1,567	£38,585.00	£41,935.00	£45,275.00
Senior IT Technician	453	£38,440.00	£41,525.00	£44,615.00
IT Support Analyst	973	£38,705.00	£41,285.00	£43,870.00
Service Desk Team Lead	6	£37,500.00	£41,250.00	£45,000.00
IT Manager	204,893	£38,755.00	£41,175.00	£43,600.00
Technical Support	1,181	£38,635.00	£41,135.00	£43,635.00
Assistant Product Manager	11	£38,790.00	£41,015.00	£43,245.00
Support Consultant	66	£36,330.00	£40,215.00	£44,095.00
Mobile Engineer	920	£38,100.00	£40,170.00	£42,235.00
IT Specialist	19,490	£38,050.00	£39,685.00	£41,315.00
CRM Analyst	2	£37,550.00	£39,625.00	£41,725.00
DotNET Developer	5	£31,500.00	£39,500.00	£47,500.00
IT Support Engineer	2,098	£36,735.00	£39,230.00	£41,725.00
Software Tester	12	£35,000.00	£39,065.00	£43,125.00
IT Security Officer	152	£36,085.00	£38,570.00	£41,050.00
Indexer	2	£38,250.00	£38,250.00	£38,250.00
Technical Officer	31	£35,660.00	£38,010.00	£40,355.00
Network Administrator	10	£35,250.00	£37,940.00	£40,625.00
Technical Team Leader	50	£35,335.00	£37,890.00	£40,445.00
IT Field Service Engineer	2,995	£34,870.00	£36,800.00	£38,720.00
Web Analyst	17	£32,775.00	£36,665.00	£40,560.00
Desktop Support Engineer	104	£34,810.00	£36,660.00	£38,505.00
Product	43,665	£34,675.00	£36,495.00	£38,315.00
Autodesk	21	£31,350.00	£36,150.00	£40,950.00
GIS Specialist	10	£35,750.00	£35,750.00	£35,750.00
Exhibition Designer	4	£32,500.00	£35,625.00	£38,750.00
Instructional Designer	18	£32,385.00	£35,490.00	£38,600.00
IT Officer	40,917	£33,005.00	£35,275.00	£37,540.00
Application Tester	2	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Wordpress Developer	16	£29,970.00	£34,940.00	£39,905.00
Digital Account Manager	37	£31,470.00	£34,890.00	£38,300.00
Service Desk	1,245	£33,090.00	£34,860.00	£36,625.00
Systems Officer	20	£32,385.00	£34,810.00	£37,240.00
CSS Developer	2	£27,000.00	£34,750.00	£42,500.00
HTML Developer	4	£27,000.00	£34,750.00	£42,500.00
IT Trainer	1,531	£31,880.00	£34,175.00	£36,465.00
Project Office Support	19	£32,455.00	£33,955.00	£35,455.00
Wordpress	29	£29,245.00	£33,840.00	£38,435.00
2nd Line Support	377	£31,695.00	£33,530.00	£35,365.00
IT Support	186,905	£31,790.00	£33,190.00	£34,590.00
Product Planner	317	£30,405.00	£32,955.00	£35,495.00
Graduate Software Developer	4	£29,750.00	£32,625.00	£35,500.00
Junior Developer	63	£30,125.00	£32,580.00	£35,030.00
IT Technician	24,491	£30,625.00	£32,540.00	£34,455.00
CRM Administrator	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
IT Solutions Analyst	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Magento Developer	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
EPOS	9	£31,585.00	£32,250.00	£32,915.00
IT Helpdesk	530	£31,000.00	£31,950.00	£32,895.00
It Graduate	1,915	£29,225.00	£31,835.00	£34,450.00
Telecoms Engineer	2	£28,000.00	£31,500.00	£35,000.00
Cabling Engineer	2	£27,500.00	£31,250.00	£35,000.00
Project Analyst	7	£29,500.00	£31,085.00	£32,665.00
IT Business Development Executive	811	£27,820.00	£30,965.00	£34,110.00
Systems Coordinator	10	£29,335.00	£30,940.00	£32,560.00
Graduate Developer	22	£28,515.00	£30,845.00	£33,185.00
Service Analyst	215	£29,155.00	£30,540.00	£31,930.00
Junior PHP Developer	2	£28,500.00	£30,500.00	£32,500.00
IT Support Technician	247	£28,210.00	£29,990.00	£31,765.00
Service Desk Analyst	296	£28,460.00	£29,870.00	£31,275.00
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
Desktop Support Analyst	2	£27,500.00	£29,000.00	£30,500.00
1st Line IT Support	157	£27,190.00	£28,975.00	£30,765.00
1st Line Support	157	£27,190.00	£28,975.00	£30,765.00
IT Support Executive	403	£28,100.00	£28,835.00	£29,570.00
IT Support Officer	937	£27,290.00	£28,585.00	£29,880.00
IT Administrator	29,602	£26,865.00	£28,000.00	£29,145.00
Technical Administrator	119	£26,505.00	£27,835.00	£29,165.00
1st Line IT Support Technician	4	£26,500.00	£27,250.00	£28,000.00
Programme Support Officer	8	£26,865.00	£27,190.00	£27,500.00
1st Line Technician	2	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
IT Trainee	6,973	£24,730.00	£26,365.00	£28,000.00
Junior IT Technician	34	£24,465.00	£25,935.00	£27,400.00
IT Support Agent	51	£24,515.00	£25,200.00	£25,875.00
Graduate Analyst	3	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
IT Support Advisor	566	£24,185.00	£24,770.00	£25,355.00
Trainee IT Technician	60	£22,115.00	£23,615.00	£25,115.00
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	2,160	£20,990.00	£21,490.00	£21,990.00