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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 4,662,878 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,427,880	94.96 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	152,824	3.28 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	82,174	1.76 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 89,671 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 388,573 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	85,151	368,989
Contract	4,519	19,583

The busiest month for new permanent IT Jobs in the UK is October, 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
June 2025	23,236
May 2025	30,270
April 2025	44,790
March 2025	54,605
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

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	39	£114,570.00	£125,020.00	£135,470.00
Application Integrator	5	£100,650.00	£109,550.00	£118,425.00
Big Data	14	£103,620.00	£108,330.00	£113,040.00
Docker	81	£89,450.00	£102,815.00	£116,175.00
Head of Software	11	£96,625.00	£102,440.00	£108,250.00
Head of Software Development	4	£95,000.00	£100,625.00	£106,250.00
Python Developer	342	£90,140.00	£100,575.00	£111,010.00
Head of Technology	2	£91,625.00	£99,625.00	£107,625.00
Angular	151	£89,340.00	£99,125.00	£108,900.00
Java Developer	355	£89,055.00	£98,940.00	£108,825.00
Enterprise Architect	65	£93,185.00	£98,095.00	£103,000.00
Python	1,342	£82,430.00	£92,035.00	£101,640.00
Head of Delivery	8	£86,090.00	£91,090.00	£96,090.00
Data Architect	114	£83,945.00	£90,535.00	£97,125.00
Azure Architect	13	£83,110.00	£90,275.00	£97,440.00
Senior Java Developer	43	£78,515.00	£86,290.00	£94,065.00
Integration Architect	5	£73,750.00	£83,125.00	£92,500.00
SAP Consultant	22	£76,095.00	£82,690.00	£89,280.00
Data Engineer	1,142	£75,625.00	£82,495.00	£89,350.00
Solutions Architect	663	£77,400.00	£81,985.00	£86,580.00
Senior Software Engineer	710	£74,085.00	£81,350.00	£88,615.00
Technical Architect	122	£76,825.00	£81,250.00	£85,670.00
Machine Learning Engineer	85	£70,950.00	£80,595.00	£90,240.00
DevOps Engineer	496	£72,875.00	£80,345.00	£87,815.00
Software Engineer	2,979	£71,835.00	£79,345.00	£86,850.00
Data Solution Architect	2	£72,500.00	£78,750.00	£85,000.00
Transformation Manager	25	£72,640.00	£78,540.00	£84,445.00
Technology Consultant	11	£67,940.00	£78,500.00	£89,065.00
Security Architect	64	£73,180.00	£78,345.00	£83,515.00
Head of Quality	7	£69,665.00	£77,750.00	£85,835.00
Technical Lead	231	£74,055.00	£77,715.00	£81,380.00
Data Integration Developer	2	£75,000.00	£77,500.00	£80,000.00
Cloud Consultant	12	£70,000.00	£77,250.00	£84,500.00
Transformation Lead	4	£73,750.00	£77,125.00	£80,500.00
Senior Programmer	9	£72,400.00	£76,775.00	£81,150.00
Cloud Engineer	355	£70,275.00	£76,750.00	£83,220.00
Application Architect	2	£75,000.00	£76,000.00	£77,000.00
Senior Product Manager	32	£69,330.00	£75,605.00	£81,875.00
Cyber Security Manager	38	£70,520.00	£75,520.00	£80,520.00
Lead Developer	266	£70,610.00	£75,500.00	£80,400.00
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
Head of Operations	50	£70,440.00	£74,820.00	£79,200.00
Cloud Architect	47	£69,755.00	£74,780.00	£79,805.00
Head of Product	40	£70,095.00	£74,140.00	£78,190.00
Angular Developer	6	£69,375.00	£74,065.00	£78,750.00
Head of Development	10	£69,585.00	£74,040.00	£78,500.00
Backend Developer	11	£68,610.00	£73,835.00	£79,060.00
Product Analyst	80	£64,790.00	£73,490.00	£82,180.00
Cyber Security Consultant	24	£69,900.00	£73,365.00	£76,825.00
Software Architect	59	£69,530.00	£73,280.00	£77,030.00
Data Science	105	£67,660.00	£72,800.00	£77,940.00
IT Director	3,024	£67,500.00	£72,670.00	£77,840.00
Front End Developer	93	£66,065.00	£72,635.00	£79,200.00
Senior Software Developer	85	£65,995.00	£72,190.00	£78,380.00
Application Developer	72	£67,945.00	£72,015.00	£76,080.00
Reporting Specialist	2	£67,500.00	£71,250.00	£75,000.00
Data Modeller	100	£66,915.00	£71,195.00	£75,475.00
Oracle Consultant	14	£64,375.00	£70,940.00	£77,500.00
Information Security	364	£66,925.00	£70,740.00	£74,545.00
Software Developer	1,741	£64,805.00	£70,730.00	£76,650.00
Sap Project Manager	5	£63,750.00	£70,625.00	£77,500.00
JavaScript Developer	4	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Microsoft Developer	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Xamarin Developer	4	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Test Lead	25	£67,420.00	£69,905.00	£72,395.00
Information Security Manager	38	£65,835.00	£69,615.00	£73,395.00
Senior Developer	685	£64,100.00	£69,445.00	£74,795.00
iOS Developer	5	£61,665.00	£69,165.00	£76,665.00
Data Scientist	75	£63,180.00	£69,000.00	£74,820.00
Product Owner	232	£64,020.00	£68,905.00	£73,785.00
Head of Service	17	£66,655.00	£68,895.00	£71,140.00
Cisco Engineer	5	£63,750.00	£68,750.00	£73,750.00
Release Manager	18	£60,450.00	£68,235.00	£76,005.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	8	£63,990.00	£67,980.00	£71,975.00
Full Stack Developer	248	£61,890.00	£67,770.00	£73,655.00
Programme Manager	356	£63,610.00	£67,555.00	£71,505.00
Business Architect	54	£65,000.00	£67,500.00	£70,000.00
Data Migration	50	£62,480.00	£67,475.00	£72,465.00
Data Management	674	£62,545.00	£67,365.00	£72,180.00
Application Manager	55	£64,645.00	£67,190.00	£69,735.00
Network Security	120	£62,465.00	£66,380.00	£70,300.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	122	£62,730.00	£66,225.00	£69,725.00
Solution Designer	310	£61,970.00	£65,875.00	£69,780.00
CRM Developer	8	£53,750.00	£65,625.00	£77,500.00
Infrastructure Manager	127	£61,565.00	£65,580.00	£69,600.00
Network Manager	61	£61,745.00	£65,535.00	£69,320.00
Cyber Security	641	£61,730.00	£65,335.00	£68,945.00
Systems Architect	35	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Functional Consultant	45	£56,785.00	£64,560.00	£72,335.00
Product Development Manager	2	£59,000.00	£64,500.00	£70,000.00
Software Project Manager	6	£58,125.00	£64,000.00	£69,875.00
Test Manager	99	£61,940.00	£63,680.00	£65,420.00
Delivery Manager	695	£60,305.00	£63,075.00	£65,855.00
Senior Analyst	226	£58,515.00	£63,020.00	£67,525.00
Technical Consultant	98	£56,100.00	£63,020.00	£69,935.00
Technical Project Manager	25	£58,960.00	£62,660.00	£66,355.00
Business Analyst	1,176	£58,080.00	£62,645.00	£67,215.00
Embedded Software Engineer	61	£54,040.00	£61,900.00	£69,755.00
Algorithm Developer	8	£47,500.00	£61,250.00	£75,000.00
Ruby on Rails Developer	2	£52,500.00	£61,250.00	£70,000.00
Database Administrator	17	£55,210.00	£60,815.00	£66,415.00
Technical Services Manager	91	£56,615.00	£60,740.00	£64,855.00
Oracle Developer	17	£55,835.00	£60,665.00	£65,500.00
Salesforce Developer	16	£57,000.00	£60,625.00	£64,250.00
Scrum Master	12	£58,250.00	£60,335.00	£62,415.00
Agile Project Manager	4	£57,500.00	£60,000.00	£62,500.00
Software Programmer	4	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Software Team Leader	24	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Bi Analyst	16	£56,045.00	£59,795.00	£63,545.00
Cyber Security Analyst	59	£55,685.00	£59,780.00	£63,880.00
Network Security Engineer	17	£55,915.00	£59,715.00	£63,525.00
Hardware Designer	40	£56,725.00	£59,605.00	£62,490.00
IT Support Team Lead	6	£57,500.00	£59,585.00	£61,665.00
Product Management	1,661	£56,130.00	£59,565.00	£63,000.00
Digital Analyst	6	£51,250.00	£59,375.00	£67,500.00
Business Intelligence Manager	2	£55,000.00	£58,750.00	£62,500.00
MySQL	2	£55,000.00	£58,750.00	£62,500.00
Web Manager	3	£57,000.00	£58,500.00	£60,000.00
Information Analyst	19	£54,480.00	£58,250.00	£62,020.00
Cyber Security Engineer	46	£55,430.00	£58,200.00	£60,965.00
Technical Author	326	£56,590.00	£58,090.00	£59,590.00
Digital Project Manager	8	£54,250.00	£57,940.00	£61,625.00
Programme Lead	32	£53,505.00	£57,940.00	£62,370.00
Mobile Developer	8	£53,125.00	£57,815.00	£62,500.00
Programming	899	£54,190.00	£57,605.00	£61,025.00
Network Engineer	585	£53,515.00	£57,165.00	£60,820.00
Head of IT	6,553	£54,340.00	£56,865.00	£59,380.00
Information Management	184	£54,660.00	£56,845.00	£59,030.00
Service Delivery Manager	72	£54,030.00	£56,750.00	£59,475.00
Information Security Analyst	39	£53,190.00	£56,715.00	£60,245.00
Transition Manager	5	£55,125.00	£56,690.00	£58,250.00
Android Developer	4	£50,000.00	£56,250.00	£62,500.00
Implementation Consultant	4	£47,500.00	£56,250.00	£65,000.00
Laravel Developer	2	£52,500.00	£56,250.00	£60,000.00
IT Business Partner	1,408	£53,245.00	£56,005.00	£58,775.00
Business Relationship Manager	16	£56,000.00	£56,000.00	£56,000.00
Business Systems Analyst	49	£52,340.00	£55,745.00	£59,150.00
Web Developer	48	£50,955.00	£55,520.00	£60,090.00
SQL Developer	17	£52,625.00	£55,395.00	£58,165.00
Systems Developer	370	£53,305.00	£55,145.00	£56,975.00
IT Project Manager	7,099	£51,430.00	£54,930.00	£58,425.00
BI Developer	31	£50,070.00	£54,570.00	£59,070.00
Service Transition Manager	5	£53,000.00	£54,250.00	£55,500.00
Systems Manager	1,468	£51,400.00	£54,005.00	£56,620.00
Product Developer	690	£50,710.00	£53,990.00	£57,270.00
Business Process Analyst	13	£53,065.00	£53,690.00	£54,315.00
Performance Analyst	7	£50,165.00	£53,560.00	£56,940.00
Technical Analyst	80	£50,505.00	£53,290.00	£56,070.00
Active Directory	51	£51,400.00	£53,220.00	£55,040.00
Systems Administrator	228	£49,990.00	£53,205.00	£56,420.00
Operations Analyst	39	£48,875.00	£52,820.00	£56,760.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	4	£48,750.00	£52,500.00	£56,250.00
Power BI Developer	16	£48,790.00	£51,895.00	£55,000.00
Systems Analyst	143	£48,465.00	£51,810.00	£55,160.00
Data Analyst	451	£47,835.00	£51,640.00	£55,450.00
Database Manager	19	£48,540.00	£51,615.00	£54,680.00
Hardware Engineer	85	£49,940.00	£51,455.00	£52,970.00
Project Analyst	10	£49,700.00	£51,400.00	£53,100.00
Digital	3,334	£48,100.00	£51,345.00	£54,590.00
Application Support Analyst	130	£48,045.00	£51,000.00	£53,950.00
Application Specialist	59	£47,875.00	£50,000.00	£52,125.00
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
MI Analyst	4	£46,250.00	£50,000.00	£53,750.00
IT Consultant	11,633	£44,825.00	£49,775.00	£54,720.00
SQL Analyst	11	£46,500.00	£49,500.00	£52,500.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
Application Support	408	£45,900.00	£48,960.00	£52,030.00
Service Manager	2,612	£46,180.00	£48,790.00	£51,405.00
Data Analysis	148	£45,785.00	£48,505.00	£51,220.00
Network Administrator	10	£46,375.00	£48,250.00	£50,125.00
Technical Account Manager	39	£44,510.00	£48,060.00	£51,610.00
Business Intelligence Developer	9	£45,050.00	£48,015.00	£50,985.00
Test Analyst	31	£45,665.00	£47,680.00	£49,690.00
PHP Developer	80	£42,875.00	£47,665.00	£52,445.00
Systems Specialist	14	£46,700.00	£47,625.00	£48,550.00
Software Development Manager	7	£43,000.00	£47,500.00	£52,000.00
Developer	66,059	£44,920.00	£47,230.00	£49,550.00
Development	67,862	£44,875.00	£47,135.00	£49,400.00
Quality Assurance Manager	16	£44,835.00	£46,665.00	£48,500.00
Service Desk Manager	89	£44,470.00	£46,490.00	£48,510.00
Product Marketing Manager	31	£42,600.00	£46,150.00	£49,700.00
Website	647	£42,955.00	£46,065.00	£49,165.00
Technical Trainer	10	£44,665.00	£45,435.00	£46,190.00
Senior Web Developer	3	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Wordpress Developer	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Data Centre Engineer	4	£42,000.00	£44,750.00	£47,500.00
Web Designer	24	£42,145.00	£44,730.00	£47,320.00
IT Service Desk Manager	96	£42,105.00	£44,055.00	£46,005.00
IT Specialist	7,835	£42,100.00	£43,770.00	£45,435.00
IT Manager	104,029	£41,665.00	£43,720.00	£45,775.00
Mobile Engineer	314	£39,535.00	£42,925.00	£46,320.00
IT Support Analyst	603	£39,910.00	£42,730.00	£45,550.00
Systems Officer	3	£41,940.00	£42,690.00	£43,440.00
CRM Manager	33	£39,685.00	£42,195.00	£44,700.00
Senior IT Technician	177	£39,060.00	£42,125.00	£45,190.00
Software Tester	7	£38,335.00	£42,085.00	£45,835.00
Web Design	26	£39,715.00	£41,985.00	£44,255.00
PMO Analyst	17	£40,100.00	£41,765.00	£43,415.00
Technical Support	551	£38,795.00	£41,220.00	£43,645.00
Reporting Analyst	26	£39,890.00	£41,000.00	£42,110.00
Technical Team Leader	4	£37,600.00	£40,700.00	£43,775.00
Desktop Support Engineer	16	£38,800.00	£40,625.00	£42,450.00
Systems Support Analyst	14	£37,825.00	£40,210.00	£42,600.00
Technical Officer	7	£38,000.00	£40,065.00	£42,125.00
DotNET Developer	2	£35,000.00	£40,000.00	£45,000.00
IT Support Engineer	1,442	£37,990.00	£39,850.00	£41,710.00
Autodesk	13	£34,665.00	£39,500.00	£44,335.00
Desktop Support Analyst	8	£37,000.00	£39,125.00	£41,250.00
Service Desk	705	£35,835.00	£37,950.00	£40,055.00
IT Field Service Engineer	1,066	£36,030.00	£37,905.00	£39,780.00
Assistant Product Manager	9	£36,215.00	£37,685.00	£39,160.00
Support Consultant	11	£33,835.00	£37,335.00	£40,835.00
Wordpress	4	£33,750.00	£37,250.00	£40,750.00
IT Officer	14,897	£34,975.00	£37,000.00	£39,030.00
Product	34,809	£35,310.00	£36,755.00	£38,205.00
Web Analyst	17	£32,775.00	£36,665.00	£40,560.00
IT Security Officer	38	£34,090.00	£36,545.00	£39,000.00
IT Trainer	435	£34,460.00	£36,130.00	£37,800.00
IT Support	114,818	£34,415.00	£35,795.00	£37,180.00
2nd Line Support	141	£33,425.00	£35,785.00	£38,135.00
CRM Administrator	4	£34,900.00	£35,400.00	£35,900.00
Product Planner	143	£33,425.00	£35,315.00	£37,190.00
Graduate Software Developer	2	£31,500.00	£35,250.00	£39,000.00
Digital Account Manager	4	£32,500.00	£35,000.00	£37,500.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
IT Technician	15,711	£32,460.00	£34,140.00	£35,825.00
IT Business Development Executive	414	£29,640.00	£33,880.00	£38,115.00
Junior Developer	12	£31,000.00	£33,480.00	£35,960.00
EPOS	6	£32,375.00	£32,875.00	£33,375.00
IT Helpdesk	102	£31,190.00	£32,610.00	£34,025.00
Technical Support Manager	2	£32,550.00	£32,550.00	£32,550.00
Service Desk Team Lead	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
2nd Line Support Technician	2	£28,000.00	£32,000.00	£36,000.00
Service Analyst	118	£30,615.00	£31,985.00	£33,350.00
1st Line Support	41	£29,785.00	£31,905.00	£34,020.00
1st Line IT Support	39	£29,925.00	£31,890.00	£33,855.00
IT Support Technician	93	£29,495.00	£31,650.00	£33,810.00
Service Desk Analyst	159	£30,345.00	£31,630.00	£32,920.00
Project Office Support	6	£31,250.00	£31,500.00	£31,750.00
It Graduate	647	£29,465.00	£31,355.00	£33,250.00
IT Support Officer	218	£29,915.00	£31,330.00	£32,740.00
Junior PHP Developer	2	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
IT Administrator	11,081	£28,065.00	£29,290.00	£30,530.00
IT Support Executive	82	£28,490.00	£29,220.00	£29,955.00
Graduate Developer	36	£27,445.00	£29,115.00	£30,780.00
Technical Administrator	37	£27,240.00	£28,635.00	£30,025.00
1st Line IT Support Technician	2	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
1st Line Technician	2	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
Junior IT Technician	18	£25,265.00	£26,995.00	£28,725.00
IT Trainee	1,843	£25,660.00	£26,865.00	£28,065.00
Trainee IT Technician	35	£25,590.00	£26,135.00	£26,675.00
Graduate Analyst	2	£24,500.00	£24,500.00	£24,500.00
IT Support Advisor	95	£23,870.00	£24,070.00	£24,260.00
IT Support Assistant	1,329	£22,280.00	£22,705.00	£23,135.00