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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 5,530,639 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	5,258,432	95.08 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	179,517	3.25 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	92,690	1.68 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 106,358 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 460,887 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	101,123	438,203
Contract	5,234	22,683

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK IT Jobs

Permanent IT Jobs

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

58,516

Down 5.9% vs last year

Average salary

£52,460.00

Down 2.1% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract IT Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

1,785

Down 9.9% vs last year

Average day rate

£530.00

Up 5.4% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

880

Up 15.4% vs last year

Average day rate

£505.00

Down 0.8% 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
July 2026	58,516
June 2026	67,860
May 2026	67,544
April 2026	98,757
March 2026	103,044
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

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The Highest Paying IT Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Head of Data	20	£113,595.00	£121,550.00	£129,500.00
Angular	17	£97,500.00	£104,065.00	£110,625.00
Python Developer	82	£96,220.00	£103,305.00	£110,395.00
Head of Software	2	£95,000.00	£102,500.00	£110,000.00
Enterprise Architect	101	£92,415.00	£98,840.00	£105,265.00
Software Development Manager	14	£93,165.00	£97,750.00	£102,335.00
Cloud Architect	11	£88,125.00	£97,190.00	£106,250.00
Big Data	2	£90,000.00	£96,250.00	£102,500.00
Azure Architect	25	£90,220.00	£95,375.00	£100,530.00
Sharepoint Developer	1	£85,000.00	£90,000.00	£95,000.00
Data Architect	171	£83,425.00	£89,500.00	£95,575.00
Head of Product	8	£84,985.00	£89,285.00	£93,590.00
Python	408	£79,940.00	£88,175.00	£96,410.00
Solutions Architect	439	£81,020.00	£86,200.00	£91,375.00
Software Architect	172	£85,700.00	£85,700.00	£85,700.00
Technical Product Owner	6	£70,475.00	£85,025.00	£99,600.00
Security Architect	66	£79,560.00	£84,405.00	£89,250.00
Senior Software Engineer	222	£76,315.00	£83,290.00	£90,270.00
Head of Technology	2	£70,150.00	£83,200.00	£96,250.00
Cloud Consultant	6	£79,375.00	£83,125.00	£86,875.00
Business Architect	26	£78,570.00	£82,875.00	£87,180.00
Android Developer	2	£72,500.00	£82,500.00	£92,500.00
Backend Developer	32	£74,910.00	£81,920.00	£88,935.00
Cisco Specialist	2	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
Technical Lead	413	£75,530.00	£79,965.00	£84,400.00
Java Developer	112	£72,900.00	£79,955.00	£87,010.00
Technical Architect	48	£76,075.00	£79,780.00	£83,485.00
Transformation Lead	13	£78,500.00	£79,750.00	£81,000.00
Software Engineer	1,318	£72,065.00	£79,010.00	£85,955.00
Head of Service	34	£72,440.00	£78,080.00	£83,720.00
IT Director	5,341	£71,050.00	£77,520.00	£83,990.00
Information Security	195	£72,980.00	£77,275.00	£81,575.00
Information Security Manager	18	£71,945.00	£76,860.00	£81,765.00
Infrastructure Manager	99	£72,010.00	£76,840.00	£81,675.00
SAP Consultant	20	£69,700.00	£76,225.00	£82,750.00
Functional Consultant	40	£69,665.00	£76,080.00	£82,490.00
Transformation Manager	31	£70,280.00	£75,605.00	£80,940.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	88	£71,200.00	£75,300.00	£79,395.00
CRM Developer	1	£70,000.00	£75,000.00	£80,000.00
Data Engineer	829	£68,410.00	£74,105.00	£79,795.00
Software Developer	904	£68,930.00	£73,975.00	£79,015.00
Data Modeller	283	£68,455.00	£73,670.00	£78,875.00
Integration Architect	28	£68,920.00	£73,420.00	£77,920.00
Data Scientist	63	£67,440.00	£73,155.00	£78,870.00
Network Security Engineer	3	£70,000.00	£73,125.00	£76,250.00
Head of Operations	79	£68,620.00	£72,595.00	£76,575.00
Application Developer	47	£67,550.00	£72,205.00	£76,860.00
Senior Software Developer	11	£71,300.00	£72,050.00	£72,800.00
Test Manager	43	£67,125.00	£71,915.00	£76,705.00
Senior Product Manager	31	£67,000.00	£71,380.00	£75,765.00
Microsoft Developer	2	£67,500.00	£71,250.00	£75,000.00
Solution Designer	471	£66,505.00	£71,200.00	£75,890.00
Cloud Engineer	246	£65,090.00	£71,175.00	£77,245.00
Technical Project Manager	14	£65,625.00	£71,040.00	£76,460.00
Scrum Master	14	£65,135.00	£70,915.00	£76,700.00
Salesforce Developer	10	£69,065.00	£70,780.00	£72,500.00
Application Manager	77	£66,590.00	£70,745.00	£74,895.00
Quality Assurance Manager	4	£68,750.00	£70,625.00	£72,500.00
Programme Manager	420	£65,665.00	£70,465.00	£75,255.00
Technical Consultant	34	£62,500.00	£70,430.00	£78,360.00
Application Architect	37	£69,095.00	£70,425.00	£71,750.00
DevOps Engineer	191	£64,685.00	£70,350.00	£76,005.00
Active Directory	19	£67,880.00	£70,025.00	£72,170.00
JavaScript Developer	7	£62,500.00	£70,000.00	£77,500.00
Sap Project Manager	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Head of Quality	2	£69,500.00	£69,500.00	£69,500.00
Cyber Security	570	£64,390.00	£68,800.00	£73,215.00
Cyber Security Manager	12	£66,500.00	£68,550.00	£70,600.00
Data Science	41	£62,220.00	£68,365.00	£74,515.00
Senior Developer	267	£62,495.00	£68,040.00	£73,580.00
Senior Java Developer	6	£60,265.00	£68,000.00	£75,735.00
Network Security	112	£63,515.00	£67,570.00	£71,630.00
Business Relationship Manager	4	£65,000.00	£67,500.00	£70,000.00
Head of Delivery	1	£65,000.00	£67,500.00	£70,000.00
Sharepoint Consultant	2	£60,000.00	£67,500.00	£75,000.00
Systems Architect	7	£62,400.00	£66,900.00	£71,415.00
Full Stack Developer	211	£61,095.00	£66,860.00	£72,625.00
Hardware Engineer	325	£65,345.00	£66,850.00	£68,360.00
Product Owner	231	£63,050.00	£66,820.00	£70,590.00
Data Management	447	£62,235.00	£66,615.00	£70,990.00
Lead Developer	352	£62,650.00	£66,330.00	£70,015.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	4	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Cyber Security Engineer	19	£61,035.00	£65,535.00	£70,035.00
Front End Developer	22	£60,680.00	£65,510.00	£70,335.00
Delivery Manager	347	£61,370.00	£65,060.00	£68,750.00
Service Transition Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Transition Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Application Integrator	4	£60,000.00	£62,500.00	£65,000.00
Head of IT	7,580	£58,525.00	£62,095.00	£65,665.00
Software Team Leader	39	£61,835.00	£61,835.00	£61,835.00
Senior Analyst	217	£59,555.00	£61,725.00	£63,895.00
Business Intelligence Developer	2	£55,000.00	£61,250.00	£67,500.00
Mobile Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Cyber Security Analyst	28	£56,815.00	£61,140.00	£65,465.00
Technical Services Manager	132	£57,330.00	£60,895.00	£64,455.00
Network Engineer	283	£56,450.00	£60,840.00	£65,230.00
Cisco Engineer	6	£53,335.00	£60,835.00	£68,335.00
Embedded Software Engineer	41	£53,135.00	£60,710.00	£68,285.00
Digital Product Manager	4	£55,000.00	£60,625.00	£66,250.00
Cyber Security Consultant	18	£53,790.00	£60,565.00	£67,330.00
Oracle Consultant	5	£57,500.00	£60,000.00	£62,500.00
Technical Account Manager	90	£55,925.00	£59,985.00	£64,040.00
Data Migration	39	£55,455.00	£59,715.00	£63,970.00
Data Controller	2	£59,500.00	£59,500.00	£59,500.00
Programme Lead	5	£50,690.00	£59,325.00	£67,950.00
Hardware Designer	163	£57,505.00	£58,925.00	£60,350.00
Business Analyst	714	£55,580.00	£58,785.00	£61,990.00
Network Manager	19	£55,065.00	£58,625.00	£62,190.00
BI Developer	24	£53,680.00	£58,390.00	£63,095.00
Service Delivery Manager	20	£55,705.00	£58,295.00	£60,875.00
Technology Consultant	19	£46,420.00	£57,895.00	£69,375.00
Information Management	127	£54,330.00	£57,445.00	£60,560.00
Technical Author	576	£57,155.00	£57,430.00	£57,710.00
Product Management	1,528	£53,060.00	£56,840.00	£60,625.00
IT Business Partner	2,530	£53,675.00	£56,515.00	£59,350.00
Oracle Developer	5	£52,500.00	£56,250.00	£60,000.00
Test Lead	39	£52,925.00	£55,780.00	£58,635.00
IT Project Manager	7,779	£51,560.00	£55,645.00	£59,740.00
Product Analyst	5	£51,250.00	£55,625.00	£60,000.00
Data Analyst	245	£51,240.00	£55,280.00	£59,320.00
Digital Analyst	11	£53,020.00	£55,155.00	£57,300.00
Wordpress	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Wordpress Developer	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
SQL Developer	13	£50,625.00	£54,270.00	£57,915.00
Application Support	208	£50,590.00	£54,150.00	£57,710.00
Technical Analyst	20	£51,180.00	£53,895.00	£56,605.00
Systems Analyst	61	£49,720.00	£53,745.00	£57,775.00
Systems Developer	439	£50,025.00	£53,675.00	£57,320.00
Head of Development	9	£51,080.00	£53,205.00	£55,330.00
Docker	9	£48,750.00	£53,125.00	£57,500.00
Power BI Developer	10	£49,375.00	£53,000.00	£56,625.00
Product Marketing Manager	27	£47,155.00	£52,970.00	£58,785.00
Information Analyst	12	£50,000.00	£52,500.00	£55,000.00
Technical Support Manager	19	£50,665.00	£52,225.00	£53,790.00
Implementation Manager	28	£50,000.00	£52,085.00	£54,165.00
Data Analysis	58	£48,310.00	£51,410.00	£54,515.00
ERP Consultant	6	£47,500.00	£51,250.00	£55,000.00
Product Development Manager	9	£47,035.00	£51,210.00	£55,400.00
Systems Administrator	92	£48,185.00	£51,190.00	£54,200.00
Systems Manager	2,547	£48,030.00	£50,340.00	£52,660.00
Implementation Consultant	12	£46,085.00	£49,835.00	£53,585.00
Bi Analyst	16	£47,800.00	£49,590.00	£51,375.00
Reporting Analyst	22	£47,635.00	£49,510.00	£51,385.00
Digital	5,196	£46,485.00	£49,420.00	£52,360.00
Business Systems Analyst	12	£44,500.00	£49,165.00	£53,835.00
Information Security Analyst	19	£47,215.00	£48,885.00	£50,550.00
CRM Manager	34	£45,890.00	£48,815.00	£51,750.00
Systems Specialist	30	£46,375.00	£48,190.00	£50,000.00
Application Support Analyst	36	£44,580.00	£48,120.00	£51,660.00
Mobile Engineer	296	£44,510.00	£47,725.00	£50,940.00
Service Manager	3,783	£45,330.00	£47,625.00	£49,935.00
AI Specialist	3	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Programming	1,052	£45,065.00	£47,500.00	£49,930.00
Development	81,734	£44,250.00	£46,890.00	£49,535.00
Developer	82,077	£44,130.00	£46,820.00	£49,515.00
Product Developer	782	£42,940.00	£46,400.00	£49,860.00
PHP Developer	18	£43,000.00	£46,300.00	£49,600.00
Firewall Engineer	2	£46,150.00	£46,150.00	£46,150.00
Test Analyst	10	£44,600.00	£46,000.00	£47,400.00
IT Service Desk Manager	4	£43,250.00	£45,375.00	£47,500.00
IT Consultant	22,230	£39,165.00	£44,905.00	£50,640.00
PMO Analyst	4	£43,750.00	£44,750.00	£45,750.00
SQL Database Administrator	10	£42,335.00	£44,585.00	£46,835.00
IT Manager	148,773	£41,380.00	£43,970.00	£46,550.00
Database Administrator	18	£41,550.00	£43,725.00	£45,900.00
IT Support Analyst	305	£40,985.00	£43,610.00	£46,230.00
Junior Developer	70	£39,220.00	£43,540.00	£47,860.00
IT Support Engineer	1,376	£41,045.00	£43,515.00	£45,990.00
Web Developer	59	£39,655.00	£43,495.00	£47,335.00
IT Technician	65,099	£40,560.00	£43,365.00	£46,175.00
IT Specialist	13,948	£41,565.00	£43,310.00	£45,065.00
Technical Trainer	24	£41,240.00	£43,230.00	£45,220.00
Performance Analyst	26	£40,000.00	£42,915.00	£45,835.00
Application Specialist	26	£41,810.00	£42,500.00	£43,190.00
MySQL	12	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Senior IT Technician	331	£38,715.00	£42,260.00	£45,800.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	15	£42,225.00	£42,225.00	£42,225.00
IT Solutions Analyst	16	£42,225.00	£42,225.00	£42,225.00
Service Desk Manager	2	£39,000.00	£42,000.00	£45,000.00
Product	29,175	£39,650.00	£41,840.00	£44,035.00
Website	1,051	£38,300.00	£41,315.00	£44,325.00
IT Support	215,037	£38,850.00	£41,100.00	£43,350.00
Technical Support	825	£38,520.00	£41,045.00	£43,565.00
Desktop Support Engineer	8	£40,440.00	£41,030.00	£41,625.00
Operations Analyst	6	£39,165.00	£40,835.00	£42,500.00
Support Consultant	15	£36,665.00	£40,750.00	£44,835.00
Autodesk	9	£37,250.00	£40,625.00	£44,000.00
Assistant Product Manager	21	£36,840.00	£39,850.00	£42,855.00
Laravel Developer	13	£35,500.00	£39,650.00	£43,800.00
Desktop Support Analyst	6	£34,665.00	£38,165.00	£41,665.00
Systems Officer	12	£35,410.00	£37,650.00	£39,890.00
IT Field Service Engineer	2,454	£34,735.00	£37,110.00	£39,500.00
Software Tester	2	£35,000.00	£37,000.00	£39,000.00
Service Desk	254	£35,230.00	£36,950.00	£38,670.00
IT Officer	24,414	£34,040.00	£36,920.00	£39,805.00
Technical Officer	4	£35,000.00	£36,875.00	£38,750.00
IT Trainer	1,555	£34,705.00	£36,575.00	£38,460.00
IT Business Development Executive	103	£31,290.00	£36,570.00	£41,850.00
Digital Account Manager	9	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Support Technician	57	£33,955.00	£36,320.00	£38,685.00
2nd Line Support	44	£34,160.00	£36,290.00	£38,425.00
Service Analyst	27	£33,895.00	£36,250.00	£38,600.00
Exhibition Designer	1	£33,000.00	£35,500.00	£38,000.00
Product Planner	122	£32,275.00	£34,290.00	£36,310.00
IT Support Executive	561	£32,280.00	£33,530.00	£34,785.00
Service Desk Analyst	39	£30,875.00	£33,030.00	£35,180.00
Release Manager	2	£31,500.00	£33,000.00	£34,500.00
Junior Java Developer	6	£31,500.00	£32,585.00	£33,665.00
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
Systems Coordinator	9	£29,500.00	£31,585.00	£33,665.00
IT Security Officer	75	£31,025.00	£31,150.00	£31,275.00
2nd Line Support Technician	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
Project Office Support	2	£31,000.00	£31,000.00	£31,000.00
EPOS	16	£30,150.00	£30,815.00	£31,485.00
IT Support Officer	412	£29,585.00	£30,480.00	£31,375.00
It Graduate	681	£28,130.00	£30,175.00	£32,225.00
Technical Administrator	40	£28,890.00	£30,020.00	£31,145.00
Project Analyst	8	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
1st Line IT Support	13	£28,390.00	£29,985.00	£31,575.00
1st Line Support	13	£28,390.00	£29,985.00	£31,575.00
IT Helpdesk	173	£28,930.00	£29,930.00	£30,930.00
IT Trainee	5,379	£27,310.00	£29,855.00	£32,400.00
IT Administrator	18,170	£28,180.00	£29,435.00	£30,685.00
Junior IT Technician	40	£27,110.00	£28,885.00	£30,655.00
IT Support Advisor	62	£27,255.00	£27,795.00	£28,340.00
Trainee IT Technician	67	£27,215.00	£27,565.00	£27,910.00
Computer Science Graduate	4	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Developer	38	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Software Developer	33	£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	1,136	£24,260.00	£24,665.00	£25,075.00