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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 4,867,249 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,622,842	94.98 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	159,528	3.28 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	84,879	1.74 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 93,601 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 405,604 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	88,900	385,236
Contract	4,700	20,367

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

The busiest month for new contract IT Jobs is also March, 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
November 2025	31,741
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
February 2025	31,781
January 2025	30,982
December 2024	21,396

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	36	£116,580.00	£126,005.00	£135,425.00
Software Development Manager	12	£106,250.00	£112,500.00	£118,750.00
Application Integrator	3	£100,650.00	£109,550.00	£118,425.00
Cloud Consultant	2	£90,000.00	£107,500.00	£125,000.00
Angular	127	£95,850.00	£106,550.00	£117,245.00
Python Developer	238	£95,610.00	£104,210.00	£112,810.00
Head of Software	9	£95,500.00	£102,835.00	£110,165.00
Java Developer	202	£92,175.00	£102,065.00	£111,965.00
Head of Software Development	2	£90,000.00	£100,000.00	£110,000.00
Head of Technology	2	£91,625.00	£99,625.00	£107,625.00
Head of Quality	2	£85,000.00	£97,500.00	£110,000.00
Big Data	2	£90,000.00	£96,250.00	£102,500.00
Oracle Consultant	2	£87,500.00	£96,250.00	£105,000.00
Enterprise Architect	51	£88,550.00	£93,805.00	£99,050.00
Python	686	£85,375.00	£93,655.00	£101,935.00
Data Architect	62	£85,455.00	£91,850.00	£98,245.00
Head of Delivery	8	£86,090.00	£91,090.00	£96,090.00
Business Architect	2	£82,500.00	£87,500.00	£92,500.00
Senior Software Engineer	457	£79,615.00	£86,675.00	£93,735.00
Integration Architect	7	£78,335.00	£85,835.00	£93,335.00
Oracle Database	1	£85,000.00	£85,000.00	£85,000.00
Senior Java Developer	12	£77,150.00	£85,000.00	£92,850.00
Azure Architect	15	£77,190.00	£84,565.00	£91,940.00
Software Engineer	2,083	£75,020.00	£83,550.00	£92,070.00
Transformation Manager	11	£75,440.00	£83,000.00	£90,560.00
Solutions Architect	456	£77,310.00	£81,705.00	£86,105.00
Data Engineer	776	£75,270.00	£81,455.00	£87,640.00
Software Architect	246	£80,940.00	£80,940.00	£80,940.00
Technical Lead	393	£77,960.00	£80,680.00	£83,400.00
SAP Consultant	29	£73,610.00	£80,610.00	£87,610.00
Technical Architect	63	£76,260.00	£80,240.00	£84,210.00
Cisco Engineer	3	£75,000.00	£80,000.00	£85,000.00
Security Architect	42	£73,470.00	£78,520.00	£83,560.00
Head of Operations	18	£73,000.00	£78,000.00	£83,000.00
Data Integration Developer	2	£75,000.00	£77,500.00	£80,000.00
DevOps Engineer	299	£70,950.00	£77,250.00	£83,550.00
Transformation Lead	4	£73,750.00	£77,125.00	£80,500.00
Machine Learning Engineer	18	£66,040.00	£76,980.00	£87,920.00
Senior Product Manager	10	£71,250.00	£76,500.00	£81,750.00
Cloud Engineer	239	£69,590.00	£75,830.00	£82,065.00
Data Science	57	£69,550.00	£75,005.00	£80,460.00
Agile Coach	3	£60,000.00	£75,000.00	£90,000.00
Systems Programmer	2	£70,925.00	£74,875.00	£78,800.00
Software Developer	1,328	£69,445.00	£74,845.00	£80,245.00
Application Developer	48	£71,220.00	£74,275.00	£77,315.00
Application Manager	35	£70,395.00	£74,165.00	£77,940.00
Lead Developer	196	£68,905.00	£73,740.00	£78,575.00
IT Director	2,987	£68,635.00	£73,670.00	£78,705.00
Backend Developer	34	£65,030.00	£73,655.00	£82,275.00
Data Scientist	54	£68,645.00	£73,350.00	£78,055.00
Technology Consultant	6	£65,000.00	£73,335.00	£81,665.00
Technical Product Owner	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Data Modeller	140	£66,895.00	£72,300.00	£77,700.00
Head of Service	11	£69,400.00	£72,215.00	£75,035.00
Functional Consultant	32	£64,605.00	£71,780.00	£78,960.00
Full Stack Developer	239	£65,350.00	£71,490.00	£77,630.00
Programme Manager	303	£66,965.00	£71,335.00	£75,705.00
JavaScript Developer	6	£65,000.00	£71,250.00	£77,500.00
Information Security	222	£67,115.00	£71,175.00	£75,230.00
Infrastructure Manager	74	£65,075.00	£70,000.00	£74,925.00
iOS Developer	2	£60,000.00	£70,000.00	£80,000.00
Microsoft Developer	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Senior Software Developer	30	£65,465.00	£69,840.00	£74,215.00
Cloud Architect	28	£64,020.00	£69,560.00	£75,105.00
Technical Project Manager	11	£65,315.00	£69,375.00	£73,440.00
Data Migration	23	£64,690.00	£69,250.00	£73,815.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	68	£65,635.00	£69,235.00	£72,835.00
Front End Developer	52	£63,290.00	£68,390.00	£73,485.00
Release Manager	8	£59,365.00	£68,130.00	£76,890.00
Data Management	416	£63,725.00	£68,075.00	£72,435.00
Technical Consultant	67	£59,420.00	£68,030.00	£76,635.00
Senior Developer	374	£63,215.00	£67,905.00	£72,600.00
Information Security Manager	33	£62,720.00	£67,770.00	£72,825.00
Head of Product	8	£63,125.00	£67,315.00	£71,500.00
Test Manager	32	£64,620.00	£66,395.00	£68,170.00
Network Manager	41	£61,355.00	£66,330.00	£71,295.00
Sap Project Manager	2	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Cyber Security Engineer	20	£61,765.00	£65,920.00	£70,075.00
Cyber Security	344	£61,465.00	£65,855.00	£70,250.00
Delivery Manager	319	£62,130.00	£65,055.00	£67,990.00
Solution Designer	317	£61,225.00	£65,030.00	£68,840.00
Agile Project Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Programme Lead	14	£57,575.00	£64,825.00	£72,075.00
Network Security	94	£60,855.00	£64,630.00	£68,405.00
Product Development Manager	2	£59,000.00	£64,500.00	£70,000.00
Technical Author	375	£64,360.00	£64,450.00	£64,540.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	4	£61,725.00	£64,090.00	£66,450.00
Hardware Engineer	192	£63,250.00	£63,935.00	£64,615.00
Product Owner	118	£60,005.00	£63,685.00	£67,355.00
Systems Architect	40	£62,450.00	£63,140.00	£63,830.00
Cyber Security Consultant	36	£57,050.00	£62,850.00	£68,650.00
Cyber Security Manager	17	£59,300.00	£62,385.00	£65,465.00
Active Directory	13	£60,940.00	£62,375.00	£63,815.00
IT Support Team Lead	4	£58,750.00	£61,875.00	£65,000.00
Software Project Manager	4	£56,250.00	£61,750.00	£67,250.00
Senior Analyst	142	£58,175.00	£61,545.00	£64,915.00
Business Analyst	703	£57,400.00	£61,300.00	£65,200.00
Mobile Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Database Administrator	14	£54,750.00	£61,100.00	£67,450.00
Service Delivery Manager	27	£58,020.00	£61,020.00	£64,020.00
Information Management	53	£58,310.00	£60,910.00	£63,505.00
Database Manager	4	£57,500.00	£60,375.00	£63,250.00
Web Developer	17	£55,750.00	£60,375.00	£65,000.00
Hardware Designer	72	£57,825.00	£60,265.00	£62,700.00
Oracle Developer	10	£55,125.00	£60,125.00	£65,125.00
Information Analyst	2	£52,500.00	£60,000.00	£67,500.00
Software Programmer	4	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Scrum Master	8	£57,500.00	£59,625.00	£61,750.00
Technical Services Manager	36	£56,020.00	£58,880.00	£61,735.00
MySQL	2	£55,000.00	£58,750.00	£62,500.00
Software Team Leader	33	£58,500.00	£58,500.00	£58,500.00
Test Lead	39	£55,610.00	£58,295.00	£60,985.00
Product Management	993	£54,915.00	£58,270.00	£61,625.00
Head of IT	4,958	£55,290.00	£58,245.00	£61,200.00
Bi Analyst	16	£53,890.00	£58,060.00	£62,225.00
Web Manager	6	£56,000.00	£58,000.00	£60,000.00
Technical Analyst	16	£55,355.00	£57,770.00	£60,180.00
Network Engineer	324	£54,360.00	£57,690.00	£61,015.00
Project Analyst	10	£55,945.00	£57,655.00	£59,375.00
Network Security Engineer	2	£50,000.00	£57,500.00	£65,000.00
Cyber Security Analyst	23	£51,740.00	£57,180.00	£62,625.00
Head of Development	7	£54,500.00	£57,000.00	£59,500.00
Network Administrator	4	£56,250.00	£56,875.00	£57,500.00
Transition Manager	5	£55,125.00	£56,690.00	£58,250.00
IT Business Partner	1,333	£54,080.00	£56,615.00	£59,150.00
Application Support Analyst	69	£52,975.00	£56,185.00	£59,390.00
Systems Administrator	122	£53,210.00	£56,180.00	£59,145.00
Salesforce Developer	6	£55,335.00	£56,165.00	£57,000.00
Product Analyst	6	£51,665.00	£56,085.00	£60,500.00
Business Relationship Manager	16	£56,000.00	£56,000.00	£56,000.00
Power BI Developer	13	£53,415.00	£55,835.00	£58,250.00
Embedded Software Engineer	34	£48,040.00	£55,540.00	£63,040.00
Digital Analyst	8	£55,000.00	£55,000.00	£55,000.00
Senior Programmer	5	£54,800.00	£54,800.00	£54,800.00
IT Project Manager	5,523	£51,270.00	£54,775.00	£58,285.00
BI Developer	32	£50,010.00	£54,305.00	£58,605.00
Service Transition Manager	3	£53,000.00	£54,250.00	£55,500.00
Systems Developer	345	£51,705.00	£54,220.00	£56,730.00
Programming	529	£51,430.00	£54,025.00	£56,620.00
Systems Specialist	22	£50,000.00	£54,000.00	£58,000.00
Product Developer	337	£49,815.00	£53,920.00	£58,030.00
Systems Manager	1,528	£51,495.00	£53,910.00	£56,330.00
Implementation Consultant	2	£45,000.00	£53,750.00	£62,500.00
Performance Analyst	7	£50,165.00	£53,560.00	£56,940.00
Operations Analyst	15	£49,250.00	£53,540.00	£57,835.00
Information Security Analyst	23	£49,995.00	£53,495.00	£56,995.00
Systems Analyst	93	£49,280.00	£53,460.00	£57,645.00
Digital	3,057	£49,475.00	£53,065.00	£56,650.00
SQL Developer	9	£50,625.00	£52,815.00	£55,000.00
Application Support	241	£49,385.00	£52,550.00	£55,715.00
Application Specialist	25	£50,815.00	£52,065.00	£53,315.00
Digital Project Manager	4	£48,500.00	£52,000.00	£55,500.00
Business Systems Analyst	39	£46,470.00	£51,980.00	£57,490.00
Data Analyst	263	£48,220.00	£51,715.00	£55,215.00
CRM Manager	12	£49,815.00	£51,655.00	£53,500.00
Data Analysis	73	£46,670.00	£50,455.00	£54,230.00
Quality Assurance Manager	14	£48,440.00	£50,155.00	£51,875.00
Data Insight Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Systems Officer	2	£48,000.00	£49,500.00	£51,000.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
Service Desk Manager	16	£47,300.00	£48,625.00	£49,950.00
Firewall Engineer	4	£46,825.00	£48,075.00	£49,325.00
IT Consultant	11,637	£42,610.00	£48,075.00	£53,545.00
Developer	53,257	£45,435.00	£48,000.00	£50,580.00
Development	54,275	£45,545.00	£47,995.00	£50,455.00
Service Manager	2,132	£45,100.00	£47,690.00	£50,285.00
Test Analyst	18	£45,645.00	£47,660.00	£49,680.00
Reporting Analyst	5	£43,750.00	£46,875.00	£50,000.00
Junior Developer	10	£44,000.00	£46,575.00	£49,150.00
IT Specialist	6,402	£43,690.00	£45,665.00	£47,645.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
Website	413	£42,140.00	£45,165.00	£48,180.00
AI Specialist	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Android Developer	2	£35,000.00	£45,000.00	£55,000.00
Senior Web Developer	3	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Wordpress	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Wordpress Developer	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
IT Service Desk Manager	25	£43,785.00	£44,990.00	£46,200.00
Data Centre Engineer	4	£42,000.00	£44,750.00	£47,500.00
Autodesk	8	£40,000.00	£44,585.00	£49,165.00
PHP Developer	46	£40,905.00	£44,280.00	£47,655.00
IT Support Analyst	374	£41,240.00	£44,200.00	£47,165.00
SQL Analyst	6	£41,665.00	£44,165.00	£46,665.00
Desktop Support Analyst	6	£42,000.00	£44,085.00	£46,165.00
Technical Trainer	6	£43,335.00	£43,960.00	£44,585.00
IT Manager	80,591	£41,440.00	£43,740.00	£46,055.00
Mobile Engineer	180	£39,785.00	£43,660.00	£47,535.00
Technical Account Manager	14	£40,560.00	£43,310.00	£46,060.00
Software Tester	2	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Technical Support	272	£39,680.00	£42,175.00	£44,660.00
Senior IT Technician	151	£38,355.00	£41,395.00	£44,435.00
IT Support Engineer	989	£38,025.00	£40,395.00	£42,765.00
Desktop Support Engineer	12	£39,750.00	£40,315.00	£40,875.00
Product Marketing Manager	26	£36,190.00	£39,030.00	£41,875.00
IT Field Service Engineer	873	£36,335.00	£38,630.00	£40,925.00
Service Desk	269	£36,260.00	£38,425.00	£40,580.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£36,500.00	£38,250.00	£40,000.00
Junior Java Developer	2	£37,500.00	£38,250.00	£39,000.00
IT Support	110,215	£36,065.00	£37,690.00	£39,320.00
Laravel Developer	3	£35,000.00	£37,500.00	£40,000.00
Project Office Support	4	£36,050.00	£37,500.00	£38,975.00
IT Business Development Executive	135	£30,435.00	£37,040.00	£43,640.00
IT Technician	17,700	£35,080.00	£36,940.00	£38,795.00
IT Officer	10,835	£34,770.00	£36,835.00	£38,905.00
Product	27,328	£34,950.00	£36,380.00	£37,810.00
IT Trainer	325	£34,270.00	£36,055.00	£37,840.00
Product Planner	56	£33,770.00	£35,590.00	£37,405.00
CRM Administrator	4	£34,900.00	£35,400.00	£35,900.00
2nd Line Support	51	£32,605.00	£35,010.00	£37,410.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
Service Analyst	42	£32,680.00	£34,870.00	£37,055.00
IT Support Executive	31	£32,545.00	£33,630.00	£34,715.00
1st Line Support	20	£30,745.00	£32,835.00	£34,930.00
1st Line IT Support	18	£30,920.00	£32,820.00	£34,715.00
IT Support Officer	157	£31,610.00	£32,770.00	£33,925.00
Support Consultant	5	£30,165.00	£32,750.00	£35,335.00
Service Desk Analyst	61	£30,995.00	£32,620.00	£34,240.00
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
IT Support Technician	32	£30,350.00	£32,360.00	£34,375.00
Junior Product Manager	18	£28,000.00	£32,000.00	£36,000.00
IT Helpdesk	53	£30,430.00	£31,790.00	£33,145.00
2nd Line Support Technician	4	£29,000.00	£31,500.00	£34,000.00
Network Analyst	2	£28,000.00	£31,500.00	£35,000.00
Web Design	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
Systems Support Analyst	4	£29,565.00	£30,525.00	£31,500.00
Systems Coordinator	4	£29,500.00	£30,250.00	£31,000.00
Junior PHP Developer	2	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Technical Administrator	11	£27,500.00	£29,665.00	£31,835.00
It Graduate	469	£27,250.00	£29,275.00	£31,305.00
IT Administrator	8,181	£27,910.00	£29,100.00	£30,300.00
IT Trainee	2,301	£26,145.00	£28,180.00	£30,210.00
IT Security Officer	12	£27,505.00	£27,505.00	£27,505.00
Junior IT Technician	6	£25,250.00	£27,375.00	£29,500.00
Trainee IT Technician	11	£26,900.00	£27,210.00	£27,510.00
Graduate Developer	55	£25,395.00	£25,395.00	£25,395.00
Graduate Software Developer	4	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
IT Support Advisor	14	£24,675.00	£24,875.00	£25,070.00
Graduate Analyst	2	£24,500.00	£24,500.00	£24,500.00
IT Support Assistant	781	£23,365.00	£23,760.00	£24,155.00