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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 5,326,002 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	5,064,538	95.09 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	171,939	3.23 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	89,525	1.68 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 102,423 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 443,834 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	97,394	422,045
Contract	5,028	21,788

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK IT Jobs

Permanent IT Jobs

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

98,757

Up 93.6% vs last year

Average salary

£52,445.00

Down 2.8% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract IT Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

2,270

Up 37.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 4.4% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

848

Up 27.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 1.6% 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
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
July 2025	34,627
June 2025	24,764
May 2025	30,270

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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	52	£105,000.00	£115,180.00	£125,355.00
Software Development Manager	12	£106,250.00	£112,500.00	£118,750.00
Python Developer	154	£94,500.00	£102,165.00	£109,840.00
Big Data	2	£90,000.00	£96,250.00	£102,500.00
Enterprise Architect	70	£89,670.00	£94,350.00	£99,025.00
Python	467	£83,220.00	£91,865.00	£100,510.00
Head of Software	4	£83,250.00	£90,500.00	£97,750.00
Sharepoint Developer	1	£85,000.00	£90,000.00	£95,000.00
Java Developer	147	£81,315.00	£89,215.00	£97,110.00
Data Architect	150	£81,855.00	£87,545.00	£93,240.00
Integration Architect	9	£78,750.00	£86,875.00	£95,000.00
Azure Architect	16	£78,440.00	£85,940.00	£93,440.00
Technical Product Owner	6	£70,475.00	£85,025.00	£99,600.00
Oracle Database	1	£85,000.00	£85,000.00	£85,000.00
Business Architect	18	£79,165.00	£84,190.00	£89,210.00
Senior Software Engineer	224	£76,055.00	£83,290.00	£90,515.00
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
Solutions Architect	381	£77,320.00	£82,545.00	£87,770.00
Software Architect	238	£82,525.00	£82,525.00	£82,525.00
Programme Lead	3	£70,000.00	£82,500.00	£95,000.00
Security Architect	50	£75,320.00	£80,420.00	£85,520.00
Software Engineer	1,383	£72,410.00	£80,175.00	£87,930.00
Cisco Specialist	2	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
Head of Service	26	£73,920.00	£78,920.00	£83,920.00
Technical Project Manager	12	£72,750.00	£78,750.00	£84,750.00
Technical Architect	46	£74,340.00	£78,730.00	£83,120.00
Technical Lead	497	£74,610.00	£78,160.00	£81,710.00
Transformation Manager	33	£71,825.00	£78,035.00	£84,250.00
Senior Java Developer	6	£66,500.00	£77,500.00	£88,500.00
Functional Consultant	31	£71,115.00	£77,250.00	£83,380.00
Backend Developer	53	£70,365.00	£76,960.00	£83,550.00
SAP Consultant	34	£69,970.00	£76,430.00	£82,890.00
Network Manager	12	£71,875.00	£76,250.00	£80,625.00
Transformation Lead	13	£74,125.00	£75,815.00	£77,500.00
Data Engineer	812	£69,945.00	£75,610.00	£81,270.00
CRM Developer	1	£70,000.00	£75,000.00	£80,000.00
Network Security Engineer	1	£75,000.00	£75,000.00	£75,000.00
Information Security Manager	31	£69,530.00	£74,815.00	£80,100.00
Head of Product	7	£67,475.00	£74,675.00	£81,890.00
IT Director	4,902	£68,785.00	£74,650.00	£80,510.00
Software Developer	1,011	£69,210.00	£74,345.00	£79,475.00
Application Developer	41	£69,000.00	£73,800.00	£78,595.00
IT Support Team Lead	2	£67,500.00	£73,750.00	£80,000.00
Infrastructure Manager	75	£69,035.00	£73,445.00	£77,855.00
Cloud Engineer	210	£66,910.00	£73,145.00	£79,370.00
Information Security	181	£68,860.00	£72,525.00	£76,190.00
Data Modeller	234	£67,070.00	£72,510.00	£77,945.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	60	£69,045.00	£72,340.00	£75,635.00
Active Directory	18	£70,035.00	£72,285.00	£74,535.00
Programme Manager	366	£67,160.00	£72,165.00	£77,165.00
Lead Developer	298	£66,955.00	£71,825.00	£76,695.00
Application Architect	25	£69,790.00	£71,565.00	£73,335.00
Senior Software Developer	15	£68,500.00	£71,460.00	£74,415.00
Data Scientist	60	£65,970.00	£71,440.00	£76,910.00
Hardware Engineer	326	£69,960.00	£71,235.00	£72,515.00
Test Manager	41	£66,905.00	£71,150.00	£75,395.00
Full Stack Developer	227	£64,075.00	£70,875.00	£77,670.00
DevOps Engineer	211	£65,600.00	£70,815.00	£76,025.00
Application Manager	70	£66,245.00	£70,690.00	£75,130.00
Quality Assurance Manager	4	£68,750.00	£70,625.00	£72,500.00
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
Senior Product Manager	27	£66,250.00	£69,590.00	£72,935.00
Head of Operations	52	£66,280.00	£69,345.00	£72,405.00
Salesforce Developer	10	£66,815.00	£69,155.00	£71,500.00
Solution Designer	401	£63,890.00	£69,085.00	£74,275.00
Scrum Master	14	£62,335.00	£68,865.00	£75,400.00
Cloud Architect	10	£62,375.00	£68,625.00	£74,875.00
Technical Consultant	53	£60,360.00	£68,620.00	£76,875.00
Cyber Security	502	£63,800.00	£68,380.00	£72,960.00
Senior Developer	306	£63,225.00	£67,920.00	£72,610.00
Business Relationship Manager	4	£65,000.00	£67,500.00	£70,000.00
Sharepoint Consultant	2	£60,000.00	£67,500.00	£75,000.00
Delivery Manager	338	£62,660.00	£66,115.00	£69,565.00
Data Management	437	£62,175.00	£65,915.00	£69,650.00
Network Security	81	£60,515.00	£65,265.00	£70,015.00
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
Front End Developer	28	£59,105.00	£64,915.00	£70,720.00
Cyber Security Engineer	19	£59,095.00	£64,430.00	£69,765.00
Product Owner	168	£59,990.00	£63,725.00	£67,460.00
Cyber Security Manager	18	£61,215.00	£63,500.00	£65,785.00
Service Delivery Manager	30	£60,595.00	£63,220.00	£65,835.00
Senior Analyst	206	£60,455.00	£62,890.00	£65,325.00
Network Engineer	287	£58,760.00	£62,480.00	£66,195.00
Technical Author	516	£62,210.00	£62,395.00	£62,580.00
Data Science	40	£57,385.00	£61,920.00	£66,460.00
Cisco Engineer	4	£55,000.00	£61,875.00	£68,750.00
Business Intelligence Developer	2	£55,000.00	£61,250.00	£67,500.00
Technical Analyst	12	£58,150.00	£61,025.00	£63,900.00
Hardware Designer	139	£59,135.00	£61,015.00	£62,895.00
Head of IT	6,804	£57,220.00	£60,825.00	£64,430.00
Digital Product Manager	4	£55,000.00	£60,625.00	£66,250.00
Cyber Security Consultant	50	£53,965.00	£60,405.00	£66,840.00
Software Team Leader	29	£60,250.00	£60,250.00	£60,250.00
Technical Services Manager	112	£56,980.00	£60,175.00	£63,365.00
Data Migration	28	£55,910.00	£60,010.00	£64,105.00
Network Administrator	2	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Oracle Consultant	5	£57,500.00	£60,000.00	£62,500.00
Embedded Software Engineer	33	£51,500.00	£59,265.00	£67,030.00
Business Analyst	641	£55,760.00	£59,200.00	£62,635.00
Mobile Developer	4	£53,750.00	£58,750.00	£63,750.00
Information Management	111	£54,570.00	£57,600.00	£60,630.00
Test Lead	42	£54,550.00	£57,565.00	£60,570.00
Systems Architect	5	£54,800.00	£57,550.00	£60,325.00
Web Manager	3	£55,000.00	£57,500.00	£60,000.00
Head of Development	10	£53,375.00	£57,125.00	£60,875.00
Systems Administrator	85	£54,245.00	£57,045.00	£59,845.00
Digital Analyst	14	£55,520.00	£57,030.00	£58,550.00
BI Developer	30	£52,070.00	£56,995.00	£61,915.00
Product Management	1,319	£52,760.00	£56,420.00	£60,085.00
IT Business Partner	2,289	£53,795.00	£56,415.00	£59,025.00
Systems Specialist	44	£55,375.00	£56,375.00	£57,375.00
Cyber Security Analyst	18	£51,065.00	£56,270.00	£61,480.00
Docker	5	£52,500.00	£56,250.00	£60,000.00
Technology Consultant	18	£45,635.00	£56,065.00	£66,500.00
Oracle Developer	4	£50,250.00	£55,250.00	£60,250.00
Information Analyst	14	£50,835.00	£55,000.00	£59,165.00
Wordpress	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Wordpress Developer	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
IT Project Manager	7,208	£50,700.00	£54,715.00	£58,730.00
Product Analyst	4	£51,250.00	£54,125.00	£57,000.00
Systems Developer	357	£50,215.00	£53,845.00	£57,470.00
Application Support	221	£50,465.00	£53,800.00	£57,130.00
Software Project Manager	2	£50,000.00	£53,500.00	£57,000.00
Systems Analyst	44	£48,560.00	£53,180.00	£57,805.00
Power BI Developer	10	£49,375.00	£53,000.00	£56,625.00
Technical Account Manager	76	£49,515.00	£52,960.00	£56,405.00
Data Analyst	238	£49,185.00	£52,790.00	£56,395.00
Data Analysis	51	£48,955.00	£52,645.00	£56,345.00
Technical Support Manager	12	£50,215.00	£52,300.00	£54,385.00
Product Marketing Manager	21	£48,015.00	£52,160.00	£56,300.00
SQL Developer	6	£48,335.00	£52,085.00	£55,835.00
Systems Manager	2,480	£49,105.00	£51,190.00	£53,275.00
Operations Analyst	10	£47,000.00	£50,750.00	£54,500.00
PMO Analyst	2	£50,000.00	£50,750.00	£51,500.00
Data Centre Engineer	2	£46,000.00	£50,500.00	£55,000.00
Application Support Analyst	30	£47,150.00	£50,345.00	£53,535.00
Product Development Manager	4	£45,550.00	£50,250.00	£54,975.00
CRM Manager	15	£49,145.00	£50,175.00	£51,205.00
Business Systems Analyst	14	£44,215.00	£50,000.00	£55,785.00
Service Desk Manager	4	£48,215.00	£49,715.00	£51,215.00
Digital	4,502	£46,310.00	£49,400.00	£52,490.00
IT Service Desk Manager	6	£47,975.00	£49,390.00	£50,810.00
Programming	920	£47,055.00	£49,295.00	£51,530.00
Information Security Analyst	19	£47,215.00	£48,885.00	£50,550.00
Bi Analyst	21	£46,240.00	£48,420.00	£50,600.00
Web Developer	62	£44,030.00	£47,765.00	£51,500.00
ERP Consultant	4	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
SQL Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Implementation Consultant	8	£44,125.00	£47,250.00	£50,375.00
Database Administrator	16	£44,750.00	£47,155.00	£49,565.00
Development	74,126	£44,325.00	£47,020.00	£49,720.00
Mobile Engineer	271	£44,360.00	£46,950.00	£49,535.00
Developer	74,309	£44,165.00	£46,935.00	£49,715.00
PHP Developer	25	£43,750.00	£46,820.00	£49,895.00
Service Manager	3,283	£44,425.00	£46,690.00	£48,965.00
Reporting Analyst	23	£45,030.00	£46,675.00	£48,320.00
Project Analyst	14	£44,590.00	£46,460.00	£48,335.00
Test Analyst	14	£44,750.00	£46,290.00	£47,835.00
Implementation Manager	26	£45,000.00	£46,250.00	£47,500.00
Product Developer	600	£42,545.00	£46,185.00	£49,820.00
Firewall Engineer	2	£46,150.00	£46,150.00	£46,150.00
Junior Developer	55	£42,400.00	£45,775.00	£49,150.00
Performance Analyst	20	£42,500.00	£45,625.00	£48,750.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
AI Specialist	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Android Developer	2	£35,000.00	£45,000.00	£55,000.00
SQL Database Administrator	10	£42,335.00	£44,585.00	£46,835.00
Application Specialist	38	£43,855.00	£44,375.00	£44,895.00
Technical Trainer	19	£42,230.00	£44,095.00	£45,955.00
IT Consultant	19,582	£38,225.00	£43,925.00	£49,620.00
IT Specialist	11,400	£41,640.00	£43,640.00	£45,655.00
IT Manager	129,793	£41,050.00	£43,620.00	£46,190.00
IT Support Analyst	275	£40,170.00	£43,030.00	£45,875.00
IT Support Engineer	1,204	£39,940.00	£42,575.00	£45,215.00
Desktop Support Analyst	4	£39,500.00	£42,250.00	£45,000.00
IT Solutions Analyst	16	£42,225.00	£42,225.00	£42,225.00
Senior IT Technician	305	£38,765.00	£42,040.00	£45,310.00
Website	837	£38,670.00	£41,610.00	£44,540.00
Autodesk	10	£37,875.00	£41,565.00	£45,250.00
Desktop Support Engineer	8	£41,250.00	£41,250.00	£41,250.00
Technical Support	718	£38,705.00	£41,235.00	£43,760.00
IT Technician	52,584	£38,760.00	£40,965.00	£43,175.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£37,335.00	£40,500.00	£43,665.00
IT Support	185,408	£38,080.00	£39,985.00	£41,880.00
Laravel Developer	13	£35,500.00	£39,650.00	£43,800.00
Support Consultant	12	£35,335.00	£39,460.00	£43,585.00
Product	29,945	£37,320.00	£39,195.00	£41,065.00
Junior Java Developer	2	£37,500.00	£38,250.00	£39,000.00
IT Business Development Executive	96	£31,225.00	£38,050.00	£44,865.00
Service Desk	218	£36,100.00	£37,805.00	£39,515.00
IT Field Service Engineer	2,118	£35,185.00	£37,705.00	£40,230.00
Systems Officer	4	£35,900.00	£37,200.00	£38,500.00
IT Trainer	1,414	£34,945.00	£37,000.00	£39,060.00
Software Tester	2	£35,000.00	£37,000.00	£39,000.00
Digital Account Manager	9	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Support Technician	62	£34,695.00	£36,315.00	£37,930.00
Technical Officer	2	£33,500.00	£36,000.00	£38,500.00
Exhibition Designer	1	£33,000.00	£35,500.00	£38,000.00
Service Analyst	26	£33,325.00	£35,430.00	£37,530.00
IT Officer	19,092	£33,025.00	£35,110.00	£37,200.00
2nd Line Support	43	£32,410.00	£34,825.00	£37,245.00
Product Planner	93	£32,635.00	£34,535.00	£36,430.00
Project Office Support	6	£33,525.00	£34,250.00	£34,990.00
IT Support Executive	503	£32,610.00	£33,630.00	£34,640.00
Service Desk Analyst	43	£30,620.00	£32,615.00	£34,605.00
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
Network Analyst	2	£28,000.00	£31,500.00	£35,000.00
2nd Line Support Technician	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
IT Support Officer	337	£29,505.00	£30,375.00	£31,250.00
1st Line Support	15	£28,240.00	£30,155.00	£32,065.00
1st Line IT Support	13	£28,390.00	£29,985.00	£31,575.00
Systems Coordinator	6	£28,835.00	£29,750.00	£30,665.00
IT Security Officer	48	£29,545.00	£29,715.00	£29,885.00
It Graduate	604	£27,615.00	£29,625.00	£31,635.00
IT Trainee	5,183	£26,915.00	£29,585.00	£32,260.00
IT Helpdesk	141	£28,405.00	£29,135.00	£29,865.00
Junior IT Technician	26	£27,065.00	£28,980.00	£30,890.00
IT Administrator	15,337	£27,635.00	£28,900.00	£30,165.00
Technical Administrator	39	£27,035.00	£28,545.00	£30,055.00
Trainee IT Technician	65	£27,230.00	£27,455.00	£27,680.00
IT Support Advisor	30	£26,305.00	£26,820.00	£27,330.00
Computer Science Graduate	4	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Developer	52	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Software Developer	30	£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	1,179	£24,020.00	£24,375.00	£24,735.00