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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 4,823,838 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,581,545	94.98 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	157,984	3.28 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	84,309	1.75 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 92,766 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 401,987 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	88,106	381,795
Contract	4,659	20,191

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 also October, 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
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
November 2024	71,845
October 2024	104,996

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
Software Development Manager	10	£112,500.00	£125,000.00	£137,500.00
Head of Data	37	£114,495.00	£124,340.00	£134,175.00
Docker	34	£100,000.00	£112,500.00	£125,000.00
Big Data	8	£102,115.00	£110,290.00	£118,450.00
Application Integrator	5	£100,650.00	£109,550.00	£118,425.00
Angular	137	£95,260.00	£106,475.00	£117,685.00
Python Developer	271	£96,035.00	£105,770.00	£115,505.00
Java Developer	224	£93,305.00	£103,450.00	£113,600.00
Head of Software	9	£95,500.00	£102,835.00	£110,165.00
Cloud Consultant	4	£90,000.00	£101,250.00	£112,500.00
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
Enterprise Architect	52	£92,570.00	£97,360.00	£102,145.00
Python	876	£85,185.00	£94,225.00	£103,265.00
Data Architect	66	£85,095.00	£91,205.00	£97,310.00
Head of Delivery	8	£86,090.00	£91,090.00	£96,090.00
Azure Architect	10	£80,000.00	£88,165.00	£96,335.00
Senior Software Engineer	503	£78,905.00	£86,480.00	£94,065.00
Integration Architect	7	£78,335.00	£85,835.00	£93,335.00
Oracle Database	1	£85,000.00	£85,000.00	£85,000.00
Software Engineer	2,398	£74,855.00	£83,475.00	£92,090.00
Data Engineer	919	£76,330.00	£83,120.00	£89,905.00
Transformation Manager	17	£75,330.00	£82,565.00	£89,795.00
SAP Consultant	31	£75,555.00	£82,000.00	£88,445.00
Senior Java Developer	13	£74,290.00	£81,665.00	£89,040.00
Solutions Architect	516	£77,360.00	£81,630.00	£85,905.00
Software Architect	189	£80,255.00	£80,255.00	£80,255.00
Cisco Engineer	3	£75,000.00	£80,000.00	£85,000.00
Machine Learning Engineer	81	£68,830.00	£79,585.00	£90,335.00
Technical Architect	73	£75,630.00	£79,575.00	£83,515.00
Technical Lead	340	£75,710.00	£79,080.00	£82,455.00
DevOps Engineer	385	£71,340.00	£78,175.00	£85,010.00
Security Architect	50	£73,040.00	£78,065.00	£83,085.00
Data Integration Developer	2	£75,000.00	£77,500.00	£80,000.00
Transformation Lead	4	£73,750.00	£77,125.00	£80,500.00
Head of Operations	33	£71,715.00	£76,505.00	£81,295.00
Senior Product Manager	10	£71,250.00	£76,500.00	£81,750.00
Cloud Engineer	273	£70,040.00	£76,400.00	£82,760.00
Software Developer	1,306	£69,635.00	£75,335.00	£81,025.00
Agile Coach	3	£60,000.00	£75,000.00	£90,000.00
Systems Programmer	2	£70,925.00	£74,875.00	£78,800.00
Data Science	83	£69,025.00	£74,220.00	£79,415.00
Application Developer	57	£71,020.00	£73,940.00	£76,845.00
IT Director	3,372	£68,615.00	£73,880.00	£79,140.00
Data Modeller	126	£68,360.00	£73,575.00	£78,790.00
Technology Consultant	6	£65,000.00	£73,335.00	£81,665.00
Oracle Consultant	5	£66,250.00	£73,125.00	£80,000.00
Technical Product Owner	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Product Analyst	30	£65,000.00	£72,180.00	£79,355.00
Application Manager	39	£68,880.00	£71,925.00	£74,970.00
Lead Developer	204	£66,790.00	£71,665.00	£76,545.00
Data Scientist	60	£66,505.00	£71,390.00	£76,275.00
Backend Developer	30	£62,535.00	£71,035.00	£79,530.00
Full Stack Developer	228	£64,310.00	£70,530.00	£76,750.00
Information Security	248	£66,175.00	£70,340.00	£74,505.00
JavaScript Developer	8	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Microsoft Developer	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Infrastructure Manager	86	£65,185.00	£69,940.00	£74,695.00
Cloud Architect	28	£64,020.00	£69,560.00	£75,105.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	80	£65,890.00	£69,515.00	£73,140.00
Technical Project Manager	11	£65,315.00	£69,375.00	£73,440.00
Information Security Manager	32	£64,460.00	£69,000.00	£73,540.00
Data Migration	26	£64,230.00	£68,980.00	£73,730.00
Programme Manager	342	£64,720.00	£68,690.00	£72,670.00
Front End Developer	64	£62,860.00	£68,585.00	£74,305.00
Head of Service	13	£66,425.00	£68,540.00	£70,650.00
Release Manager	12	£59,375.00	£68,145.00	£76,905.00
Senior Developer	446	£63,125.00	£68,080.00	£73,035.00
Product Owner	156	£63,060.00	£67,615.00	£72,165.00
Data Management	549	£63,210.00	£67,540.00	£71,880.00
Cyber Security Manager	25	£64,470.00	£67,435.00	£70,400.00
Test Manager	32	£64,980.00	£66,930.00	£68,880.00
Senior Software Developer	34	£61,535.00	£66,505.00	£71,475.00
Cyber Security Engineer	23	£62,540.00	£66,495.00	£70,450.00
Sap Project Manager	2	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Functional Consultant	31	£58,905.00	£66,120.00	£73,335.00
Technical Consultant	78	£57,850.00	£66,065.00	£74,280.00
Cyber Security	398	£61,325.00	£65,775.00	£70,225.00
Solution Designer	331	£61,635.00	£65,625.00	£69,610.00
Network Security	100	£61,060.00	£65,015.00	£68,970.00
Agile Project Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
iOS Developer	3	£55,000.00	£65,000.00	£75,000.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Network Manager	37	£59,915.00	£64,885.00	£69,845.00
Product Development Manager	2	£59,000.00	£64,500.00	£70,000.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	4	£61,725.00	£64,090.00	£66,450.00
Hardware Engineer	154	£63,080.00	£63,655.00	£64,230.00
Delivery Manager	404	£60,440.00	£63,390.00	£66,340.00
Systems Architect	40	£62,450.00	£63,140.00	£63,830.00
Technical Author	377	£62,175.00	£62,755.00	£63,340.00
Business Analyst	832	£58,525.00	£62,690.00	£66,855.00
Head of Product	14	£57,345.00	£62,175.00	£67,000.00
Head of Development	5	£58,750.00	£62,000.00	£65,250.00
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
Active Directory	21	£59,860.00	£61,550.00	£63,245.00
Senior Analyst	161	£57,970.00	£61,355.00	£64,740.00
Mobile Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Web Developer	21	£56,250.00	£60,835.00	£65,415.00
Cyber Security Analyst	33	£55,350.00	£60,755.00	£66,160.00
Cyber Security Consultant	34	£54,550.00	£60,475.00	£66,400.00
Database Administrator	16	£53,960.00	£60,085.00	£66,210.00
Information Analyst	2	£52,500.00	£60,000.00	£67,500.00
Software Programmer	4	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Technical Services Manager	48	£55,885.00	£59,805.00	£63,730.00
Service Delivery Manager	37	£56,840.00	£59,575.00	£62,310.00
Oracle Developer	12	£54,600.00	£59,350.00	£64,100.00
Test Lead	37	£56,765.00	£59,305.00	£61,855.00
Network Security Engineer	7	£53,840.00	£58,915.00	£64,000.00
MySQL	2	£55,000.00	£58,750.00	£62,500.00
Scrum Master	10	£57,000.00	£58,700.00	£60,400.00
Software Team Leader	33	£58,500.00	£58,500.00	£58,500.00
Information Management	89	£55,425.00	£58,330.00	£61,235.00
Web Manager	6	£56,000.00	£58,000.00	£60,000.00
Head of IT	6,228	£54,910.00	£57,990.00	£61,065.00
Network Engineer	388	£54,680.00	£57,990.00	£61,305.00
Technical Analyst	32	£55,045.00	£57,905.00	£60,765.00
Project Analyst	10	£55,945.00	£57,655.00	£59,375.00
Transition Manager	5	£55,125.00	£56,690.00	£58,250.00
Implementation Consultant	4	£47,500.00	£56,250.00	£65,000.00
Hardware Designer	37	£53,000.00	£56,190.00	£59,375.00
Salesforce Developer	6	£55,335.00	£56,165.00	£57,000.00
Product Management	1,335	£52,825.00	£56,070.00	£59,320.00
Business Relationship Manager	16	£56,000.00	£56,000.00	£56,000.00
Application Support Analyst	77	£52,685.00	£55,705.00	£58,725.00
Embedded Software Engineer	41	£48,550.00	£55,650.00	£62,750.00
BI Developer	28	£50,790.00	£55,230.00	£59,665.00
IT Business Partner	1,589	£52,525.00	£55,125.00	£57,720.00
Digital Analyst	8	£55,000.00	£55,000.00	£55,000.00
Power BI Developer	9	£52,585.00	£54,875.00	£57,165.00
Systems Administrator	162	£51,810.00	£54,870.00	£57,925.00
Senior Programmer	5	£54,800.00	£54,800.00	£54,800.00
IT Project Manager	6,369	£50,820.00	£54,425.00	£58,030.00
Service Transition Manager	5	£53,000.00	£54,250.00	£55,500.00
Bi Analyst	18	£49,170.00	£54,170.00	£59,170.00
Systems Developer	347	£52,325.00	£54,100.00	£55,865.00
Systems Analyst	98	£50,125.00	£53,805.00	£57,490.00
Performance Analyst	7	£50,165.00	£53,560.00	£56,940.00
Information Security Analyst	23	£49,995.00	£53,495.00	£56,995.00
Business Systems Analyst	41	£48,970.00	£53,465.00	£57,960.00
Systems Manager	1,585	£50,895.00	£53,390.00	£55,885.00
Operations Analyst	15	£49,835.00	£53,375.00	£56,915.00
Programme Lead	13	£50,375.00	£53,025.00	£55,675.00
Programming	693	£50,020.00	£52,925.00	£55,825.00
SQL Developer	9	£50,625.00	£52,815.00	£55,000.00
Data Analyst	303	£49,110.00	£52,795.00	£56,485.00
Product Developer	431	£48,500.00	£52,385.00	£56,265.00
Database Manager	5	£50,165.00	£52,085.00	£54,000.00
Network Administrator	8	£50,835.00	£52,085.00	£53,335.00
Digital	3,379	£48,615.00	£52,045.00	£55,480.00
Digital Project Manager	4	£48,500.00	£52,000.00	£55,500.00
Data Analysis	102	£47,735.00	£51,675.00	£55,610.00
Application Support	281	£48,395.00	£51,525.00	£54,660.00
Application Specialist	50	£48,875.00	£50,540.00	£52,210.00
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
Systems Specialist	32	£48,025.00	£49,585.00	£51,140.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
Web Designer	7	£45,000.00	£48,750.00	£52,500.00
Test Analyst	24	£46,125.00	£48,370.00	£50,605.00
IT Consultant	13,220	£42,190.00	£47,765.00	£53,335.00
Service Desk Manager	20	£46,085.00	£47,605.00	£49,125.00
Developer	60,179	£44,785.00	£47,515.00	£50,255.00
Service Manager	2,484	£44,840.00	£47,505.00	£50,175.00
Development	61,353	£44,830.00	£47,435.00	£50,050.00
Quality Assurance Manager	18	£45,960.00	£47,270.00	£48,585.00
CRM Manager	22	£44,565.00	£46,575.00	£48,580.00
Junior Developer	10	£44,000.00	£46,575.00	£49,150.00
Software Tester	5	£42,500.00	£46,250.00	£50,000.00
Website	502	£42,750.00	£45,970.00	£49,180.00
IT Specialist	6,897	£43,390.00	£45,450.00	£47,510.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
PHP Developer	51	£41,740.00	£45,250.00	£48,760.00
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 Developer	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Data Centre Engineer	4	£42,000.00	£44,750.00	£47,500.00
IT Service Desk Manager	29	£43,245.00	£44,635.00	£46,030.00
Reporting Analyst	13	£42,500.00	£44,585.00	£46,665.00
Technical Trainer	14	£43,700.00	£44,410.00	£45,115.00
SQL Analyst	6	£41,665.00	£44,165.00	£46,665.00
Technical Account Manager	26	£40,870.00	£44,070.00	£47,270.00
IT Support Analyst	422	£40,905.00	£43,840.00	£46,775.00
IT Manager	96,304	£41,330.00	£43,690.00	£46,060.00
Mobile Engineer	279	£39,620.00	£43,335.00	£47,050.00
Desktop Support Analyst	8	£40,500.00	£43,000.00	£45,500.00
Web Design	9	£40,000.00	£42,835.00	£45,665.00
Systems Officer	3	£41,940.00	£42,690.00	£43,440.00
Autodesk	10	£37,250.00	£42,065.00	£46,875.00
Technical Support	368	£39,635.00	£42,060.00	£44,475.00
Technical Officer	2	£39,000.00	£41,750.00	£44,500.00
Senior IT Technician	215	£38,710.00	£41,525.00	£44,335.00
Technical Team Leader	4	£37,600.00	£40,700.00	£43,775.00
IT Support Engineer	1,150	£38,185.00	£40,540.00	£42,900.00
Desktop Support Engineer	11	£39,665.00	£40,415.00	£41,165.00
Systems Support Analyst	6	£38,875.00	£39,515.00	£40,165.00
Assistant Product Manager	22	£37,575.00	£39,230.00	£40,890.00
Product Marketing Manager	28	£35,950.00	£38,975.00	£42,000.00
IT Field Service Engineer	1,116	£36,080.00	£38,390.00	£40,695.00
Service Desk	336	£36,200.00	£38,335.00	£40,460.00
IT Support	114,947	£35,790.00	£37,530.00	£39,275.00
EPOS	2	£37,000.00	£37,500.00	£38,000.00
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
Wordpress	4	£33,750.00	£37,250.00	£40,750.00
PMO Analyst	2	£36,125.00	£36,625.00	£37,125.00
IT Officer	13,199	£34,505.00	£36,560.00	£38,610.00
IT Technician	17,328	£34,505.00	£36,410.00	£38,315.00
IT Trainer	431	£34,365.00	£36,235.00	£38,105.00
Product	31,282	£34,710.00	£36,185.00	£37,665.00
CRM Administrator	4	£34,900.00	£35,400.00	£35,900.00
IT Business Development Executive	265	£29,850.00	£35,350.00	£40,845.00
Product Planner	119	£33,455.00	£35,325.00	£37,185.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
2nd Line Support	65	£32,245.00	£34,560.00	£36,875.00
Service Analyst	60	£32,115.00	£33,990.00	£35,865.00
IT Support Technician	42	£31,495.00	£33,390.00	£35,290.00
IT Support Executive	47	£32,130.00	£33,130.00	£34,135.00
1st Line Support	16	£30,550.00	£33,075.00	£35,600.00
1st Line IT Support	14	£30,800.00	£33,050.00	£35,300.00
Support Consultant	5	£30,165.00	£32,750.00	£35,335.00
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
Junior Product Manager	18	£28,000.00	£32,000.00	£36,000.00
Service Desk Analyst	73	£30,380.00	£31,830.00	£33,270.00
IT Support Officer	188	£30,685.00	£31,690.00	£32,690.00
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
IT Helpdesk	75	£29,535.00	£30,940.00	£32,340.00
Technical Administrator	27	£27,705.00	£30,440.00	£33,170.00
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
It Graduate	579	£27,485.00	£29,540.00	£31,605.00
IT Administrator	9,506	£27,780.00	£29,000.00	£30,220.00
IT Security Officer	31	£28,655.00	£28,865.00	£29,080.00
IT Trainee	2,564	£25,905.00	£27,535.00	£29,160.00
Junior IT Technician	12	£25,190.00	£26,970.00	£28,750.00
Trainee IT Technician	23	£26,005.00	£26,260.00	£26,505.00
Graduate Developer	46	£25,530.00	£25,530.00	£25,530.00
IT Support Advisor	21	£25,015.00	£25,260.00	£25,495.00
Graduate Analyst	2	£24,500.00	£24,500.00	£24,500.00
IT Support Assistant	957	£23,640.00	£24,100.00	£24,565.00