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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 4,850,355 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,607,092	94.98 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	158,712	3.27 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	84,551	1.74 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 93,276 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 404,196 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	88,597	383,924
Contract	4,678	20,271

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

The busiest month for new contract IT Jobs is 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
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
November 2024	71,845

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	40	£115,280.00	£125,145.00	£135,005.00
Docker	9	£100,000.00	£112,500.00	£125,000.00
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
Python Developer	246	£95,095.00	£103,800.00	£112,500.00
Angular	129	£93,280.00	£103,295.00	£113,310.00
Head of Software	9	£95,500.00	£102,835.00	£110,165.00
Java Developer	205	£92,385.00	£102,450.00	£112,520.00
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
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	48	£90,215.00	£95,330.00	£100,440.00
Python	748	£85,745.00	£94,590.00	£103,435.00
Data Architect	68	£86,220.00	£92,390.00	£98,560.00
Head of Delivery	8	£86,090.00	£91,090.00	£96,090.00
Senior Software Engineer	455	£81,700.00	£88,790.00	£95,885.00
Transformation Manager	14	£79,080.00	£87,250.00	£95,420.00
Integration Architect	7	£78,335.00	£85,835.00	£93,335.00
Oracle Database	1	£85,000.00	£85,000.00	£85,000.00
Azure Architect	13	£77,500.00	£84,875.00	£92,250.00
Software Engineer	2,168	£74,795.00	£83,370.00	£91,950.00
Data Engineer	810	£75,900.00	£82,645.00	£89,390.00
Solutions Architect	472	£77,475.00	£82,165.00	£86,865.00
Senior Java Developer	13	£74,290.00	£81,665.00	£89,040.00
Technical Lead	336	£78,415.00	£81,090.00	£83,765.00
SAP Consultant	27	£74,065.00	£81,000.00	£87,940.00
Software Architect	208	£80,940.00	£80,940.00	£80,940.00
Cisco Engineer	3	£75,000.00	£80,000.00	£85,000.00
DevOps Engineer	317	£72,860.00	£79,495.00	£86,130.00
Technical Architect	69	£75,315.00	£79,150.00	£82,975.00
Security Architect	44	£73,350.00	£78,080.00	£82,805.00
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
Transformation Lead	4	£73,750.00	£77,125.00	£80,500.00
Cloud Engineer	248	£70,265.00	£77,120.00	£83,975.00
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
Data Science	66	£69,845.00	£75,255.00	£80,665.00
Agile Coach	3	£60,000.00	£75,000.00	£90,000.00
Systems Programmer	2	£70,925.00	£74,875.00	£78,800.00
Backend Developer	32	£64,670.00	£74,100.00	£83,525.00
Software Developer	1,270	£68,585.00	£73,990.00	£79,390.00
Programme Manager	309	£69,320.00	£73,985.00	£78,650.00
IT Director	2,968	£68,575.00	£73,695.00	£78,815.00
Technology Consultant	6	£65,000.00	£73,335.00	£81,665.00
Data Modeller	132	£67,330.00	£72,675.00	£78,020.00
Technical Product Owner	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Application Developer	49	£69,280.00	£72,165.00	£75,045.00
Lead Developer	193	£67,535.00	£72,100.00	£76,670.00
Application Manager	35	£69,055.00	£72,040.00	£75,030.00
Information Security	228	£67,640.00	£71,835.00	£76,030.00
Functional Consultant	27	£64,395.00	£71,570.00	£78,750.00
Release Manager	10	£61,130.00	£71,555.00	£81,970.00
Data Scientist	56	£66,280.00	£71,040.00	£75,800.00
Full Stack Developer	232	£64,735.00	£70,790.00	£76,840.00
JavaScript Developer	8	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Microsoft Developer	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
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
Product Analyst	9	£62,500.00	£69,250.00	£76,000.00
Data Management	437	£64,760.00	£69,215.00	£73,685.00
Infrastructure Manager	79	£63,930.00	£68,955.00	£73,985.00
Technical Consultant	69	£60,380.00	£68,660.00	£76,940.00
Head of Service	13	£66,425.00	£68,540.00	£70,650.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	73	£64,345.00	£68,125.00	£71,915.00
Senior Developer	397	£63,420.00	£67,985.00	£72,560.00
Cyber Security Engineer	18	£63,920.00	£67,855.00	£71,790.00
Front End Developer	58	£62,760.00	£67,850.00	£72,940.00
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
Senior Software Developer	32	£62,070.00	£66,980.00	£71,895.00
Product Owner	128	£62,210.00	£66,590.00	£70,970.00
Network Manager	39	£61,355.00	£66,330.00	£71,295.00
Sap Project Manager	2	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Cyber Security	350	£61,615.00	£65,865.00	£70,115.00
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
Solution Designer	294	£61,215.00	£64,840.00	£68,465.00
Test Manager	30	£63,310.00	£64,540.00	£65,780.00
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	154	£63,080.00	£63,655.00	£64,230.00
Delivery Manager	361	£60,595.00	£63,555.00	£66,520.00
Network Security	96	£59,570.00	£63,215.00	£66,865.00
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
Active Directory	13	£60,940.00	£62,375.00	£63,815.00
Cyber Security Manager	21	£59,465.00	£61,885.00	£64,300.00
IT Support Team Lead	4	£58,750.00	£61,875.00	£65,000.00
Business Analyst	752	£57,925.00	£61,840.00	£65,765.00
Software Project Manager	4	£56,250.00	£61,750.00	£67,250.00
Web Developer	19	£56,875.00	£61,565.00	£66,250.00
Senior Analyst	140	£58,075.00	£61,405.00	£64,735.00
Mobile Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Information Management	70	£57,970.00	£60,665.00	£63,355.00
Database Manager	4	£57,500.00	£60,375.00	£63,250.00
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
Hardware Designer	32	£57,125.00	£59,690.00	£62,250.00
Oracle Developer	12	£54,600.00	£59,350.00	£64,100.00
Test Lead	37	£56,765.00	£59,305.00	£61,855.00
Head of IT	5,293	£56,215.00	£59,110.00	£61,990.00
Service Delivery Manager	31	£56,270.00	£58,935.00	£61,605.00
Technical Services Manager	36	£56,020.00	£58,880.00	£61,735.00
MySQL	2	£55,000.00	£58,750.00	£62,500.00
Scrum Master	10	£57,000.00	£58,700.00	£60,400.00
Product Management	1,006	£55,040.00	£58,545.00	£62,050.00
Software Team Leader	33	£58,500.00	£58,500.00	£58,500.00
Bi Analyst	16	£53,890.00	£58,060.00	£62,225.00
Web Manager	6	£56,000.00	£58,000.00	£60,000.00
Project Analyst	10	£55,945.00	£57,655.00	£59,375.00
Cyber Security Analyst	25	£52,285.00	£57,235.00	£62,190.00
Network Engineer	344	£53,645.00	£57,160.00	£60,675.00
Head of Development	7	£54,500.00	£57,000.00	£59,500.00
Technical Analyst	23	£54,340.00	£56,955.00	£59,575.00
Network Administrator	4	£56,250.00	£56,875.00	£57,500.00
Transition Manager	5	£55,125.00	£56,690.00	£58,250.00
Application Support Analyst	70	£53,100.00	£56,245.00	£59,390.00
Salesforce Developer	6	£55,335.00	£56,165.00	£57,000.00
IT Business Partner	1,329	£53,660.00	£56,125.00	£58,590.00
Business Relationship Manager	16	£56,000.00	£56,000.00	£56,000.00
Systems Administrator	131	£52,880.00	£55,860.00	£58,835.00
Embedded Software Engineer	39	£48,445.00	£55,680.00	£62,920.00
Product Developer	326	£51,175.00	£55,360.00	£59,540.00
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
Senior Programmer	5	£54,800.00	£54,800.00	£54,800.00
Systems Manager	1,466	£52,170.00	£54,600.00	£57,035.00
IT Project Manager	5,650	£50,790.00	£54,360.00	£57,930.00
Service Transition Manager	5	£53,000.00	£54,250.00	£55,500.00
Systems Developer	345	£51,705.00	£54,220.00	£56,730.00
BI Developer	26	£50,010.00	£54,215.00	£58,415.00
Operations Analyst	13	£50,000.00	£54,150.00	£58,300.00
Network Security Engineer	4	£49,000.00	£54,000.00	£59,000.00
Implementation Consultant	2	£45,000.00	£53,750.00	£62,500.00
Performance Analyst	7	£50,165.00	£53,560.00	£56,940.00
Information Security Analyst	23	£49,995.00	£53,495.00	£56,995.00
SQL Developer	9	£50,625.00	£52,815.00	£55,000.00
Application Support	252	£49,510.00	£52,690.00	£55,875.00
Systems Analyst	98	£48,565.00	£52,680.00	£56,795.00
Digital	3,073	£48,885.00	£52,610.00	£56,335.00
Programming	529	£49,705.00	£52,290.00	£54,875.00
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
Data Analyst	276	£48,245.00	£51,995.00	£55,745.00
Data Analysis	81	£48,380.00	£51,905.00	£55,425.00
CRM Manager	10	£49,250.00	£51,125.00	£53,000.00
Business Systems Analyst	41	£45,750.00	£50,785.00	£55,825.00
Data Insight Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Quality Assurance Manager	16	£47,750.00	£49,125.00	£50,500.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
IT Consultant	11,579	£42,900.00	£48,525.00	£54,150.00
Test Analyst	18	£46,215.00	£48,410.00	£50,605.00
Developer	53,257	£45,760.00	£48,220.00	£50,690.00
Development	54,388	£45,740.00	£48,085.00	£50,440.00
Firewall Engineer	4	£46,825.00	£48,075.00	£49,325.00
Systems Specialist	24	£45,565.00	£47,565.00	£49,565.00
Programme Lead	11	£45,150.00	£47,150.00	£49,150.00
Service Manager	2,164	£44,420.00	£46,920.00	£49,430.00
Junior Developer	10	£44,000.00	£46,575.00	£49,150.00
Service Desk Manager	18	£45,250.00	£46,355.00	£47,460.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
Website	417	£41,935.00	£45,015.00	£48,090.00
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 Specialist	6,230	£43,075.00	£44,910.00	£46,745.00
Data Centre Engineer	4	£42,000.00	£44,750.00	£47,500.00
Autodesk	8	£40,000.00	£44,585.00	£49,165.00
Reporting Analyst	7	£42,500.00	£44,585.00	£46,665.00
IT Support Analyst	388	£41,435.00	£44,375.00	£47,310.00
SQL Analyst	6	£41,665.00	£44,165.00	£46,665.00
IT Manager	82,117	£41,775.00	£44,000.00	£46,225.00
Technical Trainer	6	£43,335.00	£43,960.00	£44,585.00
IT Service Desk Manager	27	£42,530.00	£43,565.00	£44,600.00
PHP Developer	44	£39,960.00	£43,320.00	£46,680.00
Technical Account Manager	14	£40,560.00	£43,310.00	£46,060.00
Desktop Support Analyst	8	£40,500.00	£43,000.00	£45,500.00
Mobile Engineer	186	£39,280.00	£42,870.00	£46,465.00
Systems Officer	3	£41,940.00	£42,690.00	£43,440.00
Software Tester	2	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Technical Support	280	£39,650.00	£41,990.00	£44,325.00
Senior IT Technician	147	£38,515.00	£41,520.00	£44,520.00
IT Support Engineer	1,014	£38,390.00	£40,665.00	£42,940.00
Desktop Support Engineer	12	£39,750.00	£40,315.00	£40,875.00
Systems Support Analyst	6	£38,875.00	£39,515.00	£40,165.00
Product Marketing Manager	26	£36,190.00	£39,030.00	£41,875.00
Service Desk	278	£36,485.00	£38,670.00	£40,850.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£36,500.00	£38,250.00	£40,000.00
IT Field Service Engineer	867	£35,865.00	£38,250.00	£40,625.00
Junior Java Developer	2	£37,500.00	£38,250.00	£39,000.00
IT Support	109,753	£36,220.00	£37,765.00	£39,315.00
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 Technician	15,825	£35,335.00	£37,160.00	£38,985.00
IT Business Development Executive	135	£30,435.00	£37,040.00	£43,640.00
IT Officer	10,992	£34,805.00	£36,930.00	£39,060.00
PMO Analyst	2	£36,125.00	£36,625.00	£37,125.00
Product	27,542	£34,945.00	£36,285.00	£37,625.00
IT Trainer	319	£34,385.00	£36,045.00	£37,700.00
Product Planner	58	£33,905.00	£35,800.00	£37,690.00
CRM Administrator	4	£34,900.00	£35,400.00	£35,900.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
2nd Line Support	52	£31,925.00	£34,465.00	£37,000.00
Service Analyst	46	£32,345.00	£34,440.00	£36,540.00
IT Support Executive	29	£32,405.00	£33,575.00	£34,750.00
Service Desk Analyst	57	£31,840.00	£33,195.00	£34,545.00
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
IT Support Technician	36	£30,305.00	£32,365.00	£34,420.00
1st Line Support	18	£30,035.00	£32,265.00	£34,500.00
1st Line IT Support	16	£30,240.00	£32,245.00	£34,250.00
IT Support Officer	153	£31,075.00	£32,145.00	£33,205.00
Junior Product Manager	18	£28,000.00	£32,000.00	£36,000.00
IT Helpdesk	58	£30,355.00	£31,680.00	£33,000.00
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 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	501	£27,800.00	£29,880.00	£31,960.00
Technical Administrator	11	£27,500.00	£29,665.00	£31,835.00
IT Administrator	8,183	£28,130.00	£29,335.00	£30,540.00
IT Trainee	2,270	£26,540.00	£28,365.00	£30,180.00
IT Security Officer	14	£28,155.00	£28,175.00	£28,195.00
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	788	£23,325.00	£23,745.00	£24,165.00