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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 5,408,484 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	5,142,686	95.09 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	175,045	3.24 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	90,753	1.68 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 104,009 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 450,707 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	98,897	428,557
Contract	5,111	22,149

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: May 2026

Jobs listed

67,544

Up 21.7% vs last year

Average salary

£52,695.00

Down 2.0% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract IT Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

2,401

Up 39.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£530.00

Up 7.2% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

947

Up 40.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£520.00

Up 2.0% 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
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
July 2025	34,627
June 2025	24,764

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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	42	£101,000.00	£109,250.00	£117,500.00
Head of Software	2	£95,000.00	£102,500.00	£110,000.00
Python Developer	130	£93,860.00	£101,120.00	£108,390.00
Software Development Manager	14	£93,165.00	£97,750.00	£102,335.00
Enterprise Architect	86	£91,440.00	£96,870.00	£102,305.00
Big Data	2	£90,000.00	£96,250.00	£102,500.00
Sharepoint Developer	1	£85,000.00	£90,000.00	£95,000.00
Python	445	£81,750.00	£89,880.00	£98,010.00
Data Architect	157	£83,950.00	£89,755.00	£95,555.00
Azure Architect	21	£82,540.00	£89,415.00	£96,290.00
Head of Product	8	£81,650.00	£86,450.00	£91,260.00
Integration Architect	6	£78,335.00	£85,835.00	£93,335.00
Senior Software Engineer	241	£77,860.00	£85,485.00	£93,105.00
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
Security Architect	61	£79,675.00	£84,890.00	£90,110.00
Business Architect	18	£79,165.00	£84,190.00	£89,210.00
Software Architect	224	£83,885.00	£83,885.00	£83,885.00
Solutions Architect	412	£78,780.00	£83,565.00	£88,350.00
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
Android Developer	2	£72,500.00	£82,500.00	£92,500.00
Programme Lead	3	£70,000.00	£82,500.00	£95,000.00
Head of Service	30	£76,170.00	£82,230.00	£88,290.00
Technical Architect	46	£77,315.00	£80,895.00	£84,480.00
Software Engineer	1,436	£72,770.00	£80,800.00	£88,835.00
Cloud Architect	10	£72,500.00	£80,625.00	£88,750.00
Cisco Specialist	2	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
Java Developer	121	£72,930.00	£79,310.00	£85,685.00
Transformation Lead	11	£78,000.00	£78,835.00	£79,665.00
Technical Project Manager	12	£72,750.00	£78,750.00	£84,750.00
Backend Developer	47	£71,685.00	£78,590.00	£85,495.00
Transformation Manager	33	£71,825.00	£78,035.00	£84,250.00
Technical Lead	494	£74,285.00	£78,000.00	£81,725.00
Senior Java Developer	6	£66,500.00	£77,500.00	£88,500.00
SAP Consultant	33	£70,595.00	£76,735.00	£82,875.00
Infrastructure Manager	88	£71,920.00	£76,540.00	£81,160.00
Functional Consultant	33	£70,400.00	£76,535.00	£82,670.00
Information Security Manager	32	£70,310.00	£75,555.00	£80,800.00
Data Engineer	842	£69,740.00	£75,505.00	£81,265.00
IT Director	5,122	£69,400.00	£75,490.00	£81,575.00
CRM Developer	1	£70,000.00	£75,000.00	£80,000.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	85	£71,260.00	£74,975.00	£78,680.00
Software Developer	972	£68,960.00	£74,180.00	£79,400.00
Data Modeller	264	£68,275.00	£73,885.00	£79,485.00
IT Support Team Lead	2	£67,500.00	£73,750.00	£80,000.00
Information Security	193	£69,440.00	£73,485.00	£77,530.00
Network Security Engineer	3	£70,000.00	£73,125.00	£76,250.00
Data Scientist	61	£68,115.00	£72,625.00	£77,135.00
Senior Software Developer	13	£69,700.00	£72,500.00	£75,300.00
Application Developer	44	£67,875.00	£72,390.00	£76,895.00
Senior Product Manager	29	£67,285.00	£71,755.00	£76,230.00
Lead Developer	322	£66,960.00	£71,725.00	£76,495.00
DevOps Engineer	214	£65,945.00	£71,595.00	£77,240.00
Microsoft Developer	2	£67,500.00	£71,250.00	£75,000.00
Test Manager	41	£66,905.00	£71,150.00	£75,395.00
Cloud Engineer	226	£65,390.00	£71,140.00	£76,880.00
Full Stack Developer	228	£64,655.00	£71,040.00	£77,420.00
Scrum Master	14	£65,135.00	£70,915.00	£76,700.00
Head of Operations	54	£67,220.00	£70,720.00	£74,220.00
Quality Assurance Manager	4	£68,750.00	£70,625.00	£72,500.00
Application Architect	37	£69,095.00	£70,425.00	£71,750.00
Hardware Engineer	348	£69,190.00	£70,370.00	£71,550.00
Application Manager	79	£66,025.00	£70,280.00	£74,530.00
Solution Designer	461	£65,675.00	£70,035.00	£74,395.00
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
Programme Manager	413	£65,250.00	£69,935.00	£74,610.00
Technical Consultant	53	£61,095.00	£69,020.00	£76,940.00
Senior Developer	291	£63,000.00	£68,215.00	£73,425.00
Cyber Security	569	£63,235.00	£67,875.00	£72,525.00
Active Directory	20	£65,030.00	£67,530.00	£70,030.00
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
Salesforce Developer	12	£65,450.00	£67,325.00	£69,200.00
Delivery Manager	343	£63,070.00	£66,885.00	£70,700.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	4	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Network Security	102	£62,020.00	£66,160.00	£70,305.00
Data Management	446	£61,980.00	£65,985.00	£69,990.00
Front End Developer	24	£59,155.00	£65,435.00	£71,715.00
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
Product Owner	220	£60,510.00	£64,440.00	£68,375.00
Cyber Security Engineer	19	£59,095.00	£64,430.00	£69,765.00
Service Delivery Manager	28	£61,530.00	£63,755.00	£65,975.00
Head of IT	7,367	£58,785.00	£62,605.00	£66,425.00
Network Engineer	289	£58,715.00	£62,565.00	£66,410.00
Application Integrator	4	£60,000.00	£62,500.00	£65,000.00
Cyber Security Manager	16	£59,750.00	£61,790.00	£63,835.00
Technical Author	606	£61,460.00	£61,560.00	£61,665.00
Business Intelligence Developer	2	£55,000.00	£61,250.00	£67,500.00
Cyber Security Analyst	28	£55,230.00	£60,930.00	£66,635.00
Cisco Engineer	6	£53,335.00	£60,835.00	£68,335.00
Hardware Designer	141	£58,840.00	£60,710.00	£62,570.00
Digital Product Manager	4	£55,000.00	£60,625.00	£66,250.00
Senior Analyst	230	£58,200.00	£60,500.00	£62,795.00
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
Data Science	41	£54,865.00	£60,030.00	£65,190.00
Oracle Consultant	5	£57,500.00	£60,000.00	£62,500.00
Technical Account Manager	80	£55,565.00	£59,495.00	£63,425.00
Embedded Software Engineer	37	£51,300.00	£59,215.00	£67,125.00
Business Analyst	690	£56,185.00	£59,070.00	£61,955.00
Information Management	120	£55,685.00	£58,985.00	£62,280.00
Network Manager	12	£55,825.00	£58,975.00	£62,125.00
Mobile Developer	4	£53,750.00	£58,750.00	£63,750.00
Technical Services Manager	112	£55,420.00	£58,340.00	£61,260.00
Oracle Developer	7	£53,500.00	£57,665.00	£61,835.00
Test Lead	42	£54,550.00	£57,565.00	£60,570.00
Systems Architect	5	£54,800.00	£57,550.00	£60,325.00
Data Migration	29	£53,410.00	£57,510.00	£61,605.00
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
BI Developer	30	£52,070.00	£56,995.00	£61,915.00
Technical Analyst	15	£54,290.00	£56,980.00	£59,665.00
IT Business Partner	2,430	£54,045.00	£56,755.00	£59,460.00
Technology Consultant	18	£45,635.00	£56,065.00	£66,500.00
Product Management	1,392	£52,360.00	£56,035.00	£59,710.00
Digital Analyst	16	£53,415.00	£55,125.00	£56,840.00
IT Project Manager	7,746	£51,145.00	£55,095.00	£59,050.00
Wordpress	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Wordpress Developer	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Systems Analyst	60	£50,120.00	£54,515.00	£58,910.00
Application Support	219	£51,110.00	£54,315.00	£57,525.00
Product Analyst	4	£51,250.00	£54,125.00	£57,000.00
Systems Developer	440	£50,675.00	£54,120.00	£57,555.00
Data Analyst	240	£50,160.00	£53,890.00	£57,620.00
Systems Administrator	94	£51,045.00	£53,615.00	£56,185.00
Systems Specialist	46	£52,300.00	£53,600.00	£54,900.00
Docker	9	£48,750.00	£53,125.00	£57,500.00
Power BI Developer	10	£49,375.00	£53,000.00	£56,625.00
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
Product Marketing Manager	21	£48,015.00	£52,160.00	£56,300.00
CRM Manager	32	£50,055.00	£52,150.00	£54,250.00
SQL Developer	6	£48,335.00	£52,085.00	£55,835.00
Data Analysis	52	£48,545.00	£52,030.00	£55,520.00
Systems Manager	2,581	£48,940.00	£51,225.00	£53,515.00
Product Development Manager	4	£45,550.00	£50,250.00	£54,975.00
Business Systems Analyst	14	£44,215.00	£50,000.00	£55,785.00
Application Support Analyst	35	£46,970.00	£49,775.00	£52,580.00
Digital	4,894	£46,670.00	£49,775.00	£52,880.00
Programming	956	£47,325.00	£49,750.00	£52,165.00
Service Desk Manager	4	£48,215.00	£49,715.00	£51,215.00
IT Service Desk Manager	6	£47,975.00	£49,390.00	£50,810.00
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
Reporting Analyst	23	£46,030.00	£47,715.00	£49,405.00
ERP Consultant	4	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
SQL Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
PHP Developer	20	£44,585.00	£47,335.00	£50,085.00
Implementation Consultant	10	£44,125.00	£47,250.00	£50,375.00
Mobile Engineer	278	£44,470.00	£47,220.00	£49,975.00
Development	77,714	£44,570.00	£47,205.00	£49,845.00
Developer	78,780	£44,495.00	£47,195.00	£49,900.00
Product Developer	646	£43,325.00	£47,185.00	£51,045.00
Service Manager	3,456	£44,625.00	£46,955.00	£49,290.00
Test Analyst	14	£44,750.00	£46,290.00	£47,835.00
Implementation Manager	26	£45,000.00	£46,250.00	£47,500.00
Database Administrator	19	£43,800.00	£46,225.00	£48,650.00
Firewall Engineer	2	£46,150.00	£46,150.00	£46,150.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
IT Consultant	21,930	£39,240.00	£45,265.00	£51,295.00
AI Specialist	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
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
Technical Trainer	21	£42,285.00	£44,275.00	£46,265.00
IT Manager	138,236	£41,550.00	£44,245.00	£46,940.00
IT Specialist	12,593	£41,945.00	£43,805.00	£45,680.00
IT Support Analyst	293	£40,925.00	£43,655.00	£46,380.00
Performance Analyst	26	£40,000.00	£42,915.00	£45,835.00
Junior Developer	57	£39,835.00	£42,750.00	£45,665.00
IT Support Engineer	1,301	£39,965.00	£42,515.00	£45,075.00
Application Specialist	26	£41,810.00	£42,500.00	£43,190.00
MySQL	6	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Senior IT Technician	301	£38,665.00	£42,295.00	£45,925.00
Website	874	£39,240.00	£42,265.00	£45,290.00
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
IT Technician	57,695	£39,115.00	£41,575.00	£44,040.00
Autodesk	10	£37,875.00	£41,565.00	£45,250.00
Desktop Support Engineer	10	£40,440.00	£41,030.00	£41,625.00
Technical Support	766	£38,390.00	£40,875.00	£43,355.00
Operations Analyst	6	£39,165.00	£40,835.00	£42,500.00
Product	31,006	£38,940.00	£40,805.00	£42,665.00
Support Consultant	15	£36,665.00	£40,750.00	£44,835.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£37,335.00	£40,500.00	£43,665.00
IT Support	200,927	£38,425.00	£40,440.00	£42,450.00
Laravel Developer	13	£35,500.00	£39,650.00	£43,800.00
Systems Officer	10	£36,365.00	£38,600.00	£40,840.00
Service Desk	231	£35,565.00	£37,490.00	£39,415.00
IT Field Service Engineer	2,293	£34,580.00	£37,115.00	£39,650.00
Software Tester	2	£35,000.00	£37,000.00	£39,000.00
Technical Officer	4	£35,000.00	£36,875.00	£38,750.00
Service Analyst	24	£34,545.00	£36,790.00	£39,035.00
IT Business Development Executive	95	£31,045.00	£36,685.00	£42,320.00
IT Trainer	1,518	£34,835.00	£36,665.00	£38,500.00
Digital Account Manager	9	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
Project Analyst	12	£34,390.00	£35,940.00	£37,500.00
Exhibition Designer	1	£33,000.00	£35,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Officer	20,404	£33,435.00	£35,470.00	£37,515.00
IT Support Technician	66	£33,090.00	£35,100.00	£37,105.00
2nd Line Support	47	£32,605.00	£34,955.00	£37,305.00
Product Planner	107	£32,565.00	£34,540.00	£36,515.00
Project Office Support	6	£33,525.00	£34,250.00	£34,990.00
IT Support Executive	518	£32,875.00	£34,195.00	£35,505.00
Service Desk Analyst	39	£31,015.00	£33,240.00	£35,455.00
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
Network Analyst	2	£28,000.00	£31,500.00	£35,000.00
Systems Coordinator	11	£29,125.00	£31,065.00	£33,000.00
2nd Line Support Technician	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
IT Security Officer	56	£30,330.00	£30,460.00	£30,595.00
IT Support Officer	368	£29,390.00	£30,275.00	£31,160.00
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 Trainee	5,405	£27,160.00	£29,935.00	£32,705.00
IT Helpdesk	150	£28,560.00	£29,335.00	£30,110.00
It Graduate	656	£27,405.00	£29,305.00	£31,205.00
IT Administrator	16,134	£27,870.00	£29,120.00	£30,365.00
Technical Administrator	41	£27,405.00	£28,945.00	£30,490.00
Junior IT Technician	33	£27,075.00	£28,830.00	£30,585.00
Trainee IT Technician	67	£27,215.00	£27,565.00	£27,910.00
EPOS	8	£26,315.00	£27,315.00	£28,315.00
IT Support Advisor	42	£26,305.00	£26,855.00	£27,395.00
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	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	1,171	£24,140.00	£24,485.00	£24,825.00