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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 4,458,089 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,235,244	95.00 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	144,651	3.24 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	78,194	1.75 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 85,732 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 371,507 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	81,446	352,936
Contract	4,285	18,570

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 January, 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
December 2024	21,396
November 2024	71,845
October 2024	104,996
September 2024	35,062
August 2024	32,689
July 2024	34,958
June 2024	41,221
May 2024	46,995
April 2024	118,127
March 2024	141,400
February 2024	136,235
January 2024	141,382

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 Technology	6	£108,690.00	£111,915.00	£115,150.00
Head of Data	38	£100,000.00	£109,580.00	£119,155.00
Application Integrator	2	£100,650.00	£109,550.00	£118,425.00
Python Developer	599	£95,050.00	£106,540.00	£118,025.00
Big Data	117	£97,480.00	£105,555.00	£113,620.00
Enterprise Architect	106	£96,230.00	£101,660.00	£107,090.00
Head of Software	4	£95,000.00	£100,625.00	£106,250.00
Head of Software Development	4	£95,000.00	£100,625.00	£106,250.00
Java Developer	914	£85,030.00	£95,225.00	£105,415.00
Head of Systems	11	£94,590.00	£94,790.00	£95,000.00
Data Solution Architect	11	£79,375.00	£94,690.00	£110,000.00
Drupal Developer	1	£90,000.00	£92,500.00	£95,000.00
Docker	120	£81,165.00	£92,415.00	£103,665.00
Python	2,132	£81,060.00	£91,505.00	£101,950.00
Data Architect	195	£84,335.00	£90,635.00	£96,940.00
Transformation Lead	16	£89,065.00	£89,850.00	£90,625.00
Azure Architect	37	£81,835.00	£89,360.00	£96,880.00
Solutions Architect	879	£82,355.00	£88,895.00	£95,440.00
Cloud Architect	75	£80,635.00	£85,950.00	£91,265.00
Angular	143	£78,160.00	£85,875.00	£93,590.00
Security Architect	76	£80,340.00	£85,390.00	£90,435.00
Data Engineer	1,827	£76,935.00	£84,480.00	£92,020.00
Head of Development	18	£78,915.00	£84,075.00	£89,250.00
Head of Delivery	12	£81,425.00	£84,005.00	£86,590.00
Product Analyst	103	£72,725.00	£83,605.00	£94,480.00
Application Architect	4	£75,000.00	£81,750.00	£88,500.00
Cyber Security Consultant	45	£72,035.00	£81,465.00	£90,890.00
Senior Java Developer	89	£72,675.00	£81,460.00	£90,245.00
Information Security Consultant	2	£75,000.00	£80,000.00	£85,000.00
Technical Architect	197	£73,300.00	£79,880.00	£86,450.00
SAP Consultant	30	£75,405.00	£79,845.00	£84,290.00
Integration Architect	6	£72,500.00	£79,585.00	£86,665.00
Senior Software Engineer	954	£71,605.00	£79,580.00	£87,560.00
Technical Lead	335	£72,325.00	£79,575.00	£86,825.00
Machine Learning Engineer	95	£70,915.00	£78,260.00	£85,605.00
DevOps Engineer	731	£71,050.00	£78,240.00	£85,440.00
Android Developer	6	£74,165.00	£77,915.00	£81,665.00
Transformation Manager	55	£70,765.00	£77,525.00	£84,280.00
Technical Product Owner	2	£75,000.00	£77,500.00	£80,000.00
Senior Software Developer	159	£68,370.00	£76,855.00	£85,345.00
Software Architect	24	£65,945.00	£76,290.00	£86,640.00
Big Data Engineer	2	£75,000.00	£76,250.00	£77,500.00
Software Engineer	3,802	£67,600.00	£76,160.00	£84,715.00
Head of Quality	15	£67,000.00	£75,820.00	£84,645.00
Head of Product	58	£72,105.00	£75,305.00	£78,500.00
Senior Infrastructure Consultant	2	£75,000.00	£75,000.00	£75,000.00
JavaScript Developer	4	£71,250.00	£73,750.00	£76,250.00
Data Science	122	£68,005.00	£73,700.00	£79,395.00
Cyber Security Manager	64	£69,400.00	£73,520.00	£77,645.00
Programme Director	12	£66,590.00	£73,475.00	£80,370.00
Software Development Manager	19	£68,515.00	£72,815.00	£77,115.00
Systems Architect	39	£68,395.00	£72,500.00	£76,605.00
Front End Developer	157	£64,500.00	£72,365.00	£80,230.00
Cloud Consultant	23	£66,190.00	£72,205.00	£78,215.00
Angular Developer	10	£68,440.00	£72,030.00	£75,625.00
Cloud Engineer	448	£65,960.00	£71,715.00	£77,465.00
Product Owner	492	£65,880.00	£71,660.00	£77,440.00
Reporting Specialist	2	£67,500.00	£71,250.00	£75,000.00
Senior Product Manager	48	£65,040.00	£70,955.00	£76,870.00
Data Modeller	118	£65,715.00	£70,675.00	£75,630.00
Information Security Manager	123	£66,735.00	£70,545.00	£74,360.00
Head of Operations	90	£66,250.00	£70,475.00	£74,695.00
Lead Developer	436	£65,775.00	£70,350.00	£74,925.00
Data Scientist	93	£62,950.00	£70,140.00	£77,335.00
Senior Developer	1,032	£64,240.00	£70,075.00	£75,905.00
Xamarin Developer	4	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Oracle Consultant	21	£63,500.00	£69,625.00	£75,750.00
Data Management	826	£64,440.00	£69,435.00	£74,420.00
Head of Service	97	£65,690.00	£69,335.00	£72,990.00
IT Director	6,161	£64,205.00	£69,295.00	£74,390.00
Embedded Software Lead	2	£62,500.00	£69,250.00	£76,000.00
Information Security	651	£65,355.00	£69,070.00	£72,785.00
Test Lead	24	£66,195.00	£69,020.00	£71,840.00
iOS Developer	9	£61,300.00	£68,850.00	£76,400.00
Microsoft Developer	4	£63,750.00	£68,750.00	£73,750.00
Data Migration	69	£63,070.00	£68,655.00	£74,240.00
Software Developer	2,393	£61,065.00	£67,740.00	£74,415.00
Network Security	167	£63,465.00	£67,540.00	£71,615.00
Business Architect	54	£65,000.00	£67,500.00	£70,000.00
Digital Product Manager	2	£62,000.00	£67,250.00	£72,500.00
Salesforce Developer	30	£63,010.00	£67,150.00	£71,290.00
Release Manager	18	£59,770.00	£66,950.00	£74,120.00
Backend Developer	22	£62,145.00	£66,695.00	£71,250.00
Full Stack Developer	440	£60,010.00	£66,170.00	£72,330.00
Cisco Engineer	7	£62,000.00	£65,750.00	£69,500.00
Cyber Security Engineer	63	£60,710.00	£65,095.00	£69,475.00
Application Developer	101	£59,520.00	£65,035.00	£70,545.00
Cyber Security	1,186	£60,910.00	£64,955.00	£69,000.00
Software Project Manager	6	£60,000.00	£64,585.00	£69,165.00
Product Development Manager	2	£59,000.00	£64,500.00	£70,000.00
CRM Developer	12	£56,250.00	£64,375.00	£72,500.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	168	£60,715.00	£64,120.00	£67,525.00
Infrastructure Manager	163	£60,525.00	£64,035.00	£67,545.00
Agile Project Manager	4	£61,250.00	£63,750.00	£66,250.00
Programme Manager	925	£60,000.00	£63,720.00	£67,435.00
Embedded Software Engineer	141	£56,380.00	£63,715.00	£71,050.00
Functional Consultant	65	£56,205.00	£63,415.00	£70,620.00
Business Analyst	1,480	£58,500.00	£63,135.00	£67,760.00
Cloud Computing	9	£61,375.00	£62,875.00	£64,375.00
MySQL	4	£58,750.00	£62,750.00	£66,750.00
Senior Analyst	319	£57,605.00	£62,475.00	£67,345.00
Technical Project Manager	45	£57,790.00	£62,370.00	£66,945.00
Senior Programmer	32	£59,325.00	£62,280.00	£65,230.00
Application Manager	74	£59,020.00	£61,650.00	£64,280.00
Scrum Master	21	£58,610.00	£61,335.00	£64,055.00
Oracle Developer	14	£57,000.00	£61,300.00	£65,600.00
Ruby on Rails Developer	2	£52,500.00	£61,250.00	£70,000.00
Algorithm Developer	55	£45,770.00	£61,200.00	£76,630.00
Solution Designer	375	£57,365.00	£61,100.00	£64,830.00
Technical Consultant	114	£54,850.00	£60,970.00	£67,095.00
Sharepoint Developer	6	£60,125.00	£60,500.00	£60,875.00
Laravel Developer	8	£56,665.00	£60,415.00	£64,165.00
Network Manager	94	£57,250.00	£60,025.00	£62,805.00
Business Intelligence Manager	4	£56,250.00	£60,000.00	£63,750.00
Oracle Database	4	£55,000.00	£60,000.00	£65,000.00
Sap Project Manager	5	£55,000.00	£60,000.00	£65,000.00
Software Programmer	2	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Software Team Leader	2	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Test Manager	131	£57,225.00	£59,440.00	£61,650.00
Product Management	2,288	£55,300.00	£59,400.00	£63,490.00
Technical Services Manager	138	£55,565.00	£59,365.00	£63,165.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	18	£54,915.00	£59,190.00	£63,460.00
Implementation Manager	20	£52,940.00	£59,065.00	£65,190.00
Design Programme Manager	2	£56,500.00	£59,000.00	£61,500.00
SQL Analyst	5	£53,750.00	£57,500.00	£61,250.00
Cyber Security Analyst	95	£53,800.00	£57,465.00	£61,130.00
Network Security Engineer	31	£54,335.00	£57,455.00	£60,580.00
Delivery Manager	978	£54,800.00	£57,425.00	£60,065.00
Information Management	405	£54,745.00	£56,840.00	£58,940.00
Digital Project Manager	23	£52,855.00	£56,820.00	£60,785.00
Business Systems Analyst	57	£51,905.00	£56,480.00	£61,055.00
Information Security Analyst	66	£52,925.00	£56,250.00	£59,575.00
IT Support Team Lead	8	£54,125.00	£56,250.00	£58,375.00
SQL Developer	37	£52,715.00	£56,215.00	£59,710.00
Technology Consultant	27	£47,440.00	£56,160.00	£64,880.00
BI Developer	72	£52,100.00	£56,105.00	£60,110.00
Business Relationship Manager	16	£56,000.00	£56,000.00	£56,000.00
Systems Developer	137	£53,380.00	£55,870.00	£58,355.00
Head of IT	10,634	£52,700.00	£55,625.00	£58,545.00
Data Centre Engineer	1	£53,000.00	£55,000.00	£57,000.00
Service Transition Manager	6	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
SQL Database Administrator	2	£45,000.00	£55,000.00	£65,000.00
Digital Analyst	12	£49,585.00	£54,875.00	£60,165.00
Mobile Developer	4	£48,750.00	£54,375.00	£60,000.00
Network Engineer	810	£50,215.00	£54,215.00	£58,220.00
Service Delivery Manager	87	£51,465.00	£54,020.00	£56,580.00
Business Intelligence Lead	2	£50,000.00	£53,750.00	£57,500.00
Power BI Developer	39	£49,805.00	£53,310.00	£56,815.00
Transition Manager	14	£50,950.00	£53,035.00	£55,120.00
Information Security Officer	5	£48,750.00	£53,000.00	£57,250.00
IT Business Partner	2,761	£50,110.00	£53,000.00	£55,890.00
Data Analysis	215	£49,585.00	£52,910.00	£56,235.00
Bi Analyst	19	£49,030.00	£52,905.00	£56,780.00
Database Administrator	48	£49,100.00	£52,740.00	£56,375.00
Business Process Analyst	15	£50,750.00	£51,950.00	£53,150.00
Data Analyst	582	£48,370.00	£51,910.00	£55,455.00
Systems Analyst	214	£48,260.00	£51,640.00	£55,025.00
IT Project Manager	10,279	£48,035.00	£51,600.00	£55,160.00
Programme Lead	46	£47,055.00	£51,505.00	£55,955.00
Product Marketing Manager	21	£47,550.00	£51,425.00	£55,300.00
Application Support Analyst	189	£48,130.00	£51,075.00	£54,020.00
Business Intelligence Developer	11	£48,165.00	£51,015.00	£53,865.00
Information Analyst	33	£47,090.00	£50,715.00	£54,340.00
Implementation Consultant	6	£43,000.00	£50,665.00	£58,335.00
Hardware Designer	16	£43,975.00	£50,605.00	£57,240.00
Systems Specialist	30	£48,615.00	£50,565.00	£52,510.00
Operations Analyst	61	£47,355.00	£50,545.00	£53,730.00
Product Developer	1,038	£47,360.00	£50,115.00	£52,865.00
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
Oracle DBA	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Programming	1,507	£46,550.00	£49,715.00	£52,875.00
PHP Developer	161	£44,165.00	£49,635.00	£55,105.00
Application Packager	9	£48,400.00	£49,590.00	£50,790.00
Web Developer	136	£44,825.00	£49,470.00	£54,120.00
Network Analyst	9	£45,415.00	£49,465.00	£53,500.00
Technical Account Manager	67	£45,555.00	£49,395.00	£53,225.00
Technical Analyst	111	£46,155.00	£49,345.00	£52,530.00
Systems Manager	1,941	£46,640.00	£49,285.00	£51,940.00
Application Support	624	£45,930.00	£49,210.00	£52,490.00
Application Specialist	58	£46,010.00	£49,160.00	£52,310.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
Technical Author	185	£46,255.00	£48,710.00	£51,170.00
Systems Administrator	310	£44,365.00	£48,005.00	£51,640.00
Database Manager	26	£44,355.00	£47,900.00	£51,440.00
Service Desk Manager	89	£45,895.00	£47,900.00	£49,910.00
Hardware Engineer	41	£41,470.00	£47,770.00	£54,075.00
Business Intelligence Analyst	2	£42,500.00	£47,750.00	£53,000.00
CRM Manager	54	£44,605.00	£47,680.00	£50,750.00
Active Directory	127	£45,600.00	£47,400.00	£49,200.00
MI Analyst	6	£43,965.00	£47,400.00	£50,835.00
IT Service Desk Manager	93	£45,165.00	£47,360.00	£49,555.00
Digital	4,700	£43,905.00	£47,040.00	£50,175.00
Systems Support Analyst	18	£43,660.00	£47,005.00	£50,355.00
IT Consultant	21,690	£42,715.00	£46,960.00	£51,210.00
Quality Assurance Manager	23	£44,875.00	£46,875.00	£48,875.00
Test Analyst	55	£43,600.00	£45,985.00	£48,370.00
Service Manager	4,907	£43,425.00	£45,750.00	£48,080.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	15	£43,050.00	£45,450.00	£47,850.00
Senior Web Developer	3	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Database Developer	8	£40,125.00	£44,625.00	£49,125.00
PMO Analyst	33	£42,495.00	£44,375.00	£46,250.00
Web Design	28	£40,765.00	£44,155.00	£47,545.00
Web Designer	28	£40,765.00	£44,155.00	£47,545.00
Development	117,430	£41,520.00	£44,100.00	£46,690.00
Developer	116,548	£41,450.00	£44,040.00	£46,640.00
Website	1,257	£40,560.00	£43,610.00	£46,650.00
Front End Web Developer	4	£34,000.00	£43,250.00	£52,500.00
Technical Trainer	21	£40,800.00	£42,635.00	£44,465.00
ICT Manager	26	£37,990.00	£42,285.00	£46,575.00
IT Manager	174,661	£39,800.00	£41,985.00	£44,180.00
Soft Services Manager	4	£41,250.00	£41,875.00	£42,500.00
Senior IT Technician	335	£38,405.00	£41,535.00	£44,665.00
IT Specialist	16,759	£39,785.00	£41,405.00	£43,020.00
IT Support Analyst	843	£38,880.00	£41,215.00	£43,560.00
Assistant Product Manager	11	£38,790.00	£41,015.00	£43,245.00
IT Security Officer	111	£37,785.00	£40,150.00	£42,515.00
Technical Support	1,024	£37,565.00	£39,800.00	£42,035.00
Network Administrator	6	£36,500.00	£39,625.00	£42,750.00
Software Tester	9	£35,000.00	£39,585.00	£44,165.00
DotNET Developer	5	£31,500.00	£39,500.00	£47,500.00
Mobile Engineer	800	£36,520.00	£39,395.00	£42,270.00
IT Support Engineer	2,020	£36,655.00	£38,805.00	£40,965.00
Technical Team Leader	28	£35,955.00	£38,630.00	£41,315.00
Technical Officer	15	£36,600.00	£38,475.00	£40,345.00
Indexer	2	£38,250.00	£38,250.00	£38,250.00
Desktop Support Analyst	6	£34,835.00	£37,665.00	£40,500.00
Service Desk Team Lead	2	£35,000.00	£37,500.00	£40,000.00
Wordpress Developer	18	£31,975.00	£36,950.00	£41,925.00
Service Desk	1,091	£34,670.00	£36,870.00	£39,070.00
Wordpress	27	£31,925.00	£36,670.00	£41,415.00
Web Analyst	17	£32,775.00	£36,665.00	£40,560.00
IT Officer	32,824	£34,250.00	£36,575.00	£38,890.00
IT Field Service Engineer	2,198	£34,920.00	£36,520.00	£38,110.00
Autodesk	19	£31,600.00	£36,475.00	£41,350.00
IT Trainer	1,190	£34,260.00	£36,100.00	£37,935.00
Desktop Support Engineer	74	£34,045.00	£35,840.00	£37,630.00
GIS Specialist	10	£35,750.00	£35,750.00	£35,750.00
Product	41,555	£34,090.00	£35,740.00	£37,385.00
Support Consultant	52	£32,670.00	£35,725.00	£38,780.00
Exhibition Designer	4	£32,500.00	£35,625.00	£38,750.00
Reporting Analyst	28	£34,775.00	£35,185.00	£35,590.00
Application Tester	2	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
CSS Developer	2	£27,000.00	£34,750.00	£42,500.00
HTML Developer	4	£27,000.00	£34,750.00	£42,500.00
Systems Officer	17	£32,895.00	£34,165.00	£35,430.00
CRM Administrator	6	£32,450.00	£33,950.00	£35,450.00
Product Planner	271	£31,140.00	£33,945.00	£36,745.00
IT Support	169,696	£32,550.00	£33,860.00	£35,175.00
2nd Line Support	298	£31,700.00	£33,710.00	£35,715.00
Digital Account Manager	29	£30,500.00	£33,420.00	£36,330.00
Graduate Software Developer	4	£29,750.00	£32,625.00	£35,500.00
IT Technician	21,284	£30,885.00	£32,565.00	£34,245.00
Project Office Support	16	£31,200.00	£32,535.00	£33,865.00
Magento Developer	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
EPOS	9	£31,585.00	£32,250.00	£32,915.00
Junior Developer	39	£29,790.00	£32,220.00	£34,650.00
It Graduate	1,446	£29,800.00	£32,070.00	£34,345.00
IT Business Development Executive	704	£28,135.00	£31,770.00	£35,410.00
Systems Coordinator	7	£30,500.00	£31,665.00	£32,840.00
Telecoms Engineer	2	£28,000.00	£31,500.00	£35,000.00
Service Desk Analyst	223	£29,815.00	£31,280.00	£32,740.00
Cabling Engineer	2	£27,500.00	£31,250.00	£35,000.00
Service Analyst	158	£29,650.00	£31,240.00	£32,825.00
Project Analyst	7	£29,500.00	£31,085.00	£32,665.00
2nd Line Support Technician	4	£28,000.00	£30,500.00	£33,000.00
Junior PHP Developer	4	£29,250.00	£30,250.00	£31,250.00
Graduate Developer	16	£28,335.00	£30,210.00	£32,085.00
IT Support Technician	214	£28,030.00	£29,910.00	£31,790.00
1st Line IT Support	106	£27,400.00	£29,055.00	£30,705.00
1st Line Support	106	£27,400.00	£29,055.00	£30,705.00
IT Helpdesk	464	£28,025.00	£28,875.00	£29,715.00
IT Support Executive	351	£27,775.00	£28,650.00	£29,535.00
IT Administrator	24,779	£27,310.00	£28,490.00	£29,675.00
IT Support Officer	715	£27,140.00	£28,355.00	£29,565.00
Technical Administrator	115	£26,415.00	£27,700.00	£28,990.00
Instructional Designer	3	£23,000.00	£27,500.00	£32,000.00
1st Line IT Support Technician	4	£26,500.00	£27,250.00	£28,000.00
Programme Support Officer	8	£26,865.00	£27,190.00	£27,500.00
1st Line Technician	2	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
IT Trainee	5,268	£25,195.00	£26,440.00	£27,680.00
Junior IT Technician	31	£24,465.00	£25,935.00	£27,400.00
IT Support Agent	48	£24,655.00	£25,355.00	£26,045.00
Graduate Analyst	5	£24,750.00	£24,750.00	£24,750.00
IT Support Advisor	473	£24,150.00	£24,635.00	£25,125.00
Trainee IT Technician	49	£22,090.00	£23,650.00	£25,215.00
Bid Assistant	2	£22,000.00	£22,750.00	£23,500.00
Performance Officer	2	£22,250.00	£22,250.00	£22,250.00
IT Support Assistant	1,767	£21,200.00	£21,695.00	£22,190.00