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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 5,639,851 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	5,363,804	95.11 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	182,367	3.23 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	93,680	1.66 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 108,459 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 469,988 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	103,150	446,984
Contract	5,308	23,003

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK IT Jobs

Permanent IT Jobs

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

76,478

Up 18.2% vs last year

Average salary

£52,705.00

Down 1.3% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract IT Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

1,467

Down 29.9% vs last year

Average day rate

£540.00

Up 5.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: September 2026

Jobs listed

502

Down 37.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£510.00

Up 0.2% 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
September 2026	76,478
August 2026	51,007
July 2026	58,516
June 2026	67,860
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

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The Highest Paying IT Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Head of Data	16	£116,460.00	£125,110.00	£133,750.00
Python Developer	72	£101,410.00	£108,800.00	£116,190.00
Cloud Architect	10	£98,750.00	£106,875.00	£115,000.00
Head of Software	2	£95,000.00	£102,500.00	£110,000.00
Enterprise Architect	102	£94,315.00	£101,860.00	£109,400.00
Azure Architect	22	£93,105.00	£97,930.00	£102,750.00
Data Architect	169	£84,070.00	£90,315.00	£96,555.00
Sharepoint Developer	1	£85,000.00	£90,000.00	£95,000.00
Head of Product	8	£84,985.00	£89,285.00	£93,590.00
Angular	4	£87,500.00	£87,500.00	£87,500.00
Security Architect	75	£82,625.00	£86,905.00	£91,195.00
Python	373	£78,525.00	£86,545.00	£94,565.00
Software Architect	96	£85,700.00	£85,700.00	£85,700.00
Solutions Architect	418	£79,665.00	£85,400.00	£91,130.00
Technical Product Owner	6	£70,475.00	£85,025.00	£99,600.00
Software Development Manager	4	£83,500.00	£84,125.00	£84,750.00
Cloud Consultant	6	£79,375.00	£83,125.00	£86,875.00
Business Architect	26	£78,570.00	£82,875.00	£87,180.00
Android Developer	2	£72,500.00	£82,500.00	£92,500.00
Backend Developer	27	£77,395.00	£82,475.00	£87,555.00
Head of Quality	6	£79,750.00	£82,250.00	£84,750.00
Technical Architect	47	£76,825.00	£81,750.00	£86,675.00
Cisco Specialist	2	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
Senior Software Engineer	206	£73,380.00	£79,400.00	£85,420.00
Infrastructure Manager	95	£74,010.00	£78,885.00	£83,755.00
IT Director	5,338	£71,645.00	£78,065.00	£84,490.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	89	£73,250.00	£77,800.00	£82,350.00
Transformation Lead	15	£74,800.00	£77,800.00	£80,800.00
Technical Lead	399	£72,935.00	£77,600.00	£82,265.00
Functional Consultant	45	£71,365.00	£77,415.00	£83,465.00
Information Security Manager	18	£71,945.00	£76,860.00	£81,765.00
Information Security	208	£72,455.00	£76,755.00	£81,060.00
Software Engineer	1,256	£69,815.00	£76,500.00	£83,175.00
SAP Consultant	20	£69,700.00	£76,225.00	£82,750.00
Senior Product Manager	27	£70,500.00	£75,255.00	£80,015.00
Transformation Manager	33	£70,225.00	£75,235.00	£80,250.00
Head of Service	40	£70,185.00	£75,195.00	£80,210.00
Scrum Master	12	£67,670.00	£74,645.00	£81,625.00
Data Modeller	300	£68,905.00	£73,625.00	£78,340.00
Data Scientist	63	£67,440.00	£73,295.00	£79,150.00
Network Security Engineer	3	£70,000.00	£73,125.00	£76,250.00
Data Engineer	806	£67,315.00	£72,900.00	£78,475.00
Solution Designer	445	£67,900.00	£72,790.00	£77,685.00
Integration Architect	26	£67,400.00	£72,400.00	£77,400.00
Head of Operations	91	£68,605.00	£72,390.00	£76,170.00
Senior Software Developer	11	£71,300.00	£72,050.00	£72,800.00
Salesforce Developer	11	£69,065.00	£72,030.00	£75,000.00
Java Developer	98	£66,480.00	£71,965.00	£77,445.00
Test Manager	43	£67,125.00	£71,915.00	£76,705.00
DevOps Engineer	173	£66,040.00	£71,665.00	£77,280.00
Microsoft Developer	2	£67,500.00	£71,250.00	£75,000.00
Programme Manager	424	£66,025.00	£71,030.00	£76,025.00
Cloud Engineer	231	£64,645.00	£70,795.00	£76,935.00
Technical Project Manager	16	£65,355.00	£70,645.00	£75,930.00
CRM Developer	3	£67,500.00	£70,625.00	£73,750.00
Application Developer	48	£64,925.00	£70,545.00	£76,160.00
Application Architect	37	£69,095.00	£70,425.00	£71,750.00
Network Security	108	£65,555.00	£70,110.00	£74,660.00
JavaScript Developer	3	£60,000.00	£70,000.00	£80,000.00
Sap Project Manager	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Software Developer	756	£64,915.00	£69,750.00	£74,575.00
Cyber Security	611	£65,010.00	£69,060.00	£73,115.00
Senior Developer	243	£62,770.00	£68,505.00	£74,235.00
Data Science	47	£61,550.00	£67,855.00	£74,165.00
Application Manager	77	£63,590.00	£67,770.00	£71,945.00
Lead Developer	370	£63,665.00	£67,505.00	£71,340.00
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
Cyber Security Engineer	19	£62,465.00	£67,145.00	£71,820.00
Cyber Security Manager	21	£64,820.00	£66,910.00	£69,000.00
Systems Architect	7	£62,400.00	£66,900.00	£71,415.00
Senior Java Developer	4	£57,650.00	£66,750.00	£75,850.00
Head of Technology	5	£60,140.00	£66,665.00	£73,190.00
Product Owner	223	£62,810.00	£66,520.00	£70,230.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	4	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Delivery Manager	343	£62,295.00	£66,095.00	£69,890.00
Full Stack Developer	196	£59,895.00	£65,935.00	£71,975.00
Data Management	470	£61,425.00	£65,900.00	£70,370.00
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
Hardware Engineer	335	£63,000.00	£64,550.00	£66,100.00
Senior Programmer	3	£60,000.00	£64,000.00	£68,000.00
Technical Consultant	51	£56,700.00	£63,965.00	£71,230.00
Head of IT	7,482	£60,325.00	£63,915.00	£67,500.00
Service Delivery Manager	24	£59,640.00	£63,445.00	£67,250.00
Technical Services Manager	150	£58,500.00	£62,870.00	£67,240.00
Software Team Leader	68	£62,625.00	£62,625.00	£62,625.00
Application Integrator	4	£60,000.00	£62,500.00	£65,000.00
Oracle Developer	3	£60,000.00	£62,500.00	£65,000.00
Active Directory	15	£59,535.00	£62,385.00	£65,235.00
Embedded Software Engineer	39	£54,635.00	£62,320.00	£70,010.00
Front End Developer	20	£56,815.00	£62,110.00	£67,400.00
Senior Analyst	215	£59,100.00	£61,480.00	£63,855.00
Systems Analyst	59	£49,465.00	£61,260.00	£73,055.00
Business Intelligence Developer	2	£55,000.00	£61,250.00	£67,500.00
Database Developer	2	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Mobile Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Network Engineer	255	£56,505.00	£61,250.00	£65,990.00
Cisco Engineer	6	£53,335.00	£60,835.00	£68,335.00
Digital Product Manager	4	£55,000.00	£60,625.00	£66,250.00
Cyber Security Consultant	18	£53,790.00	£60,565.00	£67,330.00
BI Developer	20	£54,895.00	£60,395.00	£65,895.00
Product Marketing Manager	28	£53,990.00	£60,335.00	£66,665.00
Technical Account Manager	122	£56,375.00	£60,220.00	£64,065.00
Hardware Designer	167	£59,010.00	£60,195.00	£61,385.00
Oracle Consultant	5	£57,500.00	£60,000.00	£62,500.00
Data Controller	2	£59,500.00	£59,500.00	£59,500.00
Programme Lead	5	£50,690.00	£59,325.00	£67,950.00
Cyber Security Analyst	31	£55,125.00	£59,190.00	£63,255.00
Business Analyst	710	£55,250.00	£58,650.00	£62,050.00
Technology Consultant	21	£48,735.00	£58,615.00	£68,500.00
Data Migration	65	£54,770.00	£58,445.00	£62,115.00
Network Manager	21	£53,980.00	£57,570.00	£61,160.00
IT Business Partner	2,540	£53,800.00	£56,715.00	£59,625.00
Product Management	1,576	£52,950.00	£56,410.00	£59,865.00
SQL Developer	11	£51,750.00	£56,125.00	£60,500.00
IT Project Manager	8,144	£51,680.00	£56,060.00	£60,440.00
Test Lead	39	£52,925.00	£55,780.00	£58,635.00
Systems Developer	437	£51,880.00	£55,660.00	£59,430.00
Product Analyst	5	£51,250.00	£55,625.00	£60,000.00
Digital Analyst	10	£51,770.00	£55,155.00	£58,550.00
Wordpress	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Wordpress Developer	1	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Data Analyst	239	£50,770.00	£54,900.00	£59,035.00
Technical Analyst	22	£51,970.00	£54,655.00	£57,345.00
Technical Author	569	£54,020.00	£54,545.00	£55,070.00
Information Management	173	£51,625.00	£54,180.00	£56,730.00
Head of Development	9	£51,080.00	£53,205.00	£55,330.00
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
Application Support	202	£49,115.00	£52,215.00	£55,315.00
Implementation Manager	28	£50,000.00	£52,085.00	£54,165.00
Systems Administrator	93	£48,020.00	£51,330.00	£54,640.00
ERP Consultant	6	£47,500.00	£51,250.00	£55,000.00
Product Development Manager	9	£47,035.00	£51,210.00	£55,400.00
CRM Manager	36	£47,190.00	£50,415.00	£53,645.00
IT Service Desk Manager	6	£45,465.00	£50,090.00	£54,715.00
Service Desk Manager	6	£45,465.00	£50,090.00	£54,715.00
PHP Developer	17	£46,000.00	£50,050.00	£54,100.00
Systems Manager	2,424	£47,470.00	£49,765.00	£52,060.00
Data Analysis	62	£46,955.00	£49,760.00	£52,565.00
Bi Analyst	16	£47,800.00	£49,590.00	£51,375.00
Business Systems Analyst	12	£44,350.00	£49,550.00	£54,750.00
Reporting Analyst	22	£47,635.00	£49,510.00	£51,385.00
Implementation Consultant	20	£44,815.00	£49,480.00	£54,145.00
Information Security Analyst	19	£47,215.00	£48,885.00	£50,550.00
Quality Assurance Manager	7	£48,125.00	£48,750.00	£49,375.00
Digital	5,108	£45,815.00	£48,690.00	£51,560.00
Mobile Engineer	315	£44,860.00	£48,020.00	£51,180.00
Programming	1,017	£45,345.00	£47,850.00	£50,350.00
Service Manager	3,653	£45,415.00	£47,650.00	£49,895.00
AI Specialist	3	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Systems Specialist	32	£45,715.00	£47,270.00	£48,820.00
Support Consultant	19	£42,930.00	£47,080.00	£51,230.00
Application Support Analyst	40	£43,655.00	£46,875.00	£50,090.00
Developer	87,227	£44,030.00	£46,740.00	£49,460.00
Development	85,854	£43,930.00	£46,585.00	£49,240.00
Product Developer	855	£43,340.00	£46,370.00	£49,400.00
Firewall Engineer	2	£46,150.00	£46,150.00	£46,150.00
Telecoms Engineer	3	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
IT Consultant	20,178	£39,340.00	£44,950.00	£50,560.00
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
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	23	£44,265.00	£44,265.00	£44,265.00
IT Support Engineer	1,436	£41,830.00	£44,255.00	£46,690.00
IT Manager	154,118	£41,560.00	£44,220.00	£46,875.00
IT Technician	72,154	£41,290.00	£44,125.00	£46,960.00
IT Support Analyst	290	£41,025.00	£43,925.00	£46,815.00
Database Administrator	18	£41,550.00	£43,725.00	£45,900.00
Web Developer	59	£39,655.00	£43,495.00	£47,335.00
Junior Developer	70	£39,820.00	£43,420.00	£47,020.00
Technical Trainer	20	£40,730.00	£43,405.00	£46,080.00
Performance Analyst	26	£40,000.00	£42,915.00	£45,835.00
IT Specialist	15,437	£41,010.00	£42,820.00	£44,640.00
Product	28,994	£40,355.00	£42,605.00	£44,865.00
Senior IT Technician	329	£39,180.00	£42,565.00	£45,960.00
MySQL	12	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Test Analyst	8	£41,375.00	£42,500.00	£43,625.00
IT Solutions Analyst	16	£42,225.00	£42,225.00	£42,225.00
Application Specialist	34	£40,980.00	£42,115.00	£43,240.00
IT Support	220,032	£39,115.00	£41,395.00	£43,670.00
Operations Analyst	4	£38,750.00	£41,250.00	£43,750.00
Desktop Support Engineer	8	£40,440.00	£41,030.00	£41,625.00
Technical Support	964	£38,295.00	£40,965.00	£43,630.00
Assistant Product Manager	10	£37,965.00	£40,725.00	£43,480.00
Laravel Developer	10	£35,625.00	£40,190.00	£44,750.00
Technical Officer	6	£38,275.00	£39,790.00	£41,310.00
Website	1,125	£36,600.00	£39,485.00	£42,365.00
Autodesk	7	£36,335.00	£39,165.00	£42,000.00
2nd Line Support	37	£35,505.00	£37,670.00	£39,835.00
IT Field Service Engineer	2,526	£34,695.00	£37,165.00	£39,645.00
Software Tester	2	£35,000.00	£37,000.00	£39,000.00
IT Trainer	1,578	£35,065.00	£36,875.00	£38,700.00
Service Desk	281	£34,815.00	£36,580.00	£38,340.00
Digital Account Manager	9	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Support Technician	57	£33,295.00	£36,165.00	£39,030.00
IT Business Development Executive	112	£31,250.00	£36,140.00	£41,035.00
Systems Officer	18	£33,725.00	£36,070.00	£38,420.00
IT Officer	26,381	£33,295.00	£35,815.00	£38,330.00
Exhibition Designer	1	£33,000.00	£35,500.00	£38,000.00
Desktop Support Analyst	4	£31,250.00	£35,000.00	£38,750.00
Product Planner	149	£32,185.00	£34,290.00	£36,390.00
Service Analyst	20	£32,255.00	£34,200.00	£36,140.00
Service Desk Analyst	35	£31,605.00	£33,765.00	£35,915.00
Release Manager	2	£31,500.00	£33,000.00	£34,500.00
IT Support Executive	595	£31,650.00	£32,860.00	£34,065.00
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
IT Security Officer	75	£31,630.00	£31,770.00	£31,905.00
Project Office Support	2	£31,000.00	£31,000.00	£31,000.00
Systems Coordinator	13	£29,030.00	£30,905.00	£32,780.00
EPOS	16	£30,150.00	£30,815.00	£31,485.00
IT Helpdesk	181	£29,135.00	£30,275.00	£31,415.00
Project Analyst	8	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
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
Technical Administrator	68	£28,730.00	£29,980.00	£31,225.00
IT Trainee	5,097	£27,460.00	£29,945.00	£32,430.00
It Graduate	674	£28,055.00	£29,855.00	£31,660.00
IT Support Officer	451	£28,600.00	£29,515.00	£30,440.00
IT Administrator	20,207	£28,105.00	£29,310.00	£30,510.00
Junior IT Technician	46	£27,300.00	£29,065.00	£30,820.00
Bid Assistant	4	£26,500.00	£28,000.00	£29,500.00
Trainee IT Technician	62	£27,565.00	£27,905.00	£28,250.00
IT Support Advisor	83	£27,220.00	£27,780.00	£28,335.00
Graduate Developer	46	£25,430.00	£25,570.00	£25,715.00
IT Support Assistant	1,076	£25,075.00	£25,520.00	£25,965.00
Computer Science Graduate	4	£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