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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 4,886,130 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,640,809	94.98 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	160,222	3.28 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	85,099	1.74 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 93,964 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 407,178 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	89,246	386,734
Contract	4,717	20,443

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 also 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
November 2025	32,533
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

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	31	£116,790.00	£126,245.00	£135,705.00
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
Cloud Consultant	2	£90,000.00	£107,500.00	£125,000.00
Angular	127	£95,850.00	£106,550.00	£117,245.00
Head of Software	9	£95,500.00	£102,835.00	£110,165.00
Python Developer	239	£94,390.00	£102,795.00	£111,200.00
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
Java Developer	209	£89,700.00	£99,065.00	£108,435.00
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	54	£89,195.00	£94,175.00	£99,145.00
Python	682	£85,175.00	£93,710.00	£102,240.00
Head of Delivery	8	£86,090.00	£91,090.00	£96,090.00
Data Architect	65	£83,480.00	£89,635.00	£95,790.00
Business Architect	4	£82,500.00	£87,500.00	£92,500.00
Integration Architect	9	£78,750.00	£86,875.00	£95,000.00
Senior Software Engineer	405	£78,730.00	£86,495.00	£94,260.00
Oracle Database	1	£85,000.00	£85,000.00	£85,000.00
Azure Architect	13	£77,190.00	£84,565.00	£91,940.00
Software Engineer	2,014	£74,535.00	£83,015.00	£91,485.00
Transformation Manager	11	£75,440.00	£83,000.00	£90,560.00
Solutions Architect	457	£77,500.00	£82,185.00	£86,875.00
Senior Java Developer	8	£74,250.00	£81,875.00	£89,500.00
Software Architect	266	£81,465.00	£81,465.00	£81,465.00
Technical Architect	53	£77,675.00	£81,315.00	£84,950.00
Data Engineer	743	£74,890.00	£81,180.00	£87,465.00
Technical Lead	414	£78,265.00	£81,070.00	£83,875.00
Cisco Engineer	3	£75,000.00	£80,000.00	£85,000.00
SAP Consultant	33	£73,000.00	£79,800.00	£86,600.00
DevOps Engineer	301	£73,040.00	£79,295.00	£85,545.00
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
Security Architect	40	£71,620.00	£77,250.00	£82,875.00
Transformation Lead	4	£73,750.00	£77,125.00	£80,500.00
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
Software Developer	1,324	£71,200.00	£76,360.00	£81,510.00
Cloud Engineer	233	£69,610.00	£76,235.00	£82,850.00
Data Science	55	£70,330.00	£75,685.00	£81,040.00
Agile Coach	3	£60,000.00	£75,000.00	£90,000.00
CRM Developer	1	£70,000.00	£75,000.00	£80,000.00
Systems Programmer	2	£70,925.00	£74,875.00	£78,800.00
IT Director	3,081	£69,560.00	£74,815.00	£80,070.00
Backend Developer	41	£65,965.00	£74,445.00	£82,930.00
Application Developer	48	£71,220.00	£74,275.00	£77,315.00
Application Manager	35	£70,395.00	£74,165.00	£77,940.00
Data Scientist	52	£68,705.00	£73,410.00	£78,115.00
Technology Consultant	6	£65,000.00	£73,335.00	£81,665.00
Lead Developer	199	£68,185.00	£73,115.00	£78,060.00
Technical Product Owner	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Head of Service	11	£69,400.00	£72,215.00	£75,035.00
Infrastructure Manager	74	£67,340.00	£71,985.00	£76,635.00
Functional Consultant	32	£64,605.00	£71,780.00	£78,960.00
Full Stack Developer	243	£65,740.00	£71,680.00	£77,620.00
Data Modeller	146	£66,350.00	£71,540.00	£76,725.00
Programme Manager	303	£67,175.00	£71,360.00	£75,540.00
JavaScript Developer	6	£65,000.00	£71,250.00	£77,500.00
Information Security	221	£66,750.00	£70,990.00	£75,230.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	63	£67,635.00	£70,860.00	£74,085.00
iOS Developer	2	£60,000.00	£70,000.00	£80,000.00
Microsoft Developer	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Cloud Architect	25	£64,975.00	£69,875.00	£74,770.00
Senior Software Developer	30	£65,465.00	£69,840.00	£74,215.00
Technical Project Manager	11	£65,315.00	£69,375.00	£73,440.00
Front End Developer	48	£64,210.00	£69,280.00	£74,340.00
Data Migration	27	£64,410.00	£68,680.00	£72,945.00
Information Security Manager	31	£63,170.00	£68,440.00	£73,715.00
Release Manager	8	£59,365.00	£68,130.00	£76,890.00
Technical Consultant	67	£59,420.00	£68,030.00	£76,635.00
Senior Developer	355	£63,035.00	£67,695.00	£72,355.00
Data Management	412	£63,215.00	£67,620.00	£72,035.00
Network Manager	33	£62,815.00	£67,600.00	£72,385.00
Test Manager	14	£65,335.00	£67,400.00	£69,470.00
Head of Product	8	£63,125.00	£67,315.00	£71,500.00
Cyber Security	347	£61,920.00	£66,270.00	£70,625.00
Sap Project Manager	2	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Cyber Security Engineer	20	£61,765.00	£65,920.00	£70,075.00
Solution Designer	290	£61,380.00	£65,880.00	£70,380.00
Delivery Manager	309	£62,230.00	£65,510.00	£68,795.00
Product Owner	120	£61,160.00	£65,035.00	£68,905.00
Agile Project Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Programme Lead	14	£57,575.00	£64,825.00	£72,075.00
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
Web Developer	14	£59,690.00	£64,220.00	£68,750.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	4	£61,725.00	£64,090.00	£66,450.00
Hardware Engineer	192	£63,250.00	£63,935.00	£64,615.00
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
Information Management	46	£59,590.00	£62,605.00	£65,615.00
Active Directory	13	£60,940.00	£62,375.00	£63,815.00
Network Security	88	£58,545.00	£62,355.00	£66,170.00
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
Cyber Security Manager	14	£58,500.00	£61,585.00	£64,665.00
Service Delivery Manager	28	£57,990.00	£61,380.00	£64,770.00
Business Analyst	713	£57,475.00	£61,260.00	£65,055.00
Mobile Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Database Administrator	14	£54,750.00	£61,100.00	£67,450.00
Senior Analyst	146	£57,645.00	£60,735.00	£63,825.00
Database Manager	4	£57,500.00	£60,375.00	£63,250.00
Hardware Designer	72	£57,825.00	£60,265.00	£62,700.00
Oracle Developer	10	£55,125.00	£60,125.00	£65,125.00
Information Analyst	2	£52,500.00	£60,000.00	£67,500.00
Software Programmer	4	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Scrum Master	8	£57,500.00	£59,625.00	£61,750.00
Head of IT	5,018	£55,960.00	£58,905.00	£61,845.00
Technical Services Manager	36	£56,020.00	£58,880.00	£61,735.00
MySQL	2	£55,000.00	£58,750.00	£62,500.00
Technical Analyst	14	£56,430.00	£58,660.00	£60,895.00
Software Team Leader	33	£58,500.00	£58,500.00	£58,500.00
Cyber Security Analyst	17	£52,650.00	£58,325.00	£64,000.00
Bi Analyst	16	£53,890.00	£58,060.00	£62,225.00
Web Manager	6	£56,000.00	£58,000.00	£60,000.00
Network Engineer	317	£54,490.00	£57,835.00	£61,180.00
Project Analyst	10	£55,945.00	£57,655.00	£59,375.00
Network Security Engineer	2	£50,000.00	£57,500.00	£65,000.00
Product Management	971	£53,905.00	£57,405.00	£60,915.00
Head of Development	7	£54,500.00	£57,000.00	£59,500.00
Network Administrator	4	£56,250.00	£56,875.00	£57,500.00
Test Lead	41	£54,260.00	£56,790.00	£59,320.00
Salesforce Developer	6	£55,335.00	£56,165.00	£57,000.00
Systems Administrator	116	£53,210.00	£56,150.00	£59,090.00
Product Analyst	6	£51,665.00	£56,085.00	£60,500.00
Transition Manager	3	£55,250.00	£55,875.00	£56,500.00
Power BI Developer	13	£53,415.00	£55,835.00	£58,250.00
IT Business Partner	1,357	£53,200.00	£55,740.00	£58,285.00
Embedded Software Engineer	34	£48,040.00	£55,540.00	£63,040.00
Digital Analyst	8	£55,000.00	£55,000.00	£55,000.00
IT Project Manager	5,489	£51,460.00	£54,910.00	£58,360.00
Systems Manager	1,553	£51,890.00	£54,385.00	£56,885.00
BI Developer	32	£50,010.00	£54,305.00	£58,605.00
Systems Specialist	22	£50,000.00	£54,000.00	£58,000.00
Systems Developer	364	£50,915.00	£53,955.00	£56,995.00
Application Support Analyst	74	£50,455.00	£53,910.00	£57,365.00
Performance Analyst	7	£50,165.00	£53,560.00	£56,940.00
Operations Analyst	15	£49,250.00	£53,540.00	£57,835.00
Information Security Analyst	23	£49,995.00	£53,495.00	£56,995.00
Systems Analyst	91	£49,290.00	£53,345.00	£57,400.00
SQL Developer	9	£50,625.00	£52,815.00	£55,000.00
Programming	544	£50,370.00	£52,780.00	£55,190.00
Digital	3,103	£48,700.00	£52,380.00	£56,065.00
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
Application Support	248	£48,565.00	£51,800.00	£55,035.00
CRM Manager	12	£49,815.00	£51,655.00	£53,500.00
Business Systems Analyst	36	£46,470.00	£51,510.00	£56,555.00
Data Analyst	258	£48,080.00	£51,455.00	£54,830.00
Product Developer	342	£47,380.00	£51,335.00	£55,290.00
Service Transition Manager	1	£51,000.00	£51,000.00	£51,000.00
Data Analysis	73	£46,670.00	£50,455.00	£54,230.00
Quality Assurance Manager	12	£48,440.00	£50,155.00	£51,875.00
Data Insight Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Implementation Manager	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Systems Officer	2	£48,000.00	£49,500.00	£51,000.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
Service Manager	2,239	£45,900.00	£48,310.00	£50,735.00
Firewall Engineer	4	£46,825.00	£48,075.00	£49,325.00
IT Consultant	12,087	£42,175.00	£47,740.00	£53,315.00
Development	55,079	£45,290.00	£47,665.00	£50,045.00
Developer	54,343	£45,150.00	£47,640.00	£50,150.00
Service Desk Manager	14	£45,740.00	£47,080.00	£48,425.00
Test Analyst	20	£45,065.00	£46,985.00	£48,905.00
Reporting Analyst	5	£43,750.00	£46,875.00	£50,000.00
Junior Developer	10	£44,000.00	£46,575.00	£49,150.00
PHP Developer	47	£42,790.00	£45,915.00	£49,040.00
IT Specialist	6,769	£43,670.00	£45,625.00	£47,580.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
AI Specialist	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Android Developer	2	£35,000.00	£45,000.00	£55,000.00
IT Service Desk Manager	25	£43,785.00	£44,990.00	£46,200.00
Website	421	£41,840.00	£44,820.00	£47,795.00
Data Centre Engineer	4	£42,000.00	£44,750.00	£47,500.00
SQL Analyst	6	£41,665.00	£44,165.00	£46,665.00
IT Support Analyst	369	£41,110.00	£44,065.00	£47,015.00
Desktop Support Analyst	4	£42,500.00	£44,000.00	£45,500.00
Technical Trainer	6	£43,335.00	£43,960.00	£44,585.00
Mobile Engineer	176	£39,935.00	£43,845.00	£47,760.00
IT Manager	81,936	£41,315.00	£43,575.00	£45,845.00
Technical Account Manager	14	£40,560.00	£43,310.00	£46,060.00
Technical Support	273	£40,670.00	£43,205.00	£45,735.00
Autodesk	10	£38,750.00	£42,815.00	£46,875.00
Software Tester	2	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Senior IT Technician	157	£38,525.00	£41,530.00	£44,530.00
Desktop Support Engineer	12	£39,750.00	£40,315.00	£40,875.00
IT Support Engineer	942	£37,940.00	£40,310.00	£42,680.00
Product Marketing Manager	26	£36,190.00	£39,030.00	£41,875.00
Service Desk	269	£36,460.00	£38,640.00	£40,825.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£36,500.00	£38,250.00	£40,000.00
Junior Java Developer	2	£37,500.00	£38,250.00	£39,000.00
IT Field Service Engineer	879	£35,890.00	£38,055.00	£40,220.00
Laravel Developer	5	£33,750.00	£37,875.00	£42,000.00
Project Office Support	4	£36,050.00	£37,500.00	£38,975.00
IT Support	112,752	£35,825.00	£37,385.00	£38,935.00
IT Business Development Executive	147	£30,375.00	£37,345.00	£44,305.00
IT Technician	20,116	£35,150.00	£37,015.00	£38,880.00
IT Officer	11,038	£34,925.00	£36,955.00	£38,985.00
Product	27,295	£35,435.00	£36,915.00	£38,400.00
Digital Account Manager	2	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Trainer	339	£34,315.00	£36,070.00	£37,820.00
Product Planner	56	£33,770.00	£35,590.00	£37,405.00
CRM Administrator	4	£34,900.00	£35,400.00	£35,900.00
2nd Line Support	58	£32,835.00	£35,215.00	£37,600.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
Service Analyst	42	£32,680.00	£34,870.00	£37,055.00
1st Line Support	18	£31,200.00	£33,640.00	£36,085.00
IT Support Executive	31	£32,545.00	£33,630.00	£34,715.00
1st Line IT Support	16	£31,410.00	£33,620.00	£35,835.00
Support Consultant	5	£30,165.00	£32,750.00	£35,335.00
IT Support Officer	164	£31,460.00	£32,595.00	£33,725.00
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	32	£30,350.00	£32,360.00	£34,375.00
Service Desk Analyst	66	£30,660.00	£32,270.00	£33,880.00
Junior Product Manager	18	£28,000.00	£32,000.00	£36,000.00
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
IT Helpdesk	57	£30,095.00	£31,480.00	£32,855.00
Web Design	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
Systems Support Analyst	4	£29,565.00	£30,525.00	£31,500.00
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
Technical Administrator	11	£27,500.00	£29,665.00	£31,835.00
IT Administrator	8,377	£28,025.00	£29,215.00	£30,405.00
It Graduate	466	£27,140.00	£29,180.00	£31,225.00
IT Security Officer	18	£28,105.00	£28,305.00	£28,505.00
IT Trainee	2,387	£25,875.00	£27,915.00	£29,950.00
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
IT Support Assistant	874	£23,195.00	£23,585.00	£23,980.00