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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 4,600,223 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,368,707	94.97 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	150,446	3.27 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	81,070	1.76 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 88,466 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 383,352 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	84,013	364,058
Contract	4,452	19,293

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

The busiest month for new contract IT Jobs is July, 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
March 2025	54,605
February 2025	31,781
January 2025	30,982
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

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	42	£108,370.00	£118,145.00	£127,915.00
Head of Software	9	£105,000.00	£110,415.00	£115,835.00
Application Integrator	5	£100,650.00	£109,550.00	£118,425.00
Big Data	77	£97,830.00	£106,205.00	£114,570.00
Python Developer	515	£94,240.00	£105,395.00	£116,550.00
Java Developer	687	£90,295.00	£100,690.00	£111,085.00
Head of Software Development	4	£95,000.00	£100,625.00	£106,250.00
Head of Technology	2	£91,625.00	£99,625.00	£107,625.00
Docker	92	£86,315.00	£98,815.00	£111,315.00
Enterprise Architect	79	£92,400.00	£98,000.00	£103,595.00
Data Solution Architect	9	£84,165.00	£95,415.00	£106,665.00
Python	1,884	£82,965.00	£93,290.00	£103,610.00
Azure Architect	20	£85,455.00	£92,815.00	£100,165.00
Data Architect	170	£83,820.00	£91,450.00	£99,075.00
Head of Delivery	8	£86,090.00	£91,090.00	£96,090.00
Angular	149	£81,555.00	£89,825.00	£98,090.00
Transformation Lead	2	£85,000.00	£87,500.00	£90,000.00
Solutions Architect	830	£81,565.00	£87,070.00	£92,590.00
Data Engineer	1,638	£78,775.00	£86,710.00	£94,640.00
SAP Consultant	27	£77,360.00	£83,470.00	£89,585.00
Senior Software Engineer	913	£75,070.00	£83,120.00	£91,180.00
Senior Java Developer	56	£74,660.00	£82,865.00	£91,065.00
Security Architect	69	£77,460.00	£82,745.00	£88,030.00
Head of Quality	9	£72,250.00	£82,065.00	£91,875.00
Application Architect	4	£75,000.00	£81,750.00	£88,500.00
Technical Lead	274	£76,005.00	£81,560.00	£87,115.00
Cloud Architect	58	£75,830.00	£80,670.00	£85,510.00
Product Analyst	89	£70,000.00	£80,340.00	£90,680.00
Software Engineer	3,628	£71,665.00	£79,815.00	£87,965.00
Machine Learning Engineer	99	£71,480.00	£79,720.00	£87,965.00
DevOps Engineer	639	£72,470.00	£79,470.00	£86,475.00
Integration Architect	4	£71,250.00	£79,375.00	£87,500.00
Transformation Manager	28	£72,975.00	£78,965.00	£84,955.00
Cyber Security Consultant	28	£73,460.00	£78,720.00	£83,980.00
Technical Architect	161	£73,405.00	£78,510.00	£83,610.00
Technology Consultant	13	£68,850.00	£78,300.00	£87,750.00
Android Developer	6	£74,165.00	£77,915.00	£81,665.00
Head of Development	7	£74,375.00	£77,815.00	£81,250.00
Data Integration Developer	2	£75,000.00	£77,500.00	£80,000.00
Cloud Consultant	12	£70,000.00	£77,250.00	£84,500.00
Senior Product Manager	34	£70,965.00	£76,485.00	£82,000.00
Head of Product	49	£73,830.00	£76,280.00	£78,730.00
Software Architect	28	£68,530.00	£75,405.00	£82,280.00
Head of Operations	50	£70,020.00	£75,205.00	£80,385.00
Agile Coach	3	£60,000.00	£75,000.00	£90,000.00
Technical Product Owner	4	£72,500.00	£75,000.00	£77,500.00
Systems Programmer	2	£70,925.00	£74,875.00	£78,800.00
Cloud Engineer	419	£68,070.00	£74,535.00	£81,000.00
Cyber Security Manager	48	£69,710.00	£74,290.00	£78,875.00
Data Science	119	£68,765.00	£74,210.00	£79,650.00
Oracle Consultant	23	£67,500.00	£74,065.00	£80,625.00
Front End Developer	133	£66,470.00	£73,690.00	£80,900.00
Lead Developer	307	£69,050.00	£73,675.00	£78,310.00
Product Owner	290	£67,295.00	£73,370.00	£79,440.00
Data Modeller	114	£68,535.00	£73,205.00	£77,875.00
IT Director	3,258	£67,230.00	£72,340.00	£77,440.00
Senior Software Developer	113	£66,055.00	£72,270.00	£78,475.00
Head of Service	20	£68,005.00	£71,850.00	£75,700.00
Release Manager	16	£62,365.00	£71,390.00	£80,405.00
Microsoft Developer	5	£68,750.00	£71,250.00	£73,750.00
Reporting Specialist	2	£67,500.00	£71,250.00	£75,000.00
Sap Project Manager	5	£63,750.00	£70,625.00	£77,500.00
Senior Developer	804	£64,965.00	£70,370.00	£75,770.00
JavaScript Developer	4	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Oracle Database	2	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Xamarin Developer	4	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Information Security	440	£65,830.00	£69,750.00	£73,660.00
Salesforce Developer	18	£65,835.00	£69,690.00	£73,540.00
Software Developer	2,111	£63,375.00	£69,400.00	£75,425.00
Angular Developer	7	£66,250.00	£69,375.00	£72,500.00
Information Security Manager	50	£65,475.00	£69,355.00	£73,235.00
Embedded Software Lead	2	£62,500.00	£69,250.00	£76,000.00
iOS Developer	7	£61,250.00	£68,625.00	£76,000.00
Full Stack Developer	318	£62,765.00	£68,580.00	£74,400.00
Application Developer	102	£64,475.00	£68,515.00	£72,545.00
Data Scientist	92	£62,385.00	£68,515.00	£74,645.00
Test Lead	32	£66,260.00	£68,440.00	£70,615.00
Data Migration	64	£62,750.00	£68,215.00	£73,675.00
Data Management	777	£62,975.00	£68,145.00	£73,310.00
Business Architect	54	£65,000.00	£67,500.00	£70,000.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	141	£63,565.00	£67,275.00	£70,980.00
Programme Manager	453	£63,335.00	£67,165.00	£70,985.00
Network Security	168	£63,240.00	£67,160.00	£71,085.00
Infrastructure Manager	134	£63,035.00	£66,800.00	£70,570.00
Software Project Manager	2	£60,000.00	£66,250.00	£72,500.00
Application Manager	61	£63,120.00	£65,770.00	£68,425.00
Cisco Engineer	7	£62,000.00	£65,750.00	£69,500.00
Systems Architect	40	£64,750.00	£65,750.00	£66,750.00
Backend Developer	8	£60,000.00	£65,315.00	£70,625.00
Solution Designer	341	£61,495.00	£64,920.00	£68,340.00
Product Development Manager	2	£59,000.00	£64,500.00	£70,000.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	15	£60,160.00	£64,385.00	£68,610.00
CRM Developer	12	£56,250.00	£64,375.00	£72,500.00
Cyber Security	759	£60,630.00	£64,120.00	£67,615.00
Senior Programmer	15	£60,990.00	£64,090.00	£67,190.00
Technical Consultant	119	£58,190.00	£64,085.00	£69,990.00
Technical Project Manager	43	£59,515.00	£63,480.00	£67,445.00
Test Manager	120	£61,625.00	£63,365.00	£65,115.00
Senior Analyst	269	£58,530.00	£63,360.00	£68,180.00
Functional Consultant	59	£55,270.00	£63,155.00	£71,035.00
Information Security Officer	3	£60,000.00	£63,000.00	£66,000.00
Business Analyst	1,352	£58,050.00	£62,840.00	£67,635.00
MySQL	4	£58,750.00	£62,500.00	£66,250.00
Programme Director	6	£61,825.00	£62,425.00	£63,025.00
Embedded Software Engineer	105	£55,070.00	£62,395.00	£69,720.00
Oracle Developer	20	£57,855.00	£62,355.00	£66,855.00
Scrum Master	16	£60,215.00	£62,355.00	£64,500.00
Network Manager	69	£57,910.00	£62,100.00	£66,290.00
Algorithm Developer	45	£48,215.00	£61,670.00	£75,120.00
Product Management	1,736	£57,370.00	£61,340.00	£65,305.00
Laravel Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Ruby on Rails Developer	2	£52,500.00	£61,250.00	£70,000.00
Delivery Manager	740	£58,100.00	£61,245.00	£64,405.00
Cyber Security Engineer	55	£57,005.00	£60,225.00	£63,445.00
Agile Project Manager	4	£57,500.00	£60,000.00	£62,500.00
Business Intelligence Manager	4	£56,250.00	£60,000.00	£63,750.00
Software Programmer	4	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Software Team Leader	24	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Sharepoint Developer	2	£59,000.00	£59,500.00	£60,000.00
Digital Analyst	6	£51,250.00	£59,375.00	£67,500.00
Information Management	214	£57,255.00	£59,275.00	£61,300.00
Network Security Engineer	20	£55,430.00	£59,130.00	£62,845.00
Web Manager	3	£57,000.00	£58,500.00	£60,000.00
Mobile Developer	6	£54,165.00	£58,335.00	£62,500.00
Cyber Security Analyst	73	£54,575.00	£58,315.00	£62,055.00
SQL Developer	34	£55,540.00	£58,255.00	£60,970.00
Digital Project Manager	17	£54,400.00	£58,100.00	£61,800.00
Database Administrator	33	£53,475.00	£57,695.00	£61,915.00
Business Systems Analyst	61	£52,675.00	£57,120.00	£61,565.00
Information Security Analyst	50	£53,550.00	£56,805.00	£60,065.00
Systems Developer	360	£54,255.00	£56,555.00	£58,855.00
IT Support Team Lead	8	£54,125.00	£56,250.00	£58,375.00
Bi Analyst	15	£51,670.00	£56,230.00	£60,795.00
Technical Services Manager	90	£52,445.00	£56,050.00	£59,650.00
Business Relationship Manager	16	£56,000.00	£56,000.00	£56,000.00
Head of IT	7,148	£53,335.00	£55,975.00	£58,610.00
BI Developer	54	£51,290.00	£55,535.00	£59,780.00
Performance Analyst	4	£50,250.00	£55,340.00	£60,415.00
Transition Manager	7	£51,750.00	£55,290.00	£58,835.00
Programme Lead	40	£51,080.00	£55,135.00	£59,185.00
Hardware Designer	28	£50,975.00	£55,105.00	£59,240.00
Network Engineer	688	£51,250.00	£55,045.00	£58,840.00
IT Business Partner	1,323	£52,115.00	£54,755.00	£57,400.00
Software Development Manager	11	£51,415.00	£54,415.00	£57,415.00
Programming	963	£50,915.00	£54,395.00	£57,875.00
Application Support Analyst	167	£50,660.00	£54,190.00	£57,720.00
IT Project Manager	7,735	£50,675.00	£54,185.00	£57,690.00
Power BI Developer	29	£50,720.00	£54,130.00	£57,545.00
Service Delivery Manager	71	£51,425.00	£54,125.00	£56,835.00
Systems Specialist	18	£52,100.00	£54,125.00	£56,150.00
Application Packager	6	£54,050.00	£54,050.00	£54,050.00
Product Developer	705	£51,170.00	£53,870.00	£56,565.00
Business Process Analyst	13	£53,065.00	£53,690.00	£54,315.00
Service Transition Manager	7	£50,335.00	£53,665.00	£57,000.00
Technical Author	303	£51,750.00	£53,470.00	£55,190.00
Systems Analyst	175	£49,215.00	£52,815.00	£56,415.00
Data Analyst	515	£49,075.00	£52,720.00	£56,370.00
Web Developer	88	£47,725.00	£52,700.00	£57,670.00
Information Analyst	21	£48,585.00	£52,250.00	£55,915.00
Technical Analyst	87	£49,655.00	£52,180.00	£54,695.00
Systems Manager	1,499	£49,300.00	£51,925.00	£54,555.00
Data Analysis	189	£48,490.00	£51,740.00	£54,975.00
Database Manager	24	£48,180.00	£51,630.00	£55,080.00
ICT Manager	2	£49,975.00	£50,850.00	£51,725.00
Operations Analyst	45	£47,395.00	£50,755.00	£54,115.00
Implementation Consultant	6	£43,000.00	£50,665.00	£58,335.00
Implementation Manager	4	£44,250.00	£50,500.00	£56,750.00
Application Support	511	£47,225.00	£50,440.00	£53,660.00
Digital	3,520	£46,950.00	£50,140.00	£53,325.00
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
Firewall Engineer	2	£47,500.00	£50,000.00	£52,500.00
Oracle DBA	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
SQL Analyst	9	£46,875.00	£50,000.00	£53,125.00
IT Consultant	11,986	£45,470.00	£49,915.00	£54,365.00
Systems Administrator	291	£46,265.00	£49,720.00	£53,175.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	6	£46,500.00	£49,000.00	£51,500.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
Technical Account Manager	48	£45,005.00	£48,735.00	£52,465.00
Test Analyst	48	£46,405.00	£48,550.00	£50,690.00
PHP Developer	109	£43,335.00	£48,370.00	£53,400.00
Service Desk Manager	96	£46,045.00	£48,125.00	£50,215.00
Business Intelligence Developer	9	£45,050.00	£48,015.00	£50,985.00
Service Manager	3,005	£45,250.00	£47,730.00	£50,215.00
Active Directory	83	£46,030.00	£47,670.00	£49,315.00
IT Service Desk Manager	96	£45,420.00	£47,650.00	£49,880.00
MI Analyst	6	£43,965.00	£47,400.00	£50,835.00
Project Analyst	8	£45,875.00	£47,375.00	£48,875.00
Application Specialist	50	£44,540.00	£47,165.00	£49,790.00
Data Centre Engineer	3	£45,500.00	£47,000.00	£48,500.00
Product Marketing Manager	33	£43,500.00	£46,875.00	£50,250.00
Developer	75,305	£43,860.00	£46,455.00	£49,060.00
Development	76,391	£43,785.00	£46,375.00	£48,975.00
Quality Assurance Manager	20	£44,145.00	£46,070.00	£48,000.00
Technical Trainer	10	£44,665.00	£45,435.00	£46,190.00
Website	718	£42,110.00	£45,405.00	£48,685.00
Senior Web Developer	3	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Systems Support Analyst	18	£41,660.00	£44,970.00	£48,285.00
Soft Services Manager	2	£43,500.00	£44,750.00	£46,000.00
Web Design	24	£42,145.00	£44,730.00	£47,320.00
Web Designer	24	£42,145.00	£44,730.00	£47,320.00
Database Developer	2	£40,000.00	£44,500.00	£49,000.00
Network Administrator	8	£41,835.00	£44,335.00	£46,835.00
IT Manager	113,597	£41,170.00	£43,255.00	£45,345.00
Front End Web Developer	4	£34,000.00	£43,250.00	£52,500.00
CRM Manager	39	£40,140.00	£42,980.00	£45,825.00
Senior IT Technician	192	£39,480.00	£42,880.00	£46,275.00
PMO Analyst	26	£41,395.00	£42,825.00	£44,250.00
Systems Officer	3	£41,940.00	£42,690.00	£43,440.00
IT Specialist	9,610	£41,025.00	£42,640.00	£44,240.00
Hardware Engineer	71	£39,975.00	£42,350.00	£44,725.00
IT Support Analyst	735	£39,710.00	£42,290.00	£44,870.00
Software Tester	7	£38,335.00	£42,085.00	£45,835.00
Technical Support	617	£39,210.00	£41,615.00	£44,015.00
Technical Team Leader	4	£37,600.00	£40,700.00	£43,775.00
Mobile Engineer	355	£37,190.00	£40,655.00	£44,120.00
Technical Officer	7	£38,000.00	£40,065.00	£42,125.00
IT Security Officer	48	£37,645.00	£39,890.00	£42,140.00
Autodesk	13	£34,665.00	£39,500.00	£44,335.00
DotNET Developer	5	£31,500.00	£39,500.00	£47,500.00
IT Support Engineer	1,679	£37,300.00	£39,165.00	£41,035.00
Desktop Support Analyst	8	£37,000.00	£39,125.00	£41,250.00
Exhibition Designer	2	£35,000.00	£38,750.00	£42,500.00
Desktop Support Engineer	42	£36,480.00	£38,595.00	£40,705.00
Support Consultant	13	£34,835.00	£38,440.00	£42,040.00
Indexer	2	£38,250.00	£38,250.00	£38,250.00
IT Officer	17,688	£35,515.00	£37,835.00	£40,145.00
Service Desk	866	£35,705.00	£37,775.00	£39,850.00
Assistant Product Manager	9	£36,215.00	£37,685.00	£39,160.00
IT Field Service Engineer	1,676	£36,025.00	£37,665.00	£39,300.00
Product	37,897	£35,195.00	£36,670.00	£38,145.00
Web Analyst	17	£32,775.00	£36,665.00	£40,560.00
Wordpress Developer	6	£31,165.00	£36,665.00	£42,165.00
2nd Line Support	203	£33,735.00	£35,860.00	£37,980.00
Product Planner	154	£32,865.00	£35,635.00	£38,405.00
IT Trainer	528	£34,025.00	£35,540.00	£37,065.00
CRM Administrator	4	£34,900.00	£35,400.00	£35,900.00
Reporting Analyst	28	£34,775.00	£35,185.00	£35,590.00
Wordpress	9	£30,250.00	£35,125.00	£40,000.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
IT Support	126,334	£33,010.00	£34,325.00	£35,650.00
Digital Account Manager	10	£31,250.00	£33,750.00	£36,250.00
IT Technician	16,427	£31,390.00	£32,940.00	£34,500.00
Project Office Support	10	£32,140.00	£32,890.00	£33,640.00
Graduate Software Developer	4	£29,750.00	£32,625.00	£35,500.00
Magento Developer	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Service Desk Team Lead	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Junior Developer	22	£29,815.00	£32,485.00	£35,155.00
EPOS	9	£31,585.00	£32,250.00	£32,915.00
IT Business Development Executive	466	£28,790.00	£32,225.00	£35,655.00
It Graduate	732	£29,875.00	£31,675.00	£33,475.00
IT Helpdesk	156	£30,210.00	£31,585.00	£32,950.00
IT Support Technician	131	£29,115.00	£31,290.00	£33,475.00
Cabling Engineer	2	£27,500.00	£31,250.00	£35,000.00
Service Analyst	144	£29,885.00	£31,210.00	£32,530.00
1st Line IT Support	65	£28,925.00	£31,000.00	£33,075.00
1st Line Support	65	£28,925.00	£31,000.00	£33,075.00
Service Desk Analyst	188	£29,430.00	£30,550.00	£31,665.00
2nd Line Support Technician	4	£28,000.00	£30,500.00	£33,000.00
Junior PHP Developer	2	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Graduate Developer	35	£27,865.00	£29,740.00	£31,615.00
IT Support Officer	299	£28,395.00	£29,605.00	£30,810.00
IT Administrator	13,488	£28,110.00	£29,340.00	£30,585.00
IT Support Executive	126	£28,035.00	£28,885.00	£29,745.00
Technical Administrator	44	£26,185.00	£28,020.00	£29,855.00
1st Line IT Support Technician	4	£26,500.00	£27,250.00	£28,000.00
1st Line Technician	2	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
Junior IT Technician	20	£24,910.00	£26,945.00	£28,980.00
IT Trainee	2,415	£25,370.00	£26,490.00	£27,610.00
Trainee IT Technician	39	£24,850.00	£25,425.00	£26,005.00
IT Support Agent	4	£24,725.00	£24,725.00	£24,725.00
Graduate Analyst	2	£24,500.00	£24,500.00	£24,500.00
IT Support Advisor	124	£23,660.00	£23,935.00	£24,205.00
Performance Officer	2	£22,250.00	£22,250.00	£22,250.00
IT Support Assistant	1,466	£21,640.00	£22,015.00	£22,390.00