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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 5,150,119 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,894,295	95.03 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	167,832	3.26 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	87,992	1.71 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 99,041 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 429,177 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	94,121	407,858
Contract	4,919	21,318

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

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

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
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
May 2025	30,270
April 2025	44,790
March 2025	54,605

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The Highest Paying IT Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Head of Data	9	£115,000.00	£121,960.00	£128,915.00
Angular	93	£105,370.00	£116,160.00	£126,945.00
Software Development Manager	12	£106,250.00	£112,500.00	£118,750.00
Python Developer	224	£97,790.00	£105,935.00	£114,080.00
Head of Software	7	£88,835.00	£97,000.00	£105,165.00
Big Data	2	£90,000.00	£96,250.00	£102,500.00
Python	548	£85,950.00	£94,890.00	£103,830.00
Java Developer	180	£86,005.00	£94,230.00	£102,450.00
Enterprise Architect	57	£88,020.00	£92,625.00	£97,225.00
Data Architect	95	£83,315.00	£89,995.00	£96,675.00
Business Architect	14	£82,500.00	£87,000.00	£91,500.00
Integration Architect	9	£78,750.00	£86,875.00	£95,000.00
Azure Architect	12	£78,440.00	£85,940.00	£93,440.00
Senior Software Engineer	242	£77,940.00	£85,325.00	£92,700.00
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
Cloud Consultant	4	£78,750.00	£83,750.00	£88,750.00
Software Engineer	1,386	£74,985.00	£83,245.00	£91,510.00
Solutions Architect	397	£77,340.00	£81,980.00	£86,615.00
Software Architect	266	£81,465.00	£81,465.00	£81,465.00
Security Architect	51	£75,230.00	£81,060.00	£86,885.00
Cisco Specialist	2	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
Technical Architect	46	£76,385.00	£79,285.00	£82,185.00
Transformation Manager	19	£73,305.00	£79,110.00	£84,915.00
Head of Service	16	£74,485.00	£78,235.00	£81,990.00
Data Engineer	748	£71,865.00	£77,575.00	£83,280.00
SAP Consultant	30	£70,695.00	£77,570.00	£84,445.00
Senior Java Developer	6	£66,500.00	£77,500.00	£88,500.00
Software Developer	1,113	£71,615.00	£77,220.00	£82,820.00
Technical Lead	513	£74,265.00	£77,190.00	£80,115.00
Backend Developer	43	£68,910.00	£76,175.00	£83,435.00
Transformation Lead	11	£73,835.00	£76,085.00	£78,335.00
Application Manager	34	£70,890.00	£75,970.00	£81,050.00
Head of Operations	40	£70,970.00	£75,830.00	£80,690.00
Cloud Engineer	193	£69,170.00	£75,610.00	£82,035.00
CRM Developer	1	£70,000.00	£75,000.00	£80,000.00
Network Manager	14	£69,000.00	£75,000.00	£81,000.00
Data Scientist	55	£69,395.00	£74,580.00	£79,760.00
Functional Consultant	33	£66,980.00	£74,390.00	£81,795.00
Hardware Engineer	319	£72,450.00	£73,940.00	£75,425.00
Lead Developer	252	£69,000.00	£73,765.00	£78,535.00
IT Support Team Lead	2	£67,500.00	£73,750.00	£80,000.00
Infrastructure Manager	68	£69,600.00	£73,715.00	£77,830.00
IT Director	4,064	£67,825.00	£73,405.00	£78,980.00
Application Developer	34	£69,525.00	£73,325.00	£77,120.00
Information Security Manager	27	£67,465.00	£72,705.00	£77,940.00
DevOps Engineer	231	£66,940.00	£72,680.00	£78,415.00
Active Directory	16	£70,250.00	£72,650.00	£75,050.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Information Security	205	£68,115.00	£72,345.00	£76,575.00
Full Stack Developer	248	£65,610.00	£72,310.00	£79,010.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	53	£69,535.00	£72,280.00	£75,025.00
Application Architect	17	£71,000.00	£71,840.00	£72,665.00
Data Modeller	201	£66,195.00	£71,660.00	£77,120.00
Cyber Security Engineer	17	£65,555.00	£71,615.00	£77,680.00
JavaScript Developer	9	£63,335.00	£70,835.00	£78,335.00
Quality Assurance Manager	4	£68,750.00	£70,625.00	£72,500.00
Data Science	40	£65,700.00	£70,255.00	£74,805.00
Business Relationship Manager	2	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Microsoft Developer	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Senior Product Manager	15	£66,250.00	£69,500.00	£72,750.00
Technical Project Manager	13	£63,750.00	£69,250.00	£74,750.00
Programme Manager	355	£64,605.00	£68,745.00	£72,885.00
Test Manager	32	£65,305.00	£68,650.00	£72,000.00
Technical Consultant	52	£59,485.00	£68,620.00	£77,750.00
Senior Software Developer	17	£65,000.00	£68,440.00	£71,875.00
Cyber Security	431	£63,595.00	£68,080.00	£72,575.00
Cloud Architect	12	£61,900.00	£67,900.00	£73,900.00
Senior Developer	315	£62,520.00	£67,400.00	£72,285.00
Scrum Master	16	£61,945.00	£67,390.00	£72,835.00
Head of Product	8	£63,125.00	£67,315.00	£71,500.00
Network Security	61	£63,410.00	£67,240.00	£71,075.00
Cisco Engineer	2	£65,000.00	£66,250.00	£67,500.00
Network Security Engineer	3	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Solution Designer	284	£61,535.00	£66,220.00	£70,905.00
Delivery Manager	286	£62,660.00	£65,890.00	£69,125.00
Cyber Security Consultant	46	£58,980.00	£65,010.00	£71,040.00
Agile Project Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Programme Lead	14	£57,575.00	£64,825.00	£72,075.00
Technical Author	542	£64,665.00	£64,665.00	£64,665.00
Hardware Designer	123	£63,015.00	£64,540.00	£66,065.00
Product Owner	140	£60,535.00	£64,530.00	£68,520.00
Front End Developer	32	£60,040.00	£64,495.00	£68,945.00
Data Management	408	£60,835.00	£64,400.00	£67,970.00
Project Analyst	8	£62,090.00	£64,375.00	£66,665.00
Data Migration	22	£60,190.00	£63,565.00	£66,940.00
Service Delivery Manager	32	£59,895.00	£62,660.00	£65,420.00
Software Project Manager	4	£56,250.00	£61,750.00	£67,250.00
Senior Analyst	192	£59,180.00	£61,665.00	£64,150.00
Business Intelligence Developer	2	£55,000.00	£61,250.00	£67,500.00
Digital Product Manager	4	£55,000.00	£60,625.00	£66,250.00
Business Analyst	671	£56,860.00	£60,220.00	£63,575.00
Network Engineer	276	£56,530.00	£60,080.00	£63,630.00
Systems Specialist	42	£58,335.00	£59,665.00	£61,000.00
Head of IT	6,017	£56,110.00	£59,535.00	£62,955.00
Information Management	81	£56,355.00	£59,525.00	£62,685.00
Cyber Security Analyst	17	£53,650.00	£59,415.00	£65,185.00
Oracle Developer	8	£54,500.00	£59,190.00	£63,875.00
Cyber Security Manager	12	£56,700.00	£59,150.00	£61,600.00
Mobile Developer	4	£53,750.00	£58,750.00	£63,750.00
Salesforce Developer	11	£56,815.00	£58,530.00	£60,250.00
Web Manager	6	£56,000.00	£58,000.00	£60,000.00
Software Team Leader	29	£57,750.00	£57,750.00	£57,750.00
Systems Administrator	98	£54,645.00	£57,550.00	£60,455.00
Systems Architect	5	£54,800.00	£57,550.00	£60,325.00
Technical Services Manager	83	£54,695.00	£57,540.00	£60,375.00
BI Developer	28	£52,030.00	£57,375.00	£62,720.00
Digital Analyst	14	£55,520.00	£57,030.00	£58,550.00
Product Management	1,088	£53,270.00	£57,025.00	£60,790.00
Network Administrator	4	£56,250.00	£56,875.00	£57,500.00
Embedded Software Engineer	30	£49,160.00	£56,735.00	£64,315.00
SQL Developer	9	£53,750.00	£56,565.00	£59,375.00
Docker	5	£52,500.00	£56,250.00	£60,000.00
Technical Analyst	14	£53,460.00	£56,085.00	£58,710.00
Technology Consultant	18	£45,635.00	£56,065.00	£66,500.00
Transition Manager	3	£55,250.00	£55,875.00	£56,500.00
IT Business Partner	1,760	£53,360.00	£55,840.00	£58,315.00
Test Lead	47	£52,730.00	£55,540.00	£58,345.00
Head of Development	10	£53,375.00	£55,250.00	£57,125.00
Information Analyst	14	£50,835.00	£55,000.00	£59,165.00
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	67	£50,290.00	£54,815.00	£59,345.00
IT Project Manager	6,616	£50,585.00	£54,535.00	£58,490.00
Digital Project Manager	2	£52,000.00	£54,500.00	£57,000.00
Product Analyst	4	£51,250.00	£54,125.00	£57,000.00
Power BI Developer	8	£48,750.00	£53,940.00	£59,125.00
Database Administrator	8	£50,250.00	£53,915.00	£57,585.00
Data Analyst	226	£50,080.00	£53,800.00	£57,515.00
Application Support Analyst	42	£50,015.00	£53,655.00	£57,295.00
Systems Developer	394	£49,565.00	£53,615.00	£57,660.00
Application Support	226	£50,415.00	£53,560.00	£56,705.00
Performance Analyst	7	£50,165.00	£53,560.00	£56,940.00
Technical Account Manager	55	£49,850.00	£53,240.00	£56,620.00
Programming	813	£50,390.00	£52,675.00	£54,950.00
Release Manager	2	£50,875.00	£52,450.00	£54,000.00
Business Systems Analyst	31	£46,470.00	£51,705.00	£56,950.00
Systems Manager	2,035	£49,220.00	£51,390.00	£53,565.00
Service Transition Manager	1	£51,000.00	£51,000.00	£51,000.00
Data Analysis	67	£47,330.00	£50,825.00	£54,330.00
Operations Analyst	10	£47,000.00	£50,750.00	£54,500.00
PMO Analyst	2	£50,000.00	£50,750.00	£51,500.00
CRM Manager	14	£48,850.00	£50,325.00	£51,800.00
Digital	3,915	£47,020.00	£50,310.00	£53,590.00
Reporting Analyst	21	£48,435.00	£50,210.00	£51,985.00
Implementation Manager	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Web Developer	58	£46,150.00	£49,675.00	£53,200.00
Information Security Analyst	21	£46,665.00	£49,165.00	£51,665.00
SQL Database Administrator	2	£47,000.00	£48,750.00	£50,500.00
Product Marketing Manager	15	£44,190.00	£48,530.00	£52,875.00
Product Developer	439	£44,630.00	£48,520.00	£52,410.00
Bi Analyst	21	£46,240.00	£48,420.00	£50,600.00
Database Manager	2	£45,000.00	£48,250.00	£51,500.00
Mobile Engineer	216	£45,405.00	£48,155.00	£50,910.00
ERP Consultant	4	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Oracle Consultant	4	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
SQL Analyst	4	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Technical Support Manager	12	£45,515.00	£47,185.00	£48,850.00
Service Manager	2,919	£44,780.00	£47,050.00	£49,330.00
Developer	67,083	£44,340.00	£46,975.00	£49,615.00
Development	67,802	£44,440.00	£46,970.00	£49,510.00
Application Specialist	40	£45,385.00	£46,450.00	£47,515.00
Test Analyst	14	£44,750.00	£46,290.00	£47,835.00
Firewall Engineer	2	£46,150.00	£46,150.00	£46,150.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
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 Consultant	17,047	£39,325.00	£44,865.00	£50,410.00
Data Centre Engineer	4	£42,000.00	£44,750.00	£47,500.00
Junior Developer	57	£41,585.00	£44,645.00	£47,710.00
IT Support Analyst	305	£41,245.00	£44,215.00	£47,180.00
PHP Developer	27	£41,405.00	£44,095.00	£46,780.00
Service Desk Manager	10	£42,490.00	£43,740.00	£44,990.00
IT Specialist	9,672	£41,760.00	£43,710.00	£45,660.00
Systems Officer	6	£41,950.00	£43,350.00	£44,750.00
IT Manager	108,490	£40,850.00	£43,315.00	£45,780.00
Technical Trainer	14	£41,705.00	£42,720.00	£43,730.00
Desktop Support Analyst	6	£40,835.00	£42,665.00	£44,500.00
IT Service Desk Manager	19	£41,410.00	£42,450.00	£43,490.00
IT Solutions Analyst	8	£42,225.00	£42,225.00	£42,225.00
Website	708	£38,870.00	£41,650.00	£44,430.00
Autodesk	10	£37,875.00	£41,565.00	£45,250.00
Senior IT Technician	258	£38,125.00	£41,455.00	£44,775.00
Technical Support	411	£38,315.00	£41,100.00	£43,880.00
IT Support Engineer	899	£38,010.00	£40,630.00	£43,260.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£37,335.00	£40,500.00	£43,665.00
Laravel Developer	11	£35,625.00	£40,190.00	£44,750.00
IT Technician	41,237	£37,790.00	£39,695.00	£41,600.00
Desktop Support Engineer	7	£39,665.00	£39,665.00	£39,665.00
IT Support	155,129	£37,025.00	£38,675.00	£40,315.00
Junior Java Developer	2	£37,500.00	£38,250.00	£39,000.00
Product	29,101	£36,360.00	£37,995.00	£39,630.00
Service Desk	232	£36,190.00	£37,975.00	£39,760.00
IT Field Service Engineer	1,493	£35,435.00	£37,910.00	£40,385.00
Service Analyst	32	£35,025.00	£37,370.00	£39,720.00
IT Business Development Executive	91	£30,650.00	£37,080.00	£43,510.00
Software Tester	2	£35,000.00	£37,000.00	£39,000.00
Digital Account Manager	9	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
Exhibition Designer	1	£33,000.00	£35,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Trainer	585	£33,375.00	£35,280.00	£37,190.00
2nd Line Support	50	£32,605.00	£35,095.00	£37,590.00
IT Officer	15,882	£33,025.00	£35,075.00	£37,135.00
Product Planner	92	£33,120.00	£34,800.00	£36,475.00
Project Office Support	6	£33,525.00	£34,250.00	£34,990.00
Service Desk Analyst	47	£31,745.00	£33,770.00	£35,790.00
IT Support Executive	160	£32,600.00	£33,615.00	£34,625.00
IT Support Technician	52	£31,120.00	£32,970.00	£34,820.00
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
Support Consultant	6	£29,750.00	£31,875.00	£34,000.00
IT Support Officer	255	£30,765.00	£31,785.00	£32,800.00
Network Analyst	2	£28,000.00	£31,500.00	£35,000.00
IT Helpdesk	115	£30,245.00	£31,380.00	£32,515.00
2nd Line Support Technician	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
Web Design	2	£30,000.00	£31,000.00	£32,000.00
1st Line Support	20	£29,450.00	£30,965.00	£32,480.00
1st Line IT Support	18	£29,660.00	£30,945.00	£32,230.00
Systems Coordinator	4	£29,500.00	£30,250.00	£31,000.00
It Graduate	539	£27,435.00	£29,350.00	£31,260.00
IT Trainee	4,156	£26,550.00	£29,205.00	£31,860.00
Technical Administrator	24	£27,210.00	£28,930.00	£30,645.00
IT Administrator	12,883	£27,550.00	£28,765.00	£29,985.00
IT Security Officer	47	£28,230.00	£28,395.00	£28,570.00
Junior IT Technician	14	£26,200.00	£28,075.00	£29,950.00
Trainee IT Technician	40	£27,115.00	£27,265.00	£27,415.00
Systems Support Analyst	2	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
IT Support Advisor	24	£25,240.00	£25,480.00	£25,710.00
Graduate Developer	42	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Software Developer	16	£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	1,226	£23,300.00	£23,775.00	£24,260.00