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 5,216,649 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,958,818	95.06 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	169,309	3.25 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	88,522	1.70 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 100,320 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 434,721 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	95,361	413,235
Contract	4,958	21,485

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK IT Jobs

Permanent IT Jobs

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

103,044

Up 119.3% vs last year

Average salary

£52,850.00

Down 2.4% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract IT Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

2,714

Up 68.9% vs last year

Average day rate

£520.00

Up 6.0% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: March 2026

Jobs listed

1,117

Up 69.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£505.00

Down 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
March 2026	103,044
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

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The Highest Paying IT Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Head of Data	20	£113,595.00	£121,550.00	£129,500.00
Angular	77	£105,535.00	£116,140.00	£126,740.00
Software Development Manager	12	£106,250.00	£112,500.00	£118,750.00
Python Developer	193	£96,875.00	£105,185.00	£113,490.00
Big Data	2	£90,000.00	£96,250.00	£102,500.00
Enterprise Architect	54	£90,535.00	£95,485.00	£100,435.00
Python	510	£86,635.00	£95,105.00	£103,565.00
Java Developer	166	£85,580.00	£93,925.00	£102,265.00
Data Architect	140	£84,510.00	£90,995.00	£97,485.00
Head of Software	4	£83,250.00	£90,500.00	£97,750.00
Business Architect	16	£82,500.00	£87,125.00	£91,750.00
Integration Architect	9	£78,750.00	£86,875.00	£95,000.00
Senior Software Engineer	210	£79,215.00	£86,295.00	£93,375.00
Azure Architect	16	£78,440.00	£85,940.00	£93,440.00
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	1,331	£75,035.00	£82,835.00	£90,635.00
Software Architect	266	£81,465.00	£81,465.00	£81,465.00
Solutions Architect	376	£76,525.00	£81,120.00	£85,715.00
Security Architect	52	£74,400.00	£80,230.00	£86,060.00
Cisco Specialist	2	£80,000.00	£80,000.00	£80,000.00
Technical Project Manager	12	£72,750.00	£78,750.00	£84,750.00
Technical Architect	47	£75,570.00	£78,570.00	£81,565.00
Network Manager	10	£73,335.00	£78,335.00	£83,335.00
Head of Service	16	£74,485.00	£78,235.00	£81,990.00
Transformation Manager	18	£71,925.00	£77,985.00	£84,050.00
Senior Java Developer	6	£66,500.00	£77,500.00	£88,500.00
Backend Developer	45	£70,520.00	£77,435.00	£84,345.00
SAP Consultant	35	£71,075.00	£77,015.00	£82,950.00
Transformation Lead	11	£75,500.00	£76,915.00	£78,335.00
Technical Lead	507	£73,525.00	£76,315.00	£79,110.00
Head of Operations	40	£72,000.00	£75,945.00	£79,895.00
Data Engineer	775	£69,980.00	£75,715.00	£81,450.00
CRM Developer	1	£70,000.00	£75,000.00	£80,000.00
Functional Consultant	31	£68,165.00	£74,940.00	£81,710.00
Information Security Manager	31	£69,530.00	£74,815.00	£80,100.00
Infrastructure Manager	70	£70,555.00	£74,815.00	£79,070.00
Software Developer	1,053	£69,480.00	£74,815.00	£80,150.00
Application Manager	51	£69,415.00	£74,555.00	£79,695.00
Data Scientist	53	£68,215.00	£73,835.00	£79,455.00
IT Support Team Lead	2	£67,500.00	£73,750.00	£80,000.00
Cloud Engineer	185	£67,685.00	£73,660.00	£79,630.00
Application Architect	19	£72,190.00	£73,600.00	£75,000.00
IT Director	4,415	£67,965.00	£73,540.00	£79,110.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	55	£70,490.00	£73,375.00	£76,270.00
Lead Developer	267	£68,175.00	£73,230.00	£78,290.00
Application Developer	38	£68,810.00	£72,970.00	£77,120.00
Information Security	208	£68,770.00	£72,940.00	£77,115.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Head of Product	12	£67,065.00	£72,490.00	£77,925.00
Active Directory	18	£70,035.00	£72,285.00	£74,535.00
Hardware Engineer	346	£70,795.00	£72,190.00	£73,590.00
Data Modeller	210	£65,855.00	£71,650.00	£77,445.00
Full Stack Developer	241	£65,105.00	£71,635.00	£78,170.00
DevOps Engineer	223	£66,305.00	£71,565.00	£76,815.00
Test Manager	36	£67,320.00	£71,465.00	£75,605.00
Quality Assurance Manager	4	£68,750.00	£70,625.00	£72,500.00
Business Relationship Manager	2	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
JavaScript Developer	7	£62,500.00	£70,000.00	£77,500.00
Microsoft Developer	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Senior Software Developer	13	£66,200.00	£69,500.00	£72,800.00
Data Science	38	£65,230.00	£69,315.00	£73,400.00
Programme Manager	361	£64,575.00	£68,955.00	£73,325.00
Solution Designer	297	£64,050.00	£68,715.00	£73,375.00
Cloud Architect	10	£62,375.00	£68,625.00	£74,875.00
Senior Developer	302	£63,510.00	£68,310.00	£73,110.00
Senior Product Manager	22	£64,770.00	£68,155.00	£71,540.00
Cyber Security Engineer	17	£61,915.00	£67,815.00	£73,715.00
Cyber Security	439	£63,085.00	£67,600.00	£72,115.00
Sharepoint Consultant	2	£60,000.00	£67,500.00	£75,000.00
Scrum Master	16	£61,945.00	£67,390.00	£72,835.00
Technical Consultant	49	£58,315.00	£67,075.00	£75,830.00
Network Security	66	£62,755.00	£66,560.00	£70,365.00
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
Programme Lead	11	£58,900.00	£65,775.00	£72,650.00
Technical Author	512	£65,325.00	£65,325.00	£65,325.00
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
Delivery Manager	310	£61,260.00	£64,725.00	£68,185.00
Project Analyst	8	£62,090.00	£64,375.00	£66,665.00
Front End Developer	30	£59,885.00	£64,365.00	£68,845.00
Cyber Security Consultant	48	£57,960.00	£64,085.00	£70,205.00
Product Owner	140	£60,210.00	£64,035.00	£67,860.00
Data Management	421	£59,895.00	£63,470.00	£67,045.00
Hardware Designer	136	£61,570.00	£63,205.00	£64,835.00
Cyber Security Manager	16	£60,585.00	£62,835.00	£65,085.00
Service Delivery Manager	32	£59,895.00	£62,660.00	£65,420.00
Data Migration	20	£58,225.00	£61,775.00	£65,325.00
Software Project Manager	4	£56,250.00	£61,750.00	£67,250.00
Business Intelligence Developer	2	£55,000.00	£61,250.00	£67,500.00
Business Analyst	665	£57,145.00	£60,765.00	£64,390.00
Digital Product Manager	4	£55,000.00	£60,625.00	£66,250.00
Senior Analyst	198	£57,605.00	£60,385.00	£63,160.00
Network Engineer	263	£56,895.00	£60,325.00	£63,745.00
Head of IT	6,293	£56,725.00	£60,150.00	£63,580.00
Network Administrator	2	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Information Management	94	£56,635.00	£59,595.00	£62,550.00
Embedded Software Engineer	37	£51,575.00	£59,440.00	£67,300.00
Mobile Developer	4	£53,750.00	£58,750.00	£63,750.00
Salesforce Developer	11	£56,815.00	£58,530.00	£60,250.00
Systems Administrator	76	£55,230.00	£57,920.00	£60,600.00
Technical Services Manager	93	£55,030.00	£57,660.00	£60,285.00
Systems Architect	5	£54,800.00	£57,550.00	£60,325.00
Web Manager	3	£55,000.00	£57,500.00	£60,000.00
Cyber Security Analyst	20	£52,150.00	£57,415.00	£62,685.00
Test Lead	47	£54,550.00	£57,210.00	£59,870.00
Digital Analyst	14	£55,520.00	£57,030.00	£58,550.00
BI Developer	30	£52,070.00	£56,995.00	£61,915.00
Product Management	1,167	£53,085.00	£56,880.00	£60,680.00
SQL Developer	9	£53,750.00	£56,565.00	£59,375.00
Systems Specialist	44	£55,375.00	£56,375.00	£57,375.00
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
IT Business Partner	1,976	£53,110.00	£55,635.00	£58,150.00
Programming	857	£52,910.00	£55,565.00	£58,210.00
Software Team Leader	9	£55,500.00	£55,500.00	£55,500.00
Head of Development	10	£53,375.00	£55,250.00	£57,125.00
Oracle Developer	4	£50,250.00	£55,250.00	£60,250.00
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
CRM Manager	8	£53,575.00	£54,765.00	£55,950.00
IT Project Manager	6,886	£50,310.00	£54,315.00	£58,330.00
Application Support	219	£50,930.00	£54,305.00	£57,675.00
Product Analyst	4	£51,250.00	£54,125.00	£57,000.00
Data Analyst	234	£49,730.00	£53,535.00	£57,345.00
Systems Developer	387	£49,550.00	£53,320.00	£57,075.00
Power BI Developer	10	£49,375.00	£53,000.00	£56,625.00
Systems Analyst	45	£48,145.00	£52,895.00	£57,645.00
Application Support Analyst	32	£49,170.00	£52,775.00	£56,375.00
Release Manager	2	£50,875.00	£52,450.00	£54,000.00
Product Marketing Manager	21	£48,015.00	£52,160.00	£56,300.00
Database Administrator	8	£49,500.00	£51,815.00	£54,125.00
Technical Account Manager	74	£47,905.00	£51,370.00	£54,830.00
Data Analysis	55	£47,805.00	£51,060.00	£54,320.00
Systems Manager	2,204	£48,920.00	£51,020.00	£53,125.00
Operations Analyst	10	£47,000.00	£50,750.00	£54,500.00
PMO Analyst	2	£50,000.00	£50,750.00	£51,500.00
Data Centre Engineer	2	£46,000.00	£50,500.00	£55,000.00
Product Development Manager	4	£45,550.00	£50,250.00	£54,975.00
Reporting Analyst	21	£48,435.00	£50,210.00	£51,985.00
Mobile Engineer	245	£46,915.00	£50,135.00	£53,350.00
Service Desk Manager	4	£48,215.00	£49,715.00	£51,215.00
Web Developer	60	£46,230.00	£49,620.00	£53,005.00
Digital	4,192	£46,485.00	£49,535.00	£52,585.00
Business Systems Analyst	21	£43,895.00	£49,495.00	£55,090.00
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
Bi Analyst	21	£46,240.00	£48,420.00	£50,600.00
Database Manager	2	£45,000.00	£48,250.00	£51,500.00
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	2	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Technical Support Manager	12	£45,515.00	£47,185.00	£48,850.00
Performance Analyst	23	£45,000.00	£47,085.00	£49,165.00
Service Manager	3,025	£44,640.00	£46,870.00	£49,110.00
PHP Developer	25	£43,750.00	£46,820.00	£49,895.00
Development	69,140	£44,145.00	£46,815.00	£49,495.00
Product Developer	491	£43,185.00	£46,775.00	£50,360.00
Developer	68,823	£44,070.00	£46,770.00	£49,480.00
Application Specialist	40	£45,085.00	£46,500.00	£47,915.00
Test Analyst	14	£44,750.00	£46,290.00	£47,835.00
Implementation Manager	7	£45,000.00	£46,250.00	£47,500.00
Firewall Engineer	2	£46,150.00	£46,150.00	£46,150.00
Junior Developer	55	£42,400.00	£45,775.00	£49,150.00
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 Service Desk Manager	13	£43,730.00	£44,795.00	£45,855.00
IT Consultant	17,683	£38,800.00	£44,285.00	£49,765.00
IT Manager	116,176	£40,915.00	£43,435.00	£45,950.00
IT Specialist	10,035	£41,285.00	£43,175.00	£45,080.00
IT Support Analyst	295	£40,290.00	£43,065.00	£45,825.00
Desktop Support Analyst	6	£40,835.00	£42,665.00	£44,500.00
Technical Support	547	£39,875.00	£42,305.00	£44,730.00
IT Solutions Analyst	16	£42,225.00	£42,225.00	£42,225.00
Website	763	£39,125.00	£41,870.00	£44,615.00
Technical Trainer	17	£40,475.00	£41,710.00	£42,940.00
Autodesk	10	£37,875.00	£41,565.00	£45,250.00
IT Support Engineer	1,058	£38,940.00	£41,560.00	£44,185.00
Senior IT Technician	283	£38,100.00	£41,500.00	£44,895.00
Desktop Support Engineer	8	£41,250.00	£41,250.00	£41,250.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£37,335.00	£40,500.00	£43,665.00
IT Technician	44,134	£38,310.00	£40,435.00	£42,560.00
Laravel Developer	11	£35,625.00	£40,190.00	£44,750.00
IT Support	163,778	£37,410.00	£39,150.00	£40,890.00
Service Analyst	28	£36,395.00	£38,905.00	£41,410.00
Product	28,989	£36,800.00	£38,435.00	£40,065.00
Junior Java Developer	2	£37,500.00	£38,250.00	£39,000.00
Service Desk	219	£36,025.00	£37,860.00	£39,690.00
IT Field Service Engineer	1,725	£35,180.00	£37,765.00	£40,360.00
IT Business Development Executive	97	£31,215.00	£37,660.00	£44,110.00
Systems Officer	4	£35,900.00	£37,200.00	£38,500.00
IT Trainer	1,042	£34,940.00	£37,080.00	£39,220.00
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
Technical Officer	2	£33,500.00	£36,000.00	£38,500.00
2nd Line Support	48	£33,375.00	£35,755.00	£38,140.00
Exhibition Designer	1	£33,000.00	£35,500.00	£38,000.00
IT Support Technician	56	£33,530.00	£35,310.00	£37,085.00
IT Officer	17,036	£33,025.00	£35,090.00	£37,165.00
Support Consultant	8	£31,835.00	£34,750.00	£37,665.00
Product Planner	89	£33,040.00	£34,705.00	£36,365.00
Project Office Support	6	£33,525.00	£34,250.00	£34,990.00
IT Support Executive	183	£33,040.00	£34,070.00	£35,105.00
Service Desk Analyst	45	£31,870.00	£33,990.00	£36,105.00
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
Network Analyst	2	£28,000.00	£31,500.00	£35,000.00
IT Support Officer	268	£30,490.00	£31,450.00	£32,410.00
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	17	£29,115.00	£30,885.00	£32,645.00
1st Line IT Support	15	£29,325.00	£30,865.00	£32,395.00
IT Trainee	4,704	£27,750.00	£30,690.00	£33,630.00
Systems Coordinator	6	£28,835.00	£29,750.00	£30,665.00
It Graduate	551	£27,520.00	£29,275.00	£31,035.00
IT Helpdesk	131	£28,365.00	£29,175.00	£29,990.00
IT Security Officer	52	£28,840.00	£28,990.00	£29,140.00
IT Administrator	13,785	£27,580.00	£28,810.00	£30,040.00
Technical Administrator	32	£26,965.00	£28,485.00	£30,010.00
Junior IT Technician	18	£26,350.00	£28,065.00	£29,775.00
Trainee IT Technician	49	£27,635.00	£27,790.00	£27,940.00
Systems Support Analyst	2	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
IT Support Advisor	27	£25,220.00	£25,660.00	£26,095.00
Computer Science Graduate	4	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Developer	46	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Graduate Software Developer	24	£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	1,179	£24,240.00	£24,615.00	£24,995.00