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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 4,853,420 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,609,907	94.98 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	158,889	3.27 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	84,624	1.74 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 93,335 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 404,452 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	88,652	384,159
Contract	4,682	20,292

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

The busiest month for new contract IT Jobs is 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
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
November 2024	71,845

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	38	£116,355.00	£126,575.00	£136,795.00
Docker	9	£100,000.00	£112,500.00	£125,000.00
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	129	£93,280.00	£103,295.00	£113,310.00
Python Developer	242	£94,535.00	£103,115.00	£111,695.00
Head of Software	9	£95,500.00	£102,835.00	£110,165.00
Java Developer	198	£92,800.00	£102,795.00	£112,800.00
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
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	48	£90,215.00	£95,330.00	£100,440.00
Python	724	£84,605.00	£93,030.00	£101,455.00
Data Architect	66	£86,435.00	£92,650.00	£98,860.00
Head of Delivery	8	£86,090.00	£91,090.00	£96,090.00
Senior Software Engineer	455	£81,700.00	£88,790.00	£95,885.00
Integration Architect	7	£78,335.00	£85,835.00	£93,335.00
Oracle Database	1	£85,000.00	£85,000.00	£85,000.00
Azure Architect	13	£77,500.00	£84,875.00	£92,250.00
Software Engineer	2,132	£74,695.00	£83,320.00	£91,945.00
Data Engineer	778	£76,440.00	£83,135.00	£89,825.00
Transformation Manager	11	£75,440.00	£83,000.00	£90,560.00
Solutions Architect	466	£77,275.00	£81,800.00	£86,335.00
Senior Java Developer	13	£74,290.00	£81,665.00	£89,040.00
Technical Lead	336	£78,415.00	£81,090.00	£83,765.00
SAP Consultant	27	£74,065.00	£81,000.00	£87,940.00
Software Architect	208	£80,940.00	£80,940.00	£80,940.00
Cisco Engineer	3	£75,000.00	£80,000.00	£85,000.00
DevOps Engineer	312	£72,690.00	£79,325.00	£85,960.00
Security Architect	42	£73,470.00	£78,520.00	£83,560.00
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
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
Technical Architect	65	£72,685.00	£76,265.00	£79,840.00
Cloud Engineer	244	£69,485.00	£76,150.00	£82,800.00
Agile Coach	3	£60,000.00	£75,000.00	£90,000.00
Systems Programmer	2	£70,925.00	£74,875.00	£78,800.00
Programme Manager	306	£69,725.00	£74,545.00	£79,360.00
IT Director	2,979	£69,085.00	£74,270.00	£79,460.00
Backend Developer	32	£64,670.00	£74,100.00	£83,525.00
Software Developer	1,267	£68,715.00	£74,090.00	£79,465.00
Technology Consultant	6	£65,000.00	£73,335.00	£81,665.00
Data Modeller	132	£67,330.00	£72,675.00	£78,020.00
Technical Product Owner	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Lead Developer	196	£67,740.00	£72,250.00	£76,760.00
Application Developer	50	£69,415.00	£72,080.00	£74,735.00
Data Science	60	£67,095.00	£72,005.00	£76,915.00
Application Manager	37	£69,160.00	£71,955.00	£74,750.00
Functional Consultant	29	£64,395.00	£71,570.00	£78,750.00
Release Manager	10	£61,130.00	£71,555.00	£81,970.00
Information Security	223	£67,265.00	£71,540.00	£75,810.00
Data Scientist	56	£66,280.00	£71,040.00	£75,800.00
Product Analyst	7	£63,750.00	£70,815.00	£77,875.00
Full Stack Developer	236	£64,770.00	£70,800.00	£76,825.00
JavaScript Developer	8	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Microsoft Developer	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Cloud Architect	28	£64,020.00	£69,560.00	£75,105.00
Infrastructure Manager	75	£64,385.00	£69,410.00	£74,440.00
Technical Project Manager	11	£65,315.00	£69,375.00	£73,440.00
Data Migration	23	£64,690.00	£69,250.00	£73,815.00
Data Management	432	£64,675.00	£69,125.00	£73,580.00
Technical Consultant	69	£60,380.00	£68,660.00	£76,940.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	69	£64,800.00	£68,580.00	£72,370.00
Head of Service	13	£66,425.00	£68,540.00	£70,650.00
Front End Developer	52	£63,290.00	£68,390.00	£73,485.00
Senior Developer	393	£63,385.00	£67,965.00	£72,545.00
Cyber Security Engineer	18	£63,920.00	£67,855.00	£71,790.00
Information Security Manager	33	£62,720.00	£67,770.00	£72,825.00
Head of Product	8	£63,125.00	£67,315.00	£71,500.00
Test Manager	32	£64,620.00	£66,395.00	£68,170.00
Network Manager	39	£61,355.00	£66,330.00	£71,295.00
Senior Software Developer	30	£61,180.00	£66,270.00	£71,355.00
Sap Project Manager	2	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Cyber Security	344	£61,560.00	£65,865.00	£70,170.00
Product Owner	130	£61,275.00	£65,860.00	£70,440.00
Solution Designer	291	£61,520.00	£65,210.00	£68,905.00
Agile Project Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
iOS Developer	3	£55,000.00	£65,000.00	£75,000.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
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
Infrastructure Project Manager	4	£61,725.00	£64,090.00	£66,450.00
Hardware Engineer	182	£62,570.00	£63,330.00	£64,095.00
Network Security	96	£59,570.00	£63,215.00	£66,865.00
Systems Architect	40	£62,450.00	£63,140.00	£63,830.00
Delivery Manager	356	£60,285.00	£63,075.00	£65,860.00
Cyber Security Consultant	36	£57,050.00	£62,850.00	£68,650.00
Senior Analyst	138	£59,360.00	£62,525.00	£65,690.00
Active Directory	13	£60,940.00	£62,375.00	£63,815.00
Cyber Security Manager	21	£59,465.00	£61,885.00	£64,300.00
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
Business Analyst	748	£57,865.00	£61,710.00	£65,550.00
Mobile Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Information Management	66	£58,260.00	£60,810.00	£63,360.00
Database Manager	4	£57,500.00	£60,375.00	£63,250.00
Web Developer	17	£55,750.00	£60,375.00	£65,000.00
Oracle Developer	10	£55,125.00	£60,125.00	£65,125.00
Database Administrator	16	£53,960.00	£60,085.00	£66,210.00
Information Analyst	2	£52,500.00	£60,000.00	£67,500.00
Software Programmer	4	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Test Lead	37	£56,765.00	£59,305.00	£61,855.00
Service Delivery Manager	31	£56,270.00	£58,935.00	£61,605.00
Product Management	1,002	£55,375.00	£58,880.00	£62,390.00
Technical Services Manager	36	£56,020.00	£58,880.00	£61,735.00
MySQL	2	£55,000.00	£58,750.00	£62,500.00
Scrum Master	10	£57,000.00	£58,700.00	£60,400.00
Head of IT	5,222	£55,830.00	£58,565.00	£61,285.00
Software Team Leader	33	£58,500.00	£58,500.00	£58,500.00
Bi Analyst	16	£53,890.00	£58,060.00	£62,225.00
Web Manager	6	£56,000.00	£58,000.00	£60,000.00
Hardware Designer	34	£55,200.00	£57,750.00	£60,300.00
Project Analyst	10	£55,945.00	£57,655.00	£59,375.00
Network Engineer	337	£53,960.00	£57,410.00	£60,860.00
Cyber Security Analyst	23	£51,740.00	£57,180.00	£62,625.00
Head of Development	7	£54,500.00	£57,000.00	£59,500.00
Technical Analyst	23	£54,340.00	£56,955.00	£59,575.00
Network Administrator	4	£56,250.00	£56,875.00	£57,500.00
Transition Manager	5	£55,125.00	£56,690.00	£58,250.00
IT Business Partner	1,330	£53,865.00	£56,430.00	£58,995.00
Salesforce Developer	6	£55,335.00	£56,165.00	£57,000.00
Business Relationship Manager	16	£56,000.00	£56,000.00	£56,000.00
Application Support Analyst	65	£52,750.00	£55,965.00	£59,185.00
Systems Administrator	131	£52,760.00	£55,795.00	£58,825.00
Embedded Software Engineer	39	£48,445.00	£55,680.00	£62,920.00
Product Developer	332	£50,860.00	£55,080.00	£59,305.00
Digital Analyst	8	£55,000.00	£55,000.00	£55,000.00
Power BI Developer	9	£52,585.00	£54,875.00	£57,165.00
Senior Programmer	5	£54,800.00	£54,800.00	£54,800.00
Programming	530	£52,040.00	£54,660.00	£57,280.00
IT Project Manager	5,614	£51,110.00	£54,580.00	£58,050.00
Service Transition Manager	5	£53,000.00	£54,250.00	£55,500.00
Systems Developer	345	£51,705.00	£54,220.00	£56,730.00
BI Developer	26	£50,010.00	£54,215.00	£58,415.00
Operations Analyst	13	£50,000.00	£54,150.00	£58,300.00
Network Security Engineer	4	£49,000.00	£54,000.00	£59,000.00
Systems Specialist	22	£50,000.00	£54,000.00	£58,000.00
Implementation Consultant	2	£45,000.00	£53,750.00	£62,500.00
Performance Analyst	7	£50,165.00	£53,560.00	£56,940.00
Systems Manager	1,482	£51,345.00	£53,555.00	£55,765.00
Information Security Analyst	23	£49,995.00	£53,495.00	£56,995.00
Data Analyst	273	£49,225.00	£52,920.00	£56,615.00
SQL Developer	9	£50,625.00	£52,815.00	£55,000.00
Digital	3,066	£49,005.00	£52,725.00	£56,445.00
Systems Analyst	94	£48,465.00	£52,525.00	£56,590.00
Application Support	242	£49,185.00	£52,360.00	£55,530.00
Data Analysis	78	£48,570.00	£52,155.00	£55,735.00
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
Business Systems Analyst	39	£46,470.00	£51,980.00	£57,490.00
CRM Manager	10	£49,250.00	£51,125.00	£53,000.00
Data Insight Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Quality Assurance Manager	16	£47,750.00	£49,125.00	£50,500.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
Test Analyst	18	£46,215.00	£48,410.00	£50,605.00
IT Consultant	11,620	£42,690.00	£48,350.00	£54,005.00
Firewall Engineer	4	£46,825.00	£48,075.00	£49,325.00
Developer	53,794	£45,595.00	£48,065.00	£50,535.00
Development	54,723	£45,630.00	£47,970.00	£50,320.00
Service Manager	2,161	£44,860.00	£47,360.00	£49,865.00
Programme Lead	11	£45,150.00	£47,150.00	£49,150.00
Reporting Analyst	5	£43,750.00	£46,875.00	£50,000.00
Junior Developer	10	£44,000.00	£46,575.00	£49,150.00
Service Desk Manager	18	£45,250.00	£46,355.00	£47,460.00
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
Senior Web Developer	3	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Wordpress	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Wordpress Developer	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Data Centre Engineer	4	£42,000.00	£44,750.00	£47,500.00
IT Specialist	6,304	£42,900.00	£44,750.00	£46,600.00
Autodesk	8	£40,000.00	£44,585.00	£49,165.00
Website	411	£41,200.00	£44,255.00	£47,310.00
IT Manager	81,627	£41,955.00	£44,180.00	£46,410.00
SQL Analyst	6	£41,665.00	£44,165.00	£46,665.00
Desktop Support Analyst	6	£42,000.00	£44,085.00	£46,165.00
Technical Trainer	6	£43,335.00	£43,960.00	£44,585.00
IT Support Analyst	372	£40,980.00	£43,915.00	£46,840.00
IT Service Desk Manager	27	£42,530.00	£43,565.00	£44,600.00
PHP Developer	44	£39,960.00	£43,320.00	£46,680.00
Technical Account Manager	14	£40,560.00	£43,310.00	£46,060.00
Mobile Engineer	186	£39,280.00	£42,870.00	£46,465.00
Systems Officer	3	£41,940.00	£42,690.00	£43,440.00
Software Tester	2	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Technical Support	274	£39,475.00	£41,790.00	£44,105.00
Senior IT Technician	149	£38,435.00	£41,480.00	£44,520.00
IT Support Engineer	985	£38,255.00	£40,575.00	£42,900.00
Desktop Support Engineer	12	£39,750.00	£40,315.00	£40,875.00
Product Marketing Manager	26	£36,190.00	£39,030.00	£41,875.00
Service Desk	272	£36,385.00	£38,510.00	£40,625.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£36,500.00	£38,250.00	£40,000.00
IT Field Service Engineer	867	£35,865.00	£38,250.00	£40,625.00
Junior Java Developer	2	£37,500.00	£38,250.00	£39,000.00
IT Support	108,973	£36,040.00	£37,575.00	£39,115.00
Laravel Developer	3	£35,000.00	£37,500.00	£40,000.00
Project Office Support	4	£36,050.00	£37,500.00	£38,975.00
IT Business Development Executive	135	£30,435.00	£37,040.00	£43,640.00
IT Officer	10,979	£34,880.00	£37,035.00	£39,190.00
IT Technician	15,931	£35,070.00	£36,875.00	£38,690.00
PMO Analyst	2	£36,125.00	£36,625.00	£37,125.00
Product	27,490	£35,085.00	£36,565.00	£38,040.00
Product Planner	58	£33,905.00	£35,800.00	£37,690.00
IT Trainer	322	£33,935.00	£35,575.00	£37,210.00
CRM Administrator	4	£34,900.00	£35,400.00	£35,900.00
Service Analyst	44	£33,035.00	£35,135.00	£37,235.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
2nd Line Support	49	£32,320.00	£34,860.00	£37,405.00
IT Support Executive	29	£32,405.00	£33,575.00	£34,750.00
Service Desk Analyst	54	£32,120.00	£33,470.00	£34,820.00
IT Support Technician	34	£30,930.00	£33,095.00	£35,265.00
1st Line Support	20	£30,745.00	£32,835.00	£34,930.00
1st Line IT Support	18	£30,920.00	£32,820.00	£34,715.00
Support Consultant	5	£30,165.00	£32,750.00	£35,335.00
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 Officer	153	£31,075.00	£32,145.00	£33,205.00
Junior Product Manager	18	£28,000.00	£32,000.00	£36,000.00
IT Helpdesk	58	£30,355.00	£31,680.00	£33,000.00
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
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
It Graduate	496	£27,985.00	£29,875.00	£31,770.00
Technical Administrator	11	£27,500.00	£29,665.00	£31,835.00
IT Administrator	8,306	£28,205.00	£29,450.00	£30,695.00
IT Trainee	2,261	£26,375.00	£28,260.00	£30,135.00
IT Security Officer	14	£28,155.00	£28,175.00	£28,195.00
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
Graduate Analyst	2	£24,500.00	£24,500.00	£24,500.00
IT Support Assistant	785	£23,315.00	£23,715.00	£24,120.00