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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 696,084 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	694,120	99.72 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,171	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	793	0.11 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 13,386 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 58,007 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	13,348	57,843
Contract	37	163

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

The busiest month for new contract Education Jobs is November, and the quietest month is May.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Education Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Education Jobs

Last 12 Month Total Listed Education Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
April 2025	9,743
March 2025	14,888
February 2025	5,953
January 2025	3,733
December 2024	4,326
November 2024	16,911
October 2024	20,619
September 2024	8,825
August 2024	7,912
July 2024	9,416
June 2024	11,571
May 2024	8,356

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Development Officer	32	£62,605.00	£65,680.00	£68,760.00
Headteacher	3,186	£62,715.00	£63,320.00	£63,930.00
Educational Psychologist	318	£62,160.00	£62,725.00	£63,290.00
Head of School	171	£58,140.00	£60,175.00	£62,215.00
Employment Consultant	6	£54,750.00	£59,625.00	£64,500.00
Head of House	13	£57,975.00	£57,975.00	£57,975.00
Deputy Headteacher	893	£56,875.00	£57,240.00	£57,600.00
Assistant Headteacher	900	£50,000.00	£50,665.00	£51,330.00
Academy Consultant	14	£36,665.00	£50,210.00	£63,750.00
Programme Assistant	10	£48,700.00	£49,340.00	£49,975.00
Training Manager	116	£44,965.00	£49,090.00	£53,210.00
Learning And Development Specialist	2	£45,000.00	£47,500.00	£50,000.00
Mentor	666	£43,855.00	£46,995.00	£50,125.00
Head of Science	49	£42,920.00	£46,630.00	£50,345.00
Education Manager	12	£46,535.00	£46,535.00	£46,535.00
Head of Social Science	8	£41,715.00	£46,465.00	£51,200.00
Head of Humanities	9	£44,140.00	£45,965.00	£47,800.00
Head of English	80	£45,465.00	£45,465.00	£45,465.00
Driver Trainer	11	£45,400.00	£45,400.00	£45,400.00
Graduate Scheme	23	£45,000.00	£45,000.00	£45,000.00
Physical Education Teacher	10	£45,000.00	£45,000.00	£45,000.00
Independent School	41	£41,480.00	£44,970.00	£48,470.00
Economics Teacher	8	£36,100.00	£44,490.00	£52,890.00
Physics Teacher	26	£39,350.00	£43,955.00	£48,565.00
Curriculum Manager	2	£43,200.00	£43,875.00	£44,575.00
School Business Manager	28	£40,380.00	£43,800.00	£47,220.00
Religious Education	17	£33,865.00	£43,750.00	£53,650.00
Graduate Teaching	3	£36,750.00	£43,525.00	£50,300.00
Development Coach	5	£42,000.00	£43,500.00	£45,000.00
Head of Department	16	£37,940.00	£43,430.00	£48,925.00
Social Sciences	53	£35,175.00	£42,990.00	£50,815.00
Head of Computer Science	2	£30,000.00	£42,500.00	£55,000.00
Higher Education	19	£40,165.00	£42,250.00	£44,340.00
Re Teacher	5	£33,950.00	£42,215.00	£50,490.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	10	£35,150.00	£41,775.00	£48,390.00
Key Stage 3 Teacher	10	£41,500.00	£41,500.00	£41,500.00
Maths Teacher	1,948	£39,515.00	£41,295.00	£43,075.00
Science Teacher	1,972	£38,590.00	£41,135.00	£43,685.00
English Teacher	1,618	£39,795.00	£41,120.00	£42,450.00
Head of Faculty	38	£41,100.00	£41,100.00	£41,100.00
History Teacher	53	£39,395.00	£41,040.00	£42,685.00
Business Studies Teacher	65	£32,825.00	£41,025.00	£49,220.00
SEN Teacher	6,464	£40,135.00	£40,930.00	£41,725.00
Computer Teacher	215	£35,850.00	£40,790.00	£45,730.00
IT Teacher	22,093	£38,845.00	£40,720.00	£42,580.00
Social Science Teacher	28	£32,450.00	£40,600.00	£48,740.00
Chemistry Teacher	9	£32,990.00	£40,585.00	£48,160.00
business teacher	98	£32,690.00	£40,485.00	£48,290.00
Head of PE	59	£40,440.00	£40,440.00	£40,440.00
Trainer Assessor	2	£38,950.00	£40,425.00	£41,900.00
Eyfs Teacher	292	£36,955.00	£40,195.00	£43,445.00
Engineering Lecturer	20	£36,460.00	£40,120.00	£43,780.00
Training Specialist	45	£36,190.00	£40,030.00	£43,880.00
Religious Studies Teacher	18	£31,200.00	£40,025.00	£48,840.00
Year 1 Teacher	19	£33,340.00	£39,940.00	£46,540.00
Head of Maths	70	£37,700.00	£39,900.00	£42,100.00
Reception Teacher	12	£33,425.00	£39,700.00	£45,990.00
Secondary Teacher	625	£36,540.00	£39,645.00	£42,750.00
Computing Teacher	213	£34,060.00	£39,480.00	£44,890.00
Design And Technology Teacher	115	£38,105.00	£39,475.00	£40,850.00
Design Technology Teacher	115	£38,105.00	£39,475.00	£40,850.00
Computer Science Teacher	203	£34,255.00	£39,330.00	£44,410.00
Classroom Teacher	15	£37,605.00	£39,305.00	£41,010.00
Drama Teacher	4	£31,325.00	£39,300.00	£47,275.00
Teacher of Year 6	16	£33,425.00	£39,265.00	£45,115.00
Year 6 Teacher	16	£33,425.00	£39,265.00	£45,115.00
Religious Education Teacher	6	£30,500.00	£39,175.00	£47,850.00
Teacher of Year 3	30	£31,940.00	£39,175.00	£46,440.00
Year 3 Teacher	30	£31,940.00	£39,175.00	£46,440.00
Biology Teacher	9	£31,075.00	£39,100.00	£47,150.00
Geography Teacher	103	£35,925.00	£38,920.00	£41,920.00
Design Teacher	128	£37,450.00	£38,900.00	£40,355.00
Year 2 Teacher	15	£32,150.00	£38,875.00	£45,625.00
University Lecturer	2	£34,875.00	£38,750.00	£42,625.00
Art Teacher	215	£36,475.00	£38,705.00	£40,935.00
QTS	16	£32,250.00	£38,665.00	£45,090.00
French Teacher	12	£30,985.00	£38,610.00	£46,235.00
Humanities Teacher	269	£36,180.00	£38,605.00	£41,030.00
School Management	83	£36,650.00	£38,565.00	£40,470.00
Teacher of Year 5	19	£32,975.00	£38,565.00	£44,165.00
Year 5 Teacher	19	£32,975.00	£38,565.00	£44,165.00
Part Time Teacher	12	£33,530.00	£38,340.00	£43,170.00
Electrical Engineering Lecturer	12	£35,000.00	£38,190.00	£41,375.00
Secondary School Teacher	6	£32,425.00	£38,175.00	£43,950.00
PE Teacher	125	£35,395.00	£38,140.00	£40,885.00
Psychology Teacher	6	£31,625.00	£38,115.00	£44,615.00
Training Instructor	15	£37,065.00	£38,065.00	£39,065.00
Assessor	1,654	£36,655.00	£37,945.00	£39,240.00
Secondary School	851	£34,200.00	£37,900.00	£41,590.00
Nursery Manager	266	£36,060.00	£37,830.00	£39,605.00
Computer Lecturer	2	£32,000.00	£37,750.00	£43,500.00
Special Educational Needs Teacher	13	£37,665.00	£37,665.00	£37,665.00
English Lecturer	2	£33,775.00	£37,650.00	£41,525.00
ESOL Lecturer	2	£33,775.00	£37,650.00	£41,525.00
Sports Lecturer	2	£33,775.00	£37,650.00	£41,525.00
Training	25,231	£36,035.00	£37,630.00	£39,215.00
DT Teacher	88	£30,250.00	£37,600.00	£44,950.00
ICT Teacher	271	£37,175.00	£37,545.00	£37,915.00
Student Services	71	£37,275.00	£37,275.00	£37,275.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	45	£35,275.00	£37,255.00	£39,240.00
Teaching	22,166	£35,275.00	£37,110.00	£38,955.00
Primary School	960	£33,675.00	£36,950.00	£40,220.00
Lecturer	277	£33,580.00	£36,770.00	£39,960.00
IT Lecturer	267	£33,560.00	£36,750.00	£39,940.00
SEND Teacher	261	£35,710.00	£36,750.00	£37,785.00
Primary Class Teacher	51	£30,850.00	£36,380.00	£41,910.00
Qualified Teacher Status	10	£36,000.00	£36,000.00	£36,000.00
EYFS Class Teacher	31	£32,745.00	£35,825.00	£38,895.00
Teacher of Year 4	26	£32,040.00	£35,825.00	£39,615.00
Year 4 Teacher	26	£32,040.00	£35,825.00	£39,615.00
TA	25	£34,625.00	£35,810.00	£36,990.00
Training Officer	17	£34,790.00	£35,440.00	£36,085.00
Apprenticeship Manager	2	£33,900.00	£35,300.00	£36,700.00
Primary School Teacher	88	£33,045.00	£35,215.00	£37,390.00
Music Teacher	254	£32,190.00	£35,180.00	£38,180.00
Languages Teacher	2	£30,825.00	£35,175.00	£39,550.00
Supply Teacher	24	£30,075.00	£35,125.00	£40,200.00
SEN - Special Educational Needs	10	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
Education Officer	9	£34,275.00	£34,900.00	£35,525.00
Food Technology	71	£33,620.00	£34,760.00	£35,900.00
Trainer	465	£33,345.00	£34,735.00	£36,130.00
Support Staff	106	£33,005.00	£34,555.00	£36,095.00
Media Teacher	33	£32,000.00	£34,500.00	£37,000.00
Class Teacher	1,376	£31,795.00	£34,260.00	£36,730.00
Autism Teacher	10	£34,125.00	£34,125.00	£34,125.00
Special Needs Teacher	2	£29,000.00	£34,000.00	£39,000.00
Early Years Teacher	78	£31,910.00	£33,875.00	£35,835.00
Nursery Teacher	8	£28,790.00	£33,350.00	£37,940.00
Pre-School Teacher	2	£30,200.00	£33,275.00	£36,350.00
asts	2	£32,500.00	£33,250.00	£34,000.00
Tutor	581	£31,615.00	£33,155.00	£34,700.00
ASD Teacher	4	£29,825.00	£32,675.00	£35,500.00
Employability Tutor	3	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Driving Instructor	30	£29,125.00	£32,440.00	£35,750.00
Cover Teacher	511	£31,920.00	£32,365.00	£32,815.00
Art & Design Teacher	17	£32,000.00	£32,000.00	£32,000.00
English Tutor	1	£30,000.00	£32,000.00	£34,000.00
Graduate	738	£30,180.00	£31,890.00	£33,600.00
Business Lecturer	2	£29,875.00	£31,825.00	£33,750.00
Functional Skills Tutor	17	£30,075.00	£31,825.00	£33,565.00
Prison Education	42	£28,780.00	£31,820.00	£34,865.00
School Office Manager	2	£30,750.00	£31,750.00	£32,750.00
Food Technology Teacher	41	£30,730.00	£31,405.00	£32,080.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	54	£29,740.00	£31,140.00	£32,535.00
Head Of Year	2	£30,250.00	£30,875.00	£31,500.00
Careers Advisor	7	£29,725.00	£30,825.00	£31,940.00
Employment Coach	7	£29,325.00	£30,590.00	£31,850.00
Training Advisor	10	£30,000.00	£30,590.00	£31,165.00
Pastoral Manager	6	£30,015.00	£30,545.00	£31,080.00
Learning And Development Trainer	2	£30,425.00	£30,425.00	£30,425.00
Training Consultant	3	£28,000.00	£30,000.00	£32,000.00
Education Consultant	99	£25,510.00	£29,640.00	£33,780.00
Nursery Room Leader	76	£27,890.00	£28,985.00	£30,075.00
Training Coordinator	9	£27,000.00	£28,915.00	£30,835.00
PSHE Teacher	113	£28,685.00	£28,760.00	£28,835.00
Term Time	346	£27,975.00	£28,570.00	£29,160.00
School Secretary	2	£26,625.00	£28,450.00	£30,275.00
Early Years Foundation	11	£26,850.00	£28,100.00	£29,335.00
Early Years	917	£27,325.00	£28,005.00	£28,695.00
Room Leader	169	£27,285.00	£27,965.00	£28,645.00
Early Years Professional	24	£27,300.00	£27,850.00	£28,375.00
Trainee Consultant	293	£26,690.00	£27,735.00	£28,780.00
Trainee Assessor	10	£25,890.00	£27,590.00	£29,275.00
Intervention Teacher	14	£25,000.00	£27,500.00	£30,000.00
Nursery Educator	19	£25,200.00	£27,420.00	£29,640.00
Nursery	1,277	£26,270.00	£27,360.00	£28,445.00
Nursery Practitioner	207	£25,480.00	£27,345.00	£29,215.00
Vocational Instructor	18	£26,040.00	£27,330.00	£28,625.00
Early Years Educator	156	£25,650.00	£27,170.00	£28,695.00
Apprenticeship	1,259	£26,440.00	£27,055.00	£27,675.00
It Apprenticeship	1,228	£26,440.00	£27,045.00	£27,650.00
Nursery Assistant	25	£25,255.00	£27,000.00	£28,745.00
EYFS Practitioner	21	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Early Years Practitioner	238	£25,350.00	£26,355.00	£27,355.00
Trainee Manager	28	£25,250.00	£26,300.00	£27,350.00
Cover Supervisor	569	£26,115.00	£26,245.00	£26,375.00
Trainee Sales Negotiator	13	£21,750.00	£26,000.00	£30,250.00
Education Welfare Officer	6	£25,500.00	£25,500.00	£25,500.00
Nursery Nurse	63	£24,050.00	£25,480.00	£26,915.00
Autism Specialist	13	£24,060.00	£25,440.00	£26,835.00
Trainee Solicitor	19	£24,550.00	£25,385.00	£26,215.00
Education Coordinator	2	£22,500.00	£25,250.00	£28,000.00
Internal Quality Assurer	2	£25,000.00	£25,000.00	£25,000.00
Therapy Assistant	32	£24,170.00	£24,765.00	£25,365.00
Legal Trainee	15	£22,665.00	£24,750.00	£26,835.00
Exams Officer	166	£24,710.00	£24,710.00	£24,710.00
Student Support	383	£24,035.00	£24,635.00	£25,235.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	2	£24,000.00	£24,500.00	£25,000.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	600	£24,400.00	£24,415.00	£24,420.00
Early Years Assistant	30	£23,965.00	£24,285.00	£24,600.00
HLTA	109	£22,950.00	£23,830.00	£24,715.00
Swimming Teacher	4	£23,400.00	£23,400.00	£23,400.00
Science Technician	34	£21,925.00	£23,265.00	£24,615.00
Learning Mentor	14	£22,955.00	£23,080.00	£23,205.00
Classroom Assistant	4	£22,675.00	£22,725.00	£22,775.00
Support Teacher	16	£21,415.00	£22,600.00	£23,790.00
SEN TA	2	£20,400.00	£22,200.00	£24,000.00
Teaching Assistant	7,588	£21,780.00	£21,920.00	£22,055.00
SEND Teaching Assistant	4	£20,250.00	£21,750.00	£23,250.00
Primary Teaching Assistant	71	£21,430.00	£21,430.00	£21,430.00
Internship	82	£21,020.00	£21,145.00	£21,270.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	1,033	£20,830.00	£20,905.00	£20,980.00
SEN Assistant	816	£20,780.00	£20,825.00	£20,865.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	97	£20,525.00	£20,525.00	£20,525.00
Learning Support Assistant	1,138	£20,055.00	£20,235.00	£20,415.00
School Receptionist	56	£19,915.00	£19,915.00	£19,915.00
SEN Learning Support Assistant	6	£18,900.00	£19,710.00	£20,525.00
School Support Worker	22	£19,505.00	£19,505.00	£19,505.00
Special Needs Teaching Assistant	4	£19,150.00	£19,150.00	£19,150.00
Sports Teacher	4	£16,275.00	£17,450.00	£18,625.00
Digital Marketing Apprentice	2	£16,000.00	£17,000.00	£18,000.00
Marketing Apprentice	4	£16,000.00	£16,500.00	£17,000.00
School Catering Assistant	41	£15,715.00	£15,715.00	£15,715.00
School Time	2	£12,550.00	£12,550.00	£12,550.00