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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 830,589 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	828,137	99.70 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,453	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	999	0.12 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,973 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 69,216 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,925	69,011
Contract	47	204

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

The busiest month for new contract Education Jobs is February, and the quietest month is December.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Education Jobs

Permanent Education Jobs

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

4,113

Down 52.5% vs last year

Average salary

£37,860.00

Up 1.4% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Education Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Down 24.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£515.00

Up 10.2% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Down 41.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£470.00

Up 16.0% vs last year

Last 12 Month Total Listed Education Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
August 2026	4,113
July 2026	7,122
June 2026	7,281
May 2026	9,850
April 2026	11,720
March 2026	12,981
February 2026	10,472
January 2026	10,353
December 2025	6,486
November 2025	6,034
October 2025	6,929
September 2025	8,932

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Headteacher	1,161	£64,785.00	£65,855.00	£66,925.00
Head of College	4	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Head of School	74	£62,620.00	£64,320.00	£66,020.00
Educational Psychologist	67	£57,570.00	£58,730.00	£59,890.00
Computing Teacher	113	£55,770.00	£58,670.00	£61,570.00
Deputy Headteacher	246	£58,400.00	£58,650.00	£58,890.00
Computer Teacher	121	£55,510.00	£58,410.00	£61,310.00
Head of Department	34	£50,120.00	£57,405.00	£64,690.00
Head of Science	12	£47,725.00	£55,110.00	£62,505.00
Bursar	2	£55,000.00	£55,000.00	£55,000.00
Assistant Headteacher	447	£51,095.00	£53,235.00	£55,375.00
Head of Humanities	1	£44,250.00	£53,050.00	£61,850.00
Learning & Development Manager	2	£47,500.00	£51,250.00	£55,000.00
Mentor	1,616	£45,970.00	£49,935.00	£53,910.00
Head of Maths	21	£47,845.00	£49,255.00	£50,665.00
Religious Education Teacher	8	£35,475.00	£47,925.00	£60,390.00
DT Teacher	34	£45,265.00	£47,525.00	£49,790.00
Head Of Year	11	£37,925.00	£46,975.00	£56,025.00
Trainee Solicitor	23	£43,335.00	£46,750.00	£50,165.00
Training Manager	111	£43,035.00	£46,200.00	£49,370.00
Economics Teacher	22	£37,245.00	£46,085.00	£54,925.00
Learning Designer	3	£46,000.00	£46,000.00	£46,000.00
Performance Arts Teacher	8	£46,000.00	£46,000.00	£46,000.00
Performing Arts Teacher	8	£46,000.00	£46,000.00	£46,000.00
Religious Education	19	£34,490.00	£45,985.00	£57,475.00
Psychology Teacher	10	£36,410.00	£45,675.00	£54,940.00
Physical Education Teacher	1	£42,000.00	£45,500.00	£49,000.00
Social Sciences	27	£37,695.00	£45,480.00	£53,280.00
Learning And Development Specialist	4	£44,300.00	£45,075.00	£45,825.00
Curriculum Manager	15	£43,760.00	£45,050.00	£46,340.00
head of apprenticeships	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Special Needs Teacher	10	£36,175.00	£44,850.00	£53,525.00
ICT Teacher	25	£44,600.00	£44,800.00	£45,000.00
ASD Teacher	24	£44,665.00	£44,665.00	£44,665.00
Science Teacher	928	£40,960.00	£44,615.00	£48,265.00
Head of English	9	£43,000.00	£44,435.00	£45,860.00
business teacher	40	£35,735.00	£44,315.00	£52,890.00
Religious Studies Teacher	3	£36,400.00	£44,200.00	£52,000.00
Autism Teacher	2	£44,000.00	£44,000.00	£44,000.00
Head of Faculty	24	£44,000.00	£44,000.00	£44,000.00
Sociology Teacher	4	£35,840.00	£43,865.00	£51,890.00
Music Teacher	53	£35,470.00	£43,830.00	£52,195.00
PE Teacher	140	£40,865.00	£43,675.00	£46,480.00
Chemistry Teacher	3	£34,400.00	£43,450.00	£52,500.00
Computer Science Teacher	37	£37,580.00	£43,425.00	£49,275.00
English Teacher	820	£40,735.00	£43,400.00	£46,055.00
Teacher of Year 6	47	£35,340.00	£43,230.00	£51,110.00
Year 6 Teacher	47	£35,340.00	£43,230.00	£51,110.00
Business Studies Teacher	15	£36,590.00	£43,195.00	£49,805.00
Support Staff	378	£40,915.00	£43,185.00	£45,460.00
History Teacher	33	£35,335.00	£43,130.00	£50,925.00
Primary Class Teacher	46	£37,730.00	£43,065.00	£48,395.00
SEN Teacher	2,259	£41,465.00	£43,010.00	£44,545.00
Eyfs Teacher	80	£36,990.00	£42,940.00	£48,890.00
Physics Teacher	21	£34,815.00	£42,940.00	£51,070.00
Maths Teacher	733	£39,725.00	£42,830.00	£45,935.00
School Business Manager	32	£41,195.00	£42,680.00	£44,170.00
IT Teacher	12,371	£39,680.00	£42,575.00	£45,465.00
Spanish Teacher	12	£34,790.00	£42,500.00	£50,200.00
Higher Education	111	£39,285.00	£42,425.00	£45,570.00
Design Technology Teacher	57	£36,705.00	£42,220.00	£47,735.00
Class Teacher	527	£37,070.00	£42,185.00	£47,295.00
EYFS Class Teacher	6	£34,690.00	£42,165.00	£49,625.00
Geography Teacher	44	£34,055.00	£42,150.00	£50,245.00
Design And Technology Teacher	56	£36,605.00	£42,115.00	£47,630.00
Art & Design Teacher	77	£41,405.00	£42,065.00	£42,715.00
Year 2 Teacher	35	£34,060.00	£42,035.00	£50,015.00
Assessor	2,359	£39,635.00	£42,030.00	£44,425.00
Food Technology Teacher	65	£36,390.00	£42,030.00	£47,680.00
Secondary Teacher	126	£39,045.00	£42,030.00	£45,020.00
Head of MFL	7	£32,925.00	£41,975.00	£51,050.00
Head of PE	3	£32,925.00	£41,975.00	£51,050.00
Social Science Teacher	18	£32,925.00	£41,975.00	£51,050.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	20	£32,875.00	£41,865.00	£50,875.00
Drama Teacher	10	£38,825.00	£41,815.00	£44,800.00
French Teacher	6	£33,290.00	£41,815.00	£50,365.00
Primary School Teacher	80	£33,805.00	£41,595.00	£49,400.00
Humanities Teacher	82	£36,920.00	£41,510.00	£46,115.00
Design Teacher	105	£36,735.00	£41,465.00	£46,190.00
Teacher of Year 4	22	£32,955.00	£41,455.00	£49,970.00
Year 4 Teacher	22	£32,955.00	£41,455.00	£49,970.00
Art Teacher	96	£37,945.00	£41,410.00	£44,870.00
Re Teacher	4	£33,040.00	£41,285.00	£49,525.00
Apprenticeship Manager	9	£40,000.00	£41,250.00	£42,500.00
QTS	139	£34,995.00	£41,220.00	£47,455.00
Year 1 Teacher	48	£33,380.00	£40,865.00	£48,345.00
Education Manager	52	£38,320.00	£40,840.00	£43,360.00
Year 3 Teacher	36	£33,845.00	£40,755.00	£47,665.00
Teacher of Year 3	35	£33,685.00	£40,545.00	£47,405.00
SEND Teacher	112	£37,745.00	£40,500.00	£43,250.00
Classroom Teacher	2	£33,450.00	£40,325.00	£47,175.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	68	£33,790.00	£40,285.00	£46,795.00
Criminology	41	£32,245.00	£40,195.00	£48,150.00
Secondary School	808	£34,475.00	£40,150.00	£45,825.00
Year 5 Teacher	34	£32,825.00	£40,120.00	£47,420.00
Teacher of Year 5	36	£32,930.00	£39,995.00	£47,070.00
Training Instructor	13	£39,025.00	£39,940.00	£40,860.00
Food Technology	130	£36,050.00	£39,295.00	£42,535.00
Engineering Lecturer	41	£35,680.00	£39,200.00	£42,720.00
Reception Teacher	32	£33,380.00	£39,200.00	£45,015.00
Media Teacher	8	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Teaching	13,011	£36,840.00	£38,980.00	£41,115.00
Primary School	662	£32,375.00	£38,625.00	£44,865.00
School Management	96	£36,645.00	£38,575.00	£40,510.00
Nursery Teacher	16	£34,265.00	£38,070.00	£41,875.00
Special Educational Needs Coordinator	2	£38,000.00	£38,000.00	£38,000.00
Independent School	94	£34,165.00	£37,965.00	£41,760.00
IT Lecturer	871	£33,635.00	£37,870.00	£42,090.00
Lecturer	834	£33,675.00	£37,785.00	£41,880.00
Electrical Engineering Lecturer	5	£30,750.00	£37,625.00	£44,500.00
Secondary School Teacher	2	£30,200.00	£37,350.00	£44,500.00
Learning And Development Officer	4	£35,325.00	£37,175.00	£39,040.00
Training Specialist	160	£34,345.00	£36,915.00	£39,475.00
Early Years Teacher	45	£32,625.00	£36,860.00	£41,115.00
Training	34,933	£34,795.00	£36,795.00	£38,790.00
Trainer	1,680	£34,835.00	£36,735.00	£38,630.00
Driving Instructor	7	£34,515.00	£36,450.00	£38,375.00
Development Officer	69	£34,960.00	£36,170.00	£37,385.00
Nursery Manager	1,297	£35,225.00	£36,070.00	£36,915.00
Development Coach	103	£34,230.00	£35,505.00	£36,785.00
Cover Teacher	11	£30,985.00	£35,125.00	£39,275.00
Nursery Educator	2	£34,350.00	£35,125.00	£35,900.00
TA	85	£33,930.00	£35,085.00	£36,245.00
Computer Lecturer	2	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Engineering Teacher	1	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Qualified Teacher Status	44	£35,000.00	£35,000.00	£35,000.00
asts	2	£34,650.00	£34,650.00	£34,650.00
Driver Trainer	28	£33,745.00	£34,370.00	£34,995.00
Functional Skills Teacher	4	£29,625.00	£34,250.00	£38,875.00
PSHE Teacher	15	£31,975.00	£34,240.00	£36,500.00
Trainer Assessor	57	£33,495.00	£34,070.00	£34,640.00
economics lecturer	6	£28,000.00	£34,000.00	£40,000.00
Tutor	1,000	£32,335.00	£33,985.00	£35,635.00
Assistant Nursery Manager	236	£33,430.00	£33,775.00	£34,115.00
Education Consultant	148	£27,995.00	£33,495.00	£39,000.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	135	£31,830.00	£33,220.00	£34,605.00
English Lecturer	25	£30,205.00	£33,195.00	£36,180.00
Functional Skills Tutor	23	£31,885.00	£33,165.00	£34,445.00
Psychology Lecturer	8	£28,000.00	£33,000.00	£38,000.00
Pastoral Manager	22	£31,320.00	£32,580.00	£33,840.00
Support Teacher	4	£29,900.00	£32,400.00	£34,900.00
Apprenticeship	1,548	£30,985.00	£32,090.00	£33,195.00
Maths Lecturer	15	£28,710.00	£32,090.00	£35,465.00
Childcare Apprenticeship	2	£32,000.00	£32,000.00	£32,000.00
It Apprenticeship	1,529	£30,710.00	£31,805.00	£32,895.00
Nursery	2,882	£30,880.00	£31,620.00	£32,360.00
Nursery Assistant	296	£31,105.00	£31,545.00	£31,985.00
Sales Trainer	12	£30,625.00	£31,250.00	£31,875.00
Nursery Room Leader	264	£30,720.00	£31,225.00	£31,740.00
Early Years	2,628	£30,200.00	£31,080.00	£31,950.00
Prison Education	29	£27,400.00	£30,800.00	£34,225.00
Training Officer	4	£28,500.00	£30,750.00	£33,000.00
Room Leader	299	£29,865.00	£30,735.00	£31,600.00
Early Years Professional	6	£30,215.00	£30,635.00	£31,050.00
Therapy Assistant	2	£30,275.00	£30,600.00	£30,900.00
Trainee Broker	6	£25,250.00	£30,500.00	£35,750.00
Graduate	774	£28,440.00	£30,380.00	£32,325.00
Term Time	264	£28,720.00	£30,220.00	£31,720.00
Training Coordinator	21	£28,445.00	£30,130.00	£31,815.00
Education Officer	24	£29,760.00	£30,080.00	£30,390.00
Trainee Assessor	44	£29,610.00	£30,050.00	£30,490.00
Early Years Foundation	1	£29,000.00	£30,000.00	£31,000.00
Autism Specialist	2	£25,475.00	£29,975.00	£34,475.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	8	£29,265.00	£29,690.00	£30,100.00
Trainee Manager	46	£28,370.00	£29,565.00	£30,765.00
Admissions Officer	8	£28,385.00	£29,550.00	£30,715.00
Supply Teacher	5	£28,250.00	£29,375.00	£30,500.00
Early Years Assessor	25	£27,645.00	£29,365.00	£31,080.00
English Tutor	2	£28,500.00	£29,250.00	£30,000.00
Early Years Trainer	12	£29,050.00	£29,215.00	£29,385.00
Student Support	693	£27,315.00	£28,800.00	£30,275.00
Nursery Practitioner	538	£27,665.00	£28,585.00	£29,505.00
admissions assistant	3	£28,425.00	£28,550.00	£28,675.00
Student Support Officer	2	£27,000.00	£28,500.00	£30,000.00
Nursery Nurse	104	£26,340.00	£28,005.00	£29,680.00
Outreach Worker	37	£27,335.00	£27,990.00	£28,635.00
Trainee Sales Negotiator	47	£21,450.00	£27,990.00	£34,520.00
School Time	2	£26,150.00	£27,975.00	£29,800.00
Early Years Practitioner	178	£26,660.00	£27,945.00	£29,230.00
Childcare Assessor	3	£25,500.00	£27,750.00	£30,000.00
DT Technician	5	£24,250.00	£27,525.00	£30,800.00
Employment Coach	8	£27,500.00	£27,500.00	£27,500.00
Trainee Consultant	637	£25,910.00	£27,350.00	£28,790.00
Careers Advisor	2	£25,850.00	£27,175.00	£28,500.00
Employability Tutor	3	£27,000.00	£27,000.00	£27,000.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	342	£26,190.00	£26,715.00	£27,240.00
Early Years Educator	542	£26,095.00	£26,605.00	£27,115.00
School Office Manager	14	£23,840.00	£26,560.00	£29,285.00
Legal Trainee	2	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	20	£25,980.00	£26,090.00	£26,195.00
Science Technician	12	£25,125.00	£25,955.00	£26,790.00
Teaching Assistant	3,679	£25,115.00	£25,520.00	£25,915.00
Education Welfare Officer	18	£25,500.00	£25,500.00	£25,500.00
Cover Supervisor	197	£24,445.00	£25,120.00	£25,795.00
HLTA	208	£24,045.00	£24,690.00	£25,345.00
Learning Mentor	79	£23,535.00	£24,075.00	£24,615.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	282	£23,035.00	£23,705.00	£24,385.00
SEN Assistant	144	£22,240.00	£23,255.00	£24,270.00
Early Years Assistant	25	£23,040.00	£23,175.00	£23,315.00
Team Teach	10	£21,490.00	£22,440.00	£23,375.00
Marketing Apprentice	8	£21,365.00	£22,000.00	£22,630.00
Training Advisor	2	£20,500.00	£22,000.00	£23,525.00
School Receptionist	9	£21,720.00	£21,780.00	£21,845.00
School Support Worker	20	£21,735.00	£21,735.00	£21,735.00
SEN TA	10	£19,775.00	£21,725.00	£23,665.00
Learning Support Assistant	962	£21,390.00	£21,715.00	£22,050.00
SEND Teaching Assistant	31	£21,085.00	£21,650.00	£22,220.00
SEND Assistant	33	£20,860.00	£21,280.00	£21,695.00
Primary Teaching Assistant	6	£19,600.00	£20,890.00	£22,175.00
Internship	37	£20,000.00	£20,000.00	£20,000.00
1 to 1 Support Assistant	22	£18,150.00	£18,150.00	£18,150.00
Library Assistant	7	£13,400.00	£13,400.00	£13,400.00