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Highest Paying Education Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Education Jobs Summary

There have been 818,012 listed Education Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	815,598	99.70 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,430	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	984	0.12 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 15,731 new Education Jobs posted each week, or 68,168 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	15,684	67,966
Contract	46	201

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: June 2026

Jobs listed

7,281

Down 14.7% vs last year

Average salary

£39,280.00

Up 6.0% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Education Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

Up 64.2% vs last year

Average day rate

£395.00

Down 18.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

Down 25.9% vs last year

Average day rate

£475.00

Up 19.0% 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
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
August 2025	5,836
July 2025	6,657

The Highest Paying Education Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Headteacher	1,557	£67,040.00	£67,775.00	£68,510.00
Head of College	4	£65,000.00	£65,000.00	£65,000.00
Head of School	61	£63,045.00	£64,645.00	£66,250.00
Educational Psychologist	52	£59,010.00	£60,185.00	£61,365.00
Computing Teacher	118	£55,800.00	£58,560.00	£61,315.00
Deputy Headteacher	278	£58,355.00	£58,425.00	£58,485.00
Computer Teacher	126	£55,585.00	£58,340.00	£61,100.00
Head of Science	10	£51,295.00	£58,265.00	£65,250.00
Head of Department	34	£50,120.00	£57,405.00	£64,690.00
Bursar	2	£55,000.00	£55,000.00	£55,000.00
DT Teacher	30	£53,825.00	£53,825.00	£53,825.00
Head of Humanities	1	£44,250.00	£53,050.00	£61,850.00
Assistant Headteacher	511	£51,065.00	£52,850.00	£54,640.00
Mentor	1,391	£46,670.00	£50,580.00	£54,500.00
Head of Maths	21	£47,845.00	£49,255.00	£50,665.00
Trainee Solicitor	21	£44,000.00	£48,875.00	£53,750.00
Head Of Year	11	£37,925.00	£46,975.00	£56,025.00
Religious Education Teacher	12	£34,520.00	£46,040.00	£57,565.00
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
Curriculum Manager	13	£43,800.00	£45,740.00	£47,675.00
Economics Teacher	20	£36,945.00	£45,740.00	£54,540.00
Social Sciences	27	£37,695.00	£45,480.00	£53,280.00
Training Manager	81	£42,200.00	£45,470.00	£48,735.00
Science Teacher	1,019	£42,050.00	£45,310.00	£48,560.00
Learning And Development Specialist	4	£44,300.00	£45,075.00	£45,825.00
business teacher	30	£36,045.00	£45,055.00	£54,065.00
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
Psychology Teacher	12	£35,540.00	£44,750.00	£53,970.00
ASD Teacher	24	£44,665.00	£44,665.00	£44,665.00
Religious Studies Teacher	3	£36,400.00	£44,200.00	£52,000.00
Higher Education	86	£40,550.00	£44,010.00	£47,465.00
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
PE Teacher	128	£39,810.00	£43,825.00	£47,830.00
Physics Teacher	19	£34,910.00	£43,680.00	£52,455.00
PSHE Teacher	11	£38,950.00	£43,475.00	£48,000.00
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
Music Teacher	55	£35,065.00	£43,425.00	£51,785.00
Primary Class Teacher	42	£38,445.00	£43,410.00	£48,370.00
Teacher of Year 6	49	£35,495.00	£43,240.00	£50,980.00
Year 6 Teacher	49	£35,495.00	£43,240.00	£50,980.00
Business Studies Teacher	10	£34,165.00	£43,215.00	£52,275.00
English Teacher	1,020	£40,425.00	£43,090.00	£45,740.00
Maths Teacher	706	£39,855.00	£43,045.00	£46,235.00
Design Technology Teacher	57	£36,770.00	£42,865.00	£48,960.00
Head of English	19	£38,460.00	£42,810.00	£47,145.00
Design And Technology Teacher	56	£36,675.00	£42,770.00	£48,870.00
School Business Manager	32	£41,195.00	£42,680.00	£44,170.00
SEN Teacher	2,526	£41,290.00	£42,570.00	£43,845.00
Eyfs Teacher	68	£36,805.00	£42,465.00	£48,130.00
IT Teacher	13,009	£39,645.00	£42,430.00	£45,215.00
Assessor	2,283	£39,685.00	£42,280.00	£44,885.00
History Teacher	34	£34,525.00	£42,190.00	£49,850.00
EYFS Class Teacher	6	£34,690.00	£42,165.00	£49,625.00
Art & Design Teacher	77	£41,405.00	£42,065.00	£42,715.00
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
Spanish Teacher	15	£34,005.00	£41,970.00	£49,920.00
Geography Teacher	51	£33,510.00	£41,960.00	£50,415.00
Key Stage 1 Teacher	17	£32,875.00	£41,865.00	£50,875.00
Primary School Teacher	69	£34,530.00	£41,795.00	£49,075.00
Food Technology Teacher	63	£36,315.00	£41,760.00	£47,215.00
Secondary Teacher	132	£39,560.00	£41,725.00	£43,895.00
Year 4 Teacher	21	£33,170.00	£41,720.00	£50,285.00
Design Teacher	103	£36,650.00	£41,715.00	£46,775.00
Year 2 Teacher	26	£33,940.00	£41,575.00	£49,220.00
Teacher of Year 4	24	£32,935.00	£41,480.00	£50,035.00
Support Staff	419	£39,080.00	£41,335.00	£43,585.00
Re Teacher	4	£33,040.00	£41,285.00	£49,525.00
School Management	78	£39,585.00	£41,285.00	£42,985.00
Year 3 Teacher	28	£33,920.00	£41,260.00	£48,590.00
Apprenticeship Manager	9	£40,000.00	£41,250.00	£42,500.00
Art Teacher	113	£38,870.00	£41,180.00	£43,495.00
Drama Teacher	19	£35,240.00	£41,095.00	£46,940.00
French Teacher	12	£32,470.00	£41,095.00	£49,720.00
Teacher of Year 3	27	£33,695.00	£41,070.00	£48,430.00
TA	96	£39,780.00	£40,915.00	£42,050.00
Year 1 Teacher	37	£33,105.00	£40,645.00	£48,180.00
Key Stage 2 Teacher	66	£33,960.00	£40,515.00	£47,085.00
Secondary School	782	£35,205.00	£40,360.00	£45,515.00
Classroom Teacher	2	£33,450.00	£40,325.00	£47,175.00
Engineering Lecturer	36	£36,655.00	£40,260.00	£43,870.00
QTS	106	£33,895.00	£40,210.00	£46,525.00
Criminology	41	£32,245.00	£40,195.00	£48,150.00
Class Teacher	522	£35,465.00	£40,075.00	£44,675.00
Training Instructor	6	£39,000.00	£40,000.00	£41,000.00
Reception Teacher	31	£33,765.00	£39,990.00	£46,205.00
Education Manager	43	£37,485.00	£39,905.00	£42,320.00
Teacher of Year 5	28	£32,810.00	£39,745.00	£46,695.00
Year 5 Teacher	28	£32,810.00	£39,745.00	£46,695.00
Humanities Teacher	89	£36,500.00	£39,670.00	£42,850.00
SEND Teacher	148	£37,895.00	£39,440.00	£40,985.00
Food Technology	126	£36,000.00	£39,100.00	£42,195.00
Media Teacher	8	£39,000.00	£39,000.00	£39,000.00
Primary School	612	£32,720.00	£38,305.00	£43,885.00
Nursery Teacher	16	£34,265.00	£38,070.00	£41,875.00
Cover Teacher	143	£35,990.00	£38,065.00	£40,140.00
Science Specialist	2	£38,000.00	£38,000.00	£38,000.00
Special Educational Needs Coordinator	2	£38,000.00	£38,000.00	£38,000.00
Driving Instructor	10	£36,675.00	£37,965.00	£39,250.00
Teaching	13,532	£35,895.00	£37,950.00	£40,010.00
Development Officer	64	£36,695.00	£37,625.00	£38,570.00
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	136	£34,360.00	£37,050.00	£39,740.00
Early Years Teacher	41	£32,485.00	£36,880.00	£41,285.00
Training	34,149	£34,440.00	£36,500.00	£38,560.00
IT Lecturer	690	£31,505.00	£36,300.00	£41,090.00
Trainer	1,630	£34,485.00	£36,295.00	£38,115.00
Independent School	118	£31,190.00	£36,270.00	£41,345.00
Lecturer	684	£31,415.00	£36,160.00	£40,895.00
Nursery Manager	1,306	£34,930.00	£35,835.00	£36,750.00
Development Coach	61	£34,135.00	£35,425.00	£36,715.00
Nursery Educator	2	£34,350.00	£35,125.00	£35,900.00
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
School Office Manager	2	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
asts	2	£34,650.00	£34,650.00	£34,650.00
Functional Skills Tutor	10	£34,025.00	£34,650.00	£35,275.00
Functional Skills Teacher	4	£29,625.00	£34,250.00	£38,875.00
economics lecturer	6	£28,000.00	£34,000.00	£40,000.00
Assistant Nursery Manager	282	£33,295.00	£33,670.00	£34,045.00
English Lecturer	21	£29,850.00	£33,135.00	£36,415.00
Education Consultant	162	£27,785.00	£33,100.00	£38,420.00
Psychology Lecturer	8	£28,000.00	£33,000.00	£38,000.00
Tutor	917	£31,290.00	£32,830.00	£34,370.00
Apprenticeship	1,549	£31,835.00	£32,815.00	£33,795.00
Pastoral Manager	22	£31,355.00	£32,425.00	£33,495.00
Support Teacher	4	£29,900.00	£32,400.00	£34,900.00
Training Officer	6	£30,165.00	£32,390.00	£34,615.00
It Apprenticeship	1,676	£31,365.00	£32,370.00	£33,375.00
Trainer Assessor	56	£31,605.00	£32,340.00	£33,055.00
Maths Lecturer	15	£28,710.00	£32,090.00	£35,465.00
Deputy Nursery Manager	136	£30,635.00	£32,035.00	£33,435.00
Sales Trainer	12	£30,625.00	£31,250.00	£31,875.00
Nursery	2,775	£30,235.00	£30,925.00	£31,620.00
Driver Trainer	26	£30,825.00	£30,825.00	£30,825.00
Early Years Professional	6	£30,215.00	£30,635.00	£31,050.00
Nursery Room Leader	249	£30,130.00	£30,620.00	£31,110.00
Therapy Assistant	2	£30,275.00	£30,600.00	£30,900.00
Early Years	2,436	£29,555.00	£30,505.00	£31,450.00
Trainee Broker	6	£25,250.00	£30,500.00	£35,750.00
Nursery Assistant	333	£29,600.00	£30,245.00	£30,890.00
Room Leader	279	£29,435.00	£30,120.00	£30,805.00
Education Officer	26	£29,800.00	£30,065.00	£30,325.00
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
Admissions Officer	4	£28,575.00	£29,825.00	£31,075.00
Term Time	214	£28,250.00	£29,820.00	£31,390.00
L D Coordinator	2	£29,000.00	£29,500.00	£30,000.00
Supply Teacher	5	£28,250.00	£29,375.00	£30,500.00
Learning And Development Coordinator	6	£29,100.00	£29,350.00	£29,600.00
Graduate	726	£27,545.00	£29,340.00	£31,135.00
Early Years Trainer	12	£29,050.00	£29,215.00	£29,385.00
Trainee Manager	41	£28,030.00	£29,145.00	£30,265.00
Employment Coach	8	£29,040.00	£29,040.00	£29,040.00
Early Years Assessor	22	£27,080.00	£28,955.00	£30,830.00
Training Coordinator	7	£28,750.00	£28,940.00	£29,125.00
Student Support Officer	2	£27,000.00	£28,500.00	£30,000.00
Nursery Practitioner	497	£27,285.00	£28,275.00	£29,270.00
Outreach Worker	26	£27,395.00	£28,170.00	£28,935.00
School Time	2	£26,150.00	£27,975.00	£29,800.00
Prison Education	31	£25,825.00	£27,965.00	£30,115.00
Student Support	620	£26,735.00	£27,915.00	£29,100.00
Early Years Practitioner	166	£26,670.00	£27,765.00	£28,865.00
Childcare Assessor	3	£25,500.00	£27,750.00	£30,000.00
Nursery Nurse	94	£25,990.00	£27,595.00	£29,205.00
DT Technician	5	£24,250.00	£27,525.00	£30,800.00
Science Technician	10	£26,500.00	£27,275.00	£28,050.00
Careers Advisor	2	£25,850.00	£27,175.00	£28,500.00
Trainee Consultant	660	£25,805.00	£27,145.00	£28,485.00
Employability Tutor	3	£27,000.00	£27,000.00	£27,000.00
EYFS Practitioner	18	£25,000.00	£26,500.00	£28,000.00
Education Welfare Officer	20	£26,400.00	£26,400.00	£26,400.00
Early Years Educator	480	£25,885.00	£26,355.00	£26,825.00
Secondary Teaching Assistant	20	£25,980.00	£26,090.00	£26,195.00
Trainee Sales Negotiator	24	£19,735.00	£25,640.00	£31,540.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant	394	£25,215.00	£25,595.00	£25,975.00
Cover Supervisor	188	£24,875.00	£25,505.00	£26,130.00
Work Coach	2	£24,600.00	£25,500.00	£26,375.00
Teaching Assistant	4,276	£24,700.00	£24,940.00	£25,180.00
HLTA	238	£24,305.00	£24,830.00	£25,365.00
Learning Mentor	79	£23,320.00	£23,420.00	£23,520.00
SEN Teaching Assistant	283	£22,715.00	£23,385.00	£24,065.00
Early Years Assistant	25	£23,040.00	£23,175.00	£23,315.00
SEN Assistant	140	£22,135.00	£23,170.00	£24,200.00
Learning Support Assistant	1,078	£22,155.00	£22,520.00	£22,890.00
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	7	£21,735.00	£21,735.00	£21,735.00
SEN TA	10	£19,775.00	£21,725.00	£23,665.00
School Support Worker	28	£21,400.00	£21,400.00	£21,400.00
SEND Assistant	29	£20,605.00	£21,055.00	£21,505.00
SEND Teaching Assistant	28	£20,605.00	£21,055.00	£21,505.00
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	14	£14,140.00	£14,140.00	£14,140.00