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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 4,891,167 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,645,525	94.98 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	160,457	3.28 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	85,185	1.74 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 94,061 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 407,597 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	89,337	387,126
Contract	4,723	20,470

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

The busiest month for new contract IT Jobs is also 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
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
March 2025	54,605
February 2025	31,781
January 2025	30,982
December 2024	21,396

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	27	£116,165.00	£125,515.00	£134,870.00
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	123	£96,305.00	£107,200.00	£118,100.00
Head of Software	9	£95,500.00	£102,835.00	£110,165.00
Python Developer	237	£94,360.00	£102,730.00	£111,105.00
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
Java Developer	206	£86,430.00	£95,410.00	£104,395.00
Enterprise Architect	54	£89,195.00	£94,175.00	£99,145.00
Python	669	£85,265.00	£93,810.00	£102,350.00
Head of Delivery	8	£86,090.00	£91,090.00	£96,090.00
Data Architect	62	£83,710.00	£89,865.00	£96,020.00
Business Architect	4	£82,500.00	£87,500.00	£92,500.00
Integration Architect	9	£78,750.00	£86,875.00	£95,000.00
Senior Software Engineer	402	£79,025.00	£86,865.00	£94,705.00
Azure Architect	11	£76,250.00	£85,250.00	£94,250.00
Oracle Database	1	£85,000.00	£85,000.00	£85,000.00
Transformation Manager	11	£75,440.00	£83,000.00	£90,560.00
Software Engineer	2,001	£74,430.00	£82,990.00	£91,550.00
Solutions Architect	451	£77,515.00	£82,380.00	£87,255.00
Senior Java Developer	8	£74,250.00	£81,875.00	£89,500.00
Software Architect	266	£81,465.00	£81,465.00	£81,465.00
Technical Architect	53	£77,675.00	£81,315.00	£84,950.00
Data Engineer	745	£74,915.00	£81,230.00	£87,545.00
Technical Lead	414	£78,265.00	£81,070.00	£83,875.00
Cisco Engineer	3	£75,000.00	£80,000.00	£85,000.00
SAP Consultant	33	£73,000.00	£79,800.00	£86,600.00
DevOps Engineer	289	£72,920.00	£79,225.00	£85,530.00
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
Cloud Engineer	231	£69,965.00	£76,620.00	£83,265.00
Software Developer	1,314	£71,450.00	£76,595.00	£81,735.00
Senior Product Manager	10	£71,250.00	£76,500.00	£81,750.00
Security Architect	42	£70,910.00	£76,435.00	£81,960.00
Data Science	55	£70,330.00	£75,685.00	£81,040.00
Agile Coach	3	£60,000.00	£75,000.00	£90,000.00
CRM Developer	1	£70,000.00	£75,000.00	£80,000.00
Systems Programmer	2	£70,925.00	£74,875.00	£78,800.00
Backend Developer	41	£65,965.00	£74,445.00	£82,930.00
Application Developer	48	£71,220.00	£74,275.00	£77,315.00
Application Manager	35	£70,395.00	£74,165.00	£77,940.00
IT Director	3,078	£69,185.00	£74,010.00	£78,835.00
Data Scientist	52	£68,705.00	£73,410.00	£78,115.00
Technology Consultant	6	£65,000.00	£73,335.00	£81,665.00
Lead Developer	200	£68,410.00	£73,225.00	£78,050.00
Technical Product Owner	2	£70,000.00	£72,500.00	£75,000.00
Head of Service	11	£69,400.00	£72,215.00	£75,035.00
Infrastructure Manager	74	£67,340.00	£71,985.00	£76,635.00
Functional Consultant	32	£64,605.00	£71,780.00	£78,960.00
Full Stack Developer	240	£65,805.00	£71,710.00	£77,620.00
JavaScript Developer	6	£65,000.00	£71,250.00	£77,500.00
Programme Manager	293	£66,595.00	£71,070.00	£75,540.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	63	£67,635.00	£70,860.00	£74,085.00
Data Modeller	151	£65,565.00	£70,770.00	£75,970.00
Information Security	217	£65,930.00	£70,295.00	£74,660.00
iOS Developer	2	£60,000.00	£70,000.00	£80,000.00
Microsoft Developer	3	£70,000.00	£70,000.00	£70,000.00
Cloud Architect	25	£64,975.00	£69,875.00	£74,770.00
Senior Software Developer	30	£65,465.00	£69,840.00	£74,215.00
Technical Project Manager	11	£65,315.00	£69,375.00	£73,440.00
Front End Developer	48	£64,210.00	£69,280.00	£74,340.00
Network Manager	27	£63,215.00	£68,685.00	£74,155.00
Information Security Manager	31	£63,170.00	£68,440.00	£73,715.00
Release Manager	8	£59,365.00	£68,130.00	£76,890.00
Technical Consultant	67	£59,420.00	£68,030.00	£76,635.00
Data Management	404	£63,425.00	£67,865.00	£72,315.00
Data Migration	25	£63,480.00	£67,835.00	£72,190.00
Senior Developer	352	£62,675.00	£67,545.00	£72,420.00
Head of Product	8	£63,125.00	£67,315.00	£71,500.00
Test Manager	17	£64,570.00	£67,055.00	£69,545.00
Cyber Security	344	£61,850.00	£66,375.00	£70,905.00
Sap Project Manager	2	£62,500.00	£66,250.00	£70,000.00
Cyber Security Engineer	20	£61,765.00	£65,920.00	£70,075.00
Solution Designer	282	£61,135.00	£65,665.00	£70,200.00
Delivery Manager	315	£62,410.00	£65,660.00	£68,915.00
Product Owner	120	£61,160.00	£65,035.00	£68,905.00
Agile Project Manager	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	2	£60,000.00	£65,000.00	£70,000.00
Programme Lead	14	£57,575.00	£64,825.00	£72,075.00
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
Web Developer	14	£59,690.00	£64,220.00	£68,750.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	4	£61,725.00	£64,090.00	£66,450.00
Hardware Engineer	192	£63,250.00	£63,935.00	£64,615.00
Network Security	85	£59,615.00	£63,525.00	£67,440.00
Systems Architect	40	£62,450.00	£63,140.00	£63,830.00
Cyber Security Consultant	36	£57,050.00	£62,850.00	£68,650.00
Information Management	46	£59,590.00	£62,605.00	£65,615.00
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
Cyber Security Manager	14	£58,500.00	£61,585.00	£64,665.00
Service Delivery Manager	28	£57,990.00	£61,380.00	£64,770.00
Mobile Developer	4	£57,500.00	£61,250.00	£65,000.00
Database Administrator	14	£54,750.00	£61,100.00	£67,450.00
Business Analyst	697	£57,130.00	£60,725.00	£64,320.00
Database Manager	4	£57,500.00	£60,375.00	£63,250.00
Hardware Designer	72	£57,825.00	£60,265.00	£62,700.00
Oracle Developer	10	£55,125.00	£60,125.00	£65,125.00
Information Analyst	2	£52,500.00	£60,000.00	£67,500.00
Software Programmer	4	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Senior Analyst	154	£56,780.00	£59,870.00	£62,960.00
Scrum Master	8	£57,500.00	£59,625.00	£61,750.00
Active Directory	16	£57,750.00	£59,100.00	£60,450.00
Head of IT	5,003	£56,025.00	£59,090.00	£62,150.00
Technical Services Manager	36	£56,020.00	£58,880.00	£61,735.00
Technical Analyst	12	£56,665.00	£58,855.00	£61,040.00
MySQL	2	£55,000.00	£58,750.00	£62,500.00
Software Team Leader	33	£58,500.00	£58,500.00	£58,500.00
Product Management	968	£54,765.00	£58,290.00	£61,810.00
Bi Analyst	16	£53,890.00	£58,060.00	£62,225.00
Web Manager	6	£56,000.00	£58,000.00	£60,000.00
Network Engineer	314	£54,300.00	£57,965.00	£61,635.00
Project Analyst	10	£55,945.00	£57,655.00	£59,375.00
Network Security Engineer	2	£50,000.00	£57,500.00	£65,000.00
Head of Development	7	£54,500.00	£57,000.00	£59,500.00
Network Administrator	4	£56,250.00	£56,875.00	£57,500.00
Test Lead	41	£54,260.00	£56,790.00	£59,320.00
Systems Administrator	114	£53,730.00	£56,600.00	£59,465.00
Salesforce Developer	6	£55,335.00	£56,165.00	£57,000.00
Embedded Software Engineer	34	£48,290.00	£56,115.00	£63,940.00
Product Analyst	6	£51,665.00	£56,085.00	£60,500.00
IT Business Partner	1,352	£53,300.00	£55,920.00	£58,540.00
Transition Manager	3	£55,250.00	£55,875.00	£56,500.00
Power BI Developer	13	£53,415.00	£55,835.00	£58,250.00
Cyber Security Analyst	15	£49,650.00	£55,075.00	£60,500.00
Digital Analyst	8	£55,000.00	£55,000.00	£55,000.00
IT Project Manager	5,423	£51,310.00	£54,795.00	£58,275.00
Systems Manager	1,573	£52,070.00	£54,560.00	£57,050.00
Digital Project Manager	2	£52,000.00	£54,500.00	£57,000.00
BI Developer	32	£50,010.00	£54,305.00	£58,605.00
Systems Specialist	22	£50,000.00	£54,000.00	£58,000.00
Application Support Analyst	76	£50,525.00	£53,965.00	£57,405.00
Systems Developer	364	£50,915.00	£53,955.00	£56,995.00
Performance Analyst	7	£50,165.00	£53,560.00	£56,940.00
Operations Analyst	15	£49,250.00	£53,540.00	£57,835.00
Information Security Analyst	23	£49,995.00	£53,495.00	£56,995.00
Systems Analyst	91	£49,290.00	£53,345.00	£57,400.00
SQL Developer	9	£50,625.00	£52,815.00	£55,000.00
Programming	542	£50,110.00	£52,615.00	£55,125.00
Application Support	247	£48,915.00	£52,150.00	£55,385.00
Digital	3,099	£48,500.00	£52,140.00	£55,785.00
Application Specialist	25	£50,815.00	£52,065.00	£53,315.00
Quality Assurance Manager	10	£49,585.00	£51,875.00	£54,165.00
CRM Manager	12	£49,815.00	£51,655.00	£53,500.00
Business Systems Analyst	36	£46,470.00	£51,510.00	£56,555.00
Data Analyst	258	£48,080.00	£51,455.00	£54,830.00
Service Transition Manager	1	£51,000.00	£51,000.00	£51,000.00
Data Analysis	73	£46,670.00	£50,455.00	£54,230.00
Product Developer	340	£46,320.00	£50,255.00	£54,195.00
Data Insight Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Implementation Manager	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Systems Officer	2	£48,000.00	£49,500.00	£51,000.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
Service Manager	2,248	£45,895.00	£48,500.00	£51,115.00
Firewall Engineer	4	£46,825.00	£48,075.00	£49,325.00
Development	55,193	£45,380.00	£47,785.00	£50,195.00
Developer	54,435	£45,215.00	£47,725.00	£50,245.00
Test Analyst	18	£45,785.00	£47,625.00	£49,465.00
IT Consultant	12,068	£41,900.00	£47,585.00	£53,270.00
Service Desk Manager	14	£45,740.00	£47,080.00	£48,425.00
Reporting Analyst	5	£43,750.00	£46,875.00	£50,000.00
Junior Developer	10	£44,000.00	£46,575.00	£49,150.00
PHP Developer	45	£42,315.00	£45,610.00	£48,905.00
ICT Specialist	2	£45,375.00	£45,375.00	£45,375.00
IT Specialist	6,832	£43,435.00	£45,315.00	£47,200.00
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	25	£43,785.00	£44,990.00	£46,200.00
Website	418	£41,985.00	£44,960.00	£47,930.00
Data Centre Engineer	4	£42,000.00	£44,750.00	£47,500.00
IT Support Analyst	371	£41,485.00	£44,390.00	£47,295.00
Mobile Engineer	174	£40,750.00	£44,270.00	£47,790.00
SQL Analyst	6	£41,665.00	£44,165.00	£46,665.00
Desktop Support Analyst	4	£42,500.00	£44,000.00	£45,500.00
Technical Trainer	6	£43,335.00	£43,960.00	£44,585.00
IT Manager	81,785	£41,160.00	£43,420.00	£45,685.00
Technical Account Manager	14	£40,560.00	£43,310.00	£46,060.00
Technical Support	278	£40,430.00	£42,940.00	£45,445.00
Autodesk	10	£38,750.00	£42,815.00	£46,875.00
Software Tester	2	£40,000.00	£42,500.00	£45,000.00
Senior IT Technician	157	£38,525.00	£41,530.00	£44,530.00
Desktop Support Engineer	12	£39,750.00	£40,315.00	£40,875.00
IT Support Engineer	928	£37,800.00	£40,180.00	£42,560.00
Product Marketing Manager	26	£36,190.00	£39,030.00	£41,875.00
Service Desk	269	£36,685.00	£38,990.00	£41,300.00
Assistant Product Manager	17	£36,500.00	£38,250.00	£40,000.00
Junior Java Developer	2	£37,500.00	£38,250.00	£39,000.00
IT Field Service Engineer	883	£35,900.00	£38,110.00	£40,315.00
Laravel Developer	5	£33,750.00	£37,875.00	£42,000.00
IT Support	114,736	£35,990.00	£37,515.00	£39,040.00
Project Office Support	4	£36,050.00	£37,500.00	£38,975.00
IT Technician	20,199	£35,250.00	£37,115.00	£38,985.00
IT Business Development Executive	145	£30,325.00	£37,100.00	£43,870.00
IT Officer	10,969	£35,010.00	£37,070.00	£39,140.00
Product	27,198	£35,555.00	£37,035.00	£38,520.00
IT Trainer	337	£34,965.00	£36,820.00	£38,670.00
Digital Account Manager	2	£35,000.00	£36,500.00	£38,000.00
Product Planner	56	£33,770.00	£35,590.00	£37,405.00
2nd Line Support	61	£33,035.00	£35,425.00	£37,815.00
CRM Administrator	4	£34,900.00	£35,400.00	£35,900.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
Service Analyst	42	£32,680.00	£34,870.00	£37,055.00
1st Line Support	18	£31,200.00	£33,640.00	£36,085.00
IT Support Executive	31	£32,545.00	£33,630.00	£34,715.00
1st Line IT Support	16	£31,410.00	£33,620.00	£35,835.00
IT Support Technician	30	£30,825.00	£32,755.00	£34,690.00
Support Consultant	5	£30,165.00	£32,750.00	£35,335.00
IT Support Officer	164	£31,615.00	£32,700.00	£33,775.00
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
Service Desk Analyst	66	£30,660.00	£32,270.00	£33,880.00
IT Helpdesk	55	£30,525.00	£32,050.00	£33,565.00
Junior Product Manager	18	£28,000.00	£32,000.00	£36,000.00
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
Technical Administrator	11	£27,500.00	£29,665.00	£31,835.00
IT Administrator	8,320	£28,095.00	£29,290.00	£30,485.00
It Graduate	457	£26,955.00	£28,985.00	£31,015.00
IT Trainee	2,394	£26,170.00	£28,415.00	£30,655.00
IT Security Officer	18	£28,105.00	£28,305.00	£28,505.00
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
IT Support Assistant	874	£23,285.00	£23,690.00	£24,095.00