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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 4,608,324 listed IT Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,376,414	94.97 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	150,698	3.27 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	81,212	1.76 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 88,622 new IT Jobs posted each week, or 384,027 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	84,162	364,701
Contract	4,459	19,325

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

The busiest month for new contract IT Jobs is July, 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
April 2025	44,460
March 2025	54,605
February 2025	31,781
January 2025	30,982
December 2024	21,396
November 2024	71,845
October 2024	104,996
September 2024	35,062
August 2024	32,689
July 2024	34,958
June 2024	41,221
May 2024	46,995

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	42	£108,370.00	£118,145.00	£127,915.00
Head of Software	9	£105,000.00	£110,415.00	£115,835.00
Application Integrator	5	£100,650.00	£109,550.00	£118,425.00
Big Data	64	£97,470.00	£105,155.00	£112,830.00
Python Developer	482	£92,695.00	£103,635.00	£114,575.00
Head of Software Development	4	£95,000.00	£100,625.00	£106,250.00
Java Developer	627	£90,070.00	£100,450.00	£110,825.00
Head of Technology	2	£91,625.00	£99,625.00	£107,625.00
Docker	92	£86,315.00	£98,815.00	£111,315.00
Enterprise Architect	75	£92,390.00	£97,590.00	£102,785.00
Data Solution Architect	9	£84,165.00	£95,415.00	£106,665.00
Azure Architect	20	£85,455.00	£92,815.00	£100,165.00
Python	1,767	£82,305.00	£92,365.00	£102,425.00
Data Architect	160	£84,375.00	£91,540.00	£98,700.00
Head of Delivery	8	£86,090.00	£91,090.00	£96,090.00
Angular	149	£81,995.00	£90,700.00	£99,390.00
Transformation Lead	2	£85,000.00	£87,500.00	£90,000.00
Data Engineer	1,541	£78,920.00	£86,615.00	£94,305.00
Solutions Architect	784	£80,935.00	£86,205.00	£91,485.00
Android Developer	4	£78,750.00	£84,375.00	£90,000.00
Senior Java Developer	54	£76,290.00	£84,015.00	£91,735.00
SAP Consultant	27	£77,360.00	£83,470.00	£89,585.00
Security Architect	68	£77,175.00	£82,770.00	£88,365.00
Senior Software Engineer	863	£74,055.00	£82,085.00	£90,115.00
Head of Quality	9	£72,250.00	£82,065.00	£91,875.00
Head of Operations	46	£75,730.00	£81,275.00	£86,815.00
Technical Lead	249	£75,570.00	£80,715.00	£85,865.00
DevOps Engineer	607	£72,855.00	£80,020.00	£87,185.00
Machine Learning Engineer	94	£71,295.00	£79,560.00	£87,825.00
Integration Architect	4	£71,250.00	£79,375.00	£87,500.00
Cloud Architect	56	£74,535.00	£79,355.00	£84,175.00
Transformation Manager	25	£72,640.00	£78,540.00	£84,445.00
Technology Consultant	13	£68,850.00	£78,300.00	£87,750.00
Software Engineer	3,463	£70,790.00	£78,165.00	£85,535.00
Technical Architect	148	£73,115.00	£77,890.00	£82,655.00
Head of Development	7	£74,375.00	£77,815.00	£81,250.00
Product Analyst	85	£67,590.00	£77,810.00	£88,020.00
Data Integration Developer	2	£75,000.00	£77,500.00	£80,000.00
Cyber Security Consultant	26	£73,150.00	£77,315.00	£81,475.00
Cloud Consultant	12	£70,000.00	£77,250.00	£84,500.00
Senior Product Manager	34	£70,965.00	£76,485.00	£82,000.00
Cyber Security Manager	40	£71,390.00	£76,235.00	£81,080.00
Application Architect	2	£75,000.00	£76,000.00	£77,000.00
Cloud Engineer	400	£69,290.00	£75,765.00	£82,240.00
Head of Product	43	£72,595.00	£75,560.00	£78,520.00
Head of Service	16	£71,005.00	£75,075.00	£79,150.00
Agile Coach	3	£60,000.00	£75,000.00	£90,000.00
Technical Product Owner	4	£72,500.00	£75,000.00	£77,500.00
Systems Programmer	2	£70,925.00	£74,875.00	£78,800.00
Software Architect	40	£68,615.00	£74,655.00	£80,695.00
Lead Developer	281	£69,640.00	£74,420.00	£79,210.00
Front End Developer	124	£66,800.00	£74,125.00	£81,445.00
Product Owner	272	£67,335.00	£73,470.00	£79,605.00
Data Science	113	£67,930.00	£73,230.00	£78,530.00
IT Director	3,022	£67,355.00	£72,595.00	£77,840.00
Senior Software Developer	105	£65,915.00	£72,170.00	£78,425.00
Oracle Consultant	18	£66,000.00	£71,875.00	£77,750.00
Data Modeller	109	£66,045.00	£71,320.00	£76,590.00
Microsoft Developer	5	£68,750.00	£71,250.00	£73,750.00
Reporting Specialist	2	£67,500.00	£71,250.00	£75,000.00
Senior Developer	774	£65,470.00	£70,900.00	£76,325.00
Sap Project Manager	5	£63,750.00	£70,625.00	£77,500.00
Information Security	427	£66,260.00	£70,265.00	£74,260.00
JavaScript Developer	4	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Oracle Database	2	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Xamarin Developer	4	£65,000.00	£70,000.00	£75,000.00
Angular Developer	7	£66,250.00	£69,375.00	£72,500.00
Information Security Manager	50	£65,475.00	£69,355.00	£73,235.00
Embedded Software Lead	2	£62,500.00	£69,250.00	£76,000.00
Software Developer	2,030	£63,550.00	£69,100.00	£74,650.00
Data Scientist	87	£62,785.00	£68,710.00	£74,630.00
iOS Developer	7	£61,250.00	£68,625.00	£76,000.00
Test Lead	32	£66,260.00	£68,440.00	£70,615.00
Release Manager	18	£60,450.00	£68,235.00	£76,005.00
Data Migration	64	£62,750.00	£68,215.00	£73,675.00
Network Security	149	£64,175.00	£68,175.00	£72,175.00
Application Developer	100	£64,080.00	£68,130.00	£72,175.00
Programme Manager	419	£64,045.00	£67,935.00	£71,815.00
Business Architect	54	£65,000.00	£67,500.00	£70,000.00
Data Management	760	£61,960.00	£67,010.00	£72,060.00
Application Manager	59	£64,085.00	£66,840.00	£69,600.00
IT Infrastructure Manager	135	£62,685.00	£66,545.00	£70,395.00
Software Project Manager	2	£60,000.00	£66,250.00	£72,500.00
Infrastructure Manager	128	£62,110.00	£66,030.00	£69,945.00
Full Stack Developer	289	£60,380.00	£65,965.00	£71,545.00
Cisco Engineer	7	£62,000.00	£65,750.00	£69,500.00
Systems Architect	40	£64,750.00	£65,750.00	£66,750.00
Backend Developer	8	£60,000.00	£65,315.00	£70,625.00
Solution Designer	328	£61,740.00	£65,280.00	£68,820.00
Product Development Manager	2	£59,000.00	£64,500.00	£70,000.00
Infrastructure Project Manager	15	£60,160.00	£64,385.00	£68,610.00
CRM Developer	12	£56,250.00	£64,375.00	£72,500.00
Cyber Security	713	£60,735.00	£64,215.00	£67,705.00
Senior Programmer	15	£60,990.00	£64,090.00	£67,190.00
Salesforce Developer	18	£60,415.00	£63,645.00	£66,875.00
Technical Consultant	119	£57,545.00	£63,575.00	£69,615.00
Technical Project Manager	37	£59,295.00	£63,400.00	£67,500.00
Test Manager	113	£61,490.00	£63,390.00	£65,300.00
Network Manager	59	£59,745.00	£63,385.00	£67,020.00
Information Security Officer	3	£60,000.00	£63,000.00	£66,000.00
Functional Consultant	57	£55,095.00	£62,990.00	£70,885.00
Business Analyst	1,307	£57,950.00	£62,815.00	£67,685.00
MySQL	4	£58,750.00	£62,500.00	£66,250.00
Embedded Software Engineer	94	£54,885.00	£62,485.00	£70,080.00
Programme Director	6	£61,825.00	£62,425.00	£63,025.00
Oracle Developer	20	£57,855.00	£62,355.00	£66,855.00
Scrum Master	16	£60,215.00	£62,355.00	£64,500.00
Product Management	1,675	£58,140.00	£62,155.00	£66,165.00
Senior Analyst	253	£57,390.00	£61,815.00	£66,225.00
Algorithm Developer	37	£48,060.00	£61,810.00	£75,560.00
Delivery Manager	721	£58,560.00	£61,380.00	£64,220.00
Ruby on Rails Developer	2	£52,500.00	£61,250.00	£70,000.00
Cyber Security Engineer	55	£57,005.00	£60,225.00	£63,445.00
Agile Project Manager	4	£57,500.00	£60,000.00	£62,500.00
Business Intelligence Manager	4	£56,250.00	£60,000.00	£63,750.00
Software Programmer	4	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Software Team Leader	24	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Information Management	205	£57,530.00	£59,650.00	£61,775.00
Sharepoint Developer	2	£59,000.00	£59,500.00	£60,000.00
Digital Analyst	6	£51,250.00	£59,375.00	£67,500.00
Network Security Engineer	20	£55,430.00	£59,130.00	£62,845.00
Cyber Security Analyst	68	£54,995.00	£58,855.00	£62,720.00
Technical Services Manager	87	£54,945.00	£58,550.00	£62,150.00
Web Manager	3	£57,000.00	£58,500.00	£60,000.00
Mobile Developer	6	£54,165.00	£58,335.00	£62,500.00
Programme Lead	32	£53,505.00	£57,940.00	£62,370.00
Information Security Analyst	46	£54,220.00	£57,450.00	£60,680.00
Digital Project Manager	10	£53,400.00	£57,100.00	£60,800.00
Hardware Designer	26	£52,965.00	£56,810.00	£60,650.00
Head of IT	6,631	£53,875.00	£56,355.00	£58,825.00
Implementation Consultant	4	£47,500.00	£56,250.00	£65,000.00
IT Support Team Lead	8	£54,125.00	£56,250.00	£58,375.00
Laravel Developer	2	£52,500.00	£56,250.00	£60,000.00
Bi Analyst	15	£51,670.00	£56,230.00	£60,795.00
SQL Developer	32	£53,470.00	£56,220.00	£58,965.00
Database Administrator	31	£51,595.00	£56,190.00	£60,780.00
Business Relationship Manager	16	£56,000.00	£56,000.00	£56,000.00
Systems Developer	368	£53,635.00	£55,410.00	£57,175.00
BI Developer	50	£50,960.00	£55,340.00	£59,725.00
Performance Analyst	4	£50,250.00	£55,340.00	£60,415.00
IT Business Partner	1,241	£52,610.00	£55,300.00	£57,995.00
Transition Manager	7	£51,750.00	£55,290.00	£58,835.00
Network Engineer	665	£51,315.00	£55,175.00	£59,050.00
Information Analyst	19	£50,730.00	£54,500.00	£58,270.00
IT Project Manager	7,421	£50,865.00	£54,415.00	£57,955.00
Software Development Manager	11	£51,415.00	£54,415.00	£57,415.00
Programming	909	£50,850.00	£54,200.00	£57,550.00
Service Delivery Manager	71	£51,425.00	£54,125.00	£56,835.00
Technical Author	301	£52,360.00	£54,060.00	£55,765.00
Application Packager	6	£54,050.00	£54,050.00	£54,050.00
Product Developer	674	£51,340.00	£53,960.00	£56,575.00
Business Systems Analyst	61	£49,475.00	£53,815.00	£58,160.00
Power BI Developer	27	£50,095.00	£53,715.00	£57,335.00
Business Process Analyst	13	£53,065.00	£53,690.00	£54,315.00
Service Transition Manager	7	£50,335.00	£53,665.00	£57,000.00
Data Analysis	181	£49,850.00	£53,135.00	£56,410.00
Systems Manager	1,425	£50,350.00	£52,945.00	£55,540.00
Web Developer	77	£48,000.00	£52,805.00	£57,605.00
Application Support Analyst	163	£49,020.00	£52,195.00	£55,365.00
Technical Analyst	79	£49,615.00	£52,140.00	£54,660.00
Data Analyst	501	£48,205.00	£51,850.00	£55,500.00
Systems Analyst	165	£48,100.00	£51,505.00	£54,915.00
Database Manager	26	£47,780.00	£51,210.00	£54,635.00
Operations Analyst	45	£47,395.00	£50,755.00	£54,115.00
IT Consultant	11,183	£46,235.00	£50,750.00	£55,270.00
Digital	3,283	£47,445.00	£50,725.00	£54,005.00
Implementation Manager	4	£44,250.00	£50,500.00	£56,750.00
Systems Specialist	16	£49,465.00	£50,500.00	£51,535.00
Systems Administrator	283	£46,945.00	£50,480.00	£54,010.00
Active Directory	79	£48,545.00	£50,365.00	£52,185.00
Technical Account Manager	41	£46,505.00	£50,105.00	£53,705.00
Application Specialist	47	£47,450.00	£50,000.00	£52,550.00
Data Insight Analyst	2	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
ERP Consultant	3	£45,000.00	£50,000.00	£55,000.00
Firewall Engineer	2	£47,500.00	£50,000.00	£52,500.00
Oracle DBA	2	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
SQL Analyst	9	£46,875.00	£50,000.00	£53,125.00
Application Support	482	£46,290.00	£49,520.00	£52,755.00
IT Quality Assurance Engineer	6	£46,500.00	£49,000.00	£51,500.00
Microsoft Dynamics AX	2	£45,000.00	£49,000.00	£53,000.00
Service Manager	2,783	£46,465.00	£48,910.00	£51,360.00
Test Analyst	48	£46,405.00	£48,550.00	£50,690.00
Business Intelligence Developer	9	£45,050.00	£48,015.00	£50,985.00
PHP Developer	93	£42,590.00	£47,570.00	£52,550.00
MI Analyst	6	£43,965.00	£47,400.00	£50,835.00
Project Analyst	8	£45,875.00	£47,375.00	£48,875.00
Service Desk Manager	93	£44,650.00	£46,690.00	£48,735.00
Developer	71,509	£44,080.00	£46,595.00	£49,120.00
Development	72,628	£44,050.00	£46,565.00	£49,085.00
Product Marketing Manager	31	£42,600.00	£46,150.00	£49,700.00
Quality Assurance Manager	20	£44,145.00	£46,070.00	£48,000.00
IT Service Desk Manager	93	£43,795.00	£45,995.00	£48,200.00
CRM Manager	35	£42,655.00	£45,790.00	£48,915.00
Technical Trainer	10	£44,665.00	£45,435.00	£46,190.00
Website	660	£42,190.00	£45,395.00	£48,590.00
Senior Web Developer	3	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Web Design	24	£42,145.00	£44,730.00	£47,320.00
Web Designer	24	£42,145.00	£44,730.00	£47,320.00
Database Developer	2	£40,000.00	£44,500.00	£49,000.00
Network Administrator	8	£41,835.00	£44,335.00	£46,835.00
IT Manager	107,463	£41,255.00	£43,415.00	£45,580.00
PMO Analyst	24	£41,745.00	£43,405.00	£45,065.00
Front End Web Developer	4	£34,000.00	£43,250.00	£52,500.00
Senior IT Technician	182	£39,775.00	£43,135.00	£46,490.00
IT Specialist	8,986	£41,365.00	£42,915.00	£44,460.00
Hardware Engineer	60	£40,680.00	£42,845.00	£45,005.00
Systems Officer	3	£41,940.00	£42,690.00	£43,440.00
Software Tester	7	£38,335.00	£42,085.00	£45,835.00
Technical Support	579	£39,280.00	£41,745.00	£44,205.00
IT Support Analyst	703	£38,885.00	£41,345.00	£43,810.00
IT Security Officer	45	£38,600.00	£41,130.00	£43,655.00
Mobile Engineer	328	£37,550.00	£40,955.00	£44,365.00
Technical Team Leader	4	£37,600.00	£40,700.00	£43,775.00
Systems Support Analyst	14	£37,825.00	£40,210.00	£42,600.00
Technical Officer	7	£38,000.00	£40,065.00	£42,125.00
Autodesk	13	£34,665.00	£39,500.00	£44,335.00
DotNET Developer	5	£31,500.00	£39,500.00	£47,500.00
Wordpress Developer	4	£34,750.00	£39,500.00	£44,250.00
IT Support Engineer	1,613	£37,290.00	£39,185.00	£41,080.00
Desktop Support Analyst	8	£37,000.00	£39,125.00	£41,250.00
Data Centre Engineer	2	£38,000.00	£39,000.00	£40,000.00
Desktop Support Engineer	33	£36,595.00	£38,820.00	£41,045.00
Support Consultant	13	£34,835.00	£38,440.00	£42,040.00
Service Desk	819	£36,205.00	£38,325.00	£40,440.00
Indexer	2	£38,250.00	£38,250.00	£38,250.00
IT Officer	16,320	£35,865.00	£38,225.00	£40,585.00
IT Field Service Engineer	1,338	£36,355.00	£37,935.00	£39,515.00
Assistant Product Manager	9	£36,215.00	£37,685.00	£39,160.00
Web Analyst	17	£32,775.00	£36,665.00	£40,560.00
Product	36,269	£35,050.00	£36,440.00	£37,840.00
Wordpress	6	£32,335.00	£36,165.00	£40,000.00
2nd Line Support	188	£33,725.00	£35,870.00	£38,010.00
CRM Administrator	4	£34,900.00	£35,400.00	£35,900.00
Product Planner	141	£32,760.00	£35,315.00	£37,860.00
Reporting Analyst	28	£34,775.00	£35,185.00	£35,590.00
Digital Account Manager	4	£32,500.00	£35,000.00	£37,500.00
QA Tester	2	£32,000.00	£35,000.00	£38,000.00
IT Trainer	459	£33,065.00	£34,590.00	£36,115.00
IT Support	122,812	£32,910.00	£34,160.00	£35,415.00
IT Technician	15,505	£31,625.00	£33,200.00	£34,785.00
Junior Developer	19	£30,500.00	£32,840.00	£35,180.00
Graduate Software Developer	4	£29,750.00	£32,625.00	£35,500.00
Magento Developer	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Service Desk Team Lead	2	£30,000.00	£32,500.00	£35,000.00
Service Analyst	140	£30,850.00	£32,350.00	£33,850.00
IT Business Development Executive	419	£28,855.00	£32,325.00	£35,785.00
EPOS	9	£31,585.00	£32,250.00	£32,915.00
IT Helpdesk	115	£30,445.00	£31,965.00	£33,475.00
It Graduate	731	£30,140.00	£31,915.00	£33,690.00
IT Support Technician	112	£29,565.00	£31,605.00	£33,650.00
1st Line IT Support	56	£29,330.00	£31,395.00	£33,455.00
1st Line Support	56	£29,330.00	£31,395.00	£33,455.00
Service Desk Analyst	182	£29,915.00	£31,025.00	£32,135.00
Project Office Support	8	£30,515.00	£30,685.00	£30,850.00
2nd Line Support Technician	4	£28,000.00	£30,500.00	£33,000.00
Junior PHP Developer	2	£30,000.00	£30,000.00	£30,000.00
Graduate Developer	35	£27,865.00	£29,740.00	£31,615.00
IT Support Officer	267	£28,460.00	£29,720.00	£30,975.00
IT Administrator	12,665	£28,130.00	£29,385.00	£30,650.00
IT Support Executive	95	£28,165.00	£28,980.00	£29,805.00
Technical Administrator	40	£26,480.00	£27,525.00	£28,570.00
1st Line IT Support Technician	4	£26,500.00	£27,250.00	£28,000.00
1st Line Technician	2	£26,000.00	£27,000.00	£28,000.00
Junior IT Technician	18	£25,265.00	£26,995.00	£28,725.00
IT Trainee	2,146	£25,410.00	£26,415.00	£27,425.00
Trainee IT Technician	37	£24,875.00	£25,445.00	£26,005.00
Graduate Analyst	2	£24,500.00	£24,500.00	£24,500.00
IT Support Advisor	112	£23,690.00	£23,905.00	£24,115.00
IT Support Assistant	1,424	£21,885.00	£22,275.00	£22,660.00