Salary report · 2026 to date
Healthcare jobs in United Kingdom advertised a median of £44K a year in 2026 (middle half £30K–£60K), from 3,530 job postings on JobRipe. Figures come only from pay ranges employers published; estimates are never counted.
Number of postings by yearly midpoint. The first and last bands also hold the lowest and highest 5%.
Every row rests on at least 5 postings; groups with fewer are left out.
| Level | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internship | £29K – £44K | £36K | £17.10 | 45 |
| Entry level | £30K – £55K | £46K | £22.03 | 54 |
| Mid level | £28K – £55K | £42K | £20.00 | 2,661 |
| Senior | £44K – £57K | £44K | £21.17 | 270 |
| Staff/Principal | £70K – £72K | £72K | £34.60 | 14 |
| Manager | £48K – £61K | £53K | £25.46 | 392 |
| Director | £102K – £127K | £121K | £58.31 | 33 |
| Executive |
JobRipe, "What Healthcare jobs pay in the United Kingdom, 2026", https://jobripe.com/salary-reports/2026/gb/healthcare (23 October 2026).
Journalists and researchers are welcome to quote these figures with a link to this page. Questions about the data: support@jobripe.com
The median advertised pay is £44K a year (about £21.17 an hour), from 3,530 job postings on JobRipe that published a pay range between 1 September 2026 and 22 October 2026. Half of them fall between £30K and £60K.
One in ten postings advertised £94K a year or more; one in ten advertised £27K or less.
By median advertised pay, among cities with enough postings: London £59K; Leicester £54K; Chelmsford £49K; Reading £49K.
Median advertised pay is £44K for remote postings (13) and £44K for on-site ones (3504). Remote and on-site roles also differ in seniority and employer, so this is not a like-for-like comparison.
| £63K – £86K |
| £72K |
| £34.60 |
| 61 |
| Workplace | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | £30K – £60K | £44K | £21.17 | 3,504 |
| Hybrid | £30K – £57K | £57K | £27.54 | 13 |
| Remote | £34K – £61K | £44K | £21.17 | 13 |
| City | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £43K – £70K | £59K | £28.41 | 286 |
| Birmingham | £28K – £53K | £36K | £17.10 | 76 |
| Liverpool | £36K – £54K | £44K | £21.17 | 71 |
| Bristol | £28K – £72K | £44K | £21.17 | 61 |
| Manchester | £30K – £53K | £40K | £19.28 | 61 |
| Norwich | £30K – £54K | £44K | £21.17 | 56 |
| Leeds | £36K – £61K | £44K | £21.17 | 42 |
| Coventry | £30K – £61K | £40K | £19.13 | 40 |
| Chelmsford | £36K – £83K | £49K | £23.74 | 33 |
| Middlesbrough | £29K – £54K | £46K | £22.12 | 32 |
| Oxford | £30K – £53K | £44K | £21.17 | 31 |
| Nottingham | £27K – £55K | £44K | £21.17 | 31 |
| Leicester | £30K – £77K | £54K | £26.01 | 29 |
| Cambridge | £27K – £61K | £44K | £21.17 | 29 |
| Sheffield | £29K – £61K | £44K | £21.17 | 28 |
| Taunton | £30K – £46K | £38K | £18.47 | 28 |
| Reading | £36K – £61K | £49K | £23.46 | 27 |
| Newcastle | £33K – £68K | £44K | £21.17 | 27 |
| Southampton | £30K – £53K | £44K | £21.17 | 25 |
| Milton Keynes | £27K – £58K | £44K | £21.17 | 24 |
| Company size | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50) | £57K – £76K | £62K | £29.66 | 11 |
| Large | £47K – £61K | £54K | £25.84 | 10 |
| Enterprise | £30K – £54K | £44K | £21.17 | 31 |
| Industry | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | £31K – £61K | £44K | £21.17 | 588 |