Tech Salaries & Take-Home Pay
in the UK, 2026
Verified salary benchmarks and contractor day rates, plus free take-home, tax, and pension calculators for 96 technology roles across the UK. Built from live market data, updated continuously.
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Where the money is
Highest-Paying Roles in the UK
Browse all 96 rolesThese are the roles pulling the biggest pay packets in the UK right now, ranked by median salary from live 2026 market data.
Chief Digital Officer
£170K
Median salary
£103K - £200K
Chief Information Officer
£138K
Median salary
£85K - £250K
Programme Director
£135K
Median salary
£85K - £200K
Engineering Director
£131K
Median salary
£80K - £215K
Chief Data Officer
£130K
Median salary
£66K - £200K
Delivery Manager
£128K
Median salary
£105K - £150K
Momentum to watch
Fastest Pay Growth in the UK
Salaries don't move evenly across the board. These roles have seen the sharpest year-on-year rises, worth knowing whether you're negotiating a raise or planning your next move.
Know your number
Take-Home & Tax Calculators for the UK
A salary is only as good as what lands in your account. These free tools show exactly what you keep after tax, whether you're salaried, contracting, or hiring in the UK.
Bonus Tax Calculator
Net Bonus · Effective Rate · Tax Bands · UK & Ireland
2026/27 ratesUK Salary Calculator
Income Tax · National Insurance
2026/27 ratesScottish Tax Calculator
Scottish Income Tax · 6 Bands · vs England comparison
All plansStudent Loan Calculator
Plans 1 · 2 · 4 · 5 · PG
PopularPermanent vs Contract Calculator
Net Take-Home · Break-Even Rate · Ireland & UK
NewFreelance Rate Calculator
Target Net → Day Rate · Overheads · Bench Time
Beyond the payslip
Contracting and Market Data for the UK
Whether you're weighing up contracting or trying to read where the market is heading, here's the deeper data behind the headline salary numbers.
Torn between two roles?
Compare Tech Role Salaries Side by Side
See median pay, ranges, and growth for two roles at once, useful for deciding between a lateral move, a specialism switch, or just settling an argument about who gets paid more.
Fresh off the data desk
Pay Insights for the UK
All UK insightsWhat the numbers actually mean for your career or your hiring plan, written by people who spend their day inside this data.
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