Doctor Salary UK 2026

The average advertised pay for a Doctor, based on live UK vacancies — with how it compares to similar roles and how many jobs are available right now.

£90,000
median advertised salary
10
live jobs right now
74%
permanent roles
55%
via agencies

How much does a Doctor earn in the UK?

The average advertised salary for a Doctor in the UK is £90,000 a year, based on 9 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £7,500 a month or £46.15 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 74% of current adverts are permanent, and 55% are posted through recruitment agencies.

Doctor adverts mention AI or automation 1% of the time.

How Doctor pay compares

Median advertised salary for Doctor beside other job titles in healthcare, from the lowest paid to the highest.

Other roles in healthcare

RoleMedian payLive jobsPermanentAI mentions
Dentist £100,00077 94%0%
Doctor £90,00010 74%1%
Pharmacist £58,00046 68%0%
Theatre Nurse £53,0007 74%0%
Care Home Manager £49,00027 92%0%
Physiotherapist £47,00017 86%1.1%
Consultant £42,0001,429 79%0%
Healthcare Assistant £30,000294 53%0%
Support Worker £26,0001,551 66%0%

Latest Doctor jobs

Doctor

Insight Select

£110 an hour

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London · Contract · 2 days ago

Part-Time Insurance Doctor – EMEA. Rate: £110 per hour. Location: London. Working Pattern: Hybrid, with occasional travel to..

WCA Doctor Assessor

Maven Group Ltd

£72,000 a year

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Northampton · Permanent · 2 days ago

NMC and HCPC professionals eligible to apply. What is on offer as a WCA Functional Assessor. Excellent starting salary at..

Locum Doctor

EmRec Limited

£39.75 – £118 an hour

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Belfast · Contract · 3 days ago

Essential criteria for Locum Doctors. Must hold full Registration with GMC with a licence to practise. 6 months experience..

Oncology Outpatients Doctor

Leaders in Care

£78,000 – £88,000 a year

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London · Permanent · 4 days ago

Join a leading private oncology service as a Doctor in Oncology Outpatients and gain specialist experience in chemotherapy day..

Urgent Primary Care Doctor (GP) - Bank

IC24

£58.69 an hour

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TN24 0GP · Permanent · 14 days ago

Package Description: Urgent Primary Care Doctor – Bank (Urgent Treatment Centres. Be the clinician patients need when their..

Doctors Assistant - Luxury Aesthetics

Maven Group Ltd

£30,000 – £42,000 a year

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Knightsbridge and Belgravia · Permanent · 16 days ago

Doctors Assistant - Luxury Aesthetics. Location: Knightsbridge. Salary: £30,000pa plus commission. Job Type: Full-time. The..

Occupational health doctor

EmRec Limited

Pay not stated

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Belfast · Permanent · 22 days ago

We are seeking a qualified and motivated Doctor to join our Occupational Health team. We welcome applications from doctors with..

Browse 10 live Doctor jobs →

How we calculate this. Figures come from live Doctor vacancies in the CV-Library feed, refreshed monthly. The median uses adverts that state pay; hourly and weekly rates are annualised (hourly × 37.5 × 52). Ambiguous or "competitive" salaries are excluded rather than guessed. Read the full methodology →