Support Assistant
UK
The median Support Assistant salary in the UK is £26,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 774 | 917 | 1231 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +143 | +314 | -310 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Assistant | 133 | 30 | 30 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.032% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.035% | 0.019% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 89 | 26 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,557 | £20,875 | £21,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £26,250 | £23,150 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £26,500 | £32,500 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.46% | +8.33% | +36.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £31,750 | £38,438 | £36,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £37,000 | £48,965 | £45,600 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £26,250 | £27,500 | £23,400 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +17.52% | +6.36% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Support Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Assistant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Assistant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Assistant.
Support Assistant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Assistant over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Support Assistant
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Assistant within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +144 | 133 | £26,500 | -18.46% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | +84 | 129 | £26,250 | -4.55% | 20 |
| East of England | +50 | 56 | £26,000 | +6.12% | 4 |
| South West | - | 23 | £26,500 | - | 3 |
| North of England | +53 | 21 | £32,500 | +18.18% | 3 |
| Midlands | - | 16 | £24,696 | - | 7 |
| West Midlands | - | 15 | £24,696 | - | 2 |
| South East | +5 | 13 | £34,000 | +22.52% | 4 |
| North West | +5 | 10 | £40,000 | +45.45% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 6 | £28,918 | - | |
| Work from Home | +44 | 5 | £25,243 | -47.09% | 3 |
| North East | - | 5 | £28,975 | - | 1 |
| London | +101 | 4 | £35,250 | +8.46% | 4 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Support Assistant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Support Assistant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Support Assistant in the job title.
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Support Assistant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: