Support Assistant Jobs in England

Support Assistant
UK > England

The median Support Assistant salary in England is £26,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 715 889 1147
Rank change year-on-year +174 +258 -263
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Assistant 133 25 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.15% 0.030% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.032% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 89 21 23
10th Percentile £24,557 £24,250 £21,250
25th Percentile £25,000 £26,250 £24,775
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 £33,750 £36,250
90th Percentile £37,000 £41,750 £46,200
UK median annual salary £26,500 £32,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -18.46% +8.33% +36.36%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 86,435 76,952 135,807
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.31% 96.01%
Number of salaries quoted 63,785 50,234 75,047
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.32% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Support Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Support Assistant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Support Assistant in England

Support Assistant
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Support Assistant in England.

Salary trend for Support Assistant in England

Support Assistant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Assistant in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Support Assistant in England

Support Assistant
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Support Assistant within the England region over the 6 months to 2 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
East of England +46 56 £26,000 +6.12% 4
South West - 23 £26,500 - 2
North of England +53 21 £32,500 +18.18% 3
Midlands - 16 £24,696 - 5
West Midlands - 15 £24,696 - 2
South East 0 13 £34,000 +22.52% 4
North West -3 10 £40,000 +45.45% 2
Yorkshire - 6 £28,918 -
North East - 5 £28,975 - 1
London +95 4 £35,250 +8.46% 6
East Midlands - 1 - - 3
Support Assistant
UK

Support Assistant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 2 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 across the England region featuring Support Assistant in the job title.

1 57 (42.86%) Customer Service
2 55 (41.35%) Microsoft
3 48 (36.09%) Microsoft Office
3 48 (36.09%) CRM
4 40 (30.08%) Social Skills
5 36 (27.07%) Problem-Solving
6 35 (26.32%) Case Management
6 35 (26.32%) FTP
6 35 (26.32%) Replication
7 30 (22.56%) Windows
8 25 (18.80%) TCP/IP
9 18 (13.53%) SQL
10 16 (12.03%) SQL Server
11 13 (9.77%) Microsoft Exchange
12 12 (9.02%) SharePoint
12 12 (9.02%) Analytical Skills
12 12 (9.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 11 (8.27%) Driving Licence
13 11 (8.27%) Windows 10
14 10 (7.52%) ERP
14 10 (7.52%) Electronics
14 10 (7.52%) Finance
15 9 (6.77%) LAN
15 9 (6.77%) VoIP
15 9 (6.77%) WAN
15 9 (6.77%) Windows 7
15 9 (6.77%) Degree
15 9 (6.77%) Marketing
15 9 (6.77%) DBS Check
15 9 (6.77%) Network Monitoring

Support Assistant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (9.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (9.02%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.75%) CMS
3 1 (0.75%) Exchange Server 2013
3 1 (0.75%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 48 (36.09%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.75%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 5 (3.76%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (3.01%) Azure
3 2 (1.50%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 35 (26.32%) FTP
2 25 (18.80%) TCP/IP
3 9 (6.77%) LAN
3 9 (6.77%) VoIP
3 9 (6.77%) WAN
4 7 (5.26%) Wireless
5 2 (1.50%) Network Security
6 1 (0.75%) Skype
6 1 (0.75%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.75%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (12.03%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
General
1 40 (30.08%) Social Skills
2 12 (9.02%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (9.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 10 (7.52%) Electronics
3 10 (7.52%) Finance
4 9 (6.77%) Marketing
5 8 (6.02%) Manufacturing
6 5 (3.76%) Legal
7 2 (1.50%) Law
7 2 (1.50%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (1.50%) Publishing
7 2 (1.50%) Retail
8 1 (0.75%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 35 (26.32%) Replication
2 11 (8.27%) Driving Licence
3 7 (5.26%) Data Centre
4 6 (4.51%) Management Information System
5 4 (3.01%) Freedom of Information
6 2 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.50%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (0.75%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 30 (22.56%) Windows
2 11 (8.27%) Windows 10
3 9 (6.77%) Windows 7
4 3 (2.26%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (42.86%) Customer Service
2 48 (36.09%) CRM
3 36 (27.07%) Problem-Solving
4 35 (26.32%) Case Management
5 10 (7.52%) ERP
6 9 (6.77%) Housing Management
6 9 (6.77%) Network Monitoring
7 7 (5.26%) Geotechnical Engineering
8 5 (3.76%) Customer Experience
9 4 (3.01%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (3.01%) Conflict Resolution
9 4 (3.01%) Kalman Filter
10 3 (2.26%) Biomedicine
10 3 (2.26%) Biotechnology
10 3 (2.26%) Logistics
10 3 (2.26%) Preventative Maintenance
11 2 (1.50%) E-Commerce
11 2 (1.50%) Information Security
11 2 (1.50%) Project Management
11 2 (1.50%) Remote Monitoring and Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (13.53%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (6.77%) DBS Check
1 9 (6.77%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.26%) QA
2 3 (2.26%) SLA
3 2 (1.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.75%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 7 (5.26%) Firmware
2 4 (3.01%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.50%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 55 (41.35%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.50%) Polycom
2 2 (1.50%) VMware
3 1 (0.75%) Oracle