Support Assistant
UK
The median Support Assistant salary in the UK is £26,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 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 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 782 | 932 | 1190 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +150 | +258 | -312 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Assistant | 123 | 41 | 32 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.039% | 0.021% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.043% | 0.022% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 81 | 35 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £25,050 | £20,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £27,750 | £20,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £26,000 | £32,500 | £25,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +26.21% | +17.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £28,750 | £36,875 | £30,313 |
| 90th Percentile | £35,000 | £48,965 | £38,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £26,000 | £28,500 | £22,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.77% | +26.67% | +2.27% |
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 | 92,813 | 95,219 | 148,250 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,625 | 59,878 | 85,347 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 28 April 2024.
Support Assistant
Top 13 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 28 April 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 | +205 | 123 | £26,000 | -20.00% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +95 | 118 | £26,000 | -8.77% | 13 |
| East of England | +63 | 55 | £26,000 | +6.12% | 1 |
| South West | - | 23 | £26,500 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 16 | £24,696 | - | 2 |
| Midlands | - | 16 | £24,696 | - | 4 |
| South East | +33 | 13 | £34,000 | +23.64% | 1 |
| North of England | +46 | 11 | £28,975 | +5.36% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +74 | 7 | £25,243 | -24.08% | 5 |
| London | +116 | 5 | £28,000 | -13.85% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 5 | £30,836 | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 5 | £28,975 | - | 2 |
| North West | +16 | 1 | £35,000 | +27.27% | 3 |
Support Assistant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 April 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: