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 19 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 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 784 | 954 | 1170 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +170 | +216 | -285 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Assistant | 124 | 44 | 35 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.041% | 0.023% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.045% | 0.024% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 82 | 37 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,070 | £25,450 | £20,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £27,750 | £20,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £26,000 | £32,500 | £25,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +30.00% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £28,750 | £38,750 | £30,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £34,875 | £48,965 | £36,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £26,000 | £30,499 | £22,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.75% | +35.55% | +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 | 91,989 | 97,583 | 147,027 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.61% | 96.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,379 | 61,119 | 85,881 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| 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 19 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 19 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 | +225 | 124 | £26,000 | -20.00% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +122 | 119 | £26,000 | -14.75% | 14 |
| East of England | +84 | 55 | £26,000 | +6.12% | |
| South West | - | 23 | £26,500 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 16 | £24,696 | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | - | 16 | £24,696 | - | 2 |
| South East | +16 | 13 | £34,000 | +23.64% | 4 |
| North of England | +67 | 12 | £28,975 | +5.36% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +92 | 8 | £25,872 | -20.39% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | - | 6 | £30,520 | - | 1 |
| London | +132 | 5 | £28,000 | -13.85% | 3 |
| North East | - | 5 | £28,975 | - | 1 |
| North West | +15 | 1 | £35,000 | +27.27% | 3 |
Support Assistant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 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: