Support Assistant Job Trends in Bedford

Support Assistant
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The median Support Assistant salary in Bedford is £25,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Assistant 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 0.81% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.89% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,900 - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £25,900 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bedford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedford. 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 Bedford with a recognized job title 225 56 157
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.73% 91.80% 97.52%
Number of salaries quoted 180 23 137
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,400 £23,050
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,200 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.09% +32.50% -33.33%
75th Percentile £55,000 £76,250 £50,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £95,000 £60,000
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £48,585
% change year-on-year - -7.38% -15.50%

Support Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Support Assistant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedford.

Support Assistant job vacancy trend in Bedford

Support Assistant Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford

For the 6 months to 30 June 2026, Support Assistant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bedford region featuring Support Assistant in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Application Security
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning

Support Assistant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Application Security
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Scanning