Support Assistant Job Trends in Birmingham

Support Assistant
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Support Assistant salary in Birmingham is £18,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 August 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 - 122
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Support Assistant 14 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.41% - 0.084%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% - 0.088%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £11,625 - -
25th Percentile £14,063 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £18,750 - £24,696
75th Percentile £24,063 - -
90th Percentile £26,875 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £29,500 £29,500 £24,696
% change year-on-year - +19.45% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 3,150 1,195 2,276
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.36% 95.22% 95.39%
Number of salaries quoted 2,491 860 1,709
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,015 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.48% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%

Support Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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 Birmingham.

Support Assistant job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Support Assistant
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Support Assistant job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Support Assistant job vacancies in Birmingham

Support Assistant
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Support Assistant in Birmingham over the 6 months to 3 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Support Assistant in Birmingham

Support Assistant Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 3 August 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 Birmingham region featuring Support Assistant in the job title.

1 13 (92.86%) Cloud Computing
1 13 (92.86%) Cloud Security
1 13 (92.86%) Disaster Recovery
1 13 (92.86%) Postgraduate

Support Assistant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 13 (92.86%) Cloud Computing
Miscellaneous
1 8 (57.14%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (92.86%) Cloud Security
1 13 (92.86%) Disaster Recovery
Qualifications
1 13 (92.86%) Postgraduate