Executive Assistant Jobs

Executive Assistant
UK

The median Executive Assistant salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 699 900 943
Rank change year-on-year +201 +43 +284
Permanent jobs requiring an Executive Assistant 15 11 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.027% 0.011% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.012% 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 7 10 0
10th Percentile £38,500 £29,750 -
25th Percentile £44,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% - -
75th Percentile £59,500 £47,313 -
90th Percentile £68,900 £54,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 -
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 49,668 94,676 90,476
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 94.69% 91.51%
Number of salaries quoted 25,895 67,575 57,131
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,325
% change year-on-year +3.29% -6.24% +6.65%

Executive Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Executive Assistant in the UK

Executive Assistant
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Executive Assistant in the UK

Executive Assistant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Executive Assistant over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Executive Assistant in the UK

Executive Assistant
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Executive Assistant within the UK over the 6 months to 22 May 2025. 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
England +166 15 £50,000 +18.34% 30
London +119 9 £51,250 +28.13% 19
UK excluding London +194 6 £50,000 -4.76% 18
South East - 4 £61,000 - 11
Work from Home +138 3 £55,000 +29.41% 10
West Midlands +68 1 £35,000 -33.33%
Midlands +57 1 £35,000 -33.33%
North East - 1 £45,000 - 1
North of England - 1 £45,000 - 5

Executive Assistant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Executive 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 Executive Assistant in the job title.

1 10 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 9 (60.00%) Finance
3 8 (53.33%) Microsoft
3 8 (53.33%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (46.67%) Degree
4 7 (46.67%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
5 6 (40.00%) Process Improvement
5 6 (40.00%) Project Management
5 6 (40.00%) Change Management
6 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
6 2 (13.33%) Logistics
6 2 (13.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (6.67%) Marketing
7 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
7 1 (6.67%) Marketing Strategy
7 1 (6.67%) Google Workspace
7 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (6.67%) Trello
7 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
7 1 (6.67%) Advertising
7 1 (6.67%) Banking
7 1 (6.67%) Artificial Intelligence
7 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
7 1 (6.67%) Digital Engineering
7 1 (6.67%) Global Marketing
7 1 (6.67%) Slack
7 1 (6.67%) Xero
7 1 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (6.67%) Time Management

Executive 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (6.67%) Trello
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.67%) Google Workspace
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (6.67%) Slack
General
1 10 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 9 (60.00%) Finance
3 1 (6.67%) Advertising
3 1 (6.67%) Banking
3 1 (6.67%) Marketing
3 1 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
1 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (40.00%) Change Management
2 6 (40.00%) Process Improvement
2 6 (40.00%) Project Management
2 6 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (13.33%) Logistics
4 1 (6.67%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (6.67%) Digital Engineering
4 1 (6.67%) Global Marketing
4 1 (6.67%) Marketing Strategy
4 1 (6.67%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 7 (46.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.67%) Xero