ICT Assistant
UK

The median ICT Assistant salary in the UK is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2026.

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

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 715 - 862
Rank change year-on-year - - +118
Permanent jobs requiring an ICT Assistant 2 0 22
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% - 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 20
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £24,696
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £24,700
Median % change year-on-year - - +64.67%
75th Percentile - - £28,636
90th Percentile - - £32,851
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 - £24,700
% change year-on-year - - +64.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 83,957 38,400 90,620
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.97% 89.39% 94.55%
Number of salaries quoted 54,111 23,425 66,674
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,425 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,375 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,000 £52,900
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +11.53% -11.83%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%

ICT Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

ICT Assistant job vacancy trend in the UK

ICT Assistant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for ICT Assistant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for ICT Assistant job vacancies in the UK

ICT Assistant
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ICT Assistant within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2026. 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 - 2 £30,000 - 3
East of England - 2 £30,000 - 3
UK excluding London - 2 £30,000 - 3

ICT Assistant Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 May 2026, ICT 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 featuring ICT Assistant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) User Research

ICT Assistant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) User Experience
1 1 (50.00%) User Research
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft