Support Assistant
UK
The median Support Assistant salary in the UK is £29,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 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 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 651 | 790 | 925 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +139 | +135 | +280 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Support Assistant | 36 | 124 | 40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.068% | 0.13% | 0.039% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.076% | 0.13% | 0.042% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 82 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,500 | £24,000 | £23,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £25,000 | £27,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £29,500 | £26,000 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.46% | -20.00% | +18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £32,250 | £28,750 | £34,722 |
| 90th Percentile | £36,075 | £34,875 | £48,965 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,500 | £26,000 | £28,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.46% | -8.77% | +25.27% |
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 | 47,606 | 93,229 | 94,684 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.38% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,326 | 66,845 | 59,589 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 5 May 2025.
Support Assistant
Top 10 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 5 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +130 | 35 | £29,500 | +13.46% | 8 |
| England | +96 | 34 | £29,500 | +13.46% | 11 |
| South East | +112 | 23 | £31,500 | -7.35% | 3 |
| Midlands | +51 | 6 | £29,500 | +19.45% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +47 | 6 | £29,500 | +19.45% | 1 |
| North of England | +64 | 3 | £24,500 | -15.44% | |
| North West | +24 | 3 | £24,500 | -30.00% | |
| Wales | - | 2 | £23,569 | - | |
| London | +101 | 1 | £31,000 | +10.71% | 3 |
| South West | +94 | 1 | £27,500 | +3.77% |
Support Assistant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2025, 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: