Technical Assistant
UK
The median Technical Assistant salary in the UK is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 689 | 836 | 993 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +147 | +157 | +227 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Assistant | 11 | 68 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.021% | 0.069% | 0.001% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.023% | 0.073% | 0.001% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 44 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,569 | £24,300 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £27,250 | £25,719 | £26,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £26,750 | £28,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.76% | -6.14% | +35.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £32,250 | £30,207 | £30,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £37,000 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,500 | £26,750 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +17.76% | - | - |
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 | 47,541 | 93,322 | 94,998 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.35% | 94.63% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,467 | 66,921 | 59,760 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 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% |
Technical Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Assistant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Assistant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Assistant.
Technical Assistant
Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Assistant within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 | +144 | 11 | £31,500 | +17.76% | 3 |
| England | +122 | 9 | £31,500 | +16.67% | 6 |
| South East | +94 | 8 | £31,500 | +18.87% | 1 |
| Wales | +41 | 2 | £23,569 | -5.72% | 2 |
| South West | +97 | 1 | £27,500 | +3.77% |
Technical Assistant Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Technical 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 Technical Assistant in the job title.
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Technical 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:
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