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Live teaching assistant roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

4752 live teaching assistant roles

Teaching Assistant salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
Scotland
9 live adverts		 £21,412 – £27,221 (£27,067 · 25th–75th pct)
Yorkshire
59 live adverts		 £24,107 – £28,170 (£26,000 · 25th–75th pct)
North West
88 live adverts		 £24,525 – £26,465 (£25,969 · 25th–75th pct)
London
53 live adverts		 £24,700 – £27,133 (£25,042 · 25th–75th pct)
East of England
107 live adverts		 £23,500 – £26,214 (£25,000 · 25th–75th pct)
South East
185 live adverts		 £23,400 – £26,333 (£24,960 · 25th–75th pct)
Wales
24 live adverts		 £24,538 – £26,098 (£24,777 · 25th–75th pct)
South West
91 live adverts		 £24,067 – £25,350 (£24,700 · 25th–75th pct)
Midlands
100 live adverts		 £23,156 – £26,373 (£24,312 · 25th–75th pct)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them — they are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Level 2/3 qualifications and SEND experience (including SEMH settings and specific interventions) are the levers employers pay for; one-to-one SEND support and higher-level TA (HLTA) roles sit at the top. An enhanced DBS on the update service is the standard expectation.
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FAQs

What does a teaching assistant earn?

Indicatively £21,000–£30,000 full-time equivalent; term-time-only contracts pro-rate this, and HLTA/SEND one-to-one roles sit at the top.

What qualifications do TAs need?

Typically a Level 2 or 3 supporting-teaching-and-learning qualification, with an enhanced DBS; SEND/SEMH experience is increasingly the differentiator.

How does a TA increase their pay?

Level 3 then HLTA status, SEND specialisms, and moving into cover supervision or unqualified-teacher routes.

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