Teaching Assistant career guide

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

7851 live teaching assistant roles

Teaching Assistant

Stockton on Tees

Up to £28,347

Our Teaching Assistants are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

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Teaching Assistant

Maidstone

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Teaching Assistants Wanted - Maidstone & Surrounding Areas Are you passionate about helping children learn, grow and thrive?

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SEN Teaching Assistant

Worthing, West Sussex

£92–£95/day

Do you love working with children and thrive on seeing their progression? Are you a naturally resilient and empathetic person?

Education Contract
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Teaching Assistant salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£24,000 – £30,000 (midpoint £27,000)
South West (indicative)
5 live adverts
£17,350 – £30,801 (midpoint £26,203)
East of England (indicative)
5 live adverts
£25,000 – £31,000 (midpoint £26,000)
South East (indicative)
1 live advert
£22,000 – £28,000 (midpoint £25,341)
Wales (indicative)
16 live adverts
£24,340 – £31,043 (midpoint £24,777)
Scotland (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£22,000 – £27,000 (midpoint £24,500)
Midlands (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£21,000 – £26,000 (midpoint £23,500)
North West (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£21,000 – £26,000 (midpoint £23,500)
Yorkshire (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£21,000 – £26,000 (midpoint £23,500)

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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