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Early education and childcare assistants Salary in South East
A Early education and childcare assistants in South East earns a median gross annual pay of £23,628 — that's £1,114 (5%) below the UK median of £24,742. Real ONS figures (SOC 6111, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Early education and childcare assistants in South East is £23,628 gross per year, compared with £24,742 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
South East vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| South East | £23,628 |
| United Kingdom | £24,742 |
How South East ranks for Early education and childcare assistants pay
Regional rank
#7
of 10 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£1,114
below £24,742 UK median
Out-earns
30%
of ONS regions
At £23,628, a Early education and childcare assistants in South East sits below by £1,114 the £24,742 UK median for the role, ranking #7 of 10 UK regions ONS published a Early education and childcare assistants median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Early education and childcare assistants in South East — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Early education and childcare assistants earn in South East?
- The median gross annual pay for a Early education and childcare assistants in South East is £23,628, per the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). The UK-wide median for this occupation is £24,742.
- Is this South East figure a real ONS number?
- Yes — it is the published regional median gross annual pay for this occupation in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells; only unsuppressed regions appear in this cluster, and none are estimated.
- Is a Early education and childcare assistants salary in South East above the UK average for the role?
- The South East median of £23,628 is below by £1,114 the £24,742 UK median for a Early education and childcare assistants, and below by £966 the average of the 10 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does South East rank for Early education and childcare assistants pay?
- South East ranks #7 of 10 UK regions ONS published a Early education and childcare assistants median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 6 regions pay more and 3 pay less. Ranking is a straight sort of the published regional medians.
Related
Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.