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Teaching assistants Salary in South East
A Teaching assistants in South East earns a median gross annual pay of £19,930 — that's £1,309 (6%) below the UK median of £21,239. Real ONS figures (SOC 6112, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Teaching assistants in South East is £19,930 gross per year, compared with £21,239 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 | £19,930 |
| United Kingdom | £21,239 |
How South East ranks for Teaching assistants pay
Regional rank
#9
of 11 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£1,309
below £21,239 UK median
Out-earns
18%
of ONS regions
At £19,930, a Teaching assistants in South East sits below by £1,309 the £21,239 UK median for the role, ranking #9 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Teaching 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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Teaching assistants in South East — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Teaching assistants earn in South East?
- The median gross annual pay for a Teaching assistants in South East is £19,930, 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 £21,239.
- 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 Teaching assistants salary in South East above the UK average for the role?
- The South East median of £19,930 is below by £1,309 the £21,239 UK median for a Teaching assistants, and below by £1,220 the average of the 11 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does South East rank for Teaching assistants pay?
- South East ranks #9 of 11 UK regions ONS published a Teaching assistants median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 8 regions pay more and 2 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.