Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Teaching assistants demand is falling in North West.
ONS recorded 930 new online adverts for teaching assistants in North West in Aug 2026. That is 19.3% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £24,700.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Teaching assistants hiring demand
New online job adverts for teaching assistants in North West
New online job adverts have decreased since Aug 2025.
930
Aug 2026 · North West
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for teaching assistants across the UK
Advertised pay is 5.6% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£24,700
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.4 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 80.9% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 7.7% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 4.7% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 2.5% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 4.2% |
North West compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North West | 930 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 6,153 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 3,609 | |
| 2 | Birmingham | 397 | |
| 3 | Manchester | 396 | |
| 4 | Wiltshire | 325 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 278 | |
| 6 | Somerset | 273 | |
| 7 | Bristol, City of | 250 | |
| 8 | North Yorkshire | 240 | |
| 9 | Leeds | 234 | |
| 10 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 233 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Caring personal service occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands | £32,900 | |
| 2 | Orkney Islands | £31,800 | |
| 3 | Eden | £29,000 | |
| 4 | Fermanagh and Omagh | £28,600 | |
| 5 | Cotswold | £28,500 | |
| 6 | Midlothian | £28,200 | |
| 7 | South Lakeland | £28,100 | |
| 8 | Tewkesbury | £28,100 | |
| 9 | Test Valley | £28,100 | |
| 10 | Perth and Kinross | £28,100 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 611) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teaching assistantsYou’re viewing this Teaching assistant · School help · Teaching aid — 40.0% of group adverts | 6,153 | -14.9% | |
| 2 | Educational support assistants Educational support assistant · Note taker · SEN assistant — 31.6% of group adverts | 4,866 | -11.7% | |
| 3 | Early education and childcare assistants Early years assistant · Room leader · Creche helper — 20.3% of group adverts | 3,130 | -15.6% | |
| 4 | Nannies and au pairs Nannie · Au pair · Private nanny — 4.2% of group adverts | 642 | +2.6% | |
| 5 | Playworkers Playworker · Play leader · Play ranger — 3.0% of group adverts | 460 | -16.2% | |
| 6 | Childminders Childminder · Nurse maid · Baby sitter — 0.9% of group adverts | 135 | +39.2% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.