Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Higher level teaching assistants demand is falling in Scotland.
ONS recorded 125 new online adverts for higher level teaching assistants in Scotland in Jul 2026. That is 15.5% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £26,300.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Higher level teaching assistants hiring demand
New online job adverts for higher level teaching assistants in Scotland
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
125
Jul 2026 · Scotland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for higher level teaching assistants across the UK
Advertised pay is 3.5% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£26,300
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.8 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 64.9% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 8.3% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 11.9% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 11.7% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 3.2% |
Scotland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 125 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,883 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 752 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 118 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 81 | |
| 4 | Leeds | 74 | |
| 5 | West Northamptonshire | 67 | |
| 6 | North Northamptonshire | 60 | |
| 7 | Sheffield | 59 | |
| 8 | Wakefield | 56 | |
| 9 | Bradford | 50 | |
| 10 | Nottingham | 46 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Health and social care associate professionals
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands | £37,100 | |
| 2 | Orkney Islands | £34,000 | |
| 3 | East Lothian | £32,400 | |
| 4 | Clackmannanshire | £32,100 | |
| 5 | Welwyn Hatfield | £31,000 | |
| 6 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | £30,600 | |
| 7 | Fenland | £30,500 | |
| 8 | London | £30,500 | |
| 9 | Luton | £30,400 | |
| 10 | Falkirk | £30,400 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 323) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early education and childcare practitioners Childcare practitioner · Nursery officer · Nursery practitioner — 73.5% of group adverts | 5,227 | +5.2% | |
| 2 | Higher level teaching assistantsYou’re viewing this Higher level teaching assistant · Sen hlta · Teaching assistant — 26.5% of group adverts | 1,883 | -9.3% |
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.