What does a learning support support earn in the UK?

The median is £24.50 an hour, with the middle half between £23.84 and £26.11. Based on 100+ placements Dovetail & Slate made in the last 24 months.

What does a support in learning support earn?

The median is £23,447 a year, with most between £22,734 and £24,408, from 50+ placements.

Where in the UK does learning support pay most?

Of the 4 regions we hold enough placements for, North West pays most at £24,483 a year and Wales least at £22,000.

Where do these learning support pay figures come from?

They come from placements Dovetail & Slate actually made in the last 24 months, not advertised figures and not a survey. Hourly and daily figures are the charge rate an employer pays the agency, which includes the worker's pay, on-costs and margin. Permanent figures are the salary itself, because a permanent placement has no charge rate. A group is only published where at least five placements sit behind it, and sample sizes are shown as bands rather than exact counts.

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Learning Support pay

a learning support support typically earns £24.50 an hour, based on placements we made in the last 24 months.

Support

Permanent salary

£23,447 a year

Most land between £22,734 and £24,408

50+ placements · updated 24 August 2026

Hourly charge rate

£24.50 an hour

Most land between £23.84 and £26.11

100+ placements · updated 26 August 2026

By region

Support · Permanent salary. Regions with fewer than five placements are not listed.

Region	Lower quartile	Median	Upper quartile	Placements
North West	£23,984	£24,483	£24,483	10+
West Midlands	£23,447	£23,447	£24,408	50+
East of England	£22,734	£24,080	£24,080	10+
Wales	£22,000	£22,000	£22,000	5+

Where these come from

Placements we made, not a salary survey. Hourly and daily figures are the charge rate: what an employer pays us, with the worker's pay, on-costs and our margin inside it. Permanent figures are the salary itself, because a permanent placement has no charge rate: the employer pays the person directly and a separate fee to us. Region comes from the client's own location, and we publish nothing, nationally or regionally, where we hold fewer than five placements. Permanent salaries cover full-time roles only.

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