Salary guide
SEND Learning Support Assistant salary
What send learning support assistants are advertised at on live vacancies we hold — we name the nation whenever we publish a figure.
Official support staff pay spine · 2026/27
NJC pay points 3–43
Full-time, full-year rates from 1 April 2026 (3.3% increase agreed). Show all pay points
| Pay point (SCP) | Annual salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | £25,614 | £13.28 |
| 4 | £26,016 | £13.48 |
| 5 | £26,427 | £13.70 |
| 6 | £26,847 | £13.92 |
| 7 | £27,274 | £14.14 |
| 8 | £27,709 | £14.36 |
| 9 | £28,153 | £14.59 |
| 10 | £28,608 | £14.83 |
| 11 | £29,071 | £15.07 |
| 12 | £29,542 | £15.31 |
| 13 | £30,023 | £15.56 |
| 14 | £30,515 | £15.82 |
| 15 | £31,015 | £16.08 |
| 16 | £31,525 | £16.34 |
| 17 | £32,046 | £16.61 |
| 18 | £32,578 | £16.89 |
| 19 | £33,119 | £17.17 |
| 20 | £33,673 | £17.45 |
| 21 | £34,237 | £17.75 |
| 22 | £34,811 | £18.04 |
| 23 | £35,570 | £18.44 |
| 24 | £36,581 | £18.96 |
| 25 | £37,563 | £19.47 |
| 26 | £38,510 | £19.96 |
| 27 | £39,481 | £20.46 |
| 28 | £40,444 | £20.96 |
| 29 | £41,177 | £21.34 |
| 30 | £42,123 | £21.83 |
| 31 | £43,149 | £22.37 |
| 32 | £44,253 | £22.94 |
| 33 | £45,529 | £23.60 |
| 34 | £46,579 | £24.14 |
| 35 | £47,665 | £24.71 |
| 36 | £48,738 | £25.26 |
| 37 | £49,817 | £25.82 |
| 38 | £50,908 | £26.39 |
| 39 | £51,928 | £26.92 |
| 40 | £53,051 | £27.50 |
| 41 | £54,143 | £28.06 |
| 42 | £55,224 | £28.62 |
| 43 | £56,293 | £29.18 |
Source: NJC for Local Government Services pay agreement 2026 (Annex 1)
Councils and most maintained schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland pay support staff on this spine; each employer decides which pay points a role sits on. Annual figures are for a full-time (37-hour), all-year post — term-time and part-time staff are paid a proportion of them. Hourly rates are for a 37-hour week. Pay point 2 was removed, so the spine now starts at point 3. Academies, independent schools and private nurseries may use their own pay.
Read the official pay agreement (Local Government Association)Typical advertised pay
£21,772 per year – £25,614 per year
Median advertised range for Teaching Assistant roles in England
Based on Teaching Assistant adverts
We don't yet have enough SEND Learning Support Assistant adverts with pay to publish a figure of their own, so this shows the closest main role. Based on 337 live public vacancies. Support-staff pay is set locally, so individual adverts vary.
See the Teaching Assistant salary guideSEND Learning Support Assistant job openings
SEND Learning Support Assistant
Weare Academy First School · Axbridge
SEND Learning Support Assistant
Hardwick Primary School and Nursery · Banbury
SEND Learning Support Assistant/Midday Assistant
Winter Gardens Academy · Canvey Island
SEND Learning Support Assistant (One-to-One) - Coley Primary School
Coley Primary School · Reading
SEND Learning Support Assistant
Greenways Primary School · Southend-on-Sea
SEND Learning Support Assistant
Westwood Academy · Benfleet
Schools hiring send learning support assistants
Ranked by live vacancy volume. We do not publish employer-level pay figures.
Where send learning support assistants are being advertised
Areas with the most live send learning support assistant vacancies.
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Career advice for send learning support assistant roles
Frequently asked questions
How much does a send learning support assistant earn?
We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a send learning support assistant figure. Rather than estimate, we show live vacancies so you can see what employers are actually advertising.
Does send learning support assistant pay vary by area?
It can, but we only publish area differences where we have enough evidence for that area — we never apply a regional multiplier to invent a local figure.
What pay framework applies to a send learning support assistant?
Many maintained schools in England and Wales use support-staff pay structures derived from the NJC national agreement, but grades, points and term-time arrangements are set locally by the employer. Academies, independent schools and private providers may use their own scales.
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