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Site Assistant Apprentice salary

What site assistant apprentices 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 salaryHourly 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

£27,274 per year – £29,071 per year

Median advertised range for Caretaker roles in England

Based on Caretaker adverts

We don't yet have enough Site Assistant Apprentice adverts with pay to publish a figure of their own, so this shows the closest main role. Based on 17 live public vacancies. Support-staff pay is set locally, so individual adverts vary.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a site assistant apprentice earn?

We do not yet hold enough verified salary evidence to publish a site assistant apprentice figure. Rather than estimate, we show live vacancies so you can see what employers are actually advertising.

Does site assistant apprentice 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 site assistant apprentice?

There is no single pay framework that generally applies to this role: pay depends on the employer, the contract and the nation. Use the advertised salary evidence on this page and check the individual advert.

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