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UK salary report · 2026

Executive Assistant Salary in South East

Official ONS earnings for South East, covering 21,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary — South East

£25,083

gross, per year

▲ 8% change on the previous year

Mean

£25,074

Jobs measured

21,000

What most executive assistants actually earn

Half of executive assistants in South East earn between £12,000 and £27,985. Earning above £27,985 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Secretarial and Related Occupations” group in South East.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of executive assistants earn less than this.

10th
£8,006
20th
£10,861
25th
£12,000
30th
£13,457
40th
£16,387
50th
£21,493
60th
£24,123
70th
£26,392
75th
£27,985
80th
£30,105
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Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Personal assistants and other secretaries
SOC 2020 code
4215
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “executive assistant” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Personal assistants and other secretaries”, which includes this role alongside others.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Executive Assistant salary FAQs

What is the average Executive Assistant salary in South East?

The median is £25,083 a year and the mean is £25,074, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Executive Assistant salary?

Half of executive assistants earn between £12,000 and £27,985. Anything above £27,985 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 21,000 jobs in this occupation.

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