Trainee
UK
The median Trainee salary in the UK is £24,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 692 | 158 | 333 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -534 | +175 | -41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee | 220 | 2,390 | 1,879 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 2.31% | 1.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 2.53% | 1.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 153 | 25 | 96 |
| 10th Percentile | £21,500 | £21,550 | £19,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £22,750 | £24,188 | £20,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £24,500 | £30,000 | £22,382 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.33% | +34.04% | -2.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £29,500 | £48,750 | £32,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £31,150 | £53,923 | £37,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £24,500 | £27,125 | £22,441 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +20.87% | +2.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,479 | 94,643 | 151,222 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,031 | 59,595 | 85,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,611 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Trainee
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Trainee in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Trainee
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Trainee.
Trainee
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Trainee over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
Trainee
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -495 | 192 | £24,500 | -18.33% | 197 |
| UK excluding London | -484 | 186 | £24,500 | -9.68% | 181 |
| North of England | -283 | 53 | £23,500 | -24.19% | 47 |
| South East | -17 | 44 | £24,500 | +1.03% | 33 |
| Midlands | -221 | 37 | £26,000 | +0.97% | 31 |
| North West | -226 | 29 | £29,500 | -4.84% | 25 |
| London | -161 | 22 | £30,000 | -36.84% | 44 |
| East Midlands | -101 | 21 | £26,500 | +23.26% | 11 |
| East of England | -90 | 20 | £28,500 | - | 21 |
| North East | - | 18 | £23,500 | - | 7 |
| South West | -96 | 16 | £22,500 | -17.05% | 30 |
| West Midlands | -180 | 16 | £24,000 | -20.00% | 20 |
| Scotland | -185 | 7 | £25,000 | - | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -134 | 6 | £24,000 | -11.93% | 16 |
| Work from Home | +60 | 5 | £24,000 | -41.32% | 39 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £22,000 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +13 | 4 | £23,000 | -50.23% | 6 |
Trainee Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Trainee job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Trainee in the job title.
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Trainee Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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