Trainee
UK
The median Trainee salary in the UK is £24,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 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 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 667 | 150 | 328 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -517 | +178 | -30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee | 220 | 2,487 | 1,867 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 2.39% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 2.61% | 1.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 154 | 26 | 104 |
| 10th Percentile | £21,483 | £21,375 | £19,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £22,750 | £24,188 | £20,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £24,500 | £30,000 | £21,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.33% | +39.53% | -6.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £29,500 | £48,750 | £32,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £31,100 | £53,923 | £36,775 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £24,500 | £27,125 | £22,382 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +21.19% | +1.74% |
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 | 93,044 | 95,188 | 149,713 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,821 | 59,863 | 85,291 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,750 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.08% | - | +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 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +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 29 April 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 29 April 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 | -500 | 193 | £24,500 | -18.33% | 565 |
| UK excluding London | -469 | 186 | £24,500 | -9.68% | 497 |
| North of England | -295 | 53 | £23,500 | -24.19% | 195 |
| South East | -27 | 46 | £24,250 | - | 68 |
| Midlands | -220 | 37 | £26,000 | +0.97% | 87 |
| North West | -236 | 29 | £29,500 | -4.84% | 133 |
| London | -161 | 22 | £30,000 | -35.14% | 116 |
| East Midlands | -100 | 21 | £26,500 | +23.26% | 40 |
| East of England | -95 | 20 | £28,500 | - | 46 |
| North East | - | 18 | £23,500 | - | 14 |
| West Midlands | -181 | 16 | £24,000 | -20.00% | 47 |
| South West | -82 | 15 | £21,878 | -19.35% | 58 |
| Scotland | -179 | 7 | £25,000 | - | 32 |
| Work from Home | +61 | 6 | £25,192 | -29.93% | 44 |
| Yorkshire | -133 | 6 | £24,500 | -10.09% | 49 |
| Wales | +11 | 4 | £23,000 | - | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £22,000 | - | 4 |
Trainee Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 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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