Trainee Contract Job Trends in England

Trainee
UK > England

The median Trainee daily rate in England is £163, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 521 516 588
Rank change year-on-year -5 +72 +183
Contract jobs requiring a Trainee 7 12 1
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.025% 0.037% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.040% 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £146 - £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £163 - £175
Median % change year-on-year - - +75.00%
75th Percentile £181 - £188
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £163 - £175
% change year-on-year - - +75.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 8 0
10th Percentile - £11.44 -
25th Percentile £14.00 £13.40 -
Median hourly rate £14.15 £14.60 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% - -
75th Percentile £14.44 £15.15 -
90th Percentile £14.70 - -
UK median hourly rate £14.15 £14.60 -
% change year-on-year -3.08% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 25,491 30,015 39,142
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.23% 92.96% 94.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,452 18,397 27,353
10th Percentile £278 £300 £300
25th Percentile £402 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £525 £548
Median % change year-on-year -2.48% -4.11% -0.45%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £728 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,389 1,357 1,375
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.00 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.33 £21.37 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year -44.11% -0.46% +71.64%
75th Percentile £52.50 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.25
% change year-on-year -41.51% -2.82% +70.19%

Trainee
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Trainee' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Trainee job vacancy trend in England

Trainee
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in England

Trainee
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in England

Trainee
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee within the England region over the 6 months to 1 October 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East - 4 - - 270
North of England -28 2 £163 - 279
North East -7 1 £163 - 50
North West - 1 - - 145
East Midlands - 1 £163 - 76
Midlands - 1 £163 - 222
Trainee
UK

Trainee Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, Trainee contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Trainee in the job title.

1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
1 3 (42.86%) Service Delivery
1 3 (42.86%) Electronics
1 3 (42.86%) Mathematics
1 3 (42.86%) Physics
1 3 (42.86%) Computer Architecture
1 3 (42.86%) Performance Metrics
2 2 (28.57%) Driving Licence
2 2 (28.57%) DBS Check
2 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
2 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 2 (28.57%) ATM
3 1 (14.29%) SLA
3 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
3 1 (14.29%) Marketing
3 1 (14.29%) Business Development
3 1 (14.29%) Chat Support

Trainee Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) ATM
General
1 3 (42.86%) Electronics
2 1 (14.29%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Computer Architecture
1 3 (42.86%) Mathematics
1 3 (42.86%) Performance Metrics
1 3 (42.86%) Physics
1 3 (42.86%) Service Delivery
2 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
3 1 (14.29%) Business Development
3 1 (14.29%) Chat Support
3 1 (14.29%) Incident Management
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) DBS Check
1 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft