Trainer Contract Job Trends in the South West

Trainer
England > South West

The median Trainer daily rate in the South West is £163, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 105 142
Rank change year-on-year -11 +37 +31
Contract jobs requiring a Trainer 16 24 5
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.69% 1.15% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.76% 1.23% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 15 4
10th Percentile - - £363
25th Percentile - £143 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £163 £462 £488
Median % change year-on-year -64.68% -5.33% -9.30%
75th Percentile £275 £464 £567
90th Percentile £414 £488 £575
England median daily rate £300 £378 £406
% change year-on-year -20.63% -6.95% +1.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £18.10 - -
25th Percentile £22.76 - -
Median hourly rate £22.84 - -
75th Percentile £22.92 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £29.61 £27.50 -
% change year-on-year +7.67% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 2,100 1,954 2,771
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.21% 93.85% 94.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,224 1,213 1,819
10th Percentile £230 £213 £250
25th Percentile £400 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £528
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -5.21% +0.48%
75th Percentile £644 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £718 £706
England median daily rate £510 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -2.86% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 291 138 291
10th Percentile £15.25 £15.62 £18.50
25th Percentile £21.04 £50.88 £45.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £65.00 £57.99
Median % change year-on-year -42.31% +12.09% -10.78%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £74.13 £83.40
England median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £45.21
% change year-on-year -24.86% -22.58% +39.11%

Trainer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Trainer job vacancy trend in the South West

Trainer
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Trainer job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Trainer job vacancies in the South West

Trainer
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Trainer in the South West over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Trainer in the South West

Trainer
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Trainer job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Trainer job vacancies in the South West

Trainer
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Trainer within the South West region over the 6 months to 22 December 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
Bristol -5 9 £163 +12.41% 4
Devon - 5 - - 1
Cornwall -7 1 £163 -65.68%
Somerset - 1 £163 -
Trainer
England

Trainer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 22 December 2025, Trainer 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 South West region featuring Trainer in the job title.

1 4 (25.00%) Coaching
2 2 (12.50%) Customer Service
2 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared
3 1 (6.25%) A+ Certification
3 1 (6.25%) AI
3 1 (6.25%) Chatbot
3 1 (6.25%) Content Writing
3 1 (6.25%) Conversational UI
3 1 (6.25%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (6.25%) Degree
3 1 (6.25%) DV Cleared
3 1 (6.25%) Emotional Intelligence
3 1 (6.25%) Internet
3 1 (6.25%) ITIL
3 1 (6.25%) Linux
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (6.25%) Migration
3 1 (6.25%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (6.25%) PayPal
3 1 (6.25%) Project Management
3 1 (6.25%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
3 1 (6.25%) SharePoint
3 1 (6.25%) Web Design
3 1 (6.25%) Windows

Trainer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.25%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Chatbot
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) Internet
General
1 10 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
3 1 (6.25%) Billing
3 1 (6.25%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) Driving Licence
1 7 (43.75%) EPoS
2 1 (6.25%) Blog
2 1 (6.25%) Onboarding
2 1 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.25%) Linux
1 1 (6.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (25.00%) Coaching
2 2 (12.50%) Customer Service
3 1 (6.25%) AI
3 1 (6.25%) Content Writing
3 1 (6.25%) Conversational UI
3 1 (6.25%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (6.25%) Emotional Intelligence
3 1 (6.25%) ITIL
3 1 (6.25%) Migration
3 1 (6.25%) Project Management
3 1 (6.25%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (6.25%) Web Design
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) A+ Certification
2 1 (6.25%) Degree
2 1 (6.25%) DV Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (6.25%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.25%) PayPal