Trainer Contract Job Trends
Trainer
UK
The median Trainer daily rate in the UK is £419, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 474 | 428 | 382 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -46 | -46 | +107 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Trainer | 216 | 131 | 185 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.39% | 0.40% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.43% | 0.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 106 | 74 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £208 | - | £143 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £163 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £419 | £410 | £413 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.13% | -0.61% | +3.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £488 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £631 | £575 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £400 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.38% | +6.67% | +15.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 20 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £21.98 | £18.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.81 | £22.76 | £25.74 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.99 | £29.61 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.37% | -37.66% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £37.70 | £30.00 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £47.50 | £30.29 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.99 | £29.61 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.37% | -37.66% | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,412 | 30,137 | 34,715 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.87% | 90.91% | 92.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,580 | 19,016 | 20,925 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £278 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £736 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4,171 | 1,674 | 1,399 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.33 | £17.30 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £40.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.26% | -37.63% | -10.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.32 | £24.42 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.11% | -39.44% | -9.38% |
Trainer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Trainer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Trainer Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Trainer job vacancies in the UK.
Trainer Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Trainer over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
Trainer Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Trainer job vacancies in the UK.
Trainer Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Trainer over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
Trainer Top 16 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Trainer within the UK over the 6 months to 19 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -58 | 191 | £425 | +4.94% | 157 |
| UK excluding London | -63 | 125 | £438 | +9.38% | 113 |
| Midlands | +17 | 78 | £539 | +95.91% | 22 |
| London | -72 | 58 | £413 | -17.50% | 41 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 53 | £325 | +18.18% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 25 | £550 | +37.50% | 7 |
| Work from Home | -92 | 22 | £406 | -4.41% | 51 |
| North of England | -81 | 13 | £400 | -5.88% | 21 |
| South West | -31 | 12 | £600 | +268.10% | 15 |
| South East | -68 | 11 | £568 | +248.16% | 35 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 7 | £413 | -2.94% | 11 |
| East of England | -22 | 5 | - | - | 14 |
| Wales | -11 | 4 | £431 | +7.81% | 3 |
| North West | -55 | 4 | £400 | - | 10 |
| Scotland | -25 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| North East | -40 | 2 | £388 | +137.73% |
Trainer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 October 2026, 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 featuring Trainer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAP | 22.7% | 49 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 20.8% | 45 |
| 3 | Coaching | 14.4% | 31 |
| 4 | Security Cleared | 11.6% | 25 |
| 5 | SC Cleared | 10.2% | 22 |
| 6 | ERP | 9.3% | 20 |
| 6 | Microsoft 365 | 9.3% | 20 |
| 8 | AI | 8.8% | 19 |
| 8 | Microsoft Copilot | 8.8% | 19 |
| 10 | Asset Management | 8.3% | 18 |
| 10 | SAP S/4HANA | 8.3% | 18 |
| 12 | Logistics | 7.4% | 16 |
| 12 | Oracle | 7.4% | 16 |
| 14 | Stakeholder Engagement | 6.9% | 15 |
| 15 | Change Management | 5.6% | 12 |
| 15 | EAM | 5.6% | 12 |
| 15 | Knowledge Transfer | 5.6% | 12 |
| 18 | Oracle Fusion | 5.1% | 11 |
| 19 | User Acceptance Testing | 4.6% | 10 |
| 19 | Workshop Facilitation | 4.6% | 10 |
| 21 | Analytics | 4.2% | 9 |
| 21 | Customer Service | 4.2% | 9 |
| 21 | Microsoft Office | 4.2% | 9 |
| 21 | Problem-Solving | 4.2% | 9 |
| 21 | SAP PM | 4.2% | 9 |
| 21 | Stakeholder Management | 4.2% | 9 |
| 27 | Continuous Improvement | 3.7% | 8 |
| 27 | Mentoring | 3.7% | 8 |
| 27 | Microsoft Excel | 3.7% | 8 |
| 27 | Production Planning | 3.7% | 8 |
Trainer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAP Trainer | 20.8% | 45 |
| 2 | IT Trainer | 19.4% | 42 |
| 3 | Artificial Intelligence Specialist | 9.3% | 20 |
| 3 | Senior Data Warehouse Specialist | 9.3% | 20 |
| 3 | Senior IT Trainer | 9.3% | 20 |
| 6 | ICT Trainer | 6.0% | 13 |
| 7 | Oracle Trainer | 5.1% | 11 |
| 8 | Microsoft 365 Trainer | 4.6% | 10 |
| 9 | Microsoft Trainer | 3.7% | 8 |
| 10 | ERP Trainer | 3.2% | 7 |
| 11 | Technical Trainer | 2.8% | 6 |
| 12 | SAP MM Trainer | 1.9% | 4 |
| 13 | Analyst | 1.4% | 3 |
| 13 | Lecturer | 1.4% | 3 |
| 13 | SAP EWM Trainer | 1.4% | 3 |
| 13 | SAP PP Trainer | 1.4% | 3 |
| 13 | SAP QM Trainer | 1.4% | 3 |
| 13 | SAP SD Trainer | 1.4% | 3 |
| 19 | Consultant | 0.9% | 2 |
| 19 | Dynamics 365 Trainer | 0.9% | 2 |