Trainer
UK
The median Trainer daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 457 | 461 | 536 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +75 | +108 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Trainer | 72 | 127 | 159 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.30% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.32% | 0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 76 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | £314 | £200 | £182 |
| 25th Percentile | £365 | £260 | £237 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £400 | £383 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +4.58% | +2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £509 | £488 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £565 | £545 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £400 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +23.08% | +18.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 24 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.28 | £16.25 | £18.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £19.25 | £20.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £32.12 | £22.41 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.84% | +43.31% | -35.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.29 | £37.18 | £28.58 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £48.75 | £32.28 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.00 | £32.12 | £22.41 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.84% | +43.31% | -34.95% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 26,704 | 39,827 | 53,123 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.31% | 92.81% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,298 | 25,847 | 37,082 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.05% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,049 | 2,796 | 1,480 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.81 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.33% | -16.67% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.00 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.28 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.30 | £40.00 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.75% | -6.98% | +115.00% |
Trainer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Trainer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Trainer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Trainer.
Trainer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Trainer over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
Trainer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Trainer.
Trainer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Trainer over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
Trainer
Top 15 Contract 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 30 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +13 | 63 | £450 | +12.50% | 495 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 33 | £400 | - | 520 |
| London | +52 | 31 | £463 | -2.63% | 33 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 27 | £425 | -6.59% | 274 |
| Midlands | +18 | 8 | £394 | +5.00% | 107 |
| East of England | - | 8 | £425 | - | 68 |
| South East | +33 | 6 | £350 | +71.17% | 105 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 6 | £388 | -3.13% | 56 |
| North of England | -18 | 5 | £425 | - | 157 |
| South West | +40 | 3 | £433 | +57.45% | 44 |
| North West | -10 | 3 | £425 | - | 85 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 2 | - | - | 58 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 2 | £400 | +14.29% | 47 |
| Wales | +5 | 2 | £400 | +45.45% | 14 |
| Scotland | +6 | 1 | - | - | 34 |
Trainer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Trainer contract 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 contract job ads featuring Trainer in the job title.
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Trainer 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: