Trainee Software Developer Job Trends in Birmingham

Trainee Software Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Trainee Software Developer salary in Birmingham is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee Software Developer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.080% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 - -
75th Percentile £32,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £30,500 - -

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,191 2,261 1,391
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.05% 95.81% 94.18%
Number of salaries quoted 847 1,546 1,151
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £31,354
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

Trainee Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Trainee Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Trainee Software Developer in Birmingham

Trainee Software Developer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Trainee Software Developer job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Trainee Software Developer job vacancies in Birmingham

Trainee Software Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 1 September 2025, Trainee Software Developer 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 across the Birmingham region featuring Trainee Software Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) Multimedia
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Trainee Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft