Trainee Job Trends in Cambridge

Trainee
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Trainee salary in Cambridge is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 1.35% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - -
75th Percentile £45,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £32,750 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 359 588 399
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.03% 96.08% 93.66%
Number of salaries quoted 244 358 243
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £28,688 £43,063 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £85,000 £85,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £42,500 £54,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -22.02% +3.81% -

Trainee
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Trainee job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Trainee
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in Cambridge

Trainee Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, Trainee 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 permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring Trainee in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Project Management
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
1 3 (60.00%) Business Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Network+ Certification
2 2 (40.00%) Multimedia
2 2 (40.00%) Ethical Hacking
2 2 (40.00%) CEH
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 2 (40.00%) Python
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (40.00%) Data Mining
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) A+ Certification
2 2 (40.00%) Tableau
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Line Management
2 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) Degree

Trainee Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Data Mining
1 2 (40.00%) Tableau
General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Multimedia
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Business Analysis
1 3 (60.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Ethical Hacking
2 2 (40.00%) Line Management
2 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) Python
1 2 (40.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (40.00%) CEH
1 2 (40.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 2 (40.00%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft