Trainee Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Trainee
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Trainee salary in Cambridgeshire is £32,750 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 64 86 -
Rank change year-on-year +22 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee 8 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 1.15% 0.27% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.23% 0.29% -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £28,250 - -
25th Percentile £29,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,750 - -
75th Percentile £45,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £30,500 £33,000 -
% change year-on-year -7.58% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 649 1,045 562
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.25% 92.81% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 426 572 341
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £54,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.02% +3.81% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £71,000 £85,000 £81,250
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Trainee
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Trainee job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Trainee
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Trainee
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 13 October 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge - 5 £32,500 - 14
Peterborough - 3 £33,000 - 15
Trainee
East of England

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

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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Trainee in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Project Management
1 5 (62.50%) Finance
1 5 (62.50%) Business Analysis
2 3 (37.50%) Network+ Certification
2 3 (37.50%) Multimedia
2 3 (37.50%) Ethical Hacking
2 3 (37.50%) CEH
2 3 (37.50%) Data Analysis
2 3 (37.50%) SQL
2 3 (37.50%) Python
2 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (37.50%) Data Mining
2 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 3 (37.50%) A+ Certification
2 3 (37.50%) Tableau
2 3 (37.50%) Data Analytics
2 3 (37.50%) Analytics
2 3 (37.50%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (37.50%) Line Management
2 3 (37.50%) Mentoring
2 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (37.50%) CompTIA Security+
3 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Change Management
3 2 (25.00%) Degree

Trainee Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) Data Mining
1 3 (37.50%) Tableau
General
1 5 (62.50%) Finance
2 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Multimedia
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Business Analysis
1 5 (62.50%) Project Management
2 3 (37.50%) Analytics
2 3 (37.50%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (37.50%) Data Analysis
2 3 (37.50%) Data Analytics
2 3 (37.50%) Ethical Hacking
2 3 (37.50%) Line Management
2 3 (37.50%) Mentoring
3 2 (25.00%) Change Management
3 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) Python
1 3 (37.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) A+ Certification
1 3 (37.50%) CEH
1 3 (37.50%) CompTIA Security+
1 3 (37.50%) Network+ Certification
2 2 (25.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft