Trainee
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Trainee salary in Edinburgh is £31,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 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 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 73 | 91 | 126 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +35 | -13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.41% | 0.37% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,750 | £24,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.29% | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £31,750 | £24,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +32.29% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 733 | 1,355 | 1,487 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.34% | 96.03% | 94.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 347 | 900 | 915 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,929 | £35,000 | £32,657 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,937 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +0.80% | +3.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,750 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £90,000 | £86,200 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £51,645 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.63% | -4.55% | - |
Trainee
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Trainee in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Trainee
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Trainee in Edinburgh.
Trainee Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 August 2025, Trainee 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 Edinburgh region featuring Trainee in the job title.
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Trainee Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
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