Trainee
UK > England
The median Trainee salary in England is £23,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.
The table below provides salary 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 | 610 | 650 | 172 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | -478 | +159 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee | 75 | 195 | 1,883 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.15% | 0.22% | 2.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.23% | 2.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 71 | 137 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £21,490 | £21,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £19,750 | £23,500 | £25,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £23,500 | £24,500 | £31,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.08% | -20.97% | +30.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £25,000 | £29,500 | £49,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,250 | £54,709 |
| UK median annual salary | £23,500 | £24,500 | £35,950 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.08% | -31.85% | +51.37% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 44,450 | 84,705 | 79,000 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.78% | 94.67% | 91.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,451 | 62,722 | 50,420 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,070 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.65% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,952 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Trainee in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Trainee in England.
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Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Trainee in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
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Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee within the England region 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Midlands | +72 | 20 | £21,500 | -17.31% | 10 |
| London | +111 | 16 | £21,500 | -29.51% | 57 |
| North of England | +14 | 15 | £23,500 | - | 22 |
| North West | -6 | 14 | £23,500 | -20.34% | 15 |
| South West | +98 | 13 | £25,000 | -0.99% | 24 |
| West Midlands | +58 | 12 | £21,500 | -10.42% | 4 |
| South East | +51 | 11 | £23,500 | -2.08% | 35 |
| East Midlands | +32 | 8 | £21,500 | -17.31% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 1 | £26,760 | +11.50% | 3 |
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Trainee Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 30 May 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 England region featuring Trainee in the job title.
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Trainee Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: