Trainee Jobs in England

Trainee
UK > England

The median Trainee salary in England is £24,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 653 150 347
Rank change year-on-year -503 +197 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee 192 2,237 1,463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.23% 2.43% 1.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 2.65% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 130 24 88
10th Percentile £21,255 £21,475 £19,250
25th Percentile £23,500 £24,188 £19,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,500 £30,000 £22,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.33% +36.36% -5.38%
75th Percentile £29,500 £48,750 £30,500
90th Percentile £31,250 £53,923 £37,000
UK median annual salary £24,500 £30,000 £22,382
% change year-on-year -18.33% +34.04% -2.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 80,507 84,319 127,438
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.51% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 60,203 53,445 75,746
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,125 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,799 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,761 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Trainee
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Trainee in England

Trainee
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Trainee in England.

Salary trend for Trainee in England

Trainee
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Trainee in England over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Trainee in England

Trainee
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 5 May 2024. 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
North of England -283 53 £23,500 -24.19% 49
South East -8 44 £24,500 +1.03% 32
Midlands -216 37 £26,000 +0.97% 33
North West -231 29 £29,500 -4.84% 27
London -161 22 £30,000 -36.84% 41
East Midlands -100 21 £26,500 +23.26% 12
East of England -92 20 £28,500 - 20
North East - 18 £23,500 - 7
South West -90 16 £22,500 -17.05% 31
West Midlands -186 16 £24,000 -20.00% 21
Yorkshire -136 6 £24,000 -11.93% 16
Trainee
UK

Trainee Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, 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.

1 74 (38.54%) Microsoft Office
2 71 (36.98%) Degree
3 68 (35.42%) Social Skills
4 54 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
5 47 (24.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 41 (21.35%) Driving Licence
6 41 (21.35%) Legal
7 40 (20.83%) Agile
7 40 (20.83%) Customer Service
8 38 (19.79%) Finance
8 38 (19.79%) Microsoft
9 30 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
10 25 (13.02%) Economics
10 25 (13.02%) Microsoft Excel
11 22 (11.46%) Marketing
12 20 (10.42%) Mathematics
13 18 (9.38%) Retail
13 18 (9.38%) Project Management
14 17 (8.85%) Computer Science
15 16 (8.33%) CCTV
15 16 (8.33%) Data Analysis
16 14 (7.29%) Decision-Making
16 14 (7.29%) Business Strategy
16 14 (7.29%) Mentoring
17 12 (6.25%) Collaborative Culture
17 12 (6.25%) Actionable Insight
17 12 (6.25%) Information Management
17 12 (6.25%) Business Analysis
17 12 (6.25%) Statistics
18 11 (5.73%) User Acceptance Testing

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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 74 (38.54%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (13.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (3.65%) AutoCAD
4 4 (2.08%) Revit
5 2 (1.04%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.52%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.52%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (1.04%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 11 (5.73%) Azure
2 9 (4.69%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (2.08%) GitHub
4 3 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (1.04%) AWS
6 1 (0.52%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (0.52%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.13%) SQL Server
1 6 (3.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 6 (3.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (0.52%) Power BI
2 1 (0.52%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (3.13%) Dreamweaver
1 6 (3.13%) Visual Studio
2 4 (2.08%) GitLab
General
1 68 (35.42%) Social Skills
2 47 (24.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 41 (21.35%) Legal
4 38 (19.79%) Finance
5 30 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (11.46%) Marketing
7 18 (9.38%) Retail
8 11 (5.73%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (4.17%) Public Sector
10 5 (2.60%) Electronics
11 3 (1.56%) Manufacturing
11 3 (1.56%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.04%) Aviation
12 2 (1.04%) Law
12 2 (1.04%) Military
12 2 (1.04%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.13%) .NET
1 6 (3.13%) ASP.NET
1 6 (3.13%) Classic ASP
1 6 (3.13%) HTML
1 6 (3.13%) HTML5
1 6 (3.13%) Razor View Engine
2 2 (1.04%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 41 (21.35%) Driving Licence
2 16 (8.33%) CCTV
3 8 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (1.56%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (1.04%) Client/Server
5 2 (1.04%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.21%) Windows
2 4 (2.08%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (20.83%) Agile
2 40 (20.83%) Customer Service
3 25 (13.02%) Economics
4 20 (10.42%) Mathematics
5 18 (9.38%) Project Management
6 17 (8.85%) Computer Science
7 16 (8.33%) Data Analysis
8 14 (7.29%) Business Strategy
8 14 (7.29%) Decision-Making
8 14 (7.29%) Mentoring
9 12 (6.25%) Actionable Insight
9 12 (6.25%) Business Analysis
9 12 (6.25%) Collaborative Culture
9 12 (6.25%) Information Management
9 12 (6.25%) Statistics
10 11 (5.73%) User Acceptance Testing
11 6 (3.13%) ERP
11 6 (3.13%) Software Testing
12 4 (2.08%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.21%) JavaScript
2 9 (4.69%) SQL
3 6 (3.13%) C#
3 6 (3.13%) VB
3 6 (3.13%) VBScript
4 4 (2.08%) PHP
5 1 (0.52%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 71 (36.98%) Degree
2 6 (3.13%) HNC
3 5 (2.60%) HND
4 3 (1.56%) AAT
4 3 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.04%) GNVQ
5 2 (1.04%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.04%) PhD
5 2 (1.04%) SC Cleared
5 2 (1.04%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.04%) SLA
2 1 (0.52%) GDPR
2 1 (0.52%) ISO 9001
2 1 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 17025
2 1 (0.52%) QA
System Software
1 4 (2.08%) Docker
Vendors
1 38 (19.79%) Microsoft
2 2 (1.04%) Oracle
3 1 (0.52%) Adobe
3 1 (0.52%) Facebook
3 1 (0.52%) NEC
3 1 (0.52%) Quadient