Trainee Job Trends in England

Trainee
UK > England

The median Trainee salary in England is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 144 572 611
Rank change year-on-year +428 +39 -431
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee 878 108 49
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.69% 0.22% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.86% 0.23% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 845 22 31
10th Percentile £24,000 - £21,500
25th Percentile £27,500 £21,250 £22,314
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £25,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.00% - -10.71%
75th Percentile £35,000 £31,000 £29,375
90th Percentile £45,000 £41,863 £32,092
UK median annual salary £30,500 £25,000 £26,384
% change year-on-year +22.00% -5.24% -4.92%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 47,143 46,289 42,955
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 92.98% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,526 24,707 33,707
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,000 £79,875
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Trainee
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Trainee job vacancy trend in England

Trainee
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in England

Trainee
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Trainee in England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

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 31 December 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
North of England +191 346 £30,500 -5.43% 171
South West +143 171 £30,500 +36.16% 78
London +180 151 £30,500 +1.67% 170
North West +132 145 £30,500 -15.57% 80
Yorkshire +109 144 £30,500 - 75
Midlands +112 98 £30,500 +1.67% 119
West Midlands +110 86 £30,500 +1.67% 69
East of England +62 64 £30,500 +35.56% 77
North East +52 57 £30,500 +22.00% 26
South East +62 48 £30,000 -29.12% 183
East Midlands -4 12 £32,500 +8.33% 50
Trainee
UK

Trainee Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 31 December 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 England region featuring Trainee in the job title.

1 350 (39.86%) Microsoft
2 342 (38.95%) Python
3 331 (37.70%) Mentoring
4 322 (36.67%) Cybersecurity
5 230 (26.20%) AWS
5 230 (26.20%) Azure
5 230 (26.20%) Internet
6 227 (25.85%) AWS Certification
6 227 (25.85%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 227 (25.85%) Azure Certification
6 227 (25.85%) CSS
6 227 (25.85%) HTML
6 227 (25.85%) JavaScript
6 227 (25.85%) Microsoft Certification
7 223 (25.40%) Git
7 223 (25.40%) GitHub
8 216 (24.60%) Business Analysis
9 214 (24.37%) Project Management
10 122 (13.90%) A+ Certification
11 121 (13.78%) Degree
12 120 (13.67%) Microsoft Excel
12 120 (13.67%) R
13 119 (13.55%) CEH
13 119 (13.55%) CompTIA Security+
13 119 (13.55%) Ethical Hacking
13 119 (13.55%) Line Management
13 119 (13.55%) Network+ Certification
14 115 (13.10%) Data Analysis
14 115 (13.10%) Data Mining
14 115 (13.10%) SQL

Trainee Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 25 (2.85%) WordPress
Applications
1 120 (13.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (0.91%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.34%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 230 (26.20%) AWS
1 230 (26.20%) Azure
2 223 (25.40%) GitHub
3 1 (0.11%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 230 (26.20%) Internet
2 3 (0.34%) LAN
2 3 (0.34%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 115 (13.10%) Data Mining
1 115 (13.10%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 223 (25.40%) Git
2 2 (0.23%) JIRA
General
1 346 (39.41%) Multimedia
2 288 (32.80%) Finance
3 115 (13.10%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (5.13%) Social Skills
5 17 (1.94%) Advertising
6 11 (1.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (1.25%) Manufacturing
6 11 (1.25%) Marketing
6 11 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (0.80%) Electronics
7 7 (0.80%) Legal
8 6 (0.68%) Retail
9 5 (0.57%) Telecoms
10 4 (0.46%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (0.34%) Billing
12 2 (0.23%) Law
12 2 (0.23%) Military
12 2 (0.23%) Publishing
13 1 (0.11%) Games
13 1 (0.11%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 227 (25.85%) CSS
1 227 (25.85%) HTML
2 4 (0.46%) React
2 4 (0.46%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 13 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (1.25%) Onboarding
3 9 (1.03%) Augmented Reality
3 9 (1.03%) Driving Licence
3 9 (1.03%) Virtual Reality
4 6 (0.68%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (0.46%) EPoS
6 3 (0.34%) NHS
6 3 (0.34%) Social Media
7 1 (0.11%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.11%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.34%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (37.70%) Mentoring
2 322 (36.67%) Cybersecurity
3 216 (24.60%) Business Analysis
4 214 (24.37%) Project Management
5 119 (13.55%) Ethical Hacking
5 119 (13.55%) Line Management
6 115 (13.10%) Data Analysis
7 111 (12.64%) Problem-Solving
8 104 (11.85%) Analytics
8 104 (11.85%) Data Analytics
9 101 (11.50%) Change Management
10 35 (3.99%) Business Development
11 29 (3.30%) Web Development
12 21 (2.39%) Mathematics
13 18 (2.05%) Customer Service
14 14 (1.59%) B2B
15 12 (1.37%) AI
15 12 (1.37%) Data Cleansing
15 12 (1.37%) Time Management
16 11 (1.25%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 342 (38.95%) Python
2 227 (25.85%) JavaScript
3 120 (13.67%) R
4 115 (13.10%) SQL
Qualifications
1 227 (25.85%) AWS Certification
1 227 (25.85%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 227 (25.85%) Azure Certification
1 227 (25.85%) Microsoft Certification
2 122 (13.90%) A+ Certification
3 121 (13.78%) Degree
4 119 (13.55%) CEH
4 119 (13.55%) CompTIA Security+
4 119 (13.55%) Network+ Certification
5 8 (0.91%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.11%) GDPR
1 1 (0.11%) Government Security Classifications
Vendors
1 350 (39.86%) Microsoft
2 7 (0.80%) Facebook
3 5 (0.57%) Apple
4 2 (0.23%) Google
5 1 (0.11%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.11%) Xero