Trainee Job Trends in the North of England

Trainee
England > North of England

The median Trainee salary in the North of England is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 256 267
Rank change year-on-year +199 +11 -214
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee 369 25 24
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.42% 0.27% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.86% 0.29% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 346 3 23
10th Percentile £27,375 £25,675 £21,663
25th Percentile £28,250 £26,688 £22,314
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £32,250 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.43% +29.00% -7.83%
75th Percentile £32,750 £39,313 £29,407
90th Percentile £45,000 £41,225 £32,092
England median annual salary £30,500 £25,000 £24,000
% change year-on-year +22.00% +4.17% -14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 9,556 8,552 8,148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.69% 94.06% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,571 4,030 6,496
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,309 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.61% +0.62% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £80,435
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Trainee
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of 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 the North of England.

Trainee job vacancy trend in the North of England

Trainee
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in the North of England

Trainee
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Trainee in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Trainee in the North of England

Trainee
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Yorkshire +102 155 £30,500 - 66
North West +129 153 £30,500 -15.57% 74
North East +58 61 £30,500 +22.00% 35
Trainee
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 North of England region featuring Trainee in the job title.

1 189 (51.22%) Microsoft
1 189 (51.22%) Python
2 188 (50.95%) Mentoring
3 180 (48.78%) Cybersecurity
4 133 (36.04%) AWS
4 133 (36.04%) Azure
5 130 (35.23%) AWS Certification
5 130 (35.23%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 130 (35.23%) Azure Certification
5 130 (35.23%) CSS
5 130 (35.23%) Git
5 130 (35.23%) GitHub
5 130 (35.23%) HTML
5 130 (35.23%) Internet
5 130 (35.23%) JavaScript
5 130 (35.23%) Microsoft Certification
6 127 (34.42%) Business Analysis
7 126 (34.15%) Project Management
8 75 (20.33%) Problem-Solving
9 71 (19.24%) Degree
10 68 (18.43%) Change Management
11 67 (18.16%) R
12 66 (17.89%) A+ Certification
12 66 (17.89%) Network+ Certification
13 61 (16.53%) CEH
13 61 (16.53%) CompTIA Security+
13 61 (16.53%) Ethical Hacking
13 61 (16.53%) Line Management
14 59 (15.99%) Data Analysis
14 59 (15.99%) Data Mining

Trainee Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 11 (2.98%) WordPress
Applications
1 59 (15.99%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 133 (36.04%) AWS
1 133 (36.04%) Azure
2 130 (35.23%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 130 (35.23%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (15.99%) Data Mining
1 59 (15.99%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 130 (35.23%) Git
General
1 199 (53.93%) Multimedia
2 136 (36.86%) Finance
3 59 (15.99%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (2.17%) Marketing
5 7 (1.90%) Social Skills
6 4 (1.08%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (0.81%) Retail
8 2 (0.54%) Law
8 2 (0.54%) Military
8 2 (0.54%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.27%) Aviation
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 130 (35.23%) CSS
1 130 (35.23%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (2.17%) Augmented Reality
1 8 (2.17%) Driving Licence
1 8 (2.17%) Onboarding
1 8 (2.17%) Virtual Reality
2 4 (1.08%) EPoS
3 3 (0.81%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (50.95%) Mentoring
2 180 (48.78%) Cybersecurity
3 127 (34.42%) Business Analysis
4 126 (34.15%) Project Management
5 75 (20.33%) Problem-Solving
6 68 (18.43%) Change Management
7 61 (16.53%) Ethical Hacking
7 61 (16.53%) Line Management
8 59 (15.99%) Data Analysis
9 57 (15.45%) Analytics
9 57 (15.45%) Data Analytics
10 11 (2.98%) Web Development
11 8 (2.17%) Customer Service
11 8 (2.17%) Digital Marketing
12 7 (1.90%) Time Management
13 4 (1.08%) CRM
14 3 (0.81%) Computer Science
14 3 (0.81%) Scrum
15 2 (0.54%) AI
15 2 (0.54%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 189 (51.22%) Python
2 130 (35.23%) JavaScript
3 67 (18.16%) R
4 59 (15.99%) SQL
Qualifications
1 130 (35.23%) AWS Certification
1 130 (35.23%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 130 (35.23%) Azure Certification
1 130 (35.23%) Microsoft Certification
2 71 (19.24%) Degree
3 66 (17.89%) A+ Certification
3 66 (17.89%) Network+ Certification
4 61 (16.53%) CEH
4 61 (16.53%) CompTIA Security+
Vendors
1 189 (51.22%) Microsoft
2 8 (2.17%) Fortinet
2 8 (2.17%) Fujitsu
2 8 (2.17%) Virgin Media