Trainee Jobs in the South West

Trainee
England > South West

The median Trainee salary in the South West is £25,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 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
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 174 276 191
Rank change year-on-year +102 -85 +55
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee 7 16 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.20% 0.17% 1.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.18% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 6 11 6
10th Percentile - £19,000 -
25th Percentile - £20,878 £24,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £22,500 £27,125
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -17.05% -15.23%
75th Percentile - £28,000 £47,958
90th Percentile £28,750 £30,750 £53,923
England median annual salary £22,500 £24,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -8.16% -18.33% +33.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 3,361 8,922 6,073
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.78% 96.21% 89.15%
Number of salaries quoted 2,034 6,527 3,760
10th Percentile £27,325 £28,000 £29,725
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,365 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,425 £77,500 £79,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Trainee
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Trainee in the South West

Trainee
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Trainee in the South West.

Salary trend for Trainee in the South West

Trainee
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee within the South West region over the 6 months to 10 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
Bristol +55 5 £25,000 -15.25% 23
Gloucestershire +63 1 - - 3
Devon - 1 £25,000 - 1
Trainee
England

Trainee Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 10 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 South West region featuring Trainee in the job title.

1 3 (42.86%) Business Development
1 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
1 3 (42.86%) Coaching
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 1 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (14.29%) Marketing
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Data Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) AAT
3 1 (14.29%) Degree

Trainee Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (28.57%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Business Development
1 3 (42.86%) Coaching
1 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
2 1 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
2 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (14.29%) Data Engineering
2 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) AAT
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft