Trainer Job Trends in the South West

Trainer
England > South West

The median Trainer salary in the South West is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 171 213
Rank change year-on-year +109 +42 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainer 133 22 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.65% 0.51% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.84% 0.55% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 13 15 8
10th Percentile £28,000 - -
25th Percentile £32,000 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.62% -7.14% -
75th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £42,500 £39,500 £75,375
England median annual salary £36,609 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -8.48% +14.29% -14.63%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 4,686 4,030 4,226
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.20% 93.76% 95.74%
Number of salaries quoted 3,223 2,228 3,270
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,875 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Trainer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Trainer job vacancy trend in the South West

Trainer
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Trainer job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Trainer job vacancies in the South West

Trainer
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Trainer in the South West over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Trainer in the South West

Trainer
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 Trainer within the South West region over the 6 months to 2 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
Somerset - 64 £35,805 -
Bristol +28 32 £28,000 -13.85% 1
Devon +19 17 - -
Dorset +10 12 - -
Gloucestershire +28 8 £34,000 - 1
Trainer
England

Trainer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Trainer 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 South West region featuring Trainer in the job title.

1 118 (88.72%) AI
1 118 (88.72%) Chatbot
1 118 (88.72%) Conversational UI
1 118 (88.72%) PayPal
2 117 (87.97%) Degree
3 51 (38.35%) Master's Degree
3 51 (38.35%) PhD
4 39 (29.32%) Chemistry
5 24 (18.05%) Content Writing
6 19 (14.29%) Customer Service
7 8 (6.02%) Biochemistry
7 8 (6.02%) Biology
7 8 (6.02%) Biotechnology
7 8 (6.02%) Cybersecurity
7 8 (6.02%) Data Interpretation
7 8 (6.02%) Experimental Design
8 7 (5.26%) Mathematics
9 5 (3.76%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (3.76%) Physics
10 3 (2.26%) Biostatistics
10 3 (2.26%) Coaching
11 2 (1.50%) Computer Science
11 2 (1.50%) Continuous Improvement
11 2 (1.50%) DBS Check
11 2 (1.50%) Economics
11 2 (1.50%) FTK
11 2 (1.50%) Microsoft
11 2 (1.50%) QA
11 2 (1.50%) Windows
12 1 (0.75%) Collaborative Culture

Trainer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Applications
1 118 (88.72%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (3.76%) Microsoft 365
General
1 37 (27.82%) Analytical Skills
2 14 (10.53%) Retail
3 6 (4.51%) Legal
4 5 (3.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (3.76%) Law
5 4 (3.01%) Marketing
5 4 (3.01%) Social Skills
6 2 (1.50%) Agriculture
7 1 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (0.75%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.02%) Molecular Biology
2 5 (3.76%) e-Learning
3 2 (1.50%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.75%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (88.72%) AI
1 118 (88.72%) Conversational UI
2 39 (29.32%) Chemistry
3 24 (18.05%) Content Writing
4 19 (14.29%) Customer Service
5 8 (6.02%) Biochemistry
5 8 (6.02%) Biology
5 8 (6.02%) Biotechnology
5 8 (6.02%) Cybersecurity
5 8 (6.02%) Data Interpretation
5 8 (6.02%) Experimental Design
6 7 (5.26%) Mathematics
7 5 (3.76%) Physics
8 3 (2.26%) Biostatistics
8 3 (2.26%) Coaching
9 2 (1.50%) Computer Science
9 2 (1.50%) Continuous Improvement
9 2 (1.50%) Economics
10 1 (0.75%) Cryptography
10 1 (0.75%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 117 (87.97%) Degree
2 51 (38.35%) Master's Degree
2 51 (38.35%) PhD
3 2 (1.50%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (0.75%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.50%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (1.50%) FTK
Vendors
1 118 (88.72%) PayPal
2 2 (1.50%) Microsoft