Trainee Job Trends in Sunderland

Trainee
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The median Trainee salary in Sunderland is £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 April 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - 35
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee 3 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland 2.22% - 1.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.31% - 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £27,850 - -
25th Percentile £28,375 - £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - £29,500
75th Percentile £35,875 - £30,750
90th Percentile £36,550 - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £30,500 £25,000 £23,500
% change year-on-year +22.00% +6.38% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 130 34 138
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.30% 97.14% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 87 15 112
10th Percentile - - £35,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -34.55% +37.50%
75th Percentile £52,500 £46,062 £72,500
90th Percentile £59,250 £69,500 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £47,750
% change year-on-year -3.85% +8.90% -9.05%

Trainee
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

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

Trainee job vacancy trend in Sunderland

Trainee
Salary Trend in Sunderland

Salary distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in Sunderland.

Salary distribution trend for Trainee job vacancies in Sunderland

Trainee Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 2 April 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 Sunderland region featuring Trainee in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) A+ Certification
1 2 (66.67%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (33.33%) AWS
2 1 (33.33%) AWS Certification
2 1 (33.33%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
2 1 (33.33%) CSS
2 1 (33.33%) Git
2 1 (33.33%) GitHub
2 1 (33.33%) HTML
2 1 (33.33%) Internet
2 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) R
2 1 (33.33%) Web Development
2 1 (33.33%) Wireless
2 1 (33.33%) WordPress

Trainee Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sunderland 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 1 (33.33%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Internet
1 1 (33.33%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Git
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) CSS
1 1 (33.33%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
1 1 (33.33%) Python
1 1 (33.33%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) A+ Certification
1 2 (66.67%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (33.33%) AWS Certification
2 1 (33.33%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 1 (33.33%) Azure Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft