Trainee Consultant Job Trends

Trainee Consultant
UK

The median Trainee Consultant salary in the UK is £36,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 January 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 447 696 717
Rank change year-on-year +249 +21 +269
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee Consultant 198 23 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.33% 0.043% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.046% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 188 4 1
10th Percentile £24,000 £26,013 -
25th Percentile £25,000 £27,531 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,250 £46,125 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.41% +92.19% -7.91%
75th Percentile £50,000 £120,000 -
90th Percentile £61,500 £192,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,000 £32,250 £24,000
% change year-on-year -16.28% +34.38% -7.91%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 53,964 49,873 52,801
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.60% 92.94% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 33,374 25,957 40,710
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.18%

Trainee Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Trainee Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Trainee Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Trainee Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Trainee Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Trainee Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Trainee Consultant over the 6 months to 10 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Trainee Consultant in the UK

Trainee Consultant
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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
England +207 150 £28,000 -39.30% 75
UK excluding London +167 135 £27,000 -16.28% 54
South West - 89 £28,000 - 36
London +82 36 £50,000 -79.17% 39
Work from Home +90 15 £26,000 -89.17% 14
Scotland - 14 £24,000 - 1
North of England +10 11 £26,000 -9.17% 1
East of England - 10 £23,500 - 1
North West +24 8 £26,000 -19.38%
Northern Ireland -8 6 £25,750 - 4
North East +5 3 £25,000 - 1
South East +32 2 £31,250 -47.92% 11
West Midlands - 2 £25,500 -
Midlands - 2 £25,500 -
Wales - 1 £24,000 -

Trainee Consultant Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 January 2026, Trainee Consultant 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 featuring Trainee Consultant in the job title.

1 42 (21.21%) Business Development
2 13 (6.57%) Degree
3 10 (5.05%) Mentoring
4 9 (4.55%) B2B
5 8 (4.04%) Customer Service
6 6 (3.03%) AWS
6 6 (3.03%) Azure
6 6 (3.03%) B2B Sales
6 6 (3.03%) Business Transformation
6 6 (3.03%) Computer Science
6 6 (3.03%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (3.03%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (3.03%) Scrum
6 6 (3.03%) Time Management
7 5 (2.53%) Apple
8 4 (2.02%) Lead Generation
8 4 (2.02%) Project Management
9 3 (1.52%) Coaching
9 3 (1.52%) Collaborative Culture
9 3 (1.52%) Decision-Making
9 3 (1.52%) DevOps
9 3 (1.52%) Strategic Thinking
10 2 (1.01%) Google
11 1 (0.51%) AI
11 1 (0.51%) Commercial Awareness
11 1 (0.51%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.51%) MBA
11 1 (0.51%) Value Proposition

Trainee Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (3.03%) AWS
1 6 (3.03%) Azure
General
1 102 (51.52%) Finance
2 37 (18.69%) Social Skills
3 15 (7.58%) Advertising
3 15 (7.58%) Organisational Skills
4 11 (5.56%) Manufacturing
5 8 (4.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (4.04%) Legal
6 7 (3.54%) Retail
7 3 (1.52%) Billing
8 2 (1.01%) Electronics
9 1 (0.51%) Games
9 1 (0.51%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (4.04%) Augmented Reality
2 8 (4.04%) Onboarding
2 8 (4.04%) Virtual Reality
3 6 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
3 6 (3.03%) NHS
3 6 (3.03%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (0.51%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (21.21%) Business Development
2 10 (5.05%) Mentoring
3 9 (4.55%) B2B
4 8 (4.04%) Customer Service
5 6 (3.03%) B2B Sales
5 6 (3.03%) Business Transformation
5 6 (3.03%) Computer Science
5 6 (3.03%) Cybersecurity
5 6 (3.03%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (3.03%) Scrum
5 6 (3.03%) Time Management
6 4 (2.02%) Lead Generation
6 4 (2.02%) Project Management
7 3 (1.52%) Coaching
7 3 (1.52%) Collaborative Culture
7 3 (1.52%) Decision-Making
7 3 (1.52%) DevOps
7 3 (1.52%) Strategic Thinking
8 1 (0.51%) AI
8 1 (0.51%) Value Proposition
Qualifications
1 13 (6.57%) Degree
2 1 (0.51%) Master's Degree
2 1 (0.51%) MBA
Vendors
1 5 (2.53%) Apple
2 2 (1.01%) Google