Trainee IT Support Jobs

Trainee IT Support
UK

The median Trainee IT Support salary in the UK is £21,500 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 658 892 970
Rank change year-on-year +234 +78 +256
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee IT Support 42 10 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.077% 0.010% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.085% 0.011% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 42 9 3
10th Percentile - - £21,400
25th Percentile £19,750 £21,250 £21,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £21,500 £23,000 £22,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% +2.22% +18.42%
75th Percentile £24,125 £27,500 £28,125
90th Percentile £24,250 - £30,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £21,500 £23,000 £22,000
% change year-on-year -6.52% +4.55% +15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 49,356 93,784 92,686
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.47% 94.63% 91.46%
Number of salaries quoted 27,595 67,216 58,370
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -5.66% +6.00%

Trainee IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Trainee IT Support in the UK

Trainee IT Support
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Trainee IT Support.

Salary trend for Trainee IT Support in the UK

Trainee IT Support
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee IT Support within the UK 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
England +180 42 £21,500 -6.52% 2
UK excluding London +200 32 £21,500 -6.52% 3
Work from Home - 31 £21,500 - 2
Midlands - 16 £21,500 -
West Midlands - 11 £21,500 -
London - 10 £21,500 - 1
South East +102 9 £23,500 +4.44%
North West - 7 £21,500 - 1
North of England - 7 £21,500 - 1
East Midlands - 5 £21,500 -

Trainee IT Support Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, Trainee IT Support 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 featuring Trainee IT Support in the job title.

1 10 (23.81%) Microsoft Office
1 10 (23.81%) Microsoft
2 8 (19.05%) LAN
2 8 (19.05%) WAN
2 8 (19.05%) ITIL
2 8 (19.05%) Windows
2 8 (19.05%) Internet
3 4 (9.52%) Social Skills
4 3 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (4.76%) Mentoring
5 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (2.38%) CRM
6 1 (2.38%) SLA
6 1 (2.38%) EPoS
6 1 (2.38%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (2.38%) Time Management
6 1 (2.38%) Customer Service

Trainee IT Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 10 (23.81%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 8 (19.05%) Internet
1 8 (19.05%) LAN
1 8 (19.05%) WAN
General
1 4 (9.52%) Social Skills
2 2 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.38%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 8 (19.05%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (19.05%) ITIL
2 3 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (4.76%) Mentoring
4 1 (2.38%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (2.38%) CRM
4 1 (2.38%) Customer Service
4 1 (2.38%) Time Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.38%) SLA
Vendors
1 10 (23.81%) Microsoft