Trainee IT Technician Job Trends

Trainee IT Technician
UK

The median Trainee IT Technician salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 634 713 710
Rank change year-on-year +79 -3 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee IT Technician 15 10 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.026% 0.017% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% 0.019% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 12 8 1
10th Percentile - £20,875 -
25th Percentile - £21,250 £21,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £22,500 £22,000
Median % change year-on-year +55.56% +2.27% -
75th Percentile - £23,750 £23,000
90th Percentile - £24,125 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £22,500 £22,000
% change year-on-year +55.56% +2.27% -

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 52,958 53,740 46,330
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.17% 93.73% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 32,584 29,046 35,911
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,885 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.67% - -

Trainee IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Trainee IT Technician job vacancy trend in the UK

Trainee IT Technician
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Trainee IT Technician job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Trainee IT Technician job vacancies in the UK

Trainee IT Technician
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee IT Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 17 December 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
UK excluding London +58 15 £35,000 +55.56% 31
England +80 12 £35,000 +55.56% 31
South West - 12 £35,000 - 11
Channel Islands - 3 - -

Trainee IT Technician Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, Trainee IT Technician 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 IT Technician in the job title.

1 3 (20.00%) HP

Trainee IT Technician 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:

Vendors
1 3 (20.00%) HP