Trainee Technician Job Trends

Trainee Technician
UK

The median Trainee Technician salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 January 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 616 693 718
Rank change year-on-year +77 +25 +277
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee Technician 34 14 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.057% 0.026% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.063% 0.028% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 29 8 7
10th Percentile £28,000 £20,875 £21,788
25th Percentile - £21,250 £22,314
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £22,500 £22,628
Median % change year-on-year +55.56% -0.56% -19.19%
75th Percentile - £23,750 £22,941
90th Percentile - £24,125 £22,965
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £22,500 £22,628
% change year-on-year +55.56% -0.56% -1.62%

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 53,595 50,414 50,501
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 92.94% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 33,001 26,357 38,868
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,199 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,458 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £96,539
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Trainee Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Trainee Technician job vacancy trend in the UK

Trainee Technician
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Trainee Technician job vacancies in the UK

Trainee Technician
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Trainee Technician over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Trainee Technician in the UK

Trainee Technician
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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
UK excluding London +70 32 £35,000 +55.56% 110
England +92 29 £35,000 +55.56% 115
South West - 25 £35,000 - 20
South East +17 3 £26,000 - 15
Channel Islands - 3 - -
Work from Home +65 1 £23,700 +5.33%
West Midlands - 1 £23,700 - 16
Midlands - 1 £23,700 - 28

Trainee Technician Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 5 January 2026, Trainee 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 Technician in the job title.

1 3 (8.82%) HP
2 2 (5.88%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (5.88%) Customer Service
2 2 (5.88%) Customer-Centricity
2 2 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (5.88%) Time Management
3 1 (2.94%) 3D Modelling
3 1 (2.94%) Building Information Modelling
3 1 (2.94%) CAD
3 1 (2.94%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (2.94%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.94%) Government Security Classifications

Trainee 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (5.88%) Cloud Computing
General
1 2 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.88%) Driving Licence
2 1 (2.94%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (5.88%) Customer Service
1 2 (5.88%) Customer-Centricity
1 2 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (5.88%) Time Management
2 1 (2.94%) 3D Modelling
2 1 (2.94%) Building Information Modelling
2 1 (2.94%) CAD
2 1 (2.94%) Data Cleansing
Qualifications
1 1 (2.94%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.94%) Government Security Classifications
Vendors
1 3 (8.82%) HP