Trainer
UK

The median Trainer salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 513 37 437
Rank change year-on-year -476 +400 +243
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainer 323 2,856 365
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.27% 5.76% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 6.42% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 209 84 211
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -22.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £45,000 £48,250 £48,058
90th Percentile £50,250 £58,750 £50,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -17.65% +8.97%

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 109,799 44,474 69,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.81% 89.76% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 74,691 25,606 40,305
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £35,718 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £54,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -0.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,566 £50,000
% change year-on-year +18.11% -6.87% -4.76%

Trainer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Trainer job vacancy trend in the UK

Trainer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Trainer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Trainer job vacancies in the UK

Trainer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Trainer over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Trainer in the UK

Trainer
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 October 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 -461 269 £40,000 +6.67% 178
UK excluding London -417 254 £40,000 +14.29% 157
Midlands -168 114 £40,000 -2.44% 35
West Midlands -118 82 £42,500 -26.09% 24
Work from Home -377 73 £44,000 +29.41% 76
South East -251 44 £35,000 -22.74% 40
North of England -312 38 £40,000 +17.65% 22
London -146 33 £45,000 -18.18% 35
East Midlands -133 32 £35,000 -7.89% 11
South West -169 32 £45,000 +32.35% 27
North West -198 21 £42,500 - 10
Yorkshire -169 13 £40,000 +17.65% 5
Wales -100 12 £36,500 - 7
East of England -107 8 £32,500 - 20
Scotland -105 6 £60,000 +71.43% 6
North East -131 4 £36,250 +20.83% 7

Trainer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 October 2026, Trainer 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 Trainer in the job title.

1 42 (13.00%) Microsoft
2 39 (12.07%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (10.53%) AI
4 25 (7.74%) Continuous Improvement
5 21 (6.50%) Coaching
6 14 (4.33%) Collaborative Working
6 14 (4.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 13 (4.02%) Cybersecurity
8 9 (2.79%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 9 (2.79%) SaaS
9 8 (2.48%) Collaborative Culture
9 8 (2.48%) Technology Transformation
9 8 (2.48%) Workshop Facilitation
10 7 (2.17%) Mentoring
10 7 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
10 7 (2.17%) Practice Management
10 7 (2.17%) User Acceptance Testing
11 6 (1.86%) Mathematics
11 6 (1.86%) Power Platform
11 6 (1.86%) Problem-Solving
11 6 (1.86%) Windows
12 5 (1.55%) AI Transformation
12 5 (1.55%) Business Analysis
12 5 (1.55%) Case Management
12 5 (1.55%) Process Improvement
12 5 (1.55%) Python
13 4 (1.24%) Business Transformation
13 4 (1.24%) Customer Service
13 4 (1.24%) Data Governance
13 4 (1.24%) Data Privacy

Trainer 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.93%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.62%) AutoCAD
3 2 (0.62%) Camtasia
4 1 (0.31%) Adobe Captivate
4 1 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (1.24%) NEC Housing
2 3 (0.93%) Aareon QL
2 3 (0.93%) Elite 3E
2 3 (0.93%) MIS ActiveH
2 3 (0.93%) OPENHousing
2 3 (0.93%) Orchard Housing
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.31%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 39 (12.07%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (2.79%) SaaS
3 6 (1.86%) Power Platform
4 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (0.62%) GCP
5 2 (0.62%) OneDrive
5 2 (0.62%) Snowflake
6 1 (0.31%) ChatGPT
6 1 (0.31%) Copilot Studio
6 1 (0.31%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.31%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.31%) Harvey AI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.24%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.62%) Amazon Redshift
1 2 (0.62%) BigQuery
1 2 (0.62%) Data Lake
1 2 (0.62%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (0.62%) Geospatial Data
1 2 (0.62%) GIS
1 2 (0.62%) Presto
1 2 (0.62%) Spatial Data
1 2 (0.62%) Trino
2 1 (0.31%) Power BI
General
1 54 (16.72%) Social Skills
2 53 (16.41%) Legal
3 36 (11.15%) Law
4 19 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
5 17 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (3.10%) Automotive
6 10 (3.10%) Legal Technology
7 8 (2.48%) Retail
8 7 (2.17%) Finance
9 4 (1.24%) Electronics
10 3 (0.93%) Aerospace
10 3 (0.93%) Military
10 3 (0.93%) Social Housing
11 2 (0.62%) Analytical Skills
11 2 (0.62%) Billing
11 2 (0.62%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.62%) Health Technology
11 2 (0.62%) Public Speaking
12 1 (0.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.31%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.19%) Onboarding
2 14 (4.33%) Driving Licence
3 13 (4.02%) Web Conferencing
4 12 (3.72%) e-Learning
5 9 (2.79%) Learning Management System
6 8 (2.48%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.86%) NHS
8 4 (1.24%) Blog
9 2 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.62%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.62%) FMCG
9 2 (0.62%) Low-Code
9 2 (0.62%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.31%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.31%) Housing Association
10 1 (0.31%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.86%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (10.53%) AI
2 25 (7.74%) Continuous Improvement
3 21 (6.50%) Coaching
4 14 (4.33%) Collaborative Working
4 14 (4.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 13 (4.02%) Cybersecurity
6 9 (2.79%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 8 (2.48%) Collaborative Culture
7 8 (2.48%) Technology Transformation
7 8 (2.48%) Workshop Facilitation
8 7 (2.17%) Mentoring
8 7 (2.17%) Practice Management
8 7 (2.17%) User Acceptance Testing
9 6 (1.86%) Mathematics
9 6 (1.86%) Problem-Solving
10 5 (1.55%) AI Transformation
10 5 (1.55%) Business Analysis
10 5 (1.55%) Case Management
10 5 (1.55%) Process Improvement
11 4 (1.24%) Business Transformation
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.55%) Python
2 4 (1.24%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (1.24%) DBS Check
1 4 (1.24%) Degree
1 4 (1.24%) HND
2 3 (0.93%) IRCA
2 3 (0.93%) SC Cleared
2 3 (0.93%) Security Cleared
3 2 (0.62%) NVQ Level 3
4 1 (0.31%) City & Guilds
4 1 (0.31%) HNC
4 1 (0.31%) MCT
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.24%) GMP
1 4 (1.24%) QA
2 3 (0.93%) GDPR
2 3 (0.93%) ISO 14001
2 3 (0.93%) ISO 9001
2 3 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.31%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 42 (13.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (1.24%) iManage
2 4 (1.24%) NEC
3 3 (0.93%) Aareon
3 3 (0.93%) Adobe
3 3 (0.93%) Capita
3 3 (0.93%) Orchard
3 3 (0.93%) Thales
4 2 (0.62%) Dell
5 1 (0.31%) Civica
5 1 (0.31%) Intapp
5 1 (0.31%) Litera
5 1 (0.31%) Northgate
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle
5 1 (0.31%) SAP