Trainee
UK
The median Trainee salary in the UK is £24,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 678 | 153 | 335 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -525 | +182 | -26 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee | 221 | 2,385 | 1,893 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 2.38% | 1.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 2.60% | 1.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 155 | 22 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £21,500 | £21,325 | £19,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £22,750 | £24,391 | £20,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £24,500 | £30,500 | £22,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.67% | +35.56% | -2.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £29,500 | £49,388 | £32,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £31,050 | £53,923 | £37,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £24,500 | £27,125 | £22,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +20.56% | +2.27% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 93,739 | 91,836 | 153,630 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.65% | 91.52% | 96.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,104 | 57,926 | 84,939 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,604 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,750 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Trainee
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Trainee in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Trainee
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Trainee.
Trainee
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Trainee over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
Trainee
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee within the UK over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | -505 | 193 | £24,500 | -18.33% | 344 |
| UK excluding London | -476 | 188 | £24,500 | -9.68% | 284 |
| North of England | -287 | 53 | £23,500 | -11.32% | 84 |
| South East | -28 | 44 | £24,500 | +1.03% | 42 |
| Midlands | -223 | 36 | £26,000 | +0.97% | 57 |
| North West | -234 | 29 | £29,500 | -4.84% | 47 |
| East Midlands | -104 | 21 | £26,500 | +23.26% | 22 |
| East of England | -105 | 21 | £28,000 | - | 23 |
| London | -167 | 21 | £30,000 | -36.84% | 105 |
| South West | -84 | 18 | £25,250 | -37.23% | 45 |
| North East | - | 18 | £23,500 | - | 8 |
| West Midlands | -191 | 15 | £24,000 | -20.00% | 35 |
| Scotland | -176 | 7 | £25,000 | - | 27 |
| Yorkshire | -134 | 6 | £24,000 | +9.09% | 30 |
| Work from Home | +58 | 5 | £24,000 | -48.06% | 33 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £22,000 | - | 2 |
| Wales | +12 | 4 | £23,000 | -50.23% | 11 |
Trainee Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, Trainee 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 in the job title.
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Trainee 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:
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