Trainee
UK
The median Trainee salary in the UK is £24,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 668 | 155 | 330 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -513 | +175 | -17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee | 220 | 2,370 | 1,988 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 2.38% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 2.60% | 1.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 158 | 20 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £21,500 | £21,200 | £19,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £22,750 | £24,797 | £20,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £24,500 | £35,950 | £22,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.85% | +58.02% | -1.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £29,500 | £49,700 | £32,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £30,900 | £54,316 | £36,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £24,500 | £28,563 | £22,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.22% | +26.94% | +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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £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 20 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 20 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 | -502 | 191 | £24,500 | -20.97% | 377 |
| UK excluding London | -472 | 188 | £24,500 | -14.22% | 299 |
| North of England | -274 | 53 | £23,500 | -11.32% | 86 |
| South East | -22 | 45 | £24,500 | +1.03% | 45 |
| Midlands | -228 | 35 | £26,000 | +0.97% | 61 |
| North West | -230 | 29 | £29,500 | -4.84% | 49 |
| East Midlands | -104 | 22 | £26,000 | +20.93% | 22 |
| East of England | -103 | 21 | £28,000 | - | 21 |
| London | -176 | 20 | £30,000 | -36.84% | 125 |
| North East | - | 18 | £23,500 | - | 7 |
| South West | -81 | 17 | £25,250 | -52.65% | 52 |
| West Midlands | -194 | 13 | £24,000 | -20.00% | 39 |
| Scotland | -181 | 8 | £25,000 | - | 26 |
| Yorkshire | -138 | 6 | £24,000 | +9.09% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +69 | 5 | £24,000 | -48.78% | 38 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £22,000 | - | 2 |
| Wales | +8 | 4 | £23,000 | -50.23% | 11 |
Trainee Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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