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Information technology trainers

SOC 2020 3573

Information technology trainers provide instruction in the use of computers for professional and personal purposes and advise on, plan and organise IT training within industrial, commercial and other establishments.

Also calledInformation technology trainerElearning coordinatorIT tutorSoftware trainerE-learning managerClinical systems trainerand 7 more titles
Typical full-time pay£39,0002025 Provisional
Demand for workersCritical
New adverts a month1,500↑ 3.1%on last year · 134th of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025
What full-time information technology trainers earn, 2025
£39,000 typicaln/ptop 10%
n/p: top 10% not published by ONS
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Lowest 10% earn less thanNot published
Lowest 20% earn less thanNot published
25%Not published
Median£39,000
75%Not published
Top 20% earn more thanNot published
Top 10% earn more thanNot published
Typical pay by regionUK median £39,000
South East!£41,300
North EastNot published by ONS–
North WestNot published by ONS–
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS–
East MidlandsNot published by ONS–
West MidlandsNot published by ONS–
East of EnglandNot published by ONS–
LondonNot published by ONS–
South WestNot published by ONS–
ScotlandNot published by ONS–
WalesNot published by ONS–
!Small sample: treat with caution
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UK median, £39,000
South East£41,300 (small sample)
North EastNot published by ONS
North WestNot published by ONS
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS
East MidlandsNot published by ONS
West MidlandsNot published by ONS
East of EnglandNot published by ONS
LondonNot published by ONS
South WestNot published by ONS
ScotlandNot published by ONS
WalesNot published by ONS
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £35,800
  • 2024 £40,000
  • 2025 Provisional£39,000
↑ 8.7% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 1,500 jobs for information technology trainers are advertised each month. The Department for Education rates demand for workers as critical.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (3 in all)
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Aug 20261,752
Jul 20261,810
Jun 2026Not published
May 20261,257
Apr 20261,317
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 20261,146
Jan 20261,446
Dec 2025Not published
Nov 20251,361
Oct 20251,544
Sept 20251,465
Aug 20251,433
Jul 20251,541
Jun 20251,478
May 20251,737
Apr 20251,367
Mar 20251,407
Feb 20251,317
Jan 20251,307
Dec 20241,004
Nov 20241,231
Oct 20241,301
Sept 20241,473
Aug 20241,235
Jul 20241,416
Jun 20241,208
May 20241,352
Apr 20241,347
Mar 20241,212
Feb 20241,149
Jan 20241,318
Dec 20231,273
Nov 20231,541
Oct 20231,277
Sept 20231,059
Aug 2023896
Jul 20231,324
Jun 20231,880
May 20232,770
Apr 20231,033
Mar 20232,500
Feb 20232,380
Jan 20235,379
Dec 20221,493
Nov 20221,597
Oct 20221,399
Sept 20221,583
Aug 20221,484
Jul 20221,540
Jun 20221,443
May 20221,392
Apr 20221,159
Mar 20221,379
Feb 20221,285
Jan 20221,470
Dec 20211,222
Nov 20211,264
Oct 20211,186
Sept 20211,020
Aug 20211,467
Jul 20212,112
Jun 20213,136
May 20211,878
Apr 2021853
Mar 20211,203
Feb 2021714
Jan 2021853
Dec 2020796
Nov 20201,117
Oct 2020918
Sept 2020807
Aug 2020762
Jul 2020708
Jun 2020612
May 2020511
Apr 2020577
Mar 2020816
Feb 2020887
Jan 2020975
Dec 2019709
Nov 20191,090
Oct 2019862
Sept 2019806
Aug 20191,007
Jul 20191,232
Jun 20191,446
May 20192,183
Apr 2019776
Mar 2019789
Feb 2019652
Jan 2019623
Dec 2018426
Nov 2018573
Oct 2018715
Sept 2018603
Aug 2018514
Jul 2018580
Jun 2018589
May 2018572
Apr 2018780
Mar 2018624
Feb 2018856
Jan 2018721
Dec 2017530
Nov 2017558
Oct 2017615
Sept 20171,141
Aug 20171,483
Jul 2017544
Jun 20171,104
May 2017669
Apr 2017650
Mar 2017743
Feb 2017681
Jan 2017737
Is there a shortage of information technology trainers?
Critical

The Department for Education rates demand as not high, elevated or critical, using five indicators. This is its 2025 assessment; in 2024 it was not high.

  • Visas grantedAbove usual
  • Online job advertsWell above usual
  • Wage growthAbove usual
  • Pay against similar jobsUsual
  • Hours workedAbove usual
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
25%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for hr, training and other vocational associate guidance professionals, which includes information technology trainers. DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London730
Manchester92
Birmingham70
Nottingham60
Medway55
Newcastle upon Tyne52
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole48
Leeds45
Swale42
Cambridge41
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where information technology trainers are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. Fewer than 10 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
WomenToo few in the survey to give a reliable figure
Age of information technology trainers
n/p
53%!
n/p
n/p
7.9%!
!Small sample: treat with cautionn/p: too few in the survey to publish
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25–34Not published
35–4453% (small sample)
45–54Not published
55–64Not published
65+7.9% (small sample)
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent!71%
Higher education below degree–
Not published
A levels or equivalent!27%
GCSEs or equivalent!12%
Other qualifications–
Not published
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Degree or equivalent71% (small sample)
Higher education below degreeNot published
A levels or equivalent27% (small sample)
GCSEs or equivalent12% (small sample)
Other qualificationsNot published

Main employers: computer consultancy activities (18%), other human health activities (15%), technical and vocational secondary education (14%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
71%
as their highest qualification
Apprenticeships
None
none leads directly into this work

The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • assesses IT training requirements of an organisation or individual and identifies the skills needed for certain roles or tasks
  • develops training programme and prepares IT equipment, lectures, demonstrations and study aids
  • supervises trainee development, assists trainees with difficulties and prepares regular progress reports on each trainee for management
  • arranges work experience and instructional visits for trainees
  • plans curriculum and rota of staff duties and updates or amends them in light of developments
  • advises on training programmes and discusses progress or problems with staff and trainees

Skills

  • apply teaching strategies
  • create SCORM packages
  • create training materials
  • design web-based courses
  • develop digital educational materials
  • evaluate training
  • give live presentation
  • keep up to date with subject knowledge
  • organise training
  • plan learning curriculum
  • assess employees' capability levels
  • coach clients
  • deliver online training
  • develop a coaching style

Knowledge

  • pedagogy
  • training subject expertise
  • Brightspace (learning management systems)
  • cognitive psychology
  • e-learning
  • e-learning software infrastructure
  • emergent technologies
  • Engrade

Suits people who like

  • Helping and caring for people
  • Working with ideas and solving problems

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for business and public service associate professionals, a group of 26 jobs that includes information technology trainers.
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↑ 1.2%about 26,000 more jobs
Workers needed by 20351.1 millionincluding people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey: Department for Education and Skills England. Immigration system statistics: Home Office. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

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