The Datum Report

Occupation 3573 · Associate professional occupations

Information technology trainers

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.

How people enter it

Entrants will usually require a relevant degree or HND/HNC and a qualification in delivering teaching or training. Professional qualifications are available from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Qualifications in Education and Training are available at levels 3, 4 and 5.

What the work involves

Also called

E-learning manager · IT trainer · IT tutor · Software trainer

What it pays

MeasureHoursBasisPeriodValueSource
3573 : Information technology trainers None None 2026-03 8,100.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3573 : Information technology trainers None None 2026-03 8,900.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3573 : Information technology trainers None None 2026-03 8,900.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3573 : Information technology trainers None None 2026-03 — ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
Not published: Estimate is less than 500
3573 : Information technology trainers None None 2026-03 — ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
Not published: Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2)
3573 : Information technology trainers None None 2026-03 9,200.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)
3573 : Information technology trainers None None 2026-03 800.00 ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020)

Every regional figure

ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.

RegionMeasureHoursValuePeriod
East 3573 : Information technology trainers None 600.00 2026-03
East Midlands 3573 : Information technology trainers None withheld 2026-03
London 3573 : Information technology trainers None 2,800.00 2026-03
North East 3573 : Information technology trainers None withheld 2026-03
North West 3573 : Information technology trainers None 1,200.00 2026-03
Northern Ireland 3573 : Information technology trainers None withheld 2026-03
Scotland 3573 : Information technology trainers None withheld 2026-03
South East 3573 : Information technology trainers None withheld 2026-03
South West 3573 : Information technology trainers None 1,300.00 2026-03
Wales 3573 : Information technology trainers None 800.00 2026-03
West Midlands 3573 : Information technology trainers None 1,100.00 2026-03
Yorkshire and The Humber 3573 : Information technology trainers None withheld 2026-03

Common questions

Does pay for information technology trainers vary by region?

ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 6 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.

Where do these pay figures come from?

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.

Classified alongside this

Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists · Human resources and industrial relations officers · Other vocational and industrial trainers