Meanwhile degree apprenticeships continue to gain popularity and here the median starting salary has risen by 5% to £18,800 this year. The survey also looked at pay and progression for other levels of apprenticeship and shows the median salary for those as ‘intermediate’ level is £14,000, at ‘advanced’ level is £13,158, and at ‘higher’ level is £17,821.
Starting salaries for higher level apprenticeships have also experienced above-inflation growth at 4%, while the median starting salary for those starting the lowest level of apprenticeship has increased by 8% partly driven by increases to statutory minimum wages, since these have more of an influence on pay setting at this level.