National Health Service (NHS)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited NHS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 240 180 160
Rank change year-on-year -60 -20 -23
Contract jobs citing NHS 445 878 1,626
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.03% 1.47% 1.83%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.39% 4.41% 5.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 675 1,232
10th Percentile £170 £158 £155
25th Percentile £205 £203 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £306 £300 £348
Median % change year-on-year +2.16% -13.67% +11.20%
75th Percentile £450 £475 £462
90th Percentile £550 £575 £550
UK excluding London median daily rate £335 £240 £300
% change year-on-year +39.58% -20.00% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 49 113
10th Percentile £11.25 £14.93 £11.15
25th Percentile £12.25 £16.85 £14.61
Median hourly rate £14.49 £21.72 £17.64
Median % change year-on-year -33.31% +23.13% +3.76%
75th Percentile £23.50 £33.82 £26.98
90th Percentile £39.00 £51.50 £36.41
UK excluding London median hourly rate £12.86 £21.01 £17.16
% change year-on-year -38.78% +22.41% +4.99%

All Generic Skills
UK

NHS is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,143 19,914 29,327
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.35% 33.30% 33.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,422 13,704 20,462
10th Percentile £263 £308 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £656 £680 £653
90th Percentile £788 £800 £756
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 903 647 727
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.11
25th Percentile £15.17 £10.63 £16.88
Median hourly rate £28.50 £22.49 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.75% -18.24% +3.19%
75th Percentile £60.00 £64.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £22.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +25.00% +10.00% -16.67%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for NHS in the UK

NHS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NHS.

Daily rate trend for NHS in the UK

NHS
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NHS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for NHS in the UK

NHS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NHS.

Hourly rate trend for NHS in the UK

NHS
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NHS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for NHS in the UK

NHS
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -44 387 £291 -2.92% 247
UK excluding London -45 280 £335 +39.58% 181
Work from Home -35 142 £311 -22.25% 110
London +22 140 £290 -7.20% 52
North of England -8 86 £450 -5.26% 49
South East -6 71 £205 - 52
Yorkshire -14 39 £490 -5.54% 22
North West 0 35 £350 -11.11% 25
Wales -3 32 £425 +107.32% 7
East of England -31 32 £259 +17.85% 18
Midlands -33 30 £430 +95.45% 32
South West -10 23 £185 -57.76% 22
East Midlands 0 15 £368 +94.70% 23
West Midlands -2 15 £575 +144.68% 9
North East +21 12 £325 +66.67% 7
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 1
Scotland +11 3 £302 -17.26% 6

NHS
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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (2.47%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.12%) Apache
2 5 (1.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.45%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (0.45%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (0.22%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.22%) CMS
Applications
1 24 (5.39%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.12%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.22%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (0.45%) Cerner Millennium
1 2 (0.45%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.22%) HealthRoster
Cloud Services
1 44 (9.89%) Azure
2 30 (6.74%) Microsoft 365
3 24 (5.39%) Power Platform
4 19 (4.27%) AWS
5 6 (1.35%) Azure AKS
5 6 (1.35%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.35%) Power Automate
5 6 (1.35%) SaaS
6 5 (1.12%) GCP
7 4 (0.90%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (0.67%) Amazon S3
9 2 (0.45%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 2 (0.45%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.45%) GitHub
9 2 (0.45%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (0.45%) Nutanix
9 2 (0.45%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.45%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.49%) WAN
2 18 (4.04%) LAN
3 17 (3.82%) Firewall
4 14 (3.15%) Wireless
5 12 (2.70%) VPN
6 7 (1.57%) DHCP
7 6 (1.35%) DNS
8 5 (1.12%) WLAN
9 4 (0.90%) Intranet
9 4 (0.90%) Network Security
9 4 (0.90%) SAN
10 3 (0.67%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.67%) VoIP
11 2 (0.45%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.45%) Structured Cabling
12 1 (0.22%) Cisco ASA
12 1 (0.22%) Cisco Firepower
12 1 (0.22%) Cisco IOS
12 1 (0.22%) Cisco ISE
12 1 (0.22%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (10.34%) Electronic Patient Records
2 21 (4.72%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (3.82%) Power BI
4 14 (3.15%) SQL Server
5 9 (2.02%) Relational Database
6 6 (1.35%) QlikView
7 5 (1.12%) Big Data
7 5 (1.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.12%) Tableau
8 4 (0.90%) KNIME
8 4 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.67%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.45%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.45%) MySQL
11 1 (0.22%) MS Access
11 1 (0.22%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.22%) Qlik Sense
11 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 6 (1.35%) Git
1 6 (1.35%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.22%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Oracle APEX
2 1 (0.22%) Rational Rhapsody
2 1 (0.22%) Selenium
2 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 1 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (0.22%) tSQLt
General
1 102 (22.92%) Public Sector
2 93 (20.90%) Social Skills
3 70 (15.73%) Finance
4 54 (12.13%) Marketing
5 51 (11.46%) Telecoms
6 48 (10.79%) Electronics
6 48 (10.79%) Manufacturing
7 26 (5.84%) Analytical Skills
8 12 (2.70%) Health Technology
8 12 (2.70%) Local Government
9 11 (2.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (1.80%) Legal
12 7 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.35%) Digital Health
13 6 (1.35%) Digital Healthcare
14 4 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.67%) Pharmaceutical
16 2 (0.45%) Billing
16 2 (0.45%) Military
Job Titles
1 53 (11.91%) Analyst
2 47 (10.56%) Project Manager
3 32 (7.19%) Senior
4 29 (6.52%) Support Engineer
5 24 (5.39%) Developer
6 23 (5.17%) Administrator
7 22 (4.94%) Desktop Engineer
8 20 (4.49%) Desktop Support
8 20 (4.49%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 19 (4.27%) Architect
9 19 (4.27%) Service Analyst
9 19 (4.27%) Service Desk Analyst
10 17 (3.82%) Lead
11 13 (2.92%) Business Analyst
11 13 (2.92%) Network Engineer
11 13 (2.92%) Trainer
12 12 (2.70%) Consultant
13 11 (2.47%) Data Analyst
13 11 (2.47%) IT Trainer
13 11 (2.47%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.92%) .NET
2 8 (1.80%) FHIR
2 8 (1.80%) HTML
3 7 (1.57%) CSS
3 7 (1.57%) OAuth
4 6 (1.35%) ASP.NET
4 6 (1.35%) Keycloak
5 5 (1.12%) OAuth2
5 5 (1.12%) SAML
6 4 (0.90%) Software Packaging
7 3 (0.67%) React
8 2 (0.45%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.45%) Entity Framework
8 2 (0.45%) Node.js
8 2 (0.45%) PySpark
8 2 (0.45%) Razor View Engine
8 2 (0.45%) XML
9 1 (0.22%) EDI
9 1 (0.22%) FastAPI
9 1 (0.22%) WF
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.94%) Management Information System
2 12 (2.70%) LIMS
3 11 (2.47%) Public Cloud
3 11 (2.47%) Smartphone
4 9 (2.02%) Data Centre
5 8 (1.80%) Freedom of Information
5 8 (1.80%) PACS
6 6 (1.35%) Onboarding
7 5 (1.12%) Data Structures
8 3 (0.67%) AS400
8 3 (0.67%) Driving Licence
8 3 (0.67%) e-Health
8 3 (0.67%) IoT
8 3 (0.67%) Learning Management System
8 3 (0.67%) Life Science
8 3 (0.67%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.45%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (0.45%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.45%) Genomics
9 2 (0.45%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 63 (14.16%) Windows
2 26 (5.84%) Windows 10
3 24 (5.39%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.02%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (0.67%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.45%) Android
6 2 (0.45%) Linux
6 2 (0.45%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.22%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.22%) Unix
7 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (16.18%) Business Intelligence
2 58 (13.03%) Programme Management
3 49 (11.01%) Digital Marketing
4 35 (7.87%) Project Management
5 30 (6.74%) Problem-Solving
6 26 (5.84%) Migration
7 23 (5.17%) Stakeholder Management
8 22 (4.94%) Agile
9 20 (4.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 19 (4.27%) Project Delivery
11 18 (4.04%) Analytics
11 18 (4.04%) Customer Service
12 17 (3.82%) PRINCE2
12 17 (3.82%) Risk Management
13 15 (3.37%) Test Scripting
14 14 (3.15%) Change Management
14 14 (3.15%) Data Analysis
14 14 (3.15%) Decision-Making
14 14 (3.15%) DevOps
15 13 (2.92%) Business Case
Programming Languages
1 28 (6.29%) SQL
2 15 (3.37%) Python
3 9 (2.02%) JavaScript
3 9 (2.02%) PowerShell
4 8 (1.80%) C#
5 7 (1.57%) Ruby
6 5 (1.12%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.90%) PHP
8 3 (0.67%) VBA
9 2 (0.45%) Bash
9 2 (0.45%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.22%) Java
10 1 (0.22%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.22%) VB
Qualifications
1 16 (3.60%) Degree
2 8 (1.80%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (1.35%) Cisco Certification
3 6 (1.35%) HNC
3 6 (1.35%) NVQ Level 3
3 6 (1.35%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.12%) CCNA
4 5 (1.12%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 5 (1.12%) Network+ Certification
5 4 (0.90%) A+ Certification
5 4 (0.90%) ISEB
5 4 (0.90%) PMI Certification
5 4 (0.90%) PMP
5 4 (0.90%) SC Cleared
6 3 (0.67%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (0.67%) DBS Check
6 3 (0.67%) ECDL
7 2 (0.45%) CCNP
7 2 (0.45%) CISSP
7 2 (0.45%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.84%) Data Quality
2 24 (5.39%) HL7
3 11 (2.47%) QA
4 9 (2.02%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.35%) PMO
6 5 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.67%) GDPR
7 3 (0.67%) GRC
7 3 (0.67%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 3 (0.67%) NCSC
7 3 (0.67%) SLA
8 2 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.22%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.22%) NIST
9 1 (0.22%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 19 (4.27%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.37%) Docker
3 7 (1.57%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (2.70%) Single Sign-On
2 9 (2.02%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.80%) SCCM
4 7 (1.57%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.90%) WSUS
6 3 (0.67%) TrustSec
7 2 (0.45%) Ansible
7 2 (0.45%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.45%) Puppet
7 2 (0.45%) Terraform
8 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 76 (17.08%) Microsoft
2 48 (10.79%) SAP
3 19 (4.27%) VMware
4 14 (3.15%) Cerner
5 13 (2.92%) Veeam
6 10 (2.25%) Brio
7 8 (1.80%) SolarWinds
8 7 (1.57%) Datix
9 6 (1.35%) Cisco
9 6 (1.35%) WSO2
10 5 (1.12%) Citrix
11 4 (0.90%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.90%) Automation Anywhere
11 4 (0.90%) Blue Prism
11 4 (0.90%) UiPath
12 2 (0.45%) CA
12 2 (0.45%) Databricks
12 2 (0.45%) Datto
12 2 (0.45%) Dell
12 2 (0.45%) SonicWALL