NHS Jobs in the UK excluding London

National Health Service (NHS)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NHS over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 373 370 176
Rank change year-on-year -3 -194 +169
Permanent jobs citing NHS 447 478 1,564
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.63% 0.79% 2.20%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.87% 1.93% 5.04%
Number of salaries quoted 349 343 591
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £27,250
25th Percentile £37,199 £36,875 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,899 £46,581 £47,915
Median % change year-on-year +0.68% -2.79% -5.12%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,706 £57,500
90th Percentile £66,250 £72,500 £76,250
UK median annual salary £50,028 £51,573 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.99% +3.15% -9.09%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 23,841 24,742 31,030
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.84% 41.06% 43.65%
Number of salaries quoted 15,156 11,258 15,820
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for NHS in the UK excluding London

NHS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NHS in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for NHS in the UK excluding London

NHS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing NHS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for NHS in the UK excluding London

NHS
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 7 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
North of England +51 175 £40,066 -10.96% 248
South East +20 99 £50,000 +5.26% 175
Yorkshire +102 78 £45,000 +0.94% 107
Midlands +47 77 £53,500 +3.74% 186
North West +23 68 £38,500 -14.44% 114
West Midlands +60 64 £53,500 +1.90% 106
South West -73 44 £39,500 -18.97% 135
East of England +9 35 £30,000 +5.26% 133
North East -25 29 £41,000 -8.21% 31
Wales -10 15 £53,500 +19.78% 33
East Midlands -16 10 £48,500 +17.58% 80
Scotland -76 2 £18,000 -70.00% 11
NHS
UK

NHS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 6 (1.34%) CMS
2 4 (0.89%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.67%) Confluence
3 3 (0.67%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.45%) SAS
5 1 (0.22%) Apache
5 1 (0.22%) Drupal
5 1 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.22%) Jetty
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.22%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 29 (6.49%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (5.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (3.36%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.57%) InVision
4 7 (1.57%) Sketch
5 6 (1.34%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.89%) Adobe Illustrator
6 4 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.67%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.45%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.22%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.22%) CorelDRAW
Business Applications
1 5 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.45%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 83 (18.57%) Azure
2 40 (8.95%) AWS
3 39 (8.72%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (6.71%) Power Platform
5 14 (3.13%) SaaS
6 12 (2.68%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (2.46%) GCP
8 9 (2.01%) Azure Data Factory
8 9 (2.01%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 9 (2.01%) Cloud Computing
8 9 (2.01%) Google Analytics
8 9 (2.01%) Google Tag Manager
9 4 (0.89%) BigCommerce
10 3 (0.67%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (0.67%) PaaS
11 2 (0.45%) npm
11 2 (0.45%) Storyblok
12 1 (0.22%) Figma
12 1 (0.22%) Serverless
12 1 (0.22%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.92%) Internet
2 21 (4.70%) LAN
2 21 (4.70%) WAN
3 16 (3.58%) Broadband
3 16 (3.58%) Firewall
3 16 (3.58%) WPA
4 10 (2.24%) Intranet
5 9 (2.01%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.57%) DNS
7 6 (1.34%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (1.12%) DHCP
9 3 (0.67%) SAN
9 3 (0.67%) VPN
9 3 (0.67%) Wireless
10 2 (0.45%) Network Security
11 1 (0.22%) DECT
11 1 (0.22%) NGFW
11 1 (0.22%) RFID
11 1 (0.22%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.22%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (9.40%) SQL Server
2 26 (5.82%) Data Warehouse
3 25 (5.59%) Power BI
4 21 (4.70%) Tableau
5 15 (3.36%) Electronic Patient Records
6 12 (2.68%) Relational Database
7 10 (2.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 8 (1.79%) Big Data
9 7 (1.57%) BigQuery
9 7 (1.57%) Data Lake
9 7 (1.57%) Looker
10 6 (1.34%) Metadata
10 6 (1.34%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 6 (1.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (1.12%) MongoDB
12 4 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.89%) GIS
12 4 (0.89%) MySQL
12 4 (0.89%) NoSQL
12 4 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (1.57%) JIRA
2 4 (0.89%) Katalon Studio
2 4 (0.89%) Postman
3 3 (0.67%) Git
3 3 (0.67%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.45%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.45%) gulp
4 2 (0.45%) JIRA Agile
5 1 (0.22%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.22%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.22%) Moq
5 1 (0.22%) NUnit
5 1 (0.22%) Selenium
5 1 (0.22%) Sourcetree
5 1 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 178 (39.82%) Social Skills
2 106 (23.71%) Finance
3 83 (18.57%) Public Sector
4 57 (12.75%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (11.86%) Presentation Skills
6 47 (10.51%) Local Government
7 45 (10.07%) Pharmaceutical
8 43 (9.62%) Marketing
9 39 (8.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 31 (6.94%) Billing
11 30 (6.71%) Organisational Skills
11 30 (6.71%) Retail
12 22 (4.92%) Health Technology
13 15 (3.36%) Digital Health
14 14 (3.13%) Environmental Health
15 13 (2.91%) Telecoms
16 10 (2.24%) Manufacturing
16 10 (2.24%) Police
17 7 (1.57%) Electronics
18 5 (1.12%) Legal
Job Titles
1 59 (13.20%) Senior
2 55 (12.30%) Developer
3 49 (10.96%) Project Manager
4 41 (9.17%) Analyst
5 35 (7.83%) Lead
6 31 (6.94%) Audit Manager
7 17 (3.80%) Senior Developer
7 17 (3.80%) Systems Engineer
8 16 (3.58%) Business Manager
8 16 (3.58%) Product Manager
9 15 (3.36%) Support Technician
10 13 (2.91%) Architect
10 13 (2.91%) IT Manager
11 12 (2.68%) Business Analyst
11 12 (2.68%) Technical Architect
12 11 (2.46%) IT Support
12 11 (2.46%) Senior Analyst
12 11 (2.46%) Senior Business Analyst
12 11 (2.46%) Software Engineer
13 10 (2.24%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (8.72%) .NET
2 26 (5.82%) HTML
3 24 (5.37%) CSS
4 13 (2.91%) XML
5 12 (2.68%) Lightning Web Components
6 11 (2.46%) .NET Core
6 11 (2.46%) ASP.NET
7 9 (2.01%) React
8 8 (1.79%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.79%) Vue
9 7 (1.57%) HTML5
9 7 (1.57%) Node.js
9 7 (1.57%) Razor View Engine
10 6 (1.34%) .NET Framework
11 5 (1.12%) Entity Framework
11 5 (1.12%) jQuery
11 5 (1.12%) RESTful
11 5 (1.12%) Web Services
11 5 (1.12%) WPF
12 4 (0.89%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 40 (8.95%) Management Information System
2 34 (7.61%) Housing Association
3 26 (5.82%) Mobile App
4 16 (3.58%) Data Protection Act
5 13 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (2.68%) Social Media
7 10 (2.24%) Algorithms
8 9 (2.01%) Driving Licence
8 9 (2.01%) LIMS
8 9 (2.01%) Product Ownership
9 8 (1.79%) PKI
10 7 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.34%) Blog
11 6 (1.34%) CCTV
12 5 (1.12%) Cloud Native
12 5 (1.12%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.89%) BYOD
13 4 (0.89%) Freedom of Information
14 3 (0.67%) Enterprise Software
14 3 (0.67%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 54 (12.08%) Windows
2 26 (5.82%) Windows Server
3 16 (3.58%) Windows 10
4 9 (2.01%) Linux
5 5 (1.12%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.89%) Android
7 2 (0.45%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.45%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (23.94%) Problem-Solving
2 77 (17.23%) Project Management
3 64 (14.32%) Agile
4 49 (10.96%) Business Development
5 48 (10.74%) Coaching
6 46 (10.29%) Customer Service
7 43 (9.62%) Business Intelligence
8 38 (8.50%) Service Management
9 37 (8.28%) Continuous Improvement
10 34 (7.61%) People Management
10 34 (7.61%) Performance Management
11 32 (7.16%) DevOps
11 32 (7.16%) User Stories
12 31 (6.94%) Decision-Making
12 31 (6.94%) PRINCE2
13 29 (6.49%) Change Management
13 29 (6.49%) Project Delivery
14 28 (6.26%) Analytics
14 28 (6.26%) Roadmaps
15 27 (6.04%) Information Governance
Programming Languages
1 66 (14.77%) SQL
2 47 (10.51%) C#
3 30 (6.71%) JavaScript
4 24 (5.37%) Java
5 19 (4.25%) Python
6 13 (2.91%) TypeScript
7 12 (2.68%) T-SQL
8 8 (1.79%) R
9 4 (0.89%) Groovy
9 4 (0.89%) Kotlin
9 4 (0.89%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.67%) Bash
11 2 (0.45%) Bicep
11 2 (0.45%) JSX
11 2 (0.45%) PHP
11 2 (0.45%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.22%) C
12 1 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.22%) Ruby
12 1 (0.22%) Swift
Qualifications
1 67 (14.99%) Degree
2 48 (10.74%) DBS Check
3 31 (6.94%) ACCA
4 20 (4.47%) CIPD
5 15 (3.36%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.79%) Security Cleared
7 7 (1.57%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (0.89%) MCSE
9 3 (0.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (0.67%) CISM
9 3 (0.67%) CISSP
9 3 (0.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.45%) MCITP
10 2 (0.45%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.45%) PMP
11 1 (0.22%) HNC
11 1 (0.22%) HND
11 1 (0.22%) Project+ Certification
11 1 (0.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (9.62%) GDPR
2 31 (6.94%) GAAP
2 31 (6.94%) IFRS
3 21 (4.70%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (4.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (3.13%) Accessibility
6 11 (2.46%) PMO
6 11 (2.46%) QA
7 7 (1.57%) Data Quality
8 6 (1.34%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (1.34%) GMP
8 6 (1.34%) NCSC
9 5 (1.12%) SLA
10 3 (0.67%) WCAG
11 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.45%) Disclosure Scotland
11 2 (0.45%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.45%) SNOMED CT
12 1 (0.22%) HL7
System Software
1 20 (4.47%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.01%) Hyper-V
4 8 (1.79%) Docker
5 4 (0.89%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.22%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 15 (3.36%) Microsoft Intune
1 15 (3.36%) Terraform
2 8 (1.79%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.67%) SCCM
4 1 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 103 (23.04%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.94%) CA
3 18 (4.03%) Northgate
4 16 (3.58%) Google
5 14 (3.13%) Salesforce
5 14 (3.13%) VMware
6 11 (2.46%) Adobe
7 10 (2.24%) Facebook
8 7 (1.57%) Cisco
8 7 (1.57%) Databricks
9 6 (1.34%) Hotjar
10 4 (0.89%) Datix
10 4 (0.89%) ESRI
10 4 (0.89%) HP
10 4 (0.89%) RedGate
10 4 (0.89%) SAP
10 4 (0.89%) YouTube
11 3 (0.67%) New Relic
11 3 (0.67%) Oracle
11 3 (0.67%) ServiceNow