National Health Service (NHS) West Midlands> Birmingham
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
47
58
61
Rank change year-on-year
+11
+3
+5
Contract jobs citing NHS
3
9
14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
NHS falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
145
234
317
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
27.78%
30.27%
35.07%
Number of daily rates quoted
104
155
206
10th Percentile
£160
£260
£263
25th Percentile
£349
£350
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£450
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+16.67%
-10.00%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£601
£575
£648
90th Percentile
£675
£718
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£525
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
+5.00%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
12
8
10th Percentile
£30.05
£18.88
£14.10
25th Percentile
£30.11
£22.33
£17.44
Median hourly rate
£30.45
£26.00
£22.35
Median % change year-on-year
+17.12%
+16.32%
+26.29%
75th Percentile
£30.68
£40.81
£64.69
90th Percentile
-
£54.80
£98.25
West Midlands median hourly rate
£28.18
£22.50
£24.00
% change year-on-year
+25.24%
-6.25%
+51.32%
NHS Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
NHS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NHS in Birmingham.
NHS Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NHS in Birmingham over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
NHS Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NHS in Birmingham.
NHS Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NHS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for NHS.
NHS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
