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 8 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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
301
190
289
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
44.53%
26.28%
36.96%
Number of daily rates quoted
195
112
162
10th Percentile
£250
£158
£271
25th Percentile
£370
£372
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£506
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-6.17%
+12.50%
-10.00%
75th Percentile
£537
£675
£575
90th Percentile
£600
£738
£675
West Midlands median daily rate
£488
£550
£500
% change year-on-year
-11.32%
+10.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
18
10
14
10th Percentile
-
£19.65
£26.25
25th Percentile
-
£24.00
£30.26
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£30.45
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-38.03%
-53.15%
+242.11%
75th Percentile
£22.34
£53.94
£67.50
90th Percentile
£29.70
£57.53
£68.38
West Midlands median hourly rate
£30.00
£30.45
£24.60
% change year-on-year
-1.48%
+23.78%
+29.47%
NHS Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NHS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
NHS Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing NHS.
NHS Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing NHS.
NHS Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NHS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for NHS.
NHS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
