The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in Bolton. 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.
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 Bolton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
17
4
20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton
53.13%
25.00%
64.52%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
3
1
10th Percentile
£155
£240
-
25th Percentile
£170
£338
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£190
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-62.00%
+5.26%
+105.41%
75th Percentile
£225
£519
£488
90th Percentile
£250
£530
-
Manchester median daily rate
£475
£500
£513
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-2.44%
+5.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
19
10th Percentile
£72.88
-
£24.17
25th Percentile
£73.44
£92.50
£26.43
Median hourly rate
£76.25
£95.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-19.74%
+46.15%
+225.00%
75th Percentile
£78.44
£97.50
£70.00
90th Percentile
£78.63
-
-
Manchester median hourly rate
£32.50
£25.25
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+28.71%
-27.86%
+141.38%
NHS Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
NHS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bolton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NHS in Bolton.
NHS Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NHS in Bolton.
NHS Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton
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 Bolton region with a requirement for NHS.
NHS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton 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:
