National Health Service (NHS)
London > Central London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 129 | 130 | 154 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +24 | +31 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing NHS | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | 0.25% | 0.087% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.67% | 0.28% | 1.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £383 | £202 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £413 | £266 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £506 | £475 | £444 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.58% | +7.04% | +18.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £538 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £534 | £568 | £738 |
| London median daily rate | £438 | £350 | £330 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | +6.06% | +3.13% |
All Generic Skills
Central London
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 Central London.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 749 | 722 | 1,215 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 36.84% | 31.47% | 34.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 512 | 482 | 816 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £360 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £586 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.35% | -2.29% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £713 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £838 | £850 |
| London median daily rate | £575 | £575 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.17% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 7 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.62 | £19.60 | £24.32 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.00 | £22.90 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £25.79 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.63% | -26.31% | -28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.00 | £27.00 | £53.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.11 | £53.20 | £71.75 |
| London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £30.11 | £34.81 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.65% | -13.52% | +7.11% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.
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Daily Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing NHS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing NHS.
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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Central London region over the 6 months to 20 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | -2 | 3 | £519 | +9.21% | 7 |
| West End of London | - | 2 | £500 | - | 1 |
| NHS London |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central 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: