NHS Contract Job Trends in Cornwall

National Health Service (NHS)
South West > Cornwall

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in Cornwall. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 22 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing NHS 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cornwall 3.45% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 33.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate £400 £300 £185
% change year-on-year +33.33% +62.33% -53.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £17.00 - -
Median hourly rate £19.00 - -
75th Percentile £21.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £19.00 - £15.99

All Generic Skills
Cornwall

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 Cornwall.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3 5 4
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cornwall 10.34% 38.46% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £163 £650 £1,000
Median % change year-on-year -74.92% -35.00% +135.29%
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £17.00 - -
Median hourly rate £19.00 - -
75th Percentile £21.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £52.50 £62.75 £40.00
% change year-on-year -16.33% +56.88% +207.93%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NHS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cornwall.

NHS job vacancy trend in Cornwall

NHS
Daily Rate Trend in Cornwall

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing NHS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing NHS

NHS
Contract Job Locations in Cornwall

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Cornwall region over the 6 months to 22 February 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Truro - 1 - - 6
NHS
South West

NHS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Healthcare Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Healthcare Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner