National Health Service (NHS)
UK > England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 239 | 199 | 152 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -40 | -47 | -12 |
| Contract jobs citing NHS | 366 | 630 | 1,298 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.98% | 1.34% | 1.85% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.22% | 3.99% | 5.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 234 | 473 | 996 |
| 10th Percentile | £170 | £163 | £154 |
| 25th Percentile | £205 | £205 | £207 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £315 | £299 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.27% | -7.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £475 | £463 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £558 |
| UK median daily rate | £325 | £290 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.07% | -17.14% | +4.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 66 | 32 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.22 | £12.55 | £12.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.25 | £16.85 | £14.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.49 | £21.00 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.02% | -2.33% | +22.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.48 | £26.00 | £28.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £39.00 | £40.04 | £36.93 |
| UK median hourly rate | £12.96 | £20.00 | £21.35 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.20% | -6.32% | +25.59% |
All Generic Skills
England
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 England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 11,349 | 15,786 | 23,854 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 30.26% | 33.56% | 33.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,319 | 11,005 | 17,096 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £565 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.65% | +2.73% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £698 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.27% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 850 | 549 | 600 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.25 | £9.80 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.39 | £10.63 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £22.49 | £26.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +62.33% | -15.15% | +6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £60.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.04 |
| UK median hourly rate | £35.65 | £22.26 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.15% | -17.56% | +8.00% |
NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
NHS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NHS in England.
NHS
Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NHS in England over the 6 months to 16 June 2024.
NHS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NHS in England.
NHS
Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NHS in England over the 6 months to 16 June 2024.
NHS
Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the England region over the 6 months to 16 June 2024. 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 |
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| London | +27 | 131 | £315 | +5.00% | 258 |
| North of England | -1 | 90 | £490 | +3.16% | 268 |
| South East | -22 | 66 | £205 | - | 211 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 42 | £500 | -1.96% | 104 |
| North West | +13 | 39 | £400 | -4.76% | 126 |
| East of England | -17 | 31 | £227 | +2.98% | 117 |
| Midlands | -32 | 28 | £494 | +87.74% | 202 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 20 | £650 | +147.15% | 110 |
| South West | -17 | 20 | £185 | -27.95% | 176 |
| North East | +10 | 9 | £325 | +76.87% | 41 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 8 | £430 | +68.63% | 90 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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