National Health Service (NHS)
East of England > Essex
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 19 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +4 | -2 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing NHS | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | 0.87% | 1.55% | 7.19% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.70% | 5.71% | 18.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £217 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £338 | £268 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.83% | +26.36% | +67.19% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £366 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £534 |
| East of England median daily rate | £227 | £306 | £243 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.83% | +26.38% | +24.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £20.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | - | - | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +13.90% |
All Generic Skills
Essex
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 Essex.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 27 | 35 | 107 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 23.48% | 27.13% | 38.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 16 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £300 | £149 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £380 | £246 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £404 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.28% | - | +4.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £482 | £550 | £530 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £669 | £615 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.12 | £33.13 | £20.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.05 | £43.69 | £21.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £59.50 | £30.21 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -62.18% | +96.94% | +40.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.38 | £64.25 | £43.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.75 | £68.75 | £56.38 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £63.50 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.60% | +4.17% | +81.82% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing NHS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing NHS.
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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Essex region over the 6 months to 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend-on-Sea | - | 1 | £200 | - | |
| NHS East of England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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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