National Health Service (NHS) North West> Lancashire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in Lancashire. 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
33
22
32
Rank change year-on-year
-11
+10
+6
DemandTrendContract jobs citing NHS
2
6
8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
51
25
55
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire
25.76%
11.79%
20.75%
Number of daily rates quoted
27
16
31
10th Percentile
£340
£280
£200
25th Percentile
£403
£492
£382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£625
£485
Median % change year-on-year
-20.00%
+28.87%
-25.38%
75th Percentile
£569
£778
£629
90th Percentile
£605
£981
£700
North West median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
2
9
10th Percentile
£26.88
-
£19.99
25th Percentile
£32.34
£11.25
£37.55
Median hourly rate
£47.12
£11.50
£40.59
Median % change year-on-year
+309.74%
-71.67%
+27.24%
75th Percentile
£70.81
£11.75
£45.88
90th Percentile
£81.00
-
£45.94
North West median hourly rate
£43.86
£31.00
£38.75
% change year-on-year
+41.47%
-20.00%
+93.75%
NHS Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
NHS Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing NHS.
NHS Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing NHS.
NHS Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 20 August 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 Lancashire region with a requirement for NHS.
NHS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
