National Health Service (NHS)
North West > Merseyside
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in Merseyside. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 27 | 38 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +11 | -5 |
| Contract jobs citing NHS | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merseyside | - | 1.89% | 2.27% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 11.76% | 9.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £370 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £400 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | £130 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +246.15% | -40.37% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £481 | £335 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £500 | £458 |
| North West median daily rate | £215 | £400 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.25% | - | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £17.42 | £16.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.88% | -51.59% |
| North West median hourly rate | - | £16.17 | £16.85 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.04% | -22.64% |
All Generic Skills
Merseyside
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 Merseyside.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 36 | 34 | 73 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside | 22.50% | 16.04% | 23.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28 | 17 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £148 | £115 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £160 | £143 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £215 | £388 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.52% | -8.82% | -1.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £497 | £513 | £626 |
| 90th Percentile | £541 | £545 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £456 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.51% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £32.12 | £16.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +100.72% | +27.90% |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.90 | £25.25 | £27.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.42% | -9.76% | +45.35% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NHS in Merseyside.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NHS in Merseyside.