NHS Contract Job Trends in Norfolk

National Health Service (NHS)
East of England > Norfolk

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in Norfolk. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 10 9
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 -5
Contract jobs citing NHS 23 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Norfolk 17.29% 3.33% 4.08%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 56.10% 11.11% 10.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £297 - -
25th Percentile £307 - £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £331 - £350
Median % change year-on-year - - +164.45%
75th Percentile £367 - £375
90th Percentile £417 - -
East of England median daily rate £325 £269 £275
% change year-on-year +20.97% -2.30% +37.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £6.00 - -
Median hourly rate £16.00 - -
75th Percentile £16.50 - -
90th Percentile £21.00 - -
East of England median hourly rate £16.00 - £22.00
% change year-on-year - - +25.28%

All Generic Skills
Norfolk

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 Norfolk.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 41 18 20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Norfolk 30.83% 30.00% 40.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 9 17
10th Percentile £281 £121 £134
25th Percentile £318 £200 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £373 £275
Median % change year-on-year +13.94% +35.64% +57.14%
75th Percentile £486 £538 £400
90th Percentile £493 £720 £455
East of England median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 0 0
10th Percentile £6.00 - -
25th Percentile £12.97 - -
Median hourly rate £14.00 - -
75th Percentile £16.50 - -
90th Percentile £21.00 - -
East of England median hourly rate £42.50 £62.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year -31.45% -0.80% +53.45%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in Norfolk

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

NHS job vacancy trend in Norfolk

NHS
Daily Rate Trend in Norfolk

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Norfolk citing NHS

NHS
Daily Rate Histogram in Norfolk

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NHS in Norfolk over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for NHS in Norfolk

NHS
Hourly Rate Trend in Norfolk

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Norfolk citing NHS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Norfolk citing NHS

NHS
Hourly Rate Histogram in Norfolk

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NHS in Norfolk over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for NHS in Norfolk

NHS
Contract Job Locations in Norfolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Norfolk region over the 6 months to 18 November 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Norwich +1 21 £331 - 6
NHS
East of England

NHS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norfolk 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 6 (26.09%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (52.17%) LAN
1 12 (52.17%) TCP/IP
2 7 (30.43%) Wireless
3 6 (26.09%) Structured Cabling
3 6 (26.09%) WAN
4 1 (4.35%) Firewall
4 1 (4.35%) RS-232
4 1 (4.35%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (26.09%) SQL Server
2 5 (21.74%) Electronic Patient Records
2 5 (21.74%) Oracle Database
General
1 13 (56.52%) Social Skills
2 8 (34.78%) Public Sector
3 6 (26.09%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (17.39%) Digital Health
5 1 (4.35%) Electronics
5 1 (4.35%) Finance
5 1 (4.35%) Health Technology
5 1 (4.35%) Manufacturing
5 1 (4.35%) Marketing
5 1 (4.35%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (4.35%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (73.91%) Analyst
1 17 (73.91%) Support Analyst
2 15 (65.22%) Technical Analyst
2 15 (65.22%) Technical Support
2 15 (65.22%) Technical Support Analyst
3 6 (26.09%) 2nd Line Support
3 6 (26.09%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
3 6 (26.09%) 2nd Line Technical Support
3 6 (26.09%) 2nd Line Technical Support Analyst
3 6 (26.09%) Asset Management Analyst
4 3 (13.04%) IT Analyst
4 3 (13.04%) IT Support
4 3 (13.04%) IT Support Analyst
5 2 (8.70%) Procurement Specialist
6 1 (4.35%) Change Manager
6 1 (4.35%) Communications Manager
6 1 (4.35%) Lead
6 1 (4.35%) Project Change Manager
6 1 (4.35%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 6 (26.09%) CMDB
1 6 (26.09%) Driving Licence
1 6 (26.09%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.35%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 17 (73.91%) Windows
2 13 (56.52%) Windows Server
3 5 (21.74%) Windows Server 2003
3 5 (21.74%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (4.35%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (26.09%) Asset Management
2 6 (26.09%) Network Management
2 6 (26.09%) Network Monitoring
3 5 (21.74%) Capacity Planning
3 5 (21.74%) ITIL
3 5 (21.74%) Security Patching
3 5 (21.74%) Service Management
4 4 (17.39%) Customer Service
4 4 (17.39%) Information Governance
4 4 (17.39%) ITSM
5 3 (13.04%) Contract Management
5 3 (13.04%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (13.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (8.70%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (8.70%) Contract Negotiation
6 2 (8.70%) E-Procurement
7 1 (4.35%) Business Continuity
7 1 (4.35%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 11 (47.83%) Degree
2 10 (43.48%) HNC
2 10 (43.48%) HND
2 10 (43.48%) MCP
2 10 (43.48%) MCSE
2 10 (43.48%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (26.09%) ECDL
4 4 (17.39%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) QA
System Software
1 10 (43.48%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.35%) Hyper-V
2 1 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 7 (30.43%) Microsoft
2 5 (21.74%) Citrix
2 5 (21.74%) Oracle
3 1 (4.35%) Cerner
3 1 (4.35%) Cisco
3 1 (4.35%) MEDITECH
3 1 (4.35%) SAP
3 1 (4.35%) VMware