NHS Contracts in Oxfordshire

National Health Service (NHS)
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - -8
Contract jobs citing NHS 5 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 4.72% - 1.63%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 13.51% - 5.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £181
25th Percentile - - £226
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £305
Median % change year-on-year - - +34.70%
75th Percentile - - £404
90th Percentile - - £462
South East median daily rate £275 £205 £205
% change year-on-year +34.15% - -32.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.08 - -
Median hourly rate £14.08 - -
75th Percentile £15.07 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £14.08 £26.55 £37.49
% change year-on-year -46.99% -29.18% +118.46%

All Generic Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 37 61 73
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 34.91% 26.64% 29.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 38 41
10th Percentile £250 £173 £200
25th Percentile £350 £253 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £438 £475
Median % change year-on-year +25.71% -7.89% +11.76%
75th Percentile £688 £547 £563
90th Percentile £700 £623 £638
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 12 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.08 £11.50 -
Median hourly rate £14.08 £48.75 £18.08
Median % change year-on-year -71.13% +169.63% -9.60%
75th Percentile £15.07 £65.00 £26.75
90th Percentile - - £28.60
South East median hourly rate £47.90 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year +0.85% -5.00% +132.56%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for NHS in Oxfordshire

NHS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NHS in Oxfordshire.

Daily rate trend for NHS in Oxfordshire

NHS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NHS in Oxfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for NHS in Oxfordshire

NHS
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 4 May 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
Oxford - 5 - - 8
NHS
South East

NHS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 3 (60.00%) Advertising
2 2 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Help Desk Operator
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) CAFM
1 5 (100.00%) Workflow
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) Facilities Management
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft