NHS Contracts in the South East

National Health Service (NHS)
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited NHS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 129 123 115
Rank change year-on-year -6 -8 -11
Contract jobs citing NHS 71 105 160
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 1.29% 1.80% 2.06%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.51% 5.30% 6.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 80 116
10th Percentile £195 £150 £154
25th Percentile £200 £200 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 £205 £299
Median % change year-on-year - -31.32% -3.71%
75th Percentile £388 £310 £428
90th Percentile £503 £453 £471
England median daily rate £291 £300 £325
% change year-on-year -2.92% -7.69% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 17
10th Percentile £11.45 £18.67 £12.58
25th Percentile £12.42 £24.38 £15.63
Median hourly rate £26.55 £37.49 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.18% +114.21% +20.69%
75th Percentile £44.09 £42.75 £22.10
90th Percentile £51.50 £64.25 £29.59
England median hourly rate £15.75 £22.00 £19.25
% change year-on-year -28.41% +14.32% +13.21%

All Generic Skills
South East

NHS is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,573 1,980 2,653
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 28.47% 33.97% 34.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 919 1,340 1,705
10th Percentile £205 £213 £213
25th Percentile £359 £386 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £514 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.68% +2.75% +11.11%
75th Percentile £608 £650 £600
90th Percentile £688 £725 £675
England median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 152 89 121
10th Percentile £11.72 £18.25 £16.11
25th Percentile £18.35 £20.50 £17.50
Median hourly rate £47.19 £52.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.12% +144.19% -33.85%
75th Percentile £61.30 £67.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £63.25
England median hourly rate £30.00 £22.50 £26.98
% change year-on-year +33.33% -16.60% +1.24%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for NHS in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NHS in the South East.

Daily rate trend for NHS in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NHS in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for NHS in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NHS in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for NHS in the South East

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NHS in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for NHS in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Kent -1 28 £205 - 4
Surrey +14 10 £370 +66.67% 12
Thames Valley +2 6 £205 -32.79% 21
West Sussex -8 4 £525 +162.50% 1
Berkshire -8 4 £475 +90.00% 12
East Sussex +3 3 £340 +33.33% 1
Buckinghamshire +27 2 £190 -57.78% 6
Isle of Wight - 1 - -
NHS
England

NHS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 5 (7.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (4.23%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (9.86%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.82%) Power Automate
2 2 (2.82%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.63%) LAN
1 4 (5.63%) VPN
1 4 (5.63%) WAN
1 4 (5.63%) Wireless
2 3 (4.23%) Firewall
3 1 (1.41%) DHCP
3 1 (1.41%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (15.49%) Electronic Patient Records
2 1 (1.41%) Relational Database
General
1 40 (56.34%) Public Sector
2 39 (54.93%) Finance
3 37 (52.11%) Electronics
3 37 (52.11%) Manufacturing
3 37 (52.11%) Marketing
3 37 (52.11%) Telecoms
4 15 (21.13%) Social Skills
5 4 (5.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (2.82%) Local Government
7 1 (1.41%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.41%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (30.99%) Support Engineer
2 18 (25.35%) Desktop Engineer
2 18 (25.35%) Desktop Support
2 18 (25.35%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 15 (21.13%) Project Manager
4 8 (11.27%) LIMS Manager
4 8 (11.27%) LIMS Project Manager
4 8 (11.27%) Trainer
5 7 (9.86%) IT Trainer
6 5 (7.04%) Microsoft 365 Trainer
7 4 (5.63%) IT Manager
7 4 (5.63%) Network Engineer
7 4 (5.63%) Senior
8 3 (4.23%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 3 (4.23%) 2nd Line Support
8 3 (4.23%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 3 (4.23%) IT Project Manager
8 3 (4.23%) Lead
8 3 (4.23%) Technical Trainer
9 2 (2.82%) Configuration Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 9 (12.68%) LIMS
2 4 (5.63%) Smartphone
3 1 (1.41%) Data Centre
3 1 (1.41%) e-Learning
3 1 (1.41%) Learning Management System
3 1 (1.41%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 21 (29.58%) Windows
2 19 (26.76%) Windows 10
3 2 (2.82%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (2.82%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (1.41%) Windows 7
4 1 (1.41%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (57.75%) Programme Management
2 37 (52.11%) Business Intelligence
2 37 (52.11%) Digital Marketing
3 9 (12.68%) Test Scripting
4 8 (11.27%) Validation
5 7 (9.86%) Document Management
6 5 (7.04%) Project Management
7 4 (5.63%) Decision-Making
7 4 (5.63%) Digital Strategy
8 3 (4.23%) High Availability
8 3 (4.23%) Knowledge Management
8 3 (4.23%) Matrix Management
8 3 (4.23%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (4.23%) Process Management
8 3 (4.23%) Risk Management
9 2 (2.82%) Change Management
9 2 (2.82%) GAP Analysis
9 2 (2.82%) Migration
9 2 (2.82%) Performance Management
9 2 (2.82%) Qualitative Research
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.82%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (1.41%) A+ Certification
1 1 (1.41%) Degree
1 1 (1.41%) MCDST
1 1 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (12.68%) HL7
2 1 (1.41%) Accessibility
System Software
1 2 (2.82%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.41%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 37 (52.11%) SAP
2 6 (8.45%) Cerner
2 6 (8.45%) Microsoft
3 3 (4.23%) SolarWinds
4 1 (1.41%) Extreme Networks
4 1 (1.41%) VMware