NHS Contract Job Trends in Torfaen

National Health Service (NHS)
South Wales > Torfaen

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in Torfaen. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 - 1
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Contract jobs citing NHS 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Torfaen 40.00% - 100.00%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 100.00% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £184 - -
25th Percentile £186 - £182
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £189 - £185
75th Percentile £192 - £187
90th Percentile £194 - -
South Wales median daily rate £308 £162 £207
% change year-on-year +89.29% -21.52% -2.59%

All Generic Skills
Torfaen

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 Torfaen.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2 0 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Torfaen 40.00% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £184 - -
25th Percentile £186 - £182
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £189 - £185
75th Percentile £192 - £187
90th Percentile £194 - -
South Wales median daily rate £325 £425 £375
% change year-on-year -23.53% +13.33% -25.00%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in Torfaen

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

NHS job vacancy trend in Torfaen

NHS
Daily Rate Trend in Torfaen

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Torfaen citing NHS

NHS
Hourly Rate Trend in Torfaen

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Torfaen citing NHS

NHS
Contract Job Locations in Torfaen

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Torfaen region over the 6 months to 20 October 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
Pontypool - 2 £189 -
NHS
South Wales

NHS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Torfaen 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Facilitator
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared