NHS Job Trends in Bristol

National Health Service (NHS)
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 102 130
Rank change year-on-year +3 +28 -11
Permanent jobs citing NHS 1 5 20
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.044% 0.38% 0.84%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.28% 0.97% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £53,750 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +41.18% -13.27%
75th Percentile - £65,000 £66,137
90th Percentile - £71,000 £66,250
South West median annual salary £30,000 £57,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -47.83% +35.29% -13.27%

All Generic Skills
Bristol

NHS falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 354 516 875
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 15.74% 39.60% 36.73%
Number of salaries quoted 257 279 708
10th Percentile £29,750 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +4.17% +1.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £76,250 £75,313
90th Percentile £81,250 £90,250 £95,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +8.00% -4.76%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

NHS job vacancy trend in Bristol

NHS
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing NHS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing NHS

NHS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Account Executive
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Executive
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Pricing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Value Proposition