NHS Job Trends in the City of London

National Health Service (NHS)
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 150 101
Rank change year-on-year +23 -49 +142
Permanent jobs citing NHS 5 14 58
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.22% 0.53% 2.09%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.64% 1.24% 6.08%
Number of salaries quoted 5 12 55
10th Percentile £82,750 £32,175 -
25th Percentile - £51,375 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £60,000 £39,085
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% +53.51% -13.14%
75th Percentile - £65,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median annual salary £100,000 £60,000 £39,085
% change year-on-year +66.67% +53.51% -21.83%

All Generic Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 782 1,130 954
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 33.69% 42.56% 34.35%
Number of salaries quoted 603 680 833
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.23%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £97,500
90th Percentile £118,750 £115,125 £122,500
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -3.23%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

NHS job vacancy trend in the City of London

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Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing NHS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing NHS

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Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing NHS in the City of London over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for NHS in the City of London

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (80.00%) AWS
General
1 4 (80.00%) Tech for Good
2 2 (40.00%) Health Technology
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Healthcare
3 1 (20.00%) Legal
3 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Java Engineer
2 3 (60.00%) Java Software Engineer
2 3 (60.00%) Software Engineer
3 2 (40.00%) Full-Stack Engineer
4 1 (20.00%) Bid Manager
4 1 (20.00%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
4 1 (20.00%) JavaScript Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 3 (60.00%) Software Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) Java
2 1 (20.00%) JavaScript