NHS Job Trends in Cornwall

National Health Service (NHS)
South West > Cornwall

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies in Cornwall. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Permanent jobs citing NHS 1 0 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Cornwall 0.66% - 12.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.75% - 44.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 22
10th Percentile - - £36,763
25th Percentile £26,250 - £36,956
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,500 - £39,005
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.44%
75th Percentile £26,750 - £40,812
90th Percentile - - £42,437
South West median annual salary £30,000 £60,000 £39,500
% change year-on-year -50.00% +51.90% -16.84%

All Generic Skills
Cornwall

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 Cornwall.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 57 26 49
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cornwall 37.75% 50.98% 27.07%
Number of salaries quoted 36 16 44
10th Percentile £25,400 £29,125 £29,563
25th Percentile £27,250 £29,750 £36,036
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £43,750 £39,005
Median % change year-on-year -26.86% +12.17% -3.99%
75th Percentile £37,375 £50,938 £40,812
90th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £42,583
South West median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in Cornwall

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

NHS job vacancy trend in Cornwall

NHS
Salary Trend in Cornwall

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing NHS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cornwall citing NHS

NHS
Job Locations in Cornwall

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Cornwall region over the 6 months to 21 March 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Truro - 1 £26,500 - 2
NHS
South West

NHS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cornwall 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 1 (100.00%) Google Ads
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Trainer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle