NHS Jobs in Dorset

National Health Service (NHS)
South West > Dorset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 25 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 61 94 71
Rank change year-on-year +33 -23 +3
Permanent jobs citing NHS 1 5 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 0.23% 0.41% 0.91%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.27% 1.21% 2.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 6
10th Percentile - - £38,938
25th Percentile £26,250 £51,250 £39,469
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £55,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +27.91% +10.97%
75th Percentile £28,750 £63,750 £54,688
90th Percentile - - £58,750
South West median annual salary £45,000 £39,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +13.92% -16.84% +5.56%

All Generic Skills
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 79 412 279
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 18.20% 33.66% 42.53%
Number of salaries quoted 40 205 103
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,833 £31,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £54,000
90th Percentile £61,500 £65,000 £67,250
South West median annual salary £51,058 £50,000 £54,882
% change year-on-year +2.12% -8.90% +4.54%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for NHS in Dorset

NHS
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NHS in Dorset.

Salary trend for NHS in Dorset

NHS
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 25 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Poole +10 1 £27,500 -47.62% 1
NHS
South West

NHS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) Junior
1 1 (100.00%) Junior IT Support
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Document Management
1 1 (100.00%) Presales
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree