NHS Jobs in England

National Health Service (NHS)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 407 377 407
Rank change year-on-year -30 +30 -76
Permanent jobs citing NHS 304 626 587
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.61% 0.64% 0.73%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.61% 1.96% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 119 475 445
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,850 £27,750
25th Percentile £37,992 £37,199 £40,836
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -0.34%
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,000 £80,750
UK median annual salary £53,750 £50,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +7.50% -1.96% +1.65%

All Generic Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,890 31,936 35,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 38.08% 32.81% 44.02%
Number of salaries quoted 8,859 21,365 19,754
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,047 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,530 £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for NHS in England

NHS
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for NHS in England

NHS
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing NHS in England over the 6 months to 22 June 2025.

Salary histogram for NHS in England

NHS
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the England region over the 6 months to 22 June 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
North of England -27 93 £32,500 -19.02% 542
London +56 67 £57,500 -1.24% 851
South East +10 44 £70,000 +40.00% 387
East of England +43 35 £60,000 +100.00% 218
North East +54 34 - - 65
Midlands +54 33 £60,000 +12.15% 315
North West -27 33 £32,500 -18.75% 249
Yorkshire +3 26 £47,500 +8.59% 231
West Midlands +23 24 £53,750 +0.47% 174
South West +82 12 £27,500 -30.38% 176
East Midlands +50 9 £60,000 +33.33% 137
NHS
UK

NHS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (4.93%) CMS
2 14 (4.61%) Umbraco
3 5 (1.64%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.32%) Confluence
5 2 (0.66%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 20 (6.58%) Microsoft Excel
1 20 (6.58%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.63%) AutoCAD
3 4 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.32%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.66%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.66%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.66%) Revit
5 1 (0.33%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.66%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.33%) Lorenzo
2 1 (0.33%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 97 (31.91%) Azure
2 90 (29.61%) Entra ID
3 37 (12.17%) AWS
4 29 (9.54%) Power Platform
5 20 (6.58%) SaaS
6 16 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
6 16 (5.26%) Azure Monitor
7 15 (4.93%) Azure AI
7 15 (4.93%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 15 (4.93%) Azure Key Vault
7 15 (4.93%) Azure Service Bus
7 15 (4.93%) IaaS
7 15 (4.93%) PaaS
7 15 (4.93%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.97%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (1.64%) Google Workspace
10 2 (0.66%) GCP
10 2 (0.66%) GitHub
10 2 (0.66%) Slack
11 1 (0.33%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 20 (6.58%) WAN
2 17 (5.59%) VPN
3 16 (5.26%) DNS
3 16 (5.26%) Firewall
4 15 (4.93%) SD-WAN
5 14 (4.61%) Intranet
6 6 (1.97%) SSL
7 5 (1.64%) 4G
7 5 (1.64%) 5G
7 5 (1.64%) Unified Communications
8 3 (0.99%) Broadband
8 3 (0.99%) Internet
9 2 (0.66%) WPA
10 1 (0.33%) Cisco IOS
10 1 (0.33%) DHCP
10 1 (0.33%) IOS XR
10 1 (0.33%) MPLS
10 1 (0.33%) Software-Defined Networking
10 1 (0.33%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.33%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (10.20%) MySQL
2 23 (7.57%) Power BI
3 20 (6.58%) Electronic Patient Records
3 20 (6.58%) SQL Server
4 16 (5.26%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.99%) Tableau
6 2 (0.66%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.66%) QlikView
6 2 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.33%) MS Access
7 1 (0.33%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 16 (5.26%) Git
2 5 (1.64%) JIRA
3 2 (0.66%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.33%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.33%) Gatling
4 1 (0.33%) GitLab
4 1 (0.33%) JMeter
4 1 (0.33%) Locust
4 1 (0.33%) Postman
4 1 (0.33%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (0.33%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.33%) SoapUI
4 1 (0.33%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 82 (26.97%) Social Skills
2 61 (20.07%) Public Sector
3 33 (10.86%) Local Government
4 32 (10.53%) Finance
5 25 (8.22%) Health Technology
5 25 (8.22%) Legal
6 20 (6.58%) Analytical Skills
7 18 (5.92%) Marketing
8 14 (4.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (4.61%) Pharmaceutical
9 8 (2.63%) Law
10 7 (2.30%) Tech for Good
11 6 (1.97%) Digital Health
11 6 (1.97%) Games
11 6 (1.97%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.64%) Digital Healthcare
12 5 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.64%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.32%) Advertising
13 4 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 72 (23.68%) Technology Specialist
2 39 (12.83%) Identity Management Specialist
3 33 (10.86%) Senior
4 28 (9.21%) Lead
5 26 (8.55%) Civil Engineer
5 26 (8.55%) Development Engineer
5 26 (8.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 21 (6.91%) Developer
7 16 (5.26%) Architect
8 15 (4.93%) Cloud Architect
9 14 (4.61%) Principal Engineer
9 14 (4.61%) Umbraco Developer
10 13 (4.28%) Consultant
11 12 (3.95%) Analyst
11 12 (3.95%) IT Support
12 10 (3.29%) Product Manager
13 8 (2.63%) Senior Development Engineer
13 8 (2.63%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 7 (2.30%) Administrator
14 7 (2.30%) Integration Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (9.54%) jQuery
2 19 (6.25%) HTML
3 18 (5.92%) CSS
3 18 (5.92%) React
4 16 (5.26%) HTML5
5 14 (4.61%) Ruby on Rails
6 9 (2.96%) FHIR
6 9 (2.96%) Lightning Web Components
7 4 (1.32%) .NET
8 3 (0.99%) Vue
8 3 (0.99%) XML
9 2 (0.66%) .NET Core
9 2 (0.66%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.66%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.66%) JSON
10 1 (0.33%) Blazor
10 1 (0.33%) Elastic Stack
10 1 (0.33%) Jinja
10 1 (0.33%) OpenConfig
10 1 (0.33%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.92%) Data Centre
2 11 (3.62%) Management Information System
3 9 (2.96%) Housing Association
3 9 (2.96%) PACS
3 9 (2.96%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (2.30%) Social Media
5 5 (1.64%) Blog
5 5 (1.64%) IoT
5 5 (1.64%) Operational Technology
6 4 (1.32%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.32%) Digital Media
6 4 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.32%) Onboarding
7 3 (0.99%) Driving Licence
8 2 (0.66%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.66%) ASTM
8 2 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.66%) Legacy Applications
8 2 (0.66%) Renewable Energy
8 2 (0.66%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.29%) Windows
2 6 (1.97%) Linux
3 1 (0.33%) Android
3 1 (0.33%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.33%) Ubuntu
3 1 (0.33%) Unix
3 1 (0.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (32.24%) ITIL
2 72 (23.68%) Identity Management
3 51 (16.78%) Mentoring
4 41 (13.49%) Project Management
5 39 (12.83%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
7 37 (12.17%) Roadmaps
8 34 (11.18%) Continuous Improvement
8 34 (11.18%) Project Delivery
9 32 (10.53%) Agile
10 31 (10.20%) Analytics
11 30 (9.87%) Artificial Intelligence
12 27 (8.88%) Strategic Planning
13 26 (8.55%) Decision-Making
13 26 (8.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 23 (7.57%) Business Development
14 23 (7.57%) DevOps
15 22 (7.24%) CI/CD
15 22 (7.24%) Migration
16 21 (6.91%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 44 (14.47%) SQL
2 19 (6.25%) C#
3 16 (5.26%) PowerShell
4 15 (4.93%) Bicep
4 15 (4.93%) Ruby
5 11 (3.62%) JavaScript
5 11 (3.62%) Python
6 6 (1.97%) Java
7 3 (0.99%) Bash
8 2 (0.66%) C
8 2 (0.66%) PHP
8 2 (0.66%) R
9 1 (0.33%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.33%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.33%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 135 (44.41%) Degree
2 99 (32.57%) DBS Check
3 16 (5.26%) Postgraduate
4 15 (4.93%) Azure Certification
5 14 (4.61%) Security Cleared
6 12 (3.95%) SC Cleared
7 8 (2.63%) HNC
8 4 (1.32%) HND
9 2 (0.66%) Chartered Engineer
9 2 (0.66%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.33%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.33%) CISSP
10 1 (0.33%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.33%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.33%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.33%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.33%) PhD
10 1 (0.33%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.33%) PMP
10 1 (0.33%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (13.49%) Accessibility
2 21 (6.91%) GDPR
3 15 (4.93%) WCAG
4 12 (3.95%) QA
5 8 (2.63%) HL7
6 7 (2.30%) SNOMED CT
7 5 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.99%) DICOM
9 2 (0.66%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.33%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.33%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 73 (24.01%) Active Directory
2 15 (4.93%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.33%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.33%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (4.93%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (0.99%) Ansible
2 3 (0.99%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.99%) SCCM
2 3 (0.99%) Terraform
Vendors
1 116 (38.16%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.93%) Databricks
2 15 (4.93%) Meraki
3 14 (4.61%) HP
4 10 (3.29%) Salesforce
5 8 (2.63%) Google
6 3 (0.99%) Siemens
6 3 (0.99%) TOWER Software
7 2 (0.66%) Adobe
7 2 (0.66%) Cerner
7 2 (0.66%) Cisco
7 2 (0.66%) Facebook
7 2 (0.66%) Oracle
7 2 (0.66%) Splunk
7 2 (0.66%) Tenable
8 1 (0.33%) Monzo
8 1 (0.33%) Nexthink
8 1 (0.33%) OneLogin
8 1 (0.33%) Palantir
8 1 (0.33%) ServiceNow