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 advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NHS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 389 444 316
Rank change year-on-year +55 -128 +82
Permanent jobs citing NHS 553 653 1,645
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.65% 0.70% 1.26%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.88% 1.62% 2.72%
Number of salaries quoted 438 466 757
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,282 £31,138
25th Percentile £37,274 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,573 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.90% +3.15% -13.04%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £67,746
90th Percentile £73,987 £80,000 £84,702
UK median annual salary £50,000 £51,573 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.05% +3.15% -9.09%

All Generic Skills
England

NHS is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 29,443 40,387 60,488
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 34.72% 43.32% 46.27%
Number of salaries quoted 20,757 21,802 30,475
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,422 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,650 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £98,474 £110,000 £105,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

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 27 April 2024.

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 27 April 2024. 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 +50 176 £40,132 -10.82% 49
London +41 110 £57,500 -5.06% 52
South East +32 98 £50,000 +5.26% 52
Midlands +48 78 £53,500 +2.81% 32
Yorkshire +112 77 £45,000 +0.37% 22
North West +20 70 £40,000 -11.11% 25
West Midlands +63 64 £53,500 +1.90% 9
South West -44 45 £39,500 -12.22% 22
East of England +7 36 £30,000 +5.26% 18
North East -25 29 £41,000 -8.21% 7
East Midlands -14 11 £46,750 +11.31% 23
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 6 (1.08%) CMS
2 4 (0.72%) ArcGIS
2 4 (0.72%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.54%) Confluence
3 3 (0.54%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.36%) SAS
5 1 (0.18%) Apache
5 1 (0.18%) Drupal
5 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.18%) Jetty
5 1 (0.18%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 44 (7.96%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (6.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (2.71%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.27%) InVision
4 7 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.27%) Sketch
5 6 (1.08%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.72%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.54%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.54%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.18%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.18%) CorelDRAW
Business Applications
1 5 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.36%) Primavera
3 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 97 (17.54%) Azure
2 54 (9.76%) AWS
3 43 (7.78%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (6.33%) Power Platform
5 15 (2.71%) SaaS
6 14 (2.53%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (1.99%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (1.81%) GCP
9 9 (1.63%) Google Analytics
9 9 (1.63%) Google Tag Manager
10 8 (1.45%) dbt
10 8 (1.45%) Snowflake
11 6 (1.08%) Azure Data Factory
11 6 (1.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 4 (0.72%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (0.72%) BigCommerce
13 3 (0.54%) AWS CloudFormation
13 3 (0.54%) AWS CodeBuild
13 3 (0.54%) PaaS
14 2 (0.36%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.16%) WAN
2 22 (3.98%) Internet
2 22 (3.98%) LAN
3 20 (3.62%) Firewall
4 16 (2.89%) Broadband
4 16 (2.89%) WPA
5 10 (1.81%) Intranet
6 9 (1.63%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.27%) DNS
8 6 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.90%) DHCP
9 5 (0.90%) VPN
10 3 (0.54%) SAN
10 3 (0.54%) Wireless
11 2 (0.36%) Network Security
12 1 (0.18%) DECT
12 1 (0.18%) NGFW
12 1 (0.18%) RFID
12 1 (0.18%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.18%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (8.86%) SQL Server
2 30 (5.42%) Power BI
3 27 (4.88%) Data Warehouse
4 22 (3.98%) Tableau
5 19 (3.44%) Electronic Patient Records
6 13 (2.35%) Relational Database
6 13 (2.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (1.63%) Data Lake
8 8 (1.45%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 7 (1.27%) BigQuery
9 7 (1.27%) Looker
10 6 (1.08%) MongoDB
10 6 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.90%) Big Data
11 5 (0.90%) Metadata
11 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 5 (0.90%) MySQL
11 5 (0.90%) NoSQL
11 5 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (0.72%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 9 (1.63%) JIRA
2 4 (0.72%) Katalon Studio
2 4 (0.72%) Postman
2 4 (0.72%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.54%) Git
3 3 (0.54%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.36%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.36%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.36%) gulp
4 2 (0.36%) JIRA Agile
4 2 (0.36%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.18%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.18%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.18%) Moq
5 1 (0.18%) NUnit
5 1 (0.18%) Selenium
5 1 (0.18%) Sourcetree
5 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 210 (37.97%) Social Skills
2 113 (20.43%) Finance
3 98 (17.72%) Public Sector
4 61 (11.03%) Analytical Skills
5 56 (10.13%) Presentation Skills
6 53 (9.58%) Pharmaceutical
7 50 (9.04%) Local Government
8 49 (8.86%) Marketing
9 41 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 38 (6.87%) Retail
11 35 (6.33%) Organisational Skills
12 33 (5.97%) Health Technology
13 32 (5.79%) Billing
14 14 (2.53%) Environmental Health
14 14 (2.53%) Telecoms
15 12 (2.17%) Digital Health
15 12 (2.17%) Manufacturing
16 10 (1.81%) Police
17 9 (1.63%) Digital Healthcare
18 8 (1.45%) Legal
Job Titles
1 81 (14.65%) Senior
2 64 (11.57%) Project Manager
3 62 (11.21%) Developer
4 50 (9.04%) Analyst
5 47 (8.50%) Lead
6 34 (6.15%) Audit Manager
7 22 (3.98%) Business Manager
7 22 (3.98%) Senior Developer
8 18 (3.25%) Delivery Manager
8 18 (3.25%) Product Manager
9 17 (3.07%) Senior Manager
9 17 (3.07%) Systems Engineer
10 15 (2.71%) Support Technician
11 14 (2.53%) Architect
11 14 (2.53%) Business Analyst
12 13 (2.35%) Data Engineer
12 13 (2.35%) IT Manager
13 12 (2.17%) Digital Delivery Manager
13 12 (2.17%) Software Developer
13 12 (2.17%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (9.04%) .NET
2 28 (5.06%) HTML
3 26 (4.70%) CSS
4 14 (2.53%) ASP.NET
5 13 (2.35%) React
5 13 (2.35%) XML
6 12 (2.17%) .NET Core
6 12 (2.17%) Lightning Web Components
7 11 (1.99%) AngularJS
7 11 (1.99%) Node.js
8 8 (1.45%) Vue
9 7 (1.27%) .NET Framework
9 7 (1.27%) HTML5
9 7 (1.27%) Razor View Engine
9 7 (1.27%) RESTful
10 6 (1.08%) jQuery
11 5 (0.90%) Entity Framework
11 5 (0.90%) FHIR
11 5 (0.90%) Web Services
11 5 (0.90%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.31%) Management Information System
2 35 (6.33%) Housing Association
3 26 (4.70%) Mobile App
4 17 (3.07%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (2.89%) Data Protection Act
6 11 (1.99%) Algorithms
7 9 (1.63%) Driving Licence
7 9 (1.63%) LIMS
7 9 (1.63%) PKI
7 9 (1.63%) Product Ownership
8 7 (1.27%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.27%) Renewable Energy
8 7 (1.27%) Social Media
9 6 (1.08%) CCTV
9 6 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.90%) Cloud Native
10 5 (0.90%) Low-Code
10 5 (0.90%) PMI
11 4 (0.72%) BYOD
11 4 (0.72%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 58 (10.49%) Windows
2 28 (5.06%) Windows Server
3 17 (3.07%) Windows 10
4 12 (2.17%) Linux
5 5 (0.90%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.72%) Android
7 2 (0.36%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.36%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (19.89%) Problem-Solving
2 98 (17.72%) Project Management
3 84 (15.19%) Agile
4 53 (9.58%) Business Development
5 52 (9.40%) Business Intelligence
6 50 (9.04%) Coaching
7 47 (8.50%) Customer Service
8 45 (8.14%) Decision-Making
9 41 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
9 41 (7.41%) Service Management
10 40 (7.23%) PRINCE2
11 39 (7.05%) Analytics
11 39 (7.05%) Roadmaps
12 37 (6.69%) Change Management
13 36 (6.51%) Information Governance
13 36 (6.51%) People Management
13 36 (6.51%) Performance Management
13 36 (6.51%) Project Delivery
14 34 (6.15%) DevOps
15 33 (5.97%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 83 (15.01%) SQL
2 54 (9.76%) C#
3 34 (6.15%) JavaScript
4 30 (5.42%) Python
5 23 (4.16%) Java
6 17 (3.07%) TypeScript
7 14 (2.53%) T-SQL
8 7 (1.27%) R
9 6 (1.08%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.90%) Kotlin
11 4 (0.72%) Groovy
11 4 (0.72%) Ruby
12 3 (0.54%) Bash
12 3 (0.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.36%) Bicep
13 2 (0.36%) JSX
13 2 (0.36%) PHP
13 2 (0.36%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.18%) C
Qualifications
1 77 (13.92%) Degree
2 61 (11.03%) DBS Check
3 34 (6.15%) ACCA
4 20 (3.62%) CIPD
5 16 (2.89%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (1.63%) Security Cleared
7 7 (1.27%) NVQ Level 3
7 7 (1.27%) Postgraduate
8 6 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (1.08%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 5 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (0.90%) CISM
9 5 (0.90%) CISSP
9 5 (0.90%) MCSE
9 5 (0.90%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.90%) PMP
10 3 (0.54%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (0.54%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.54%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.36%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (8.32%) GDPR
2 32 (5.79%) GAAP
2 32 (5.79%) IFRS
3 22 (3.98%) Cyber Essentials
4 21 (3.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (3.44%) Accessibility
5 19 (3.44%) QA
6 12 (2.17%) PMO
7 10 (1.81%) Data Quality
8 8 (1.45%) ISO 9001
9 6 (1.08%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (1.08%) GMP
9 6 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 6 (1.08%) NCSC
10 5 (0.90%) SLA
11 3 (0.54%) WCAG
12 2 (0.36%) Disclosure Scotland
12 2 (0.36%) GRC
12 2 (0.36%) HL7
12 2 (0.36%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 22 (3.98%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.63%) Hyper-V
4 8 (1.45%) Docker
5 4 (0.72%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.54%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 3 (0.54%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 25 (4.52%) Terraform
2 16 (2.89%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (1.81%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.72%) SCCM
5 1 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 129 (23.33%) Microsoft
2 34 (6.15%) CA
3 18 (3.25%) Northgate
4 17 (3.07%) VMware
5 15 (2.71%) Google
6 14 (2.53%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.17%) Adobe
8 7 (1.27%) Cisco
8 7 (1.27%) Databricks
9 6 (1.08%) Facebook
9 6 (1.08%) Hotjar
10 5 (0.90%) RedGate
10 5 (0.90%) SAP
11 4 (0.72%) Datix
11 4 (0.72%) ESRI
11 4 (0.72%) HP
12 3 (0.54%) Atlassian
12 3 (0.54%) New Relic
12 3 (0.54%) Oracle
12 3 (0.54%) ServiceNow