NHS Job Trends in Essex

National Health Service (NHS)
East of England > Essex

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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - +45
Permanent jobs citing NHS 1 0 45
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.12% - 6.21%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.35% - 17.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 45
10th Percentile - - £25,759
25th Percentile - - £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -22.72%
75th Percentile - - £39,085
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £42,512 £60,000 £39,085
% change year-on-year -29.15% +53.51% -1.12%

All Generic Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 283 114 260
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 33.97% 28.86% 35.86%
Number of salaries quoted 110 65 202
10th Percentile £26,800 - £25,759
25th Percentile £27,500 £21,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £39,293
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -10.92% -20.62%
75th Percentile £58,063 £57,500 £52,188
90th Percentile £78,750 £68,000 £87,500
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -9.09%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

NHS job vacancy trend in Essex

NHS
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing NHS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing NHS

NHS
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Essex region over the 6 months to 21 February 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
Chelmsford - 1 £30,000 - 1
NHS
East of England