NHS Job Trends in Merton

National Health Service (NHS)
South London > Merton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies in Merton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 7 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing NHS 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Merton 1.05% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.17% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South London median annual salary £47,500 £27,500 -
% change year-on-year +72.73% - -

All Generic Skills
Merton

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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 24 18 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 25.26% 31.03% 41.33%
Number of salaries quoted 18 10 5
10th Percentile £47,500 £36,000 £37,750
25th Percentile - £39,438 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -17.75%
75th Percentile - £52,500 -
90th Percentile £52,500 £80,000 £53,500
South London median annual salary £50,000 £47,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +6.38% -27.69% +18.18%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

NHS job vacancy trend in Merton

NHS
Salary Trend in Merton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing NHS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merton citing NHS

NHS
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Merton region over the 6 months to 7 September 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
New Malden - 1 - -
NHS
South London

NHS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SystmOne
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Electronic Patient Records
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) SystmOne Analyst