NHS Job Trends in the Midlands

National Health Service (NHS)
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 204 197 249
Rank change year-on-year -7 +52 -8
Permanent jobs citing NHS 48 36 78
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.36% 0.64% 0.59%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.77% 1.53% 1.93%
Number of salaries quoted 37 11 66
10th Percentile £27,500 £21,250 £27,375
25th Percentile £39,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% +7.48% +16.18%
75th Percentile £55,000 £63,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £63,750
England median annual salary £58,000 £53,750 £46,028
% change year-on-year +7.91% +16.78% -6.01%

All Generic Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,707 2,354 4,044
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 20.39% 41.80% 30.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,840 1,182 2,435
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,375 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £59,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.61% +4.55% -15.38%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

NHS job vacancy trend in the Midlands

NHS
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing NHS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing NHS

NHS
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing NHS in the Midlands over the 6 months to 16 July 2026.

Salary histogram for NHS in the Midlands

NHS
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
West Midlands -19 35 £40,000 -25.58% 24
East Midlands -33 13 £70,000 +16.67% 10
NHS
England

NHS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.08%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 13 (27.08%) Cloud Computing
2 12 (25.00%) Power Platform
3 4 (8.33%) SaaS
4 3 (6.25%) Azure
5 2 (4.17%) Azure Logic Apps
5 2 (4.17%) PaaS
5 2 (4.17%) PowerApps
6 1 (2.08%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.25%) Structured Cabling
1 3 (6.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (22.92%) Tableau
2 10 (20.83%) Power BI
3 1 (2.08%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (2.08%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 1 (2.08%) Selenium
General
1 11 (22.92%) Public Sector
2 6 (12.50%) Social Skills
3 3 (6.25%) Digital Health
3 3 (6.25%) Health Technology
3 3 (6.25%) Local Government
3 3 (6.25%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.08%) Legal
4 1 (2.08%) Marketing
4 1 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (27.08%) IT Support
2 9 (18.75%) Trainee
2 9 (18.75%) Trainee IT Support
3 8 (16.67%) IT Assistant
3 8 (16.67%) IT Support Assistant
3 8 (16.67%) Support Assistant
4 6 (12.50%) Insight Manager
4 6 (12.50%) NHS Performance Manager
4 6 (12.50%) Performance Manager
4 6 (12.50%) Report Manager
5 5 (10.42%) Account Manager
5 5 (10.42%) IT Support Technician
5 5 (10.42%) IT Technician
5 5 (10.42%) Lead
5 5 (10.42%) Support Technician
5 5 (10.42%) Trainee IT Technician
5 5 (10.42%) Trainee Technician
6 4 (8.33%) Business Development Manager
6 4 (8.33%) Development Manager
6 4 (8.33%) IT Director
Miscellaneous
1 10 (20.83%) Management Information System
2 3 (6.25%) Driving Licence
2 3 (6.25%) Housing Association
3 2 (4.17%) Low-Code
4 1 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (31.25%) Decision-Making
2 14 (29.17%) Analytics
2 14 (29.17%) Service Delivery
3 13 (27.08%) Cloud Security
3 13 (27.08%) Disaster Recovery
4 11 (22.92%) Risk Management
5 10 (20.83%) Business Intelligence
5 10 (20.83%) Collaborative Culture
5 10 (20.83%) Collaborative Working
5 10 (20.83%) Data Analysis
5 10 (20.83%) Data Analytics
5 10 (20.83%) Data Interpretation
5 10 (20.83%) Data Management
5 10 (20.83%) Line Management
5 10 (20.83%) People Management
5 10 (20.83%) Performance Measurement
5 10 (20.83%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (20.83%) Programme Management
5 10 (20.83%) Validation
6 8 (16.67%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 11 (22.92%) SQL
2 1 (2.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (27.08%) Postgraduate
2 10 (20.83%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.08%) GDPR
Vendors
1 3 (6.25%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.08%) Google
2 1 (2.08%) Salesforce