National Health Service (NHS)
UK > Scotland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 284 | 201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -83 | -163 |
| Permanent jobs citing NHS | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | - | 0.059% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.12% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £20,948 | £27,200 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £25,371 | £32,747 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £38,470 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -38.45% | +56.25% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £57,299 | £98,438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £65,159 | £110,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £50,000 | £51,550 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -3.01% | +2.75% |
All Generic Skills
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 770 | 3,201 | 1,788 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 25.39% | 46.89% | 40.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 377 | 854 | 749 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £28,750 | £33,562 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,688 | £39,885 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,645 | £52,500 | £57,810 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.63% | -9.19% | +5.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £69,750 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,550 | £81,750 | £89,427 |
| 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 Scotland
Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
NHS
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NHS in Scotland.