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 24 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 167 | 243 | 201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +76 | -42 | -3 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing NHS | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.18% | 0.071% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.71% | 0.18% | 0.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £38,296 | £34,700 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £41,741 | £70,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £58,941 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.80% | -41.06% | +90.48% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £72,699 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £74,080 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £53,500 | £45,341 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | +17.99% | -14.45% |
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.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 842 | 2,198 | 1,250 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 24.68% | 38.85% | 36.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 350 | 620 | 736 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £32,500 | £33,730 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £43,000 | £43,453 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.73% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £70,000 | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,675 | £80,000 | £84,056 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,000 | £57,500 | £62,989 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.87% | -8.71% | +0.78% |
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
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing NHS.
NHS
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 24 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | +98 | 4 | - | - | 7 |
| Edinburgh | +23 | 2 | £60,000 | +1.80% | 2 |
| NHS UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: