NHS Job Trends in South Wales

National Health Service (NHS)
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 59 69
Rank change year-on-year 0 +10 +20
Permanent jobs citing NHS 5 8 2
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.64% 1.27% 0.33%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.49% 3.14% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 2
10th Percentile - £55,755 -
25th Percentile - £62,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.77% +13.04% +38.85%
75th Percentile - £71,000 £66,250
90th Percentile - £72,600 -
Wales median annual salary £85,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +30.77% +13.04% +38.85%

All Generic Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 201 255 217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 25.70% 40.54% 35.40%
Number of salaries quoted 124 135 168
10th Percentile £28,600 £25,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,938 £31,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,307 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.26% -6.32% +11.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £63,688
90th Percentile £83,735 £71,000 £72,500
Wales median annual salary £50,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.32% -5.00% +11.11%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

NHS job vacancy trend in South Wales

NHS
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing NHS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing NHS

NHS
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Cardiff +10 5 £85,000 +30.77% 12
NHS
Wales

NHS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Architect
1 5 (100.00%) Enterprise Architect
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft