National Health Service (NHS)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 290 | 353 | 344 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +63 | -9 | -37 |
| Permanent jobs citing NHS | 453 | 216 | 375 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.58% | 0.62% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 2.50% | 1.59% | 2.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 334 | 57 | 250 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £25,932 | £30,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | £31,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,423 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.85% | +11.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62,833 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,000 | £78,458 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £55,000 | £51,726 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.27% | +6.33% | +5.63% |
All Generic Skills
UK excluding London
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 UK excluding London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 18,135 | 13,613 | 18,050 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 23.42% | 39.27% | 30.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11,786 | 6,323 | 9,981 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,500 | £27,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,750 | £32,750 | £37,199 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -5.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £66,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £78,750 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -4.35% | -10.20% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NHS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing NHS.
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Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing NHS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.
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Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 August 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 |
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| North of England | +32 | 166 | £60,000 | +57.89% | 183 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 118 | £60,000 | +26.32% | 83 |
| South East | +42 | 113 | £57,000 | -18.57% | 95 |
| Midlands | +12 | 75 | £41,316 | -26.55% | 108 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 51 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 57 |
| South West | -40 | 46 | £52,000 | +89.09% | 92 |
| North West | +15 | 45 | £55,000 | +69.23% | 85 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 24 | £50,875 | -7.50% | 51 |
| East of England | -35 | 19 | £35,000 | -41.67% | 76 |
| Wales | -46 | 13 | £85,000 | - | 41 |
| Scotland | +10 | 12 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 6 | - | - | 9 |
| North East | -93 | 3 | £55,000 | +205.56% | 17 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | - | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
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