NHS Jobs in the UK excluding London

National Health Service (NHS)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited NHS over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 372 373 182
Rank change year-on-year +1 -191 +157
Permanent jobs citing NHS 446 488 1,541
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.64% 0.78% 2.19%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.88% 1.88% 5.05%
Number of salaries quoted 352 337 574
10th Percentile £29,775 £29,900 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,875 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% - -7.32%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,875
90th Percentile £66,137 £72,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £51,573 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.05% +3.15% -9.09%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

NHS is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 23,717 25,981 30,540
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.19% 41.31% 43.34%
Number of salaries quoted 15,260 11,568 15,887
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,250 £39,659
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for NHS in the UK excluding London

NHS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NHS in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for NHS in the UK excluding London

NHS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing NHS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for NHS in the UK excluding London

NHS
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 18 April 2024. 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
North of England +46 175 £40,132 -10.82% 54
South East +29 91 £50,000 +2.56% 47
Midlands +50 78 £53,500 +2.81% 41
Yorkshire +96 76 £45,000 +0.37% 23
North West +14 70 £40,000 -11.11% 29
West Midlands +77 64 £53,500 +1.90% 16
South West -54 45 £39,500 -16.84% 21
East of England +30 40 £30,000 -23.08% 19
North East -27 29 £41,000 -8.21% 6
Wales -16 13 £53,500 +19.78% 9
East Midlands -13 11 £46,750 +11.31% 25
Scotland -72 4 £18,000 -66.51% 7
NHS
UK

NHS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (1.35%) CMS
2 4 (0.90%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.67%) Confluence
3 3 (0.67%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.45%) SAS
4 2 (0.45%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.22%) Apache
5 1 (0.22%) Drupal
5 1 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.22%) Jetty
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.22%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 33 (7.40%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (3.36%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.57%) InVision
4 7 (1.57%) Sketch
5 6 (1.35%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.90%) Adobe Illustrator
6 4 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.67%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.45%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.22%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.22%) CorelDRAW
Business Applications
1 5 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.45%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 80 (17.94%) Azure
2 39 (8.74%) AWS
2 39 (8.74%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (4.71%) Power Platform
4 15 (3.36%) SaaS
5 12 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (2.47%) Cloud Computing
7 10 (2.24%) GCP
7 10 (2.24%) Google Tag Manager
8 9 (2.02%) Google Analytics
9 5 (1.12%) Azure Data Factory
9 5 (1.12%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 4 (0.90%) BigCommerce
11 3 (0.67%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.67%) PaaS
12 2 (0.45%) npm
12 2 (0.45%) Storyblok
13 1 (0.22%) Azure AKS
13 1 (0.22%) ClickUp
13 1 (0.22%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.61%) WAN
2 22 (4.93%) Internet
2 22 (4.93%) LAN
3 19 (4.26%) Firewall
4 16 (3.59%) Broadband
4 16 (3.59%) WPA
5 10 (2.24%) Intranet
5 10 (2.24%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.57%) DNS
7 6 (1.35%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (1.12%) DHCP
9 3 (0.67%) SAN
9 3 (0.67%) VPN
9 3 (0.67%) Wireless
10 2 (0.45%) Network Security
11 1 (0.22%) DECT
11 1 (0.22%) NGFW
11 1 (0.22%) RFID
11 1 (0.22%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.22%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (8.97%) SQL Server
2 21 (4.71%) Data Warehouse
3 16 (3.59%) Power BI
4 14 (3.14%) Electronic Patient Records
4 14 (3.14%) Tableau
5 10 (2.24%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (1.57%) BigQuery
7 7 (1.57%) Looker
8 5 (1.12%) Big Data
8 5 (1.12%) Data Lake
8 5 (1.12%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.12%) MySQL
9 4 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.90%) Geospatial Data
9 4 (0.90%) GIS
9 4 (0.90%) Metadata
9 4 (0.90%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 4 (0.90%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.90%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 7 (1.57%) JIRA
2 4 (0.90%) Katalon Studio
2 4 (0.90%) Postman
3 3 (0.67%) Git
3 3 (0.67%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.45%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.45%) gulp
4 2 (0.45%) JIRA Agile
5 1 (0.22%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.22%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.22%) Moq
5 1 (0.22%) NUnit
5 1 (0.22%) Selenium
5 1 (0.22%) Sourcetree
5 1 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 181 (40.58%) Social Skills
2 102 (22.87%) Finance
3 83 (18.61%) Public Sector
4 54 (12.11%) Presentation Skills
5 51 (11.43%) Analytical Skills
6 46 (10.31%) Local Government
7 40 (8.97%) Marketing
8 38 (8.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 37 (8.30%) Pharmaceutical
10 31 (6.95%) Billing
10 31 (6.95%) Organisational Skills
10 31 (6.95%) Retail
11 21 (4.71%) Health Technology
12 15 (3.36%) Digital Health
13 14 (3.14%) Environmental Health
14 13 (2.91%) Telecoms
15 10 (2.24%) Manufacturing
15 10 (2.24%) Police
16 7 (1.57%) Electronics
17 5 (1.12%) Legal
Job Titles
1 60 (13.45%) Senior
2 53 (11.88%) Developer
3 49 (10.99%) Project Manager
4 39 (8.74%) Analyst
5 35 (7.85%) Lead
6 31 (6.95%) Audit Manager
7 17 (3.81%) Business Manager
7 17 (3.81%) Senior Developer
7 17 (3.81%) Systems Engineer
8 16 (3.59%) Product Manager
9 15 (3.36%) Support Technician
10 13 (2.91%) Architect
10 13 (2.91%) IT Manager
11 12 (2.69%) Business Analyst
11 12 (2.69%) Senior Analyst
11 12 (2.69%) Technical Architect
12 11 (2.47%) Consultant
12 11 (2.47%) IT Support
12 11 (2.47%) Senior Business Analyst
12 11 (2.47%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (8.74%) .NET
2 26 (5.83%) HTML
3 24 (5.38%) CSS
4 13 (2.91%) XML
5 12 (2.69%) Lightning Web Components
6 11 (2.47%) .NET Core
6 11 (2.47%) ASP.NET
7 9 (2.02%) React
8 8 (1.79%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.79%) Vue
9 7 (1.57%) HTML5
9 7 (1.57%) Node.js
9 7 (1.57%) Razor View Engine
10 6 (1.35%) .NET Framework
11 5 (1.12%) Entity Framework
11 5 (1.12%) jQuery
11 5 (1.12%) RESTful
11 5 (1.12%) Web Services
11 5 (1.12%) WPF
12 4 (0.90%) Gherkin
Miscellaneous
1 42 (9.42%) Management Information System
2 34 (7.62%) Housing Association
3 26 (5.83%) Mobile App
4 15 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (3.14%) Data Protection Act
6 12 (2.69%) Social Media
7 9 (2.02%) Driving Licence
7 9 (2.02%) LIMS
7 9 (2.02%) PKI
7 9 (2.02%) Product Ownership
8 8 (1.79%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.57%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.35%) CCTV
11 5 (1.12%) Blog
11 5 (1.12%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.12%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.90%) BYOD
12 4 (0.90%) Freedom of Information
13 3 (0.67%) Enterprise Software
14 2 (0.45%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 58 (13.00%) Windows
2 27 (6.05%) Windows Server
3 17 (3.81%) Windows 10
4 9 (2.02%) Linux
5 5 (1.12%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.90%) Android
7 2 (0.45%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.45%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (24.22%) Problem-Solving
2 77 (17.26%) Project Management
3 62 (13.90%) Agile
4 48 (10.76%) Coaching
5 47 (10.54%) Customer Service
6 44 (9.87%) Business Development
7 38 (8.52%) Service Management
8 37 (8.30%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (7.62%) Business Intelligence
9 34 (7.62%) People Management
9 34 (7.62%) Performance Management
10 32 (7.17%) Decision-Making
10 32 (7.17%) PRINCE2
10 32 (7.17%) User Stories
11 29 (6.50%) Change Management
11 29 (6.50%) DevOps
12 28 (6.28%) Cybersecurity
12 28 (6.28%) Information Governance
12 28 (6.28%) Project Delivery
12 28 (6.28%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 60 (13.45%) SQL
2 47 (10.54%) C#
3 29 (6.50%) JavaScript
4 24 (5.38%) Java
5 17 (3.81%) Python
6 13 (2.91%) TypeScript
7 9 (2.02%) T-SQL
8 6 (1.35%) R
9 4 (0.90%) Groovy
9 4 (0.90%) Kotlin
9 4 (0.90%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.67%) Bash
10 3 (0.67%) PHP
11 2 (0.45%) Bicep
11 2 (0.45%) JSX
11 2 (0.45%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.22%) C
12 1 (0.22%) Ruby
12 1 (0.22%) Swift
Qualifications
1 68 (15.25%) Degree
2 49 (10.99%) DBS Check
3 31 (6.95%) ACCA
4 21 (4.71%) CIPD
5 15 (3.36%) Microsoft Certification
6 9 (2.02%) Security Cleared
7 5 (1.12%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (0.90%) MCSE
9 3 (0.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (0.67%) CISM
9 3 (0.67%) CISSP
9 3 (0.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.45%) MCITP
10 2 (0.45%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.45%) PMP
11 1 (0.22%) AAT
11 1 (0.22%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.22%) CSPO
11 1 (0.22%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (9.42%) GDPR
2 31 (6.95%) GAAP
2 31 (6.95%) IFRS
3 22 (4.93%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (4.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (3.14%) Accessibility
6 11 (2.47%) PMO
6 11 (2.47%) QA
7 6 (1.35%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (1.35%) GMP
7 6 (1.35%) NCSC
8 5 (1.12%) Data Quality
8 5 (1.12%) SLA
9 3 (0.67%) WCAG
10 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 2 (0.45%) Disclosure Scotland
10 2 (0.45%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.45%) SNOMED CT
11 1 (0.22%) HL7
System Software
1 20 (4.48%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.02%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.35%) Docker
5 4 (0.90%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.45%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.22%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 15 (3.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.69%) Terraform
3 7 (1.57%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.67%) SCCM
5 1 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 109 (24.44%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.95%) CA
3 18 (4.04%) Northgate
4 16 (3.59%) Google
5 14 (3.14%) Salesforce
5 14 (3.14%) VMware
6 11 (2.47%) Adobe
7 10 (2.24%) Facebook
8 7 (1.57%) Cisco
9 6 (1.35%) Hotjar
10 5 (1.12%) Databricks
11 4 (0.90%) Datix
11 4 (0.90%) ESRI
11 4 (0.90%) HP
11 4 (0.90%) RedGate
11 4 (0.90%) SAP
11 4 (0.90%) YouTube
12 3 (0.67%) New Relic
12 3 (0.67%) Oracle
12 3 (0.67%) ServiceNow