Digital Health Job Trends

Digital Health
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Health in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Digital Health over the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 642 649 844
Rank change year-on-year +7 +195 -11
Permanent jobs citing Digital Health 94 22 42
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.050% 0.040%
As % of the General category 0.21% 0.068% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 66 11 40
10th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £48,188 £52,500 £51,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.31% +8.33% +33.83%
75th Percentile £87,500 £75,000 £60,313
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £70,688
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +28.73%

All General Skills
UK

Digital Health falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 44,416 32,223 60,903
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 48.00% 72.71% 57.87%
Number of salaries quoted 26,363 15,614 40,567
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,984 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,745 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% +8.09% -12.50%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £48,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +3.09% +2.11% -9.52%

Digital Health
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Digital Health relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Digital Health job vacancy trend in the UK

Digital Health
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Digital Health.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Digital Health

Digital Health
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Digital Health over the 6 months to 8 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Digital Health in the UK

Digital Health
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Health within the UK over the 6 months to 8 June 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
England +4 81 £52,500 -19.23% 28
UK excluding London -9 69 £55,000 -8.33% 25
North of England -19 27 £60,000 +20.00% 3
South West - 23 £45,000 - 1
North West +11 17 £50,000 -
South East -15 16 £90,000 - 9
Work from Home +13 11 £90,000 +28.57% 17
London -10 10 £51,000 -32.00% 13
Yorkshire - 8 £60,000 - 2
Midlands -31 3 £77,500 +34.78% 1
East Midlands -31 2 £77,500 +34.78% 1
North East - 2 £60,000 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £85,000 -

Digital Health
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (1.06%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (3.19%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 9 (9.57%) Azure
2 8 (8.51%) AWS
3 6 (6.38%) Power Platform
3 6 (6.38%) SaaS
4 5 (5.32%) dbt
5 4 (4.26%) ChatGPT
5 4 (4.26%) Veeva
6 3 (3.19%) Azure Logic Apps
6 3 (3.19%) PaaS
6 3 (3.19%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.06%) Entra ID
7 1 (1.06%) GCP
7 1 (1.06%) Google Ads
7 1 (1.06%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (1.06%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.13%) Firewall
2 1 (1.06%) DHCP
2 1 (1.06%) DNS
2 1 (1.06%) RS-422
2 1 (1.06%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.06%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.19%) Electronic Patient Records
1 3 (3.19%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (2.13%) Rational DOORS
General
1 13 (13.83%) Social Skills
2 8 (8.51%) Aerospace
2 8 (8.51%) Aviation
2 8 (8.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 8 (8.51%) Legal
3 6 (6.38%) Health Technology
4 5 (5.32%) Avionics
5 4 (4.26%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (3.19%) Digital Healthcare
6 3 (3.19%) Finance
6 3 (3.19%) Local Government
7 2 (2.13%) Aeronautics
7 2 (2.13%) Marketing
7 2 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (2.13%) Wearables
8 1 (1.06%) Automotive
8 1 (1.06%) Electronics
8 1 (1.06%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.06%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 19 (20.21%) Senior
2 14 (14.89%) Account Manager
3 12 (12.77%) Lead
4 9 (9.57%) Developer
4 9 (9.57%) Senior Developer
5 8 (8.51%) Architect
5 8 (8.51%) Solutions Architect
6 7 (7.45%) Microsoft Solutions Architect
7 5 (5.32%) iOS Developer
7 5 (5.32%) Senior iOS Developer
7 5 (5.32%) Systems Engineer
8 4 (4.26%) AWS Developer
8 4 (4.26%) Backend Developer
8 4 (4.26%) Cloud Developer
8 4 (4.26%) Delivery Manager
8 4 (4.26%) Digital Transformation
8 4 (4.26%) Java Developer
8 4 (4.26%) Senior Backend Developer
8 4 (4.26%) Senior Java Developer
8 4 (4.26%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.32%) SwiftUI
Miscellaneous
1 29 (30.85%) NHS
2 7 (7.45%) Mobile App
3 5 (5.32%) e-Learning
3 5 (5.32%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (4.26%) Management Information System
5 3 (3.19%) IoT
5 3 (3.19%) Learning Management System
5 3 (3.19%) Low-Code
6 1 (1.06%) Contactless
6 1 (1.06%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.06%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.06%) Smartphone
6 1 (1.06%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (7.45%) Apple iOS
2 2 (2.13%) Android
3 1 (1.06%) Mac OS
3 1 (1.06%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (15.96%) Roadmaps
2 14 (14.89%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (12.77%) Use Case
4 9 (9.57%) Agile
5 8 (8.51%) Project Management
6 7 (7.45%) User Experience
7 5 (5.32%) AI
7 5 (5.32%) Analytics
7 5 (5.32%) Clean Code
7 5 (5.32%) Data Governance
7 5 (5.32%) Decision-Making
7 5 (5.32%) iOS Development
7 5 (5.32%) Strategic Roadmap
7 5 (5.32%) Systems Engineering
8 4 (4.26%) Business Analysis
8 4 (4.26%) Business Strategy
8 4 (4.26%) Data Science
8 4 (4.26%) Information Management
8 4 (4.26%) Requirements Management
8 4 (4.26%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 5 (5.32%) Swift
2 4 (4.26%) Java
2 4 (4.26%) Python
3 2 (2.13%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 15 (15.96%) Degree
2 4 (4.26%) Master's Degree
3 2 (2.13%) Postgraduate
4 1 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (1.06%) CCNA
4 1 (1.06%) CCNP
4 1 (1.06%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.06%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.06%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.32%) Data Quality
2 3 (3.19%) ARP4761
2 3 (3.19%) DO-160
2 3 (3.19%) GDPR
3 2 (2.13%) ARP4754
3 2 (2.13%) DO-254
4 1 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.06%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (1.06%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.06%) Nessus
Vendors
1 11 (11.70%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.19%) Databricks
3 2 (2.13%) HubSpot
4 1 (1.06%) Brio