National Health Service (NHS)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 398 400 408
Rank change year-on-year +2 +8 -118
Permanent jobs citing NHS 340 636 765
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.62% 0.64% 0.78%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.68% 1.80% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 139 511 576
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,117 £37,625 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £51,561
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -3.03% +3.12%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,633 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,470 £78,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £46,500 £46,581
% change year-on-year +2.15% -0.17% -2.79%

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,265 35,245 42,895
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.12% 35.22% 43.47%
Number of salaries quoted 9,299 22,992 23,014
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,066 £46,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £79,125 £75,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,500 £109,960
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for NHS in the UK

NHS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NHS.

Salary trend for NHS in the UK

NHS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing NHS over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Salary histogram for NHS in the UK

NHS
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -24 277 £57,500 +21.05% 1,102
UK excluding London -14 191 £47,500 +2.15% 965
Work from Home +30 129 £52,500 -2.33% 474
North of England -41 88 £32,500 -22.62% 242
London +68 71 £57,500 - 232
South East +31 41 £75,000 +50.00% 238
North West -41 34 £32,500 -18.75% 95
North East +49 33 - - 35
East of England +35 33 £60,000 +100.00% 136
Midlands +16 21 £60,000 +12.15% 188
Yorkshire +2 21 £47,500 +8.59% 115
West Midlands +18 15 £73,750 +37.85% 89
East Midlands +34 6 £60,000 +23.71% 89
South West +68 5 £45,000 +13.92% 110
Wales +24 5 £55,319 +3.40% 36

NHS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 19 (5.59%) CMS
2 18 (5.29%) Umbraco
3 5 (1.47%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.88%) Confluence
4 3 (0.88%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.59%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.29%) Drupal
6 1 (0.29%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (5.29%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (4.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (2.94%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (0.88%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (0.88%) Blender
4 3 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.88%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.88%) ProjectWise
4 3 (0.88%) Revit
4 3 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.59%) Maya
6 1 (0.29%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.29%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.29%) Lorenzo
2 1 (0.29%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.29%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 104 (30.59%) Azure
2 93 (27.35%) Entra ID
3 45 (13.24%) AWS
4 34 (10.00%) Power Platform
5 25 (7.35%) SaaS
6 18 (5.29%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (5.00%) Azure Monitor
7 17 (5.00%) Azure Service Bus
8 16 (4.71%) Azure AI
8 16 (4.71%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 16 (4.71%) Azure Key Vault
8 16 (4.71%) IaaS
8 16 (4.71%) PaaS
8 16 (4.71%) Power Automate
9 6 (1.76%) Google Workspace
10 5 (1.47%) Microsoft 365
11 4 (1.18%) Google Ads
11 4 (1.18%) Google Analytics
12 3 (0.88%) GitHub
12 3 (0.88%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 20 (5.88%) VPN
1 20 (5.88%) WAN
2 18 (5.29%) DNS
2 18 (5.29%) Firewall
2 18 (5.29%) Intranet
3 16 (4.71%) SD-WAN
4 8 (2.35%) SSL
5 4 (1.18%) 4G
5 4 (1.18%) 5G
5 4 (1.18%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.18%) Unified Communications
6 2 (0.59%) Broadband
6 2 (0.59%) Cisco IOS
6 2 (0.59%) Internet
6 2 (0.59%) VoIP
7 1 (0.29%) Cisco ASA
7 1 (0.29%) DHCP
7 1 (0.29%) MPLS
7 1 (0.29%) Network Security
7 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (11.76%) MySQL
2 29 (8.53%) Electronic Patient Records
3 28 (8.24%) Power BI
3 28 (8.24%) SQL Server
4 17 (5.00%) Data Lake
5 5 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (1.18%) Tableau
7 3 (0.88%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.88%) GIS
7 3 (0.88%) QGIS
7 3 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.59%) Airbyte
8 2 (0.59%) Metadata
8 2 (0.59%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.59%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.59%) QlikView
8 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.29%) Big Data
9 1 (0.29%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 18 (5.29%) Git
2 5 (1.47%) JIRA
3 2 (0.59%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.59%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.29%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.29%) Gatling
4 1 (0.29%) git-flow
4 1 (0.29%) GitLab
4 1 (0.29%) JMeter
4 1 (0.29%) Locust
4 1 (0.29%) Postman
4 1 (0.29%) Rational Rhapsody
4 1 (0.29%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.29%) SoapUI
4 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.29%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 106 (31.18%) Social Skills
2 49 (14.41%) Public Sector
3 34 (10.00%) Finance
4 29 (8.53%) Health Technology
5 27 (7.94%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (7.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 22 (6.47%) Local Government
8 19 (5.59%) Marketing
9 18 (5.29%) Legal
10 14 (4.12%) Pharmaceutical
11 9 (2.65%) Advertising
11 9 (2.65%) Law
11 9 (2.65%) Retail
12 8 (2.35%) Games
13 7 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (2.06%) Tech for Good
14 6 (1.76%) Fire and Rescue
15 5 (1.47%) Digital Health
15 5 (1.47%) Digital Healthcare
15 5 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 74 (21.76%) Technology Specialist
2 40 (11.76%) Identity Management Specialist
2 40 (11.76%) Lead
3 26 (7.65%) Senior
4 24 (7.06%) Developer
5 22 (6.47%) Consultant
6 18 (5.29%) Umbraco Developer
7 17 (5.00%) Architect
8 16 (4.71%) Analyst
8 16 (4.71%) Civil Engineer
8 16 (4.71%) Cloud Architect
8 16 (4.71%) Development Engineer
8 16 (4.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 16 (4.71%) Principal Engineer
9 10 (2.94%) IT Support
9 10 (2.94%) Product Manager
10 9 (2.65%) Integration Specialist
10 9 (2.65%) Systems Engineer
11 7 (2.06%) Sales Executive
11 7 (2.06%) Senior Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (10.88%) jQuery
2 22 (6.47%) HTML
2 22 (6.47%) React
3 21 (6.18%) CSS
4 19 (5.59%) HTML5
5 18 (5.29%) Ruby on Rails
6 15 (4.41%) FHIR
7 9 (2.65%) Lightning Web Components
8 6 (1.76%) Flash
9 5 (1.47%) .NET
10 3 (0.88%) Leaflet
10 3 (0.88%) PostGIS
11 2 (0.59%) .NET Core
11 2 (0.59%) ASP.NET
11 2 (0.59%) JSON
11 2 (0.59%) NumPy
11 2 (0.59%) Pandas
11 2 (0.59%) SQLAlchemy
11 2 (0.59%) Web Services
11 2 (0.59%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.06%) Data Centre
2 20 (5.88%) Management Information System
3 10 (2.94%) Social Media
4 9 (2.65%) Driving Licence
4 9 (2.65%) Housing Association
4 9 (2.65%) PACS
4 9 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (2.35%) Blog
5 8 (2.35%) Onboarding
5 8 (2.35%) Renewable Energy
6 7 (2.06%) IoT
7 6 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.18%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.18%) Digital Media
8 4 (1.18%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.18%) Linux Command Line
8 4 (1.18%) Operational Technology
9 3 (0.88%) Algorithms
9 3 (0.88%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.88%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.82%) Windows
2 12 (3.53%) Linux
3 3 (0.88%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.29%) Android
4 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.29%) Unix
4 1 (0.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (30.00%) ITIL
2 74 (21.76%) Identity Management
3 55 (16.18%) Mentoring
4 54 (15.88%) Problem-Solving
5 51 (15.00%) Project Management
6 45 (13.24%) Roadmaps
7 38 (11.18%) Analytics
8 36 (10.59%) Project Delivery
9 31 (9.12%) Agile
9 31 (9.12%) Artificial Intelligence
10 30 (8.82%) Continuous Improvement
11 28 (8.24%) Decision-Making
11 28 (8.24%) Migration
11 28 (8.24%) Stakeholder Management
12 27 (7.94%) Customer Requirements
13 26 (7.65%) Business Development
14 25 (7.35%) DevOps
15 24 (7.06%) Software Engineering
16 23 (6.76%) CI/CD
17 22 (6.47%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 59 (17.35%) SQL
2 26 (7.65%) C#
3 19 (5.59%) PowerShell
3 19 (5.59%) Ruby
4 17 (5.00%) Python
5 16 (4.71%) Bicep
6 14 (4.12%) JavaScript
7 5 (1.47%) Java
7 5 (1.47%) R
8 3 (0.88%) Bash
8 3 (0.88%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.29%) C
9 1 (0.29%) PHP
9 1 (0.29%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.29%) VB
9 1 (0.29%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 150 (44.12%) Degree
2 103 (30.29%) DBS Check
3 16 (4.71%) Azure Certification
4 12 (3.53%) Security Cleared
5 11 (3.24%) SC Cleared
6 8 (2.35%) Postgraduate
7 7 (2.06%) HNC
8 4 (1.18%) Chartered Engineer
9 3 (0.88%) ACCA
9 3 (0.88%) CIMA
9 3 (0.88%) CIPFA
9 3 (0.88%) HND
10 1 (0.29%) CCNA
10 1 (0.29%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.29%) CISSP
10 1 (0.29%) CWNA
10 1 (0.29%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.29%) PhD
10 1 (0.29%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.29%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (10.88%) Accessibility
2 24 (7.06%) GDPR
3 20 (5.88%) QA
4 19 (5.59%) WCAG
5 14 (4.12%) HL7
6 9 (2.65%) SNOMED CT
7 6 (1.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.88%) DICOM
8 3 (0.88%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.59%) PMO
10 1 (0.29%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.29%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 75 (22.06%) Active Directory
2 16 (4.71%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.29%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (4.71%) Single Sign-On
2 5 (1.47%) SCCM
3 4 (1.18%) Ansible
3 4 (1.18%) Terraform
4 3 (0.88%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.29%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 114 (33.53%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.29%) HP
3 16 (4.71%) Databricks
3 16 (4.71%) Meraki
4 13 (3.82%) Google
5 11 (3.24%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.18%) Cerner
6 4 (1.18%) Oracle
7 3 (0.88%) Adobe
7 3 (0.88%) Autodesk
7 3 (0.88%) Cisco
7 3 (0.88%) Facebook
7 3 (0.88%) Siemens
7 3 (0.88%) TOWER Software
8 2 (0.59%) Red Hat
8 2 (0.59%) Tenable
9 1 (0.29%) Citrix
9 1 (0.29%) InterSystems
9 1 (0.29%) Juniper
9 1 (0.29%) Sage