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 have cited NHS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 406 411 278
Rank change year-on-year +5 -133 +120
Permanent jobs citing NHS 608 793 2,286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.62% 0.76% 1.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.75% 1.77% 3.15%
Number of salaries quoted 489 583 889
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,277 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,573 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.05% +3.15% -9.09%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £67,746
90th Percentile £76,500 £78,500 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,500 £46,581 £47,500
% change year-on-year -0.17% -1.94% -5.94%

All Generic Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,768 44,861 72,647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.46% 42.86% 47.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22,918 24,128 34,106
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,107 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

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 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for NHS in the UK

NHS
Top 16 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 27 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
England +55 553 £47,500 -7.90% 247
UK excluding London -5 450 £46,500 -0.17% 181
Work from Home -44 234 £53,500 +4.39% 110
North of England +50 176 £40,132 -10.82% 49
London +41 110 £57,500 -5.06% 52
South East +32 98 £50,000 +5.26% 52
Midlands +48 78 £53,500 +2.81% 32
Yorkshire +112 77 £45,000 +0.37% 22
North West +20 70 £40,000 -11.11% 25
West Midlands +63 64 £53,500 +1.90% 9
South West -44 45 £39,500 -12.22% 22
East of England +7 36 £30,000 +5.26% 18
North East -25 29 £41,000 -8.21% 7
Wales -8 13 £53,500 +19.78% 7
East Midlands -14 11 £46,750 +11.31% 23
Scotland -74 4 £18,000 -62.85% 6

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 6 (0.99%) CMS
1 6 (0.99%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.66%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.49%) Confluence
3 3 (0.49%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.33%) SAS
5 1 (0.16%) Apache
5 1 (0.16%) Drupal
5 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.16%) Jetty
5 1 (0.16%) Moodle
5 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.16%) Totara
5 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 46 (7.57%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (2.63%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.15%) InVision
5 7 (1.15%) Sketch
6 6 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.66%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.49%) MS Visio
8 3 (0.49%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.16%) CorelDRAW
Business Applications
1 5 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.33%) Primavera
4 1 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 99 (16.28%) Azure
2 58 (9.54%) AWS
3 44 (7.24%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (6.74%) Power Platform
5 17 (2.80%) SaaS
6 14 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (1.81%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (1.64%) GCP
9 9 (1.48%) Google Analytics
9 9 (1.48%) Google Tag Manager
10 8 (1.32%) dbt
10 8 (1.32%) Snowflake
11 7 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
12 6 (0.99%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 4 (0.66%) Azure Sentinel
13 4 (0.66%) BigCommerce
14 3 (0.49%) AWS CloudFormation
14 3 (0.49%) AWS CodeBuild
14 3 (0.49%) PaaS
15 2 (0.33%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 23 (3.78%) WAN
2 22 (3.62%) Internet
2 22 (3.62%) LAN
3 20 (3.29%) Firewall
4 16 (2.63%) Broadband
4 16 (2.63%) WPA
5 10 (1.64%) Intranet
6 9 (1.48%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.15%) DNS
8 6 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.82%) DHCP
9 5 (0.82%) VPN
10 3 (0.49%) SAN
10 3 (0.49%) Wireless
11 2 (0.33%) Network Security
12 1 (0.16%) DECT
12 1 (0.16%) NGFW
12 1 (0.16%) RFID
12 1 (0.16%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.16%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (8.22%) SQL Server
2 36 (5.92%) Power BI
3 30 (4.93%) Data Warehouse
4 28 (4.61%) Tableau
5 19 (3.13%) Electronic Patient Records
6 13 (2.14%) Relational Database
6 13 (2.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 11 (1.81%) Data Lake
8 8 (1.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 7 (1.15%) BigQuery
9 7 (1.15%) Looker
10 6 (0.99%) Big Data
10 6 (0.99%) MongoDB
10 6 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 5 (0.82%) Metadata
11 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 5 (0.82%) MySQL
11 5 (0.82%) NoSQL
11 5 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (0.66%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 9 (1.48%) JIRA
2 4 (0.66%) Katalon Studio
2 4 (0.66%) Postman
2 4 (0.66%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.49%) Git
3 3 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.33%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.33%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.33%) gulp
4 2 (0.33%) JIRA Agile
4 2 (0.33%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.16%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.16%) Moq
5 1 (0.16%) NUnit
5 1 (0.16%) Selenium
5 1 (0.16%) Sourcetree
5 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 220 (36.18%) Social Skills
2 117 (19.24%) Finance
3 101 (16.61%) Public Sector
4 69 (11.35%) Analytical Skills
5 56 (9.21%) Presentation Skills
6 53 (8.72%) Local Government
6 53 (8.72%) Pharmaceutical
7 51 (8.39%) Marketing
8 47 (7.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 40 (6.58%) Retail
10 38 (6.25%) Health Technology
11 36 (5.92%) Organisational Skills
12 32 (5.26%) Billing
13 17 (2.80%) Digital Health
14 14 (2.30%) Environmental Health
14 14 (2.30%) Telecoms
15 12 (1.97%) Manufacturing
16 11 (1.81%) Electronics
17 10 (1.64%) Police
18 9 (1.48%) Digital Healthcare
Job Titles
1 88 (14.47%) Senior
2 65 (10.69%) Developer
2 65 (10.69%) Project Manager
3 55 (9.05%) Lead
4 51 (8.39%) Analyst
5 34 (5.59%) Audit Manager
6 23 (3.78%) Architect
7 22 (3.62%) Business Manager
7 22 (3.62%) Senior Developer
8 18 (2.96%) Delivery Manager
8 18 (2.96%) Product Manager
9 17 (2.80%) Senior Manager
9 17 (2.80%) Systems Engineer
10 15 (2.47%) Support Technician
11 14 (2.30%) Business Analyst
11 14 (2.30%) Data Engineer
12 13 (2.14%) IT Manager
12 13 (2.14%) Technical Architect
13 12 (1.97%) Consultant
13 12 (1.97%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (8.22%) .NET
2 29 (4.77%) HTML
3 27 (4.44%) CSS
4 14 (2.30%) ASP.NET
5 13 (2.14%) FHIR
5 13 (2.14%) React
5 13 (2.14%) XML
6 12 (1.97%) .NET Core
6 12 (1.97%) Lightning Web Components
7 11 (1.81%) AngularJS
7 11 (1.81%) Node.js
8 8 (1.32%) Vue
9 7 (1.15%) .NET Framework
9 7 (1.15%) HTML5
9 7 (1.15%) Razor View Engine
9 7 (1.15%) RESTful
10 6 (0.99%) jQuery
11 5 (0.82%) Entity Framework
11 5 (0.82%) Web Services
11 5 (0.82%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 58 (9.54%) Management Information System
2 35 (5.76%) Housing Association
3 26 (4.28%) Mobile App
4 17 (2.80%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (2.63%) Data Protection Act
6 13 (2.14%) Product Ownership
7 11 (1.81%) Algorithms
7 11 (1.81%) Social Media
8 9 (1.48%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.48%) LIMS
8 9 (1.48%) PKI
9 8 (1.32%) Data Structures
9 8 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.15%) Blog
10 7 (1.15%) Renewable Energy
11 6 (0.99%) CCTV
11 6 (0.99%) PMI
12 5 (0.82%) Cloud Native
12 5 (0.82%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.66%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 58 (9.54%) Windows
2 28 (4.61%) Windows Server
3 17 (2.80%) Windows 10
4 12 (1.97%) Linux
5 5 (0.82%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.66%) Android
7 2 (0.33%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.33%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (19.08%) Problem-Solving
2 111 (18.26%) Project Management
3 91 (14.97%) Agile
4 60 (9.87%) Business Intelligence
5 53 (8.72%) Business Development
6 51 (8.39%) Decision-Making
7 50 (8.22%) Coaching
8 48 (7.89%) Customer Service
9 43 (7.07%) Analytics
10 42 (6.91%) Continuous Improvement
10 42 (6.91%) PRINCE2
11 41 (6.74%) Service Management
12 40 (6.58%) Change Management
12 40 (6.58%) Roadmaps
13 39 (6.41%) Project Delivery
14 37 (6.09%) People Management
15 36 (5.92%) Information Governance
15 36 (5.92%) Performance Management
16 35 (5.76%) DevOps
17 33 (5.43%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 91 (14.97%) SQL
2 54 (8.88%) C#
3 35 (5.76%) JavaScript
4 31 (5.10%) Python
5 25 (4.11%) Java
6 17 (2.80%) TypeScript
7 14 (2.30%) T-SQL
8 7 (1.15%) R
9 6 (0.99%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.82%) Kotlin
11 4 (0.66%) Groovy
11 4 (0.66%) Ruby
12 3 (0.49%) Bash
12 3 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 3 (0.49%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.49%) PHP
13 2 (0.33%) Bicep
13 2 (0.33%) JSX
13 2 (0.33%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.16%) C
Qualifications
1 85 (13.98%) Degree
2 61 (10.03%) DBS Check
3 34 (5.59%) ACCA
4 20 (3.29%) CIPD
5 16 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (1.81%) Postgraduate
7 9 (1.48%) Security Cleared
8 7 (1.15%) NVQ Level 3
8 7 (1.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 6 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (0.99%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (0.82%) CISM
10 5 (0.82%) CISSP
10 5 (0.82%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.82%) MCSE
10 5 (0.82%) PMP
11 3 (0.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (0.49%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.33%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (7.89%) GDPR
2 32 (5.26%) GAAP
2 32 (5.26%) IFRS
3 22 (3.62%) Cyber Essentials
4 21 (3.45%) Accessibility
4 21 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (3.45%) QA
5 13 (2.14%) PMO
6 12 (1.97%) Data Quality
7 10 (1.64%) HL7
8 8 (1.32%) ISO 9001
9 6 (0.99%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.99%) GMP
9 6 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 6 (0.99%) NCSC
10 5 (0.82%) SLA
11 3 (0.49%) WCAG
12 2 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
12 2 (0.33%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 22 (3.62%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.48%) Hyper-V
4 8 (1.32%) Docker
5 4 (0.66%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.49%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 3 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 25 (4.11%) Terraform
2 16 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (1.64%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.66%) SCCM
5 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 131 (21.55%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.59%) CA
3 18 (2.96%) Northgate
4 17 (2.80%) VMware
5 15 (2.47%) Google
6 14 (2.30%) Salesforce
7 12 (1.97%) Adobe
8 10 (1.64%) Facebook
9 8 (1.32%) Databricks
9 8 (1.32%) SAP
10 7 (1.15%) Cisco
11 6 (0.99%) Hotjar
12 5 (0.82%) RedGate
13 4 (0.66%) Datix
13 4 (0.66%) ESRI
13 4 (0.66%) HP
13 4 (0.66%) YouTube
14 3 (0.49%) New Relic
14 3 (0.49%) Oracle
14 3 (0.49%) ServiceNow