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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 398 412 325
Rank change year-on-year +14 -87 +95
Permanent jobs citing NHS 552 609 2,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.61% 0.75% 1.21%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.84% 1.83% 2.51%
Number of salaries quoted 406 495 957
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £31,800
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,544 £41,503
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £63,288 £63,033 £67,746
90th Percentile £83,750 £77,000 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,173
% change year-on-year - -10.31% -2.58%

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 30,081 33,205 84,438
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.28% 41.15% 48.18%
Number of salaries quoted 18,138 20,787 36,075
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,416 £34,500
25th Percentile £40,013 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £64,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.06% +2.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £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 26 July 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 26 July 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 +36 502 £46,899 -3.80% 783
UK excluding London -15 404 £45,000 - 676
Work from Home -30 220 £51,250 -0.53% 138
South East +49 138 £54,151 +5.04% 132
North of England +23 123 £40,132 -14.43% 190
London +70 102 £57,500 -4.17% 155
Midlands +7 63 £53,500 +22.99% 123
North West +13 60 £40,000 -11.11% 89
Yorkshire +62 54 £45,000 -4.05% 76
West Midlands +20 50 £53,500 +1.90% 64
South West -73 37 £39,253 -12.77% 122
East of England -15 23 £46,500 +86.00% 81
Wales +6 16 £53,500 +19.78% 36
East Midlands -25 11 £45,000 +24.14% 59
North East -23 9 £43,500 -8.75% 33
Scotland -46 4 £36,000 -40.00% 2

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 10 (1.81%) CMS
2 6 (1.09%) Apache
2 6 (1.09%) Tomcat
2 6 (1.09%) Umbraco
3 4 (0.72%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.36%) Confluence
4 2 (0.36%) SAS
5 1 (0.18%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 49 (8.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (5.80%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.81%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.27%) InVision
4 7 (1.27%) Sketch
4 7 (1.27%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.18%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (1.81%) NEC Housing
2 3 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.54%) SystmOne
3 2 (0.36%) Primavera
4 1 (0.18%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 82 (14.86%) Azure
2 67 (12.14%) Power Platform
3 35 (6.34%) AWS
4 26 (4.71%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (4.71%) SaaS
5 24 (4.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 22 (3.99%) Azure Data Factory
7 9 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
8 8 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.09%) BigCommerce
9 6 (1.09%) dbt
9 6 (1.09%) Snowflake
10 5 (0.91%) GCP
10 5 (0.91%) Google Analytics
10 5 (0.91%) Google Tag Manager
11 4 (0.72%) Serverless
12 3 (0.54%) Azure Functions
12 3 (0.54%) Azure Stack
13 2 (0.36%) npm
13 2 (0.36%) Storyblok
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.54%) DNS
1 14 (2.54%) LAN
1 14 (2.54%) WAN
2 13 (2.36%) Internet
3 12 (2.17%) Intranet
4 11 (1.99%) Broadband
4 11 (1.99%) Firewall
4 11 (1.99%) WPA
5 9 (1.63%) DHCP
5 9 (1.63%) SAN
6 6 (1.09%) Network Security
6 6 (1.09%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.36%) VPN
9 1 (0.18%) BGP
9 1 (0.18%) MPLS
9 1 (0.18%) OSPF
9 1 (0.18%) VoIP
9 1 (0.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (12.14%) Power BI
2 42 (7.61%) Tableau
3 35 (6.34%) SQL Server
4 27 (4.89%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (3.08%) Electronic Patient Records
6 15 (2.72%) Relational Database
7 12 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
8 11 (1.99%) Big Data
8 11 (1.99%) Data Lake
8 11 (1.99%) MySQL
9 10 (1.81%) Oracle Database
10 9 (1.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 8 (1.45%) Metadata
11 8 (1.45%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 8 (1.45%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 8 (1.45%) SQLite
12 7 (1.27%) Power Query
13 6 (1.09%) MongoDB
14 4 (0.72%) Geospatial Data
14 4 (0.72%) GIS
Development Applications
1 10 (1.81%) Oracle APEX
2 5 (0.91%) JIRA
3 2 (0.36%) Cypress.io
3 2 (0.36%) Git
3 2 (0.36%) gulp
3 2 (0.36%) Katalon Studio
3 2 (0.36%) Postman
3 2 (0.36%) Selenium
4 1 (0.18%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.18%) Moq
4 1 (0.18%) NUnit
4 1 (0.18%) SoapUI
4 1 (0.18%) Sourcetree
4 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 183 (33.15%) Social Skills
2 124 (22.46%) Finance
3 112 (20.29%) Public Sector
4 84 (15.22%) Analytical Skills
5 77 (13.95%) Marketing
6 67 (12.14%) Pharmaceutical
7 63 (11.41%) Local Government
8 49 (8.88%) Presentation Skills
9 48 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 32 (5.80%) Health Technology
11 30 (5.43%) Billing
12 28 (5.07%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (3.08%) Telecoms
14 15 (2.72%) Police
15 14 (2.54%) Digital Healthcare
15 14 (2.54%) Electronics
15 14 (2.54%) Retail
16 10 (1.81%) Environmental Health
16 10 (1.81%) Manufacturing
17 9 (1.63%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 82 (14.86%) Developer
2 59 (10.69%) Analyst
2 59 (10.69%) Senior
3 45 (8.15%) Lead
4 42 (7.61%) Project Manager
5 32 (5.80%) Audit Manager
6 26 (4.71%) Software Developer
7 22 (3.99%) Product Manager
8 18 (3.26%) Delivery Manager
9 14 (2.54%) Architect
9 14 (2.54%) Data Engineer
9 14 (2.54%) Senior Analyst
10 13 (2.36%) Business Analyst
10 13 (2.36%) Senior Developer
10 13 (2.36%) Senior Manager
10 13 (2.36%) Software Engineer
11 12 (2.17%) Business Manager
11 12 (2.17%) Digital Delivery Manager
12 11 (1.99%) .NET Developer
12 11 (1.99%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (7.25%) .NET
2 39 (7.07%) CSS
2 39 (7.07%) HTML
3 30 (5.43%) React
4 24 (4.35%) XML
5 19 (3.44%) JSON
6 16 (2.90%) Ruby on Rails
7 15 (2.72%) .NET Core
8 13 (2.36%) jQuery
8 13 (2.36%) REST
9 12 (2.17%) AngularJS
9 12 (2.17%) ASP.NET
9 12 (2.17%) Node.js
10 11 (1.99%) SOAP
11 10 (1.81%) FHIR
11 10 (1.81%) HTML5
11 10 (1.81%) Lightning Web Components
12 9 (1.63%) Vue
13 8 (1.45%) Django
13 8 (1.45%) htmx
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.43%) Management Information System
2 30 (5.43%) Housing Association
3 19 (3.44%) Data Protection Act
4 16 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (2.54%) Driving Licence
5 14 (2.54%) Mobile App
6 13 (2.36%) Product Ownership
7 10 (1.81%) Algorithms
7 10 (1.81%) Social Media
8 9 (1.63%) PKI
9 6 (1.09%) Blog
9 6 (1.09%) Life Science
9 6 (1.09%) PACS
10 4 (0.72%) CCTV
10 4 (0.72%) Renewable Energy
11 3 (0.54%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.54%) Data Structures
11 3 (0.54%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.54%) Genomics
11 3 (0.54%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 36 (6.52%) Windows
2 18 (3.26%) Linux
3 16 (2.90%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.63%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.36%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.18%) Android
6 1 (0.18%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.18%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.18%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (19.02%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (17.21%) Project Management
3 77 (13.95%) Business Development
4 71 (12.86%) Business Intelligence
5 58 (10.51%) Agile
6 56 (10.14%) Customer Service
7 53 (9.60%) Analytics
8 50 (9.06%) Roadmaps
9 49 (8.88%) Software Engineering
10 42 (7.61%) Decision-Making
11 39 (7.07%) Service Management
12 38 (6.88%) Coaching
13 36 (6.52%) Computer Science
13 36 (6.52%) Mentoring
14 35 (6.34%) Business Case
14 35 (6.34%) Change Management
14 35 (6.34%) PRINCE2
14 35 (6.34%) User Stories
15 34 (6.16%) Project Delivery
16 33 (5.98%) People Management
Programming Languages
1 96 (17.39%) SQL
2 49 (8.88%) C#
3 44 (7.97%) JavaScript
4 37 (6.70%) Java
5 32 (5.80%) Python
6 16 (2.90%) Ruby
7 14 (2.54%) R
8 13 (2.36%) TypeScript
9 10 (1.81%) C
9 10 (1.81%) PL/SQL
9 10 (1.81%) T-SQL
10 7 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 6 (1.09%) Bash
12 5 (0.91%) Kotlin
12 5 (0.91%) VB.NET
13 4 (0.72%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.54%) PHP
14 3 (0.54%) PowerShell
15 2 (0.36%) Groovy
16 1 (0.18%) Swift
Qualifications
1 101 (18.30%) Degree
2 63 (11.41%) DBS Check
3 32 (5.80%) ACCA
3 32 (5.80%) Computer Science Degree
4 17 (3.08%) CIPD
4 17 (3.08%) Security Cleared
5 9 (1.63%) Postgraduate
6 8 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (1.27%) MCSE
8 5 (0.91%) Azure Certification
8 5 (0.91%) CISSP
8 5 (0.91%) Master's Degree
8 5 (0.91%) MCITP
9 4 (0.72%) NVQ Level 3
10 3 (0.54%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.36%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.36%) HND
11 2 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 2 (0.36%) SANS
11 2 (0.36%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (7.79%) GDPR
2 30 (5.43%) GAAP
2 30 (5.43%) IFRS
3 28 (5.07%) Accessibility
4 16 (2.90%) QA
5 15 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (2.54%) Cyber Essentials
7 10 (1.81%) Data Quality
8 8 (1.45%) HL7
9 6 (1.09%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (1.09%) WCAG
10 5 (0.91%) PMO
11 4 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.72%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 3 (0.54%) SLA
13 2 (0.36%) GMP
13 2 (0.36%) GRC
13 2 (0.36%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.18%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 18 (3.26%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.90%) Docker
3 12 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.09%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.91%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.54%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 2 (0.36%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (3.99%) Terraform
2 14 (2.54%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.72%) SCCM
4 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 75 (13.59%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.80%) CA
3 14 (2.54%) VMware
4 13 (2.36%) Oracle
5 12 (2.17%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.99%) SAP
7 10 (1.81%) Databricks
7 10 (1.81%) Google
7 10 (1.81%) NEC
8 9 (1.63%) Cisco
9 8 (1.45%) Adobe
9 8 (1.45%) Facebook
10 6 (1.09%) Hotjar
10 6 (1.09%) HP
10 6 (1.09%) Northgate
11 5 (0.91%) Commvault
11 5 (0.91%) IBM
11 5 (0.91%) Veeam
12 4 (0.72%) ESRI
12 4 (0.72%) YouTube