NHS Job Trends in the West Midlands

National Health Service (NHS)
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 149 150 198
Rank change year-on-year +1 +48 -9
Permanent jobs citing NHS 51 23 36
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.60% 0.67% 0.56%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.95% 1.62% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 32 5 32
10th Percentile £27,500 £41,500 -
25th Percentile £39,000 £47,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% - +36.90%
75th Percentile £45,500 £72,500 £59,063
90th Percentile £54,675 £86,000 £63,750
England median annual salary £57,423 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.40% +10.00% +4.88%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

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 in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,729 1,420 1,928
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 20.30% 41.24% 29.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,186 826 1,020
10th Percentile £31,119 £26,375 £28,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £36,250 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £54,650
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -17.66% -0.64%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NHS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

NHS job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

NHS
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing NHS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing NHS

NHS
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing NHS in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Salary histogram for NHS in the West Midlands

NHS
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
Birmingham -13 33 £40,000 -33.33% 18
Warwickshire - 11 £40,000 - 5
Solihull - 3 £55,000 - 1
Staffordshire - 2 £42,631 - 6
Worcestershire - 1 £46,500 - 5
NHS
England

NHS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 (1.96%) Apache
Cloud Services
1 13 (25.49%) Cloud Computing
2 10 (19.61%) Power Platform
3 2 (3.92%) SaaS
4 1 (1.96%) Azure
4 1 (1.96%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.88%) Structured Cabling
1 3 (5.88%) Wireless
2 2 (3.92%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (21.57%) Tableau
2 10 (19.61%) Power BI
3 9 (17.65%) Electronic Patient Records
4 1 (1.96%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 1 (1.96%) Selenium
General
1 8 (15.69%) Public Sector
2 5 (9.80%) Telecoms
3 3 (5.88%) Local Government
4 2 (3.92%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (3.92%) Finance
4 2 (3.92%) French Language
4 2 (3.92%) Health Technology
4 2 (3.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (3.92%) Legal
4 2 (3.92%) Manufacturing
4 2 (3.92%) Social Skills
5 1 (1.96%) Advertising
5 1 (1.96%) Electronics
5 1 (1.96%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 13 (25.49%) IT Support
2 9 (17.65%) Trainee
2 9 (17.65%) Trainee IT Support
3 8 (15.69%) Consultant
3 8 (15.69%) IT Assistant
3 8 (15.69%) IT Support Assistant
3 8 (15.69%) Presales Consultant
3 8 (15.69%) Support Assistant
4 7 (13.73%) Account Manager
5 6 (11.76%) Insight Manager
5 6 (11.76%) NHS Performance Manager
5 6 (11.76%) Performance Manager
5 6 (11.76%) Report Manager
6 5 (9.80%) Healthcare Manager
6 5 (9.80%) IT Support Technician
6 5 (9.80%) IT Technician
6 5 (9.80%) Support Technician
6 5 (9.80%) Trainee IT Technician
6 5 (9.80%) Trainee Technician
7 4 (7.84%) Data Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (19.61%) Management Information System
2 8 (15.69%) SystemC
3 3 (5.88%) Driving Licence
3 3 (5.88%) Housing Association
4 1 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.96%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (39.22%) Decision-Making
2 19 (37.25%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (29.41%) Service Delivery
4 13 (25.49%) Cloud Security
4 13 (25.49%) Disaster Recovery
5 11 (21.57%) Analytics
5 11 (21.57%) Line Management
5 11 (21.57%) Risk Management
6 10 (19.61%) Business Intelligence
6 10 (19.61%) Collaborative Culture
6 10 (19.61%) Collaborative Working
6 10 (19.61%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (19.61%) Data Analysis
6 10 (19.61%) Data Analytics
6 10 (19.61%) Data Interpretation
6 10 (19.61%) Data Management
6 10 (19.61%) People Management
6 10 (19.61%) Performance Measurement
6 10 (19.61%) Programme Management
6 10 (19.61%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 11 (21.57%) SQL
2 1 (1.96%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (25.49%) Postgraduate
2 10 (19.61%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (1.96%) Google