Costing Analyst

Job summary

The Costing Team in the NHS England Finance and Planning Directorate is now recruiting for Costing Analyst.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of work to support the NHS. We:

work closely with government to agree NHS funding;

ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget;

decide how to distribute the funding to the different NHS services and parts of England;

support innovative programmes that improve the care and experience of NHS patients or people using NHS services;

set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year;

report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year;

explore how the NHS can make the best use of its money;

look at how spend on building or equipment can improve the care and experience of people using NHS services.

consider how nationally we use these resources to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce inequality, improve health and support the NHS.

As a Costing analyst, you will be involved in the analysis of PLICS (Patient Level Information and Costing System) data and the preparation of the National Cost Collection (NCC) and Hospital Expenditure Benchmarking (HEB) Power BI dashboards.

Main duties of the job

The team offers high profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigor and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector.

Below are the types of skills and experience that we are looking for. Even if you feel you only meet some of the criteria, we encourage you to apply.

Work as an information expert, providing detailed guidance on information matters in relation to the PLICS data.

Work pro-actively to ensure Senior Costing Leaders are aware of the impact PLICS data quality have on national report.

Directly support and co-ordinate NCC publication and HEB dashboard.

Provide regular updates to the Senior Costing Lead on the progress of work and any emerging issues or challenges to meet agreed delivery dates.

Identify opportunities to further utilise the PLICS data for internal and external projects.

About us

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.