NHS Contracts

National Health Service (NHS)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited NHS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 238 199 154
Rank change year-on-year -39 -45 -4
Contract jobs citing NHS 424 744 1,569
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.98% 1.33% 1.79%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.27% 3.98% 5.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 275 560 1,202
10th Percentile £165 £159 £154
25th Percentile £205 £203 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £315 £300 £350
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £500 £475 £469
90th Percentile £574 £575 £567
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £250 £300
% change year-on-year +40.00% -16.67% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 36 103
10th Percentile £11.25 £12.38 £11.38
25th Percentile £12.25 £16.81 £14.75
Median hourly rate £13.06 £20.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.70% - +17.65%
75th Percentile £21.80 £24.50 £27.71
90th Percentile £40.95 £38.24 £36.41
UK excluding London median hourly rate £12.86 £20.00 £18.07
% change year-on-year -35.70% +10.68% +9.52%

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 contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,955 18,685 29,032
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.09% 33.33% 33.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,317 12,877 20,364
10th Percentile £270 £313 £315
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.18% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £663 £678 £663
90th Percentile £800 £800 £770
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +11.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 922 612 691
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.18 £10.63 £17.19
Median hourly rate £35.00 £22.13 £26.98
Median % change year-on-year +58.19% -17.99% +5.80%
75th Percentile £61.30 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £71.25 £74.93 £65.76
UK excluding London median hourly rate £34.61 £22.00 £21.25
% change year-on-year +57.30% +3.53% -7.61%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NHS.

Daily rate trend for NHS in the UK

NHS
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NHS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for NHS in the UK

NHS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NHS.

Hourly rate trend for NHS in the UK

NHS
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NHS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for NHS in the UK

NHS
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -39 364 £315 +2.94% 1,273
UK excluding London -39 275 £350 +40.00% 997
London +34 128 £315 +2.77% 314
Work from Home -35 122 £338 -18.18% 256
North of England +3 91 £490 +3.16% 264
South East -25 64 £205 - 187
Yorkshire -2 43 £500 -1.04% 85
North West +19 39 £400 -9.09% 145
Wales +3 35 £425 +107.32% 53
East of England -16 31 £227 +1.82% 140
Midlands -23 29 £494 +93.63% 208
South West -11 20 £185 -43.14% 142
West Midlands -6 19 £650 +148.57% 111
East Midlands -6 10 £430 +91.11% 97
North East +12 9 £325 +66.67% 36
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 3
Scotland +12 2 £675 +92.86% 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 8 (1.89%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.18%) Apache
4 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
4 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.24%) CMS
Applications
1 25 (5.90%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.18%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (0.47%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.24%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (1.89%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.24%) HealthRoster
Cloud Services
1 41 (9.67%) Azure
2 28 (6.60%) Microsoft 365
3 27 (6.37%) Power Platform
4 22 (5.19%) AWS
5 6 (1.42%) Azure AKS
5 6 (1.42%) Entra ID
5 6 (1.42%) Power Automate
5 6 (1.42%) SaaS
6 5 (1.18%) GCP
7 3 (0.71%) Amazon S3
7 3 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.47%) AWS Lambda
8 2 (0.47%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (0.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (0.47%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (0.47%) GitHub
8 2 (0.47%) GitHub Actions
8 2 (0.47%) Nutanix
8 2 (0.47%) Serverless
9 1 (0.24%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.83%) Firewall
2 11 (2.59%) WAN
3 9 (2.12%) LAN
4 6 (1.42%) Wireless
5 5 (1.18%) DHCP
5 5 (1.18%) DNS
5 5 (1.18%) Network Security
6 4 (0.94%) IP Telephony
6 4 (0.94%) SAN
6 4 (0.94%) WLAN
7 3 (0.71%) Intranet
7 3 (0.71%) VoIP
7 3 (0.71%) VPN
8 2 (0.47%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.47%) Structured Cabling
8 2 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.24%) 4G
9 1 (0.24%) 5G
9 1 (0.24%) LoRaWAN
9 1 (0.24%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (10.38%) Electronic Patient Records
2 21 (4.95%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (4.72%) Power BI
4 9 (2.12%) SQL Server
5 8 (1.89%) Relational Database
6 6 (1.42%) QlikView
7 5 (1.18%) Big Data
7 5 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.18%) Tableau
8 4 (0.94%) KNIME
9 3 (0.71%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.47%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.47%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.47%) MySQL
10 2 (0.47%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.24%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.24%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.24%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 5 (1.18%) Git
2 3 (0.71%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.47%) Selenium
4 1 (0.24%) JIRA
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.24%) WebDriver
General
1 90 (21.23%) Social Skills
2 83 (19.58%) Public Sector
3 54 (12.74%) Finance
4 44 (10.38%) Telecoms
5 36 (8.49%) Marketing
6 34 (8.02%) Electronics
6 34 (8.02%) Manufacturing
7 28 (6.60%) Analytical Skills
8 13 (3.07%) Health Technology
9 10 (2.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (2.36%) Legal
9 10 (2.36%) Local Government
9 10 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (1.42%) Digital Health
10 6 (1.42%) Digital Healthcare
11 5 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.71%) Billing
14 2 (0.47%) Law
Job Titles
1 46 (10.85%) Project Manager
2 43 (10.14%) Analyst
3 41 (9.67%) Senior
4 22 (5.19%) Developer
5 20 (4.72%) Architect
6 19 (4.48%) Support Engineer
7 18 (4.25%) Administrator
8 16 (3.77%) Lead
8 16 (3.77%) Senior Manager
9 13 (3.07%) Service Analyst
9 13 (3.07%) Service Desk Analyst
9 13 (3.07%) Trainer
10 12 (2.83%) Business Analyst
10 12 (2.83%) Desktop Engineer
10 12 (2.83%) Desktop Support
10 12 (2.83%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 12 (2.83%) Infrastructure Technician
10 12 (2.83%) IT Engineer
11 11 (2.59%) Consultant
11 11 (2.59%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.36%) .NET
2 7 (1.65%) HTML
2 7 (1.65%) OAuth
3 6 (1.42%) CSS
3 6 (1.42%) FHIR
3 6 (1.42%) Keycloak
4 5 (1.18%) ASP.NET
4 5 (1.18%) OAuth2
4 5 (1.18%) SAML
4 5 (1.18%) Web Services
5 3 (0.71%) React
6 2 (0.47%) Node.js
6 2 (0.47%) PySpark
7 1 (0.24%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.24%) Django
7 1 (0.24%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.24%) FastAPI
7 1 (0.24%) OpenID
7 1 (0.24%) Razor View Engine
7 1 (0.24%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 21 (4.95%) Management Information System
2 11 (2.59%) Public Cloud
2 11 (2.59%) Smartphone
3 10 (2.36%) LIMS
4 8 (1.89%) Freedom of Information
5 7 (1.65%) Life Science
6 6 (1.42%) PACS
7 5 (1.18%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.18%) Virtual Team
8 4 (0.94%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.71%) IoT
9 3 (0.71%) Onboarding
10 2 (0.47%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.47%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.47%) Genomics
10 2 (0.47%) Learning Management System
10 2 (0.47%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.47%) Smartcard
11 1 (0.24%) AS400
Operating Systems
1 50 (11.79%) Windows
2 26 (6.13%) Windows Server
3 17 (4.01%) Windows 10
4 10 (2.36%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.94%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.47%) Android
6 2 (0.47%) Linux
6 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.24%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.24%) Unix
7 1 (0.24%) Windows 8
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (14.15%) Business Intelligence
2 43 (10.14%) Programme Management
3 38 (8.96%) Project Management
4 35 (8.25%) Digital Marketing
5 34 (8.02%) Problem-Solving
6 27 (6.37%) Migration
7 24 (5.66%) Agile
7 24 (5.66%) Project Delivery
8 22 (5.19%) PRINCE2
8 22 (5.19%) Stakeholder Management
9 19 (4.48%) Informatics
10 18 (4.25%) Decision-Making
10 18 (4.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 17 (4.01%) Analytics
11 17 (4.01%) Risk Management
12 16 (3.77%) Data Analysis
13 14 (3.30%) Business Case
13 14 (3.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 13 (3.07%) Customer Service
14 13 (3.07%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 28 (6.60%) SQL
2 16 (3.77%) Python
3 8 (1.89%) C#
4 7 (1.65%) JavaScript
4 7 (1.65%) Ruby
5 4 (0.94%) PHP
5 4 (0.94%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.47%) Bash
6 2 (0.47%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.24%) Java
7 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 27 (6.37%) Degree
2 8 (1.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 6 (1.42%) HNC
3 6 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (1.42%) NVQ Level 3
3 6 (1.42%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.18%) CCNA
4 5 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (1.18%) ISTQB
4 5 (1.18%) SC Cleared
5 4 (0.94%) CIPD
5 4 (0.94%) ISEB
5 4 (0.94%) Network+ Certification
5 4 (0.94%) PMI Certification
5 4 (0.94%) PMP
6 3 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (0.71%) DBS Check
6 3 (0.71%) Numerate Degree
7 2 (0.47%) APMG
7 2 (0.47%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.37%) Data Quality
2 24 (5.66%) HL7
3 11 (2.59%) QA
4 9 (2.12%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.18%) PMO
6 4 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.71%) GDPR
7 3 (0.71%) GRC
7 3 (0.71%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 3 (0.71%) NCSC
8 2 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.47%) SLA
9 1 (0.24%) NIST
9 1 (0.24%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 16 (3.77%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.54%) Docker
3 8 (1.89%) Hyper-V
4 7 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (2.83%) Single Sign-On
2 9 (2.12%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.47%) Ansible
4 2 (0.47%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.47%) Puppet
4 2 (0.47%) SCCM
4 2 (0.47%) Terraform
Vendors
1 66 (15.57%) Microsoft
2 34 (8.02%) SAP
3 20 (4.72%) VMware
4 15 (3.54%) Brio
5 14 (3.30%) Veeam
6 9 (2.12%) Cerner
7 8 (1.89%) Mitel
8 6 (1.42%) WSO2
9 5 (1.18%) Cegedim Rx
9 5 (1.18%) HP
10 4 (0.94%) Alteryx
10 4 (0.94%) Automation Anywhere
10 4 (0.94%) Blue Prism
10 4 (0.94%) UiPath
11 3 (0.71%) Cisco
11 3 (0.71%) Datix
11 3 (0.71%) Oracle
12 2 (0.47%) CA
12 2 (0.47%) Citrix
12 2 (0.47%) Dell