NHS Jobs in the UK excluding London

National Health Service (NHS)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries 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 369 355 184
Rank change year-on-year -14 -171 +163
Permanent jobs citing NHS 482 494 1,565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.63% 0.87% 2.12%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.96% 2.10% 4.78%
Number of salaries quoted 364 358 602
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,350 £27,875
25th Percentile £37,199 £39,160 £36,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £46,739 £48,333
Median % change year-on-year -0.51% -3.30% -5.23%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £66,137 £72,875 £77,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £51,561 £50,173
% change year-on-year -3.03% +2.77% -8.78%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 24,608 23,533 32,717
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.39% 41.62% 44.24%
Number of salaries quoted 15,358 10,839 15,967
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,227 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

NHS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for NHS in the UK excluding London

NHS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NHS in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for NHS in the UK excluding London

NHS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing NHS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for NHS in the UK excluding London

NHS
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NHS within the UK excluding London region 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +58 187 £42,000 -6.67% 265
South East +3 118 £50,000 -3.01% 190
Yorkshire +90 82 £43,742 -1.70% 86
Midlands +28 78 £53,500 +8.00% 208
North West +22 76 £40,000 -18.27% 145
West Midlands +26 67 £53,500 +1.90% 111
South West -80 42 £39,500 -16.84% 144
East of England -10 37 £30,000 +17.65% 142
North East -34 29 £41,000 -8.55% 36
Wales -15 16 £53,500 +19.78% 53
East Midlands -20 8 £48,500 +19.75% 97
Scotland -72 4 £38,470 -38.45% 6
NHS
UK

NHS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (1.66%) CMS
2 5 (1.04%) Confluence
3 4 (0.83%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.62%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.41%) SAS
6 1 (0.21%) Apache
6 1 (0.21%) Drupal
6 1 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.21%) Jetty
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.21%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 33 (6.85%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (5.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (2.90%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.45%) InVision
4 7 (1.45%) Sketch
5 6 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.83%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.62%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 1 (0.21%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.21%) CorelDRAW
9 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.41%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 95 (19.71%) Azure
2 42 (8.71%) Power Platform
3 40 (8.30%) AWS
4 38 (7.88%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (3.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 15 (3.11%) SaaS
7 14 (2.90%) Azure Data Factory
8 13 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (2.28%) Cloud Computing
9 11 (2.28%) GCP
10 10 (2.07%) Google Analytics
10 10 (2.07%) Google Tag Manager
11 5 (1.04%) BigCommerce
12 4 (0.83%) npm
12 4 (0.83%) Storyblok
13 3 (0.62%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.62%) PaaS
14 2 (0.41%) Azure Stack
14 2 (0.41%) Firebase
14 2 (0.41%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.56%) Internet
2 21 (4.36%) LAN
2 21 (4.36%) WAN
3 17 (3.53%) Broadband
3 17 (3.53%) WPA
4 14 (2.90%) Firewall
5 12 (2.49%) DNS
6 10 (2.07%) Intranet
7 9 (1.87%) DHCP
7 9 (1.87%) TCP/IP
8 8 (1.66%) Network Security
8 8 (1.66%) SAN
9 6 (1.24%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.62%) Wireless
11 2 (0.41%) VPN
12 1 (0.21%) BGP
12 1 (0.21%) DECT
12 1 (0.21%) MPLS
12 1 (0.21%) OSPF
12 1 (0.21%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (9.13%) SQL Server
2 38 (7.88%) Power BI
3 34 (7.05%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (5.39%) Tableau
5 14 (2.90%) Electronic Patient Records
5 14 (2.90%) Relational Database
6 12 (2.49%) Data Lake
6 12 (2.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 11 (2.28%) Big Data
8 8 (1.66%) Metadata
8 8 (1.66%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 8 (1.66%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 7 (1.45%) BigQuery
9 7 (1.45%) Looker
9 7 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (1.04%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.83%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (0.83%) GIS
11 4 (0.83%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.83%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 8 (1.66%) JIRA
2 4 (0.83%) Git
2 4 (0.83%) gulp
2 4 (0.83%) Katalon Studio
2 4 (0.83%) Postman
2 4 (0.83%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.41%) Burp Suite
3 2 (0.41%) Cypress.io
3 2 (0.41%) JIRA Agile
3 2 (0.41%) Selenium
4 1 (0.21%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.21%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.21%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.21%) Mercurial
4 1 (0.21%) Moq
4 1 (0.21%) NUnit
4 1 (0.21%) Sourcetree
4 1 (0.21%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 185 (38.38%) Social Skills
2 118 (24.48%) Finance
3 84 (17.43%) Public Sector
4 60 (12.45%) Analytical Skills
5 57 (11.83%) Pharmaceutical
6 56 (11.62%) Marketing
7 53 (11.00%) Presentation Skills
8 46 (9.54%) Local Government
9 42 (8.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 31 (6.43%) Billing
11 30 (6.22%) Retail
12 29 (6.02%) Organisational Skills
13 23 (4.77%) Health Technology
14 16 (3.32%) Digital Health
15 14 (2.90%) Environmental Health
16 12 (2.49%) Telecoms
17 10 (2.07%) Police
18 9 (1.87%) Manufacturing
19 6 (1.24%) Electronics
20 5 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 64 (13.28%) Developer
2 60 (12.45%) Senior
3 48 (9.96%) Project Manager
4 45 (9.34%) Analyst
5 38 (7.88%) Lead
6 31 (6.43%) Audit Manager
7 21 (4.36%) Architect
7 21 (4.36%) Product Manager
8 18 (3.73%) Senior Developer
9 17 (3.53%) Systems Engineer
10 15 (3.11%) Business Manager
10 15 (3.11%) Support Technician
11 13 (2.70%) IT Manager
12 12 (2.49%) Business Analyst
12 12 (2.49%) Data Engineer
12 12 (2.49%) Technical Architect
13 11 (2.28%) Senior Analyst
13 11 (2.28%) Senior Business Analyst
13 11 (2.28%) Software Engineer
14 10 (2.07%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (8.71%) .NET
2 28 (5.81%) HTML
3 27 (5.60%) CSS
4 15 (3.11%) React
5 13 (2.70%) XML
6 12 (2.49%) Lightning Web Components
7 11 (2.28%) .NET Core
7 11 (2.28%) ASP.NET
8 9 (1.87%) Node.js
9 8 (1.66%) AngularJS
9 8 (1.66%) Razor View Engine
9 8 (1.66%) Vue
10 7 (1.45%) .NET Framework
10 7 (1.45%) HTML5
11 6 (1.24%) jQuery
12 5 (1.04%) Entity Framework
12 5 (1.04%) RESTful
12 5 (1.04%) Web Services
12 5 (1.04%) WPF
13 4 (0.83%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 39 (8.09%) Management Information System
2 33 (6.85%) Housing Association
3 26 (5.39%) Mobile App
4 17 (3.53%) Data Protection Act
5 14 (2.90%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (2.70%) Social Media
7 12 (2.49%) Algorithms
8 10 (2.07%) PKI
9 9 (1.87%) Driving Licence
9 9 (1.87%) LIMS
10 8 (1.66%) Product Ownership
11 7 (1.45%) Blog
11 7 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.24%) CCTV
13 5 (1.04%) Cloud Native
14 4 (0.83%) BYOD
14 4 (0.83%) Life Science
14 4 (0.83%) Low-Code
15 3 (0.62%) Enterprise Software
15 3 (0.62%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 55 (11.41%) Windows
2 27 (5.60%) Windows Server
3 16 (3.32%) Windows 10
4 9 (1.87%) Linux
5 5 (1.04%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.83%) Android
7 2 (0.41%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.41%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (22.20%) Problem-Solving
2 80 (16.60%) Project Management
3 64 (13.28%) Agile
4 54 (11.20%) Business Development
5 49 (10.17%) Business Intelligence
5 49 (10.17%) Coaching
5 49 (10.17%) Customer Service
6 38 (7.88%) Service Management
7 37 (7.68%) Continuous Improvement
8 36 (7.47%) Analytics
8 36 (7.47%) Roadmaps
8 36 (7.47%) User Stories
9 35 (7.26%) DevOps
10 34 (7.05%) People Management
10 34 (7.05%) Performance Management
11 33 (6.85%) Decision-Making
12 31 (6.43%) Cybersecurity
12 31 (6.43%) Project Delivery
13 30 (6.22%) Acceptance Criteria
13 30 (6.22%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 74 (15.35%) SQL
2 49 (10.17%) C#
3 35 (7.26%) JavaScript
4 23 (4.77%) Java
5 22 (4.56%) Python
6 15 (3.11%) TypeScript
7 14 (2.90%) T-SQL
8 11 (2.28%) R
9 4 (0.83%) Groovy
9 4 (0.83%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.62%) Bash
10 3 (0.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.62%) JSX
10 3 (0.62%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.41%) Bicep
11 2 (0.41%) PHP
11 2 (0.41%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.21%) C
12 1 (0.21%) Ruby
12 1 (0.21%) Swift
Qualifications
1 76 (15.77%) Degree
2 55 (11.41%) DBS Check
3 31 (6.43%) ACCA
4 24 (4.98%) CIPD
5 16 (3.32%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (3.11%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.66%) Security Cleared
8 5 (1.04%) CISSP
8 5 (1.04%) MCSE
9 4 (0.83%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.62%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (0.62%) CISM
10 3 (0.62%) MCITP
10 3 (0.62%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 2 (0.41%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.41%) PMP
12 1 (0.21%) CCDA
12 1 (0.21%) CCNA
12 1 (0.21%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (10.17%) GDPR
2 31 (6.43%) GAAP
2 31 (6.43%) IFRS
3 25 (5.19%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (3.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (2.90%) Accessibility
6 12 (2.49%) QA
7 9 (1.87%) PMO
8 8 (1.66%) Data Quality
9 6 (1.24%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (1.24%) GMP
9 6 (1.24%) NCSC
10 5 (1.04%) SLA
11 4 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.62%) WCAG
13 2 (0.41%) Disclosure Scotland
13 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.41%) SNOMED CT
14 1 (0.21%) HL7
System Software
1 24 (4.98%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.28%) Docker
4 9 (1.87%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.83%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.62%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 17 (3.53%) Terraform
2 14 (2.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.66%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.62%) SCCM
Vendors
1 109 (22.61%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.43%) CA
3 18 (3.73%) Northgate
4 17 (3.53%) Google
5 14 (2.90%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.90%) VMware
6 11 (2.28%) Adobe
7 10 (2.07%) Facebook
8 9 (1.87%) Cisco
8 9 (1.87%) Databricks
9 6 (1.24%) Hotjar
10 4 (0.83%) Datix
10 4 (0.83%) ESRI
10 4 (0.83%) HP
10 4 (0.83%) RedGate
10 4 (0.83%) YouTube
11 3 (0.62%) Commvault
11 3 (0.62%) New Relic
11 3 (0.62%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.62%) Veeam