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 have cited NHS over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 406 402 274
Rank change year-on-year -4 -128 +128
Permanent jobs citing NHS 609 796 2,300
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.62% 0.77% 1.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.74% 1.79% 3.11%
Number of salaries quoted 492 582 894
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,277 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,501 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,573 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.05% +3.15% -9.09%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £67,685
90th Percentile £78,625 £77,500 £85,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,901 £46,581 £47,500
% change year-on-year +0.69% -1.94% -5.94%

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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,962 44,378 73,876
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.48% 42.75% 47.31%
Number of salaries quoted 23,044 23,979 34,135
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,375 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £84,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £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 2 May 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 2 May 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 +45 554 £50,000 -3.05% 259
UK excluding London -16 448 £46,901 +0.69% 182
Work from Home -50 237 £54,000 +5.37% 129
North of England +46 176 £40,132 -10.82% 46
London +31 111 £57,500 -5.06% 63
South East +20 99 £50,000 +5.26% 50
Yorkshire +113 78 £45,000 +0.37% 25
Midlands +52 78 £53,500 +2.81% 37
North West +14 69 £39,250 -12.78% 20
West Midlands +67 65 £53,500 +1.90% 11
South West -69 44 £39,500 -16.84% 28
East of England +6 35 £30,000 +5.26% 17
North East -28 29 £41,000 -8.21% 7
Wales -8 14 £53,500 +19.78% 6
East Midlands -16 10 £48,500 +15.48% 26
Scotland -69 2 £18,000 -62.85% 5

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 6 (0.99%) CMS
2 4 (0.66%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.49%) Confluence
3 3 (0.49%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.49%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.33%) SAS
5 1 (0.16%) Apache
5 1 (0.16%) Drupal
5 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.16%) Jetty
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.16%) Moodle
5 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.16%) Totara
5 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 45 (7.39%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (6.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (2.63%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.15%) InVision
5 7 (1.15%) Sketch
6 6 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.66%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.49%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.33%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.16%) CorelDRAW
Business Applications
1 5 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.33%) Primavera
4 1 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 103 (16.91%) Azure
2 59 (9.69%) AWS
3 45 (7.39%) Microsoft 365
4 43 (7.06%) Power Platform
5 17 (2.79%) SaaS
6 14 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (1.64%) Azure Data Factory
7 10 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
7 10 (1.64%) GCP
8 9 (1.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 9 (1.48%) Google Analytics
8 9 (1.48%) Google Tag Manager
9 8 (1.31%) dbt
9 8 (1.31%) Snowflake
10 5 (0.82%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (0.66%) BigCommerce
12 3 (0.49%) AWS CloudFormation
12 3 (0.49%) AWS CodeBuild
12 3 (0.49%) PaaS
13 2 (0.33%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.61%) Internet
1 22 (3.61%) LAN
1 22 (3.61%) WAN
2 19 (3.12%) Firewall
3 16 (2.63%) Broadband
3 16 (2.63%) WPA
4 10 (1.64%) Intranet
5 9 (1.48%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.15%) DNS
7 6 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.82%) DHCP
8 5 (0.82%) VPN
9 3 (0.49%) SAN
9 3 (0.49%) Wireless
10 2 (0.33%) Network Security
11 1 (0.16%) DECT
11 1 (0.16%) NGFW
11 1 (0.16%) RFID
11 1 (0.16%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.16%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (8.37%) SQL Server
2 38 (6.24%) Power BI
3 33 (5.42%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (4.43%) Tableau
5 19 (3.12%) Electronic Patient Records
6 14 (2.30%) Relational Database
6 14 (2.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 12 (1.97%) Data Lake
8 9 (1.48%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 8 (1.31%) Big Data
10 7 (1.15%) BigQuery
10 7 (1.15%) Looker
11 6 (0.99%) Metadata
11 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 6 (0.99%) MongoDB
12 5 (0.82%) MySQL
12 5 (0.82%) NoSQL
12 5 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
12 5 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 8 (1.31%) JIRA
2 4 (0.66%) Katalon Studio
2 4 (0.66%) Postman
2 4 (0.66%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.49%) Git
3 3 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.33%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.33%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.33%) gulp
4 2 (0.33%) JIRA Agile
4 2 (0.33%) Mercurial
5 1 (0.16%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.16%) Moq
5 1 (0.16%) NUnit
5 1 (0.16%) Selenium
5 1 (0.16%) Sourcetree
5 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 218 (35.80%) Social Skills
2 120 (19.70%) Finance
3 103 (16.91%) Public Sector
4 67 (11.00%) Analytical Skills
5 56 (9.20%) Presentation Skills
6 54 (8.87%) Pharmaceutical
7 53 (8.70%) Local Government
8 49 (8.05%) Marketing
9 47 (7.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 39 (6.40%) Retail
11 38 (6.24%) Health Technology
12 36 (5.91%) Organisational Skills
13 32 (5.25%) Billing
14 17 (2.79%) Digital Health
15 14 (2.30%) Environmental Health
15 14 (2.30%) Telecoms
16 12 (1.97%) Manufacturing
17 11 (1.81%) Electronics
18 10 (1.64%) Police
19 9 (1.48%) Digital Healthcare
Job Titles
1 90 (14.78%) Senior
2 69 (11.33%) Developer
3 65 (10.67%) Project Manager
4 55 (9.03%) Lead
5 49 (8.05%) Analyst
6 34 (5.58%) Audit Manager
7 24 (3.94%) Senior Developer
8 23 (3.78%) Architect
9 21 (3.45%) Business Manager
10 19 (3.12%) Product Manager
11 18 (2.96%) Delivery Manager
12 17 (2.79%) Senior Manager
12 17 (2.79%) Systems Engineer
13 15 (2.46%) Data Engineer
13 15 (2.46%) Support Technician
14 14 (2.30%) Business Analyst
15 13 (2.13%) IT Manager
15 13 (2.13%) Technical Architect
16 12 (1.97%) Software Developer
16 12 (1.97%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (8.21%) .NET
2 29 (4.76%) HTML
3 27 (4.43%) CSS
4 15 (2.46%) React
5 14 (2.30%) ASP.NET
6 13 (2.13%) FHIR
6 13 (2.13%) XML
7 12 (1.97%) .NET Core
7 12 (1.97%) Lightning Web Components
8 11 (1.81%) AngularJS
8 11 (1.81%) Node.js
9 8 (1.31%) Vue
10 7 (1.15%) .NET Framework
10 7 (1.15%) HTML5
10 7 (1.15%) Razor View Engine
10 7 (1.15%) RESTful
11 6 (0.99%) jQuery
12 5 (0.82%) Entity Framework
12 5 (0.82%) Web Services
12 5 (0.82%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 58 (9.52%) Management Information System
2 35 (5.75%) Housing Association
3 26 (4.27%) Mobile App
4 17 (2.79%) Data Protection Act
5 16 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.30%) Product Ownership
7 12 (1.97%) Algorithms
8 11 (1.81%) Social Media
9 9 (1.48%) Driving Licence
9 9 (1.48%) LIMS
9 9 (1.48%) PKI
10 8 (1.31%) Data Structures
10 8 (1.31%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.15%) Blog
11 7 (1.15%) Renewable Energy
12 6 (0.99%) CCTV
12 6 (0.99%) PMI
13 5 (0.82%) Cloud Native
13 5 (0.82%) Low-Code
14 4 (0.66%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 57 (9.36%) Windows
2 28 (4.60%) Windows Server
3 17 (2.79%) Windows 10
4 12 (1.97%) Linux
5 5 (0.82%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.66%) Android
7 2 (0.33%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.33%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (18.88%) Problem-Solving
2 111 (18.23%) Project Management
3 92 (15.11%) Agile
4 60 (9.85%) Business Intelligence
5 53 (8.70%) Business Development
6 51 (8.37%) Decision-Making
7 50 (8.21%) Coaching
8 47 (7.72%) Customer Service
9 46 (7.55%) Analytics
10 43 (7.06%) Continuous Improvement
11 41 (6.73%) PRINCE2
11 41 (6.73%) Roadmaps
11 41 (6.73%) Service Management
12 40 (6.57%) Change Management
12 40 (6.57%) Project Delivery
13 37 (6.08%) DevOps
13 37 (6.08%) People Management
14 36 (5.91%) Information Governance
14 36 (5.91%) Performance Management
15 34 (5.58%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 93 (15.27%) SQL
2 54 (8.87%) C#
3 35 (5.75%) JavaScript
4 30 (4.93%) Python
5 25 (4.11%) Java
6 18 (2.96%) TypeScript
7 15 (2.46%) T-SQL
8 7 (1.15%) R
9 6 (0.99%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.82%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.82%) PHP
11 4 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.66%) Groovy
11 4 (0.66%) Kusto Query Language
11 4 (0.66%) Ruby
12 3 (0.49%) Bash
13 2 (0.33%) Bicep
13 2 (0.33%) JSX
13 2 (0.33%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.16%) Swift
Qualifications
1 84 (13.79%) Degree
2 61 (10.02%) DBS Check
3 34 (5.58%) ACCA
4 20 (3.28%) CIPD
5 16 (2.63%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (1.81%) Postgraduate
7 8 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.31%) Security Cleared
8 7 (1.15%) NVQ Level 3
8 7 (1.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 6 (0.99%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (0.82%) CISM
10 5 (0.82%) CISSP
10 5 (0.82%) MCSE
10 5 (0.82%) PMP
11 4 (0.66%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.49%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.33%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (8.05%) GDPR
2 32 (5.25%) GAAP
2 32 (5.25%) IFRS
3 22 (3.61%) Cyber Essentials
3 22 (3.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (3.61%) QA
4 21 (3.45%) Accessibility
5 13 (2.13%) Data Quality
5 13 (2.13%) PMO
6 10 (1.64%) HL7
7 8 (1.31%) ISO 9001
8 6 (0.99%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (0.99%) GMP
8 6 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 6 (0.99%) NCSC
9 5 (0.82%) SLA
10 3 (0.49%) WCAG
11 2 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.33%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.33%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 22 (3.61%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.48%) Docker
3 9 (1.48%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.66%) VMware Server
5 3 (0.49%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 3 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 27 (4.43%) Terraform
2 16 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.81%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.66%) SCCM
5 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 131 (21.51%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.58%) CA
3 18 (2.96%) Northgate
4 17 (2.79%) VMware
5 15 (2.46%) Google
6 14 (2.30%) Salesforce
7 12 (1.97%) Adobe
8 10 (1.64%) Facebook
9 9 (1.48%) Databricks
10 8 (1.31%) SAP
11 7 (1.15%) Cisco
12 6 (0.99%) Hotjar
13 5 (0.82%) RedGate
14 4 (0.66%) Datix
14 4 (0.66%) ESRI
14 4 (0.66%) HP
14 4 (0.66%) YouTube
15 3 (0.49%) New Relic
15 3 (0.49%) Oracle
15 3 (0.49%) ServiceNow