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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 412 410 276
Rank change year-on-year -2 -134 +126
Permanent jobs citing NHS 616 780 2,315
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.62% 0.77% 1.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.76% 1.80% 3.10%
Number of salaries quoted 498 582 902
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,501 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,504 £51,573 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.07% +3.15% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,288 £65,000 £67,188
90th Percentile £80,470 £77,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £46,581 £47,708
% change year-on-year +1.97% -2.36% -4.59%

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 35,043 43,311 74,759
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.36% 42.74% 47.65%
Number of salaries quoted 23,056 23,480 33,820
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,250 £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 £84,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,550 £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 9 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 9 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 +52 556 £50,000 -3.05% 1,188
UK excluding London -9 451 £47,500 +1.97% 949
Work from Home -54 241 £54,500 +9.00% 248
North of England +61 175 £40,066 -10.96% 264
London +18 110 £57,500 -5.06% 265
South East -1 101 £50,000 +5.26% 180
Yorkshire +114 78 £45,000 +0.75% 110
Midlands +36 78 £53,500 +3.74% 190
North West +23 68 £38,500 -14.44% 124
West Midlands +56 65 £53,500 +1.90% 106
South West -65 44 £39,500 -18.97% 140
East of England +12 35 £30,000 +5.26% 139
North East -27 29 £41,000 -8.21% 34
Wales -18 15 £53,500 +19.78% 31
East Midlands -17 10 £48,500 +17.58% 84
Scotland -78 3 £38,470 -35.88% 10

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 (0.97%) CMS
2 4 (0.65%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.49%) Confluence
3 3 (0.49%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.49%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.32%) 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 (7.31%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (6.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (2.60%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.14%) InVision
5 7 (1.14%) Sketch
6 6 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.65%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.49%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.16%) CorelDRAW
Business Applications
1 5 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.32%) Primavera
4 1 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 106 (17.21%) Azure
2 60 (9.74%) AWS
3 45 (7.31%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (7.31%) Power Platform
4 16 (2.60%) SaaS
5 14 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (1.79%) Azure Data Factory
6 11 (1.79%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 11 (1.79%) GCP
7 10 (1.62%) Cloud Computing
8 9 (1.46%) Google Analytics
8 9 (1.46%) Google Tag Manager
9 8 (1.30%) dbt
9 8 (1.30%) Snowflake
10 5 (0.81%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (0.65%) BigCommerce
12 3 (0.49%) AWS CloudFormation
12 3 (0.49%) AWS CodeBuild
12 3 (0.49%) PaaS
13 2 (0.32%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.57%) Internet
1 22 (3.57%) LAN
1 22 (3.57%) WAN
2 18 (2.92%) Firewall
3 16 (2.60%) Broadband
3 16 (2.60%) WPA
4 10 (1.62%) Intranet
5 9 (1.46%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.14%) DNS
7 6 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (0.81%) DHCP
8 5 (0.81%) VPN
9 3 (0.49%) SAN
9 3 (0.49%) Wireless
10 2 (0.32%) 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 53 (8.60%) SQL Server
2 40 (6.49%) Power BI
3 36 (5.84%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (4.38%) Tableau
5 20 (3.25%) Electronic Patient Records
6 16 (2.60%) Relational Database
7 15 (2.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 14 (2.27%) Data Lake
9 10 (1.62%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 9 (1.46%) Big Data
10 9 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
11 7 (1.14%) BigQuery
11 7 (1.14%) Looker
11 7 (1.14%) Metadata
11 7 (1.14%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 6 (0.97%) MongoDB
13 5 (0.81%) MySQL
13 5 (0.81%) NoSQL
13 5 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 4 (0.65%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (1.30%) JIRA
2 4 (0.65%) Katalon Studio
2 4 (0.65%) Postman
2 4 (0.65%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.49%) Git
3 3 (0.49%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.32%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.32%) Burp Suite
4 2 (0.32%) gulp
4 2 (0.32%) JIRA Agile
4 2 (0.32%) 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
1 219 (35.55%) Social Skills
2 123 (19.97%) Finance
3 101 (16.40%) Public Sector
4 68 (11.04%) Analytical Skills
5 55 (8.93%) Pharmaceutical
5 55 (8.93%) Presentation Skills
6 52 (8.44%) Local Government
7 49 (7.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 49 (7.95%) Marketing
8 41 (6.66%) Health Technology
9 39 (6.33%) Retail
10 36 (5.84%) Organisational Skills
11 31 (5.03%) Billing
12 17 (2.76%) Digital Health
13 15 (2.44%) Telecoms
14 14 (2.27%) Environmental Health
15 13 (2.11%) Manufacturing
16 12 (1.95%) Electronics
17 10 (1.62%) Digital Healthcare
17 10 (1.62%) Police
Job Titles
1 90 (14.61%) Senior
2 72 (11.69%) Developer
3 65 (10.55%) Project Manager
4 54 (8.77%) Lead
5 48 (7.79%) Analyst
6 32 (5.19%) Audit Manager
7 24 (3.90%) Architect
7 24 (3.90%) Senior Developer
8 21 (3.41%) Business Manager
9 19 (3.08%) Product Manager
10 18 (2.92%) Delivery Manager
11 17 (2.76%) Senior Manager
11 17 (2.76%) Systems Engineer
12 16 (2.60%) Data Engineer
13 15 (2.44%) Support Technician
14 14 (2.27%) Business Analyst
15 13 (2.11%) IT Manager
15 13 (2.11%) Technical Architect
16 12 (1.95%) Software Developer
16 12 (1.95%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (7.95%) .NET
2 31 (5.03%) HTML
3 29 (4.71%) CSS
4 19 (3.08%) React
5 14 (2.27%) ASP.NET
6 13 (2.11%) FHIR
6 13 (2.11%) XML
7 12 (1.95%) .NET Core
7 12 (1.95%) AngularJS
7 12 (1.95%) Lightning Web Components
8 11 (1.79%) Node.js
9 9 (1.46%) Vue
10 7 (1.14%) .NET Framework
10 7 (1.14%) HTML5
10 7 (1.14%) Razor View Engine
10 7 (1.14%) RESTful
11 6 (0.97%) jQuery
12 5 (0.81%) Entity Framework
12 5 (0.81%) Web Services
12 5 (0.81%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 58 (9.42%) Management Information System
2 34 (5.52%) Housing Association
3 26 (4.22%) Mobile App
4 18 (2.92%) Data Protection Act
5 16 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (2.27%) Product Ownership
7 13 (2.11%) Algorithms
8 12 (1.95%) Social Media
9 9 (1.46%) Driving Licence
9 9 (1.46%) LIMS
9 9 (1.46%) PKI
10 8 (1.30%) Blog
10 8 (1.30%) Data Structures
10 8 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.14%) Renewable Energy
12 6 (0.97%) CCTV
12 6 (0.97%) PMI
13 5 (0.81%) Cloud Native
13 5 (0.81%) Low-Code
14 4 (0.65%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 57 (9.25%) Windows
2 28 (4.55%) Windows Server
3 17 (2.76%) Windows 10
4 12 (1.95%) Linux
5 5 (0.81%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.65%) Android
7 2 (0.32%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.32%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (18.51%) Problem-Solving
2 113 (18.34%) Project Management
3 93 (15.10%) Agile
4 62 (10.06%) Business Intelligence
5 52 (8.44%) Business Development
6 51 (8.28%) Decision-Making
7 49 (7.95%) Coaching
8 47 (7.63%) Customer Service
9 46 (7.47%) Analytics
10 45 (7.31%) Continuous Improvement
11 42 (6.82%) PRINCE2
11 42 (6.82%) Roadmaps
12 41 (6.66%) Change Management
13 40 (6.49%) Service Management
14 39 (6.33%) Project Delivery
15 38 (6.17%) DevOps
16 37 (6.01%) Information Governance
17 35 (5.68%) People Management
17 35 (5.68%) Performance Management
18 34 (5.52%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 96 (15.58%) SQL
2 55 (8.93%) C#
3 38 (6.17%) JavaScript
4 34 (5.52%) Python
5 25 (4.06%) Java
6 18 (2.92%) TypeScript
7 17 (2.76%) T-SQL
8 10 (1.62%) R
9 6 (0.97%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.81%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.81%) PHP
11 4 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 4 (0.65%) Groovy
11 4 (0.65%) Kusto Query Language
11 4 (0.65%) Ruby
12 3 (0.49%) Bash
13 2 (0.32%) Bicep
13 2 (0.32%) JSX
13 2 (0.32%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.16%) Swift
Qualifications
1 86 (13.96%) Degree
2 61 (9.90%) DBS Check
3 32 (5.19%) ACCA
4 20 (3.25%) CIPD
5 16 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (1.79%) Postgraduate
7 9 (1.46%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.30%) Security Cleared
9 7 (1.14%) NVQ Level 3
9 7 (1.14%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 6 (0.97%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (0.81%) CISM
11 5 (0.81%) CISSP
11 5 (0.81%) MCSE
11 5 (0.81%) PMP
12 4 (0.65%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 3 (0.49%) Azure Certification
14 2 (0.32%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (8.12%) GDPR
2 31 (5.03%) GAAP
2 31 (5.03%) IFRS
3 22 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
3 22 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 21 (3.41%) Accessibility
4 21 (3.41%) QA
5 14 (2.27%) Data Quality
6 13 (2.11%) PMO
7 9 (1.46%) HL7
8 8 (1.30%) ISO 9001
9 6 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.97%) GMP
9 6 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 6 (0.97%) NCSC
10 5 (0.81%) SLA
11 3 (0.49%) WCAG
12 2 (0.32%) GRC
12 2 (0.32%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.32%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 22 (3.57%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.95%) Docker
4 9 (1.46%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.65%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.49%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 3 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 28 (4.55%) Terraform
2 16 (2.60%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.79%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.65%) SCCM
5 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 131 (21.27%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.19%) CA
3 18 (2.92%) Northgate
4 16 (2.60%) Google
4 16 (2.60%) VMware
5 14 (2.27%) Salesforce
6 12 (1.95%) Adobe
7 10 (1.62%) Databricks
7 10 (1.62%) Facebook
8 9 (1.46%) SAP
9 7 (1.14%) Cisco
10 6 (0.97%) Hotjar
11 5 (0.81%) RedGate
12 4 (0.65%) Datix
12 4 (0.65%) ESRI
12 4 (0.65%) HP
12 4 (0.65%) YouTube
13 3 (0.49%) New Relic
13 3 (0.49%) Oracle
13 3 (0.49%) ServiceNow