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

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 403 414 285
Rank change year-on-year +11 -129 +132
Permanent jobs citing NHS 631 775 2,366
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.63% 0.78% 1.45%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.79% 1.83% 3.03%
Number of salaries quoted 506 587 930
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,277 £28,681
25th Percentile £37,501 £41,580 £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 £62,700 £65,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,470 £77,500 £83,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,500 £47,500 £47,915
% change year-on-year -2.11% -0.87% -6.05%

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 35,155 42,392 77,992
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.18% 42.62% 47.91%
Number of salaries quoted 23,026 23,184 34,267
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,483 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,625
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 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £109,865 £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 20 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 20 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 +45 571 £47,500 -7.90% 1,202
UK excluding London -18 461 £46,500 -2.11% 972
Work from Home -41 250 £53,500 +4.39% 262
North of England +58 182 £40,132 -10.82% 257
London +33 113 £57,500 -5.06% 289
South East +6 105 £50,000 -2.68% 194
Yorkshire +110 82 £43,742 -1.70% 98
Midlands +39 77 £53,500 +7.00% 204
North West +19 71 £40,000 -22.44% 129
West Midlands +58 65 £53,500 +1.90% 104
South West -74 43 £39,500 -21.78% 131
East of England -2 36 £30,000 +15.38% 136
North East -25 29 £41,000 -8.21% 32
Wales -14 15 £53,500 +19.78% 44
East Midlands -20 9 £46,750 +13.33% 100
Scotland -76 3 £38,470 -38.45% 11

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 (1.27%) CMS
2 5 (0.79%) Confluence
3 4 (0.63%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.48%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.48%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.32%) SAS
6 1 (0.16%) Apache
6 1 (0.16%) Drupal
6 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.16%) Jetty
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 47 (7.45%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (5.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (2.38%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.11%) InVision
4 7 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.11%) Sketch
5 6 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.63%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.48%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.16%) CorelDRAW
8 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.32%) Primavera
4 1 (0.16%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 110 (17.43%) Azure
2 60 (9.51%) AWS
3 48 (7.61%) Power Platform
4 45 (7.13%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (2.38%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (2.38%) SaaS
6 13 (2.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 12 (1.90%) Azure Data Factory
8 11 (1.74%) GCP
9 10 (1.58%) Cloud Computing
9 10 (1.58%) Google Analytics
9 10 (1.58%) Google Tag Manager
10 8 (1.27%) dbt
10 8 (1.27%) Snowflake
11 5 (0.79%) Azure Sentinel
11 5 (0.79%) BigCommerce
12 4 (0.63%) npm
12 4 (0.63%) Storyblok
13 3 (0.48%) AWS CloudFormation
13 3 (0.48%) AWS CodeBuild
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.49%) LAN
1 22 (3.49%) WAN
2 21 (3.33%) Internet
3 18 (2.85%) Firewall
4 16 (2.54%) Broadband
4 16 (2.54%) WPA
5 10 (1.58%) Intranet
6 9 (1.43%) DNS
6 9 (1.43%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.11%) DHCP
8 6 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.79%) Network Security
9 5 (0.79%) SAN
9 5 (0.79%) VPN
10 3 (0.48%) Wireless
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 (8.40%) SQL Server
2 43 (6.81%) Power BI
3 38 (6.02%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (4.28%) Tableau
5 19 (3.01%) Electronic Patient Records
6 16 (2.54%) Relational Database
7 15 (2.38%) Data Lake
7 15 (2.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 11 (1.74%) PostgreSQL
9 10 (1.58%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 9 (1.43%) Big Data
11 7 (1.11%) BigQuery
11 7 (1.11%) Looker
11 7 (1.11%) Metadata
11 7 (1.11%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 6 (0.95%) MongoDB
13 5 (0.79%) MySQL
13 5 (0.79%) NoSQL
13 5 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (0.79%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 9 (1.43%) JIRA
2 5 (0.79%) Visual Studio
3 4 (0.63%) Git
3 4 (0.63%) gulp
3 4 (0.63%) Katalon Studio
3 4 (0.63%) Postman
4 3 (0.48%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.32%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.32%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.32%) JIRA Agile
5 2 (0.32%) Mercurial
6 1 (0.16%) Balsamiq
6 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.16%) Moq
6 1 (0.16%) NUnit
6 1 (0.16%) Selenium
6 1 (0.16%) Sourcetree
6 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 224 (35.50%) Social Skills
2 128 (20.29%) Finance
3 101 (16.01%) Public Sector
4 68 (10.78%) Analytical Skills
5 60 (9.51%) Pharmaceutical
6 55 (8.72%) Presentation Skills
7 54 (8.56%) Marketing
8 51 (8.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 51 (8.08%) Local Government
9 42 (6.66%) Health Technology
10 39 (6.18%) Retail
11 37 (5.86%) Organisational Skills
12 31 (4.91%) Billing
13 17 (2.69%) Digital Health
14 15 (2.38%) Telecoms
15 14 (2.22%) Environmental Health
16 13 (2.06%) Manufacturing
17 12 (1.90%) Electronics
18 11 (1.74%) Digital Healthcare
19 10 (1.58%) Police
Job Titles
1 90 (14.26%) Senior
2 77 (12.20%) Developer
3 65 (10.30%) Project Manager
4 56 (8.87%) Lead
5 48 (7.61%) Analyst
6 32 (5.07%) Audit Manager
7 27 (4.28%) Architect
8 24 (3.80%) Senior Developer
9 21 (3.33%) Business Manager
10 19 (3.01%) Product Manager
11 18 (2.85%) Delivery Manager
12 17 (2.69%) Senior Manager
12 17 (2.69%) Systems Engineer
13 16 (2.54%) Data Engineer
14 15 (2.38%) Support Technician
15 14 (2.22%) Business Analyst
16 13 (2.06%) IT Manager
16 13 (2.06%) Technical Architect
17 12 (1.90%) Software Developer
17 12 (1.90%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (8.24%) .NET
2 32 (5.07%) HTML
3 31 (4.91%) CSS
4 23 (3.65%) React
5 14 (2.22%) ASP.NET
6 13 (2.06%) FHIR
6 13 (2.06%) XML
7 12 (1.90%) .NET Core
7 12 (1.90%) AngularJS
7 12 (1.90%) Lightning Web Components
7 12 (1.90%) Node.js
8 9 (1.43%) Vue
9 8 (1.27%) .NET Framework
9 8 (1.27%) Razor View Engine
10 7 (1.11%) HTML5
10 7 (1.11%) jQuery
10 7 (1.11%) RESTful
11 5 (0.79%) Django
11 5 (0.79%) Entity Framework
11 5 (0.79%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 57 (9.03%) Management Information System
2 34 (5.39%) Housing Association
3 26 (4.12%) Mobile App
4 17 (2.69%) Data Protection Act
4 17 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (2.06%) Algorithms
5 13 (2.06%) Product Ownership
6 12 (1.90%) Social Media
7 9 (1.43%) Driving Licence
7 9 (1.43%) LIMS
7 9 (1.43%) PKI
8 8 (1.27%) Blog
8 8 (1.27%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (1.11%) Renewable Energy
10 6 (0.95%) CCTV
10 6 (0.95%) PMI
11 5 (0.79%) Cloud Native
11 5 (0.79%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.63%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 57 (9.03%) Windows
2 28 (4.44%) Windows Server
3 17 (2.69%) Windows 10
4 12 (1.90%) Linux
5 5 (0.79%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.63%) 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
1 113 (17.91%) Project Management
2 112 (17.75%) Problem-Solving
3 92 (14.58%) Agile
4 63 (9.98%) Business Intelligence
5 52 (8.24%) Business Development
6 51 (8.08%) Decision-Making
7 49 (7.77%) Analytics
7 49 (7.77%) Coaching
7 49 (7.77%) Customer Service
8 44 (6.97%) Continuous Improvement
8 44 (6.97%) Roadmaps
9 41 (6.50%) PRINCE2
10 40 (6.34%) Change Management
10 40 (6.34%) DevOps
10 40 (6.34%) Service Management
11 39 (6.18%) Project Delivery
12 38 (6.02%) Information Governance
13 35 (5.55%) Cybersecurity
13 35 (5.55%) Mentoring
13 35 (5.55%) People Management
Programming Languages
1 98 (15.53%) SQL
2 57 (9.03%) C#
3 40 (6.34%) JavaScript
4 36 (5.71%) Python
5 25 (3.96%) Java
6 19 (3.01%) TypeScript
7 17 (2.69%) T-SQL
8 12 (1.90%) R
9 6 (0.95%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 5 (0.79%) Kotlin
11 4 (0.63%) Groovy
11 4 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
11 4 (0.63%) PHP
11 4 (0.63%) Ruby
12 3 (0.48%) Bash
12 3 (0.48%) JSX
13 2 (0.32%) Bicep
13 2 (0.32%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.16%) C
Qualifications
1 94 (14.90%) Degree
2 66 (10.46%) DBS Check
3 32 (5.07%) ACCA
4 24 (3.80%) CIPD
5 16 (2.54%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.74%) Postgraduate
8 8 (1.27%) Security Cleared
9 7 (1.11%) NVQ Level 3
9 7 (1.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 6 (0.95%) CISSP
10 6 (0.95%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (0.79%) CISM
11 5 (0.79%) MCSE
11 5 (0.79%) PMP
12 4 (0.63%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.63%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.48%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 2 (0.32%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (8.24%) GDPR
2 31 (4.91%) GAAP
2 31 (4.91%) IFRS
3 23 (3.65%) Cyber Essentials
4 22 (3.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (3.49%) QA
5 21 (3.33%) Accessibility
6 13 (2.06%) Data Quality
7 12 (1.90%) PMO
8 9 (1.43%) HL7
9 8 (1.27%) ISO 9001
10 6 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
10 6 (0.95%) GMP
10 6 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 6 (0.95%) NCSC
11 5 (0.79%) SLA
12 3 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.48%) WCAG
13 2 (0.32%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.32%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 24 (3.80%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.22%) Docker
2 14 (2.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.43%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.63%) VMware Server
5 3 (0.48%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 3 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 28 (4.44%) Terraform
2 16 (2.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.74%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.63%) SCCM
5 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 133 (21.08%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.07%) CA
3 18 (2.85%) Northgate
4 17 (2.69%) Google
5 16 (2.54%) VMware
6 14 (2.22%) Salesforce
7 12 (1.90%) Adobe
8 10 (1.58%) Databricks
8 10 (1.58%) Facebook
9 9 (1.43%) SAP
10 7 (1.11%) Cisco
11 6 (0.95%) Hotjar
12 5 (0.79%) RedGate
13 4 (0.63%) Datix
13 4 (0.63%) ESRI
13 4 (0.63%) HP
13 4 (0.63%) YouTube
14 3 (0.48%) New Relic
14 3 (0.48%) Oracle
14 3 (0.48%) ServiceNow