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 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 376 358 180
Rank change year-on-year -18 -178 +165
Permanent jobs citing NHS 461 487 1,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.64% 0.82% 2.17%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.92% 2.02% 4.97%
Number of salaries quoted 359 356 604
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £37,199 £39,031 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £47,500 £47,915
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% -0.87% -6.05%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £66,250 £73,750 £73,621
UK median annual salary £50,000 £51,573 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.05% +3.15% -9.09%

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 24,059 24,154 31,776
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.58% 40.84% 43.77%
Number of salaries quoted 15,202 11,126 15,910
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,275 £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 £80,000 £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 20 May 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 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
North of England +58 182 £40,132 -10.82% 264
South East +6 105 £50,000 -2.68% 195
Yorkshire +110 82 £43,742 -1.70% 102
Midlands +39 77 £53,500 +7.00% 204
North West +19 71 £40,000 -22.44% 132
West Midlands +58 65 £53,500 +1.90% 104
South West -74 43 £39,500 -21.78% 136
East of England -2 36 £30,000 +15.38% 139
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
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 (1.74%) CMS
2 5 (1.08%) Confluence
3 4 (0.87%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.65%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.43%) SAS
6 1 (0.22%) Apache
6 1 (0.22%) Drupal
6 1 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.22%) Jetty
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.22%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 31 (6.72%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (4.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (3.04%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.52%) InVision
4 7 (1.52%) Sketch
5 6 (1.30%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.87%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.65%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 1 (0.22%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.22%) CorelDRAW
9 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.43%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 90 (19.52%) Azure
2 41 (8.89%) AWS
3 39 (8.46%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (7.38%) Power Platform
5 14 (3.04%) SaaS
6 13 (2.82%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (2.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 11 (2.39%) Azure Data Factory
7 11 (2.39%) GCP
8 10 (2.17%) Cloud Computing
8 10 (2.17%) Google Analytics
8 10 (2.17%) Google Tag Manager
9 5 (1.08%) BigCommerce
10 4 (0.87%) npm
10 4 (0.87%) Storyblok
11 3 (0.65%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.65%) PaaS
12 2 (0.43%) Firebase
12 2 (0.43%) Google Ads
13 1 (0.22%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.77%) LAN
1 22 (4.77%) WAN
2 21 (4.56%) Internet
3 16 (3.47%) Broadband
3 16 (3.47%) Firewall
3 16 (3.47%) WPA
4 10 (2.17%) Intranet
5 9 (1.95%) DNS
5 9 (1.95%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.52%) DHCP
7 6 (1.30%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (1.08%) Network Security
8 5 (1.08%) SAN
9 3 (0.65%) VPN
9 3 (0.65%) Wireless
10 1 (0.22%) DECT
10 1 (0.22%) NGFW
10 1 (0.22%) RFID
10 1 (0.22%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.22%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (9.33%) SQL Server
2 30 (6.51%) Data Warehouse
3 29 (6.29%) Power BI
4 21 (4.56%) Tableau
5 14 (3.04%) Electronic Patient Records
6 13 (2.82%) Relational Database
7 11 (2.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 10 (2.17%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.95%) Big Data
10 7 (1.52%) BigQuery
10 7 (1.52%) Looker
10 7 (1.52%) Metadata
10 7 (1.52%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 7 (1.52%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (1.08%) MongoDB
11 5 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.87%) Geospatial Data
12 4 (0.87%) GIS
12 4 (0.87%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (1.74%) JIRA
2 4 (0.87%) Git
2 4 (0.87%) gulp
2 4 (0.87%) Katalon Studio
2 4 (0.87%) Postman
2 4 (0.87%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.43%) Burp Suite
3 2 (0.43%) JIRA Agile
4 1 (0.22%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.22%) Mercurial
4 1 (0.22%) Moq
4 1 (0.22%) NUnit
4 1 (0.22%) Selenium
4 1 (0.22%) Sourcetree
4 1 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 183 (39.70%) Social Skills
2 112 (24.30%) Finance
3 82 (17.79%) Public Sector
4 57 (12.36%) Analytical Skills
5 53 (11.50%) Presentation Skills
6 51 (11.06%) Pharmaceutical
7 46 (9.98%) Local Government
7 46 (9.98%) Marketing
8 40 (8.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (6.72%) Billing
9 31 (6.72%) Organisational Skills
10 30 (6.51%) Retail
11 22 (4.77%) Health Technology
12 15 (3.25%) Digital Health
13 14 (3.04%) Environmental Health
14 12 (2.60%) Telecoms
15 10 (2.17%) Police
16 9 (1.95%) Manufacturing
17 6 (1.30%) Electronics
18 5 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 60 (13.02%) Developer
2 59 (12.80%) Senior
3 49 (10.63%) Project Manager
4 41 (8.89%) Analyst
5 37 (8.03%) Lead
6 31 (6.72%) Audit Manager
7 17 (3.69%) Architect
7 17 (3.69%) Senior Developer
7 17 (3.69%) Systems Engineer
8 16 (3.47%) Business Manager
8 16 (3.47%) Product Manager
9 15 (3.25%) Support Technician
10 13 (2.82%) IT Manager
11 12 (2.60%) Business Analyst
11 12 (2.60%) Technical Architect
12 11 (2.39%) Data Engineer
12 11 (2.39%) IT Support
12 11 (2.39%) Senior Analyst
12 11 (2.39%) Senior Business Analyst
12 11 (2.39%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (9.11%) .NET
2 27 (5.86%) HTML
3 26 (5.64%) CSS
4 13 (2.82%) XML
5 12 (2.60%) Lightning Web Components
5 12 (2.60%) React
6 11 (2.39%) .NET Core
6 11 (2.39%) ASP.NET
7 8 (1.74%) AngularJS
7 8 (1.74%) Node.js
7 8 (1.74%) Razor View Engine
7 8 (1.74%) Vue
8 7 (1.52%) .NET Framework
8 7 (1.52%) HTML5
9 6 (1.30%) jQuery
10 5 (1.08%) Entity Framework
10 5 (1.08%) RESTful
10 5 (1.08%) Web Services
10 5 (1.08%) WPF
11 4 (0.87%) PostGIS
Miscellaneous
1 39 (8.46%) Management Information System
2 34 (7.38%) Housing Association
3 26 (5.64%) Mobile App
4 16 (3.47%) Data Protection Act
5 14 (3.04%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (2.60%) Social Media
7 11 (2.39%) Algorithms
8 9 (1.95%) Driving Licence
8 9 (1.95%) LIMS
8 9 (1.95%) PKI
9 8 (1.74%) Product Ownership
10 7 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.30%) Blog
11 6 (1.30%) CCTV
12 5 (1.08%) Cloud Native
12 5 (1.08%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.87%) BYOD
14 3 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
14 3 (0.65%) Freedom of Information
14 3 (0.65%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 55 (11.93%) Windows
2 27 (5.86%) Windows Server
3 16 (3.47%) Windows 10
4 9 (1.95%) Linux
5 5 (1.08%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.87%) Android
7 2 (0.43%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.43%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (22.99%) Problem-Solving
2 78 (16.92%) Project Management
3 64 (13.88%) Agile
4 49 (10.63%) Business Development
5 48 (10.41%) Coaching
5 48 (10.41%) Customer Service
6 43 (9.33%) Business Intelligence
7 38 (8.24%) Service Management
8 36 (7.81%) Continuous Improvement
9 35 (7.59%) DevOps
10 34 (7.38%) People Management
10 34 (7.38%) Performance Management
11 32 (6.94%) Analytics
11 32 (6.94%) Decision-Making
12 31 (6.72%) User Stories
13 30 (6.51%) PRINCE2
13 30 (6.51%) Roadmaps
14 29 (6.29%) Cybersecurity
14 29 (6.29%) Project Delivery
15 28 (6.07%) Information Governance
Programming Languages
1 70 (15.18%) SQL
2 49 (10.63%) C#
3 32 (6.94%) JavaScript
4 24 (5.21%) Java
5 20 (4.34%) Python
6 14 (3.04%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.82%) T-SQL
8 9 (1.95%) R
9 4 (0.87%) Groovy
9 4 (0.87%) Kotlin
9 4 (0.87%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.65%) Bash
10 3 (0.65%) JSX
11 2 (0.43%) Bicep
11 2 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.43%) PHP
11 2 (0.43%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.22%) C
12 1 (0.22%) Ruby
12 1 (0.22%) Swift
Qualifications
1 74 (16.05%) Degree
2 54 (11.71%) DBS Check
3 31 (6.72%) ACCA
4 24 (5.21%) CIPD
5 15 (3.25%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.74%) Security Cleared
8 4 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (0.87%) CISSP
8 4 (0.87%) MCSE
9 3 (0.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 3 (0.65%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.65%) CISM
9 3 (0.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.43%) MCITP
10 2 (0.43%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.43%) PMP
11 1 (0.22%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.22%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.22%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (10.20%) GDPR
2 31 (6.72%) GAAP
2 31 (6.72%) IFRS
3 23 (4.99%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (4.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (3.04%) Accessibility
6 11 (2.39%) QA
7 10 (2.17%) PMO
8 7 (1.52%) Data Quality
9 6 (1.30%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (1.30%) GMP
9 6 (1.30%) NCSC
10 5 (1.08%) SLA
11 3 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.65%) WCAG
12 2 (0.43%) Disclosure Scotland
12 2 (0.43%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.43%) SNOMED CT
13 1 (0.22%) HL7
System Software
1 22 (4.77%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.60%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.95%) Docker
3 9 (1.95%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.87%) VMware Server
5 3 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.43%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.22%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 16 (3.47%) Terraform
2 15 (3.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.74%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.65%) SCCM
5 1 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 107 (23.21%) Microsoft
2 31 (6.72%) CA
3 18 (3.90%) Northgate
4 17 (3.69%) Google
5 14 (3.04%) Salesforce
5 14 (3.04%) VMware
6 11 (2.39%) Adobe
7 10 (2.17%) Facebook
8 8 (1.74%) Databricks
9 7 (1.52%) Cisco
10 6 (1.30%) Hotjar
11 4 (0.87%) Datix
11 4 (0.87%) ESRI
11 4 (0.87%) HP
11 4 (0.87%) RedGate
11 4 (0.87%) YouTube
12 3 (0.65%) New Relic
12 3 (0.65%) Oracle
12 3 (0.65%) SAP
12 3 (0.65%) ServiceNow