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Number of vacancies in the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q4 2025/26, by staff group

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Release date

May 2026

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

June 2018 to March 2026

Supplementary notes

Numbers for 'other staff' vacancy were calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ using provided data.
A vacancy is defined as a post that is unfilled by permanent or fixed-term staff. Some vacant posts may be filled by agency or temporary staff, but these posts are still considered to be vacancies.
The number of vacancies is the difference between the number of reported full-time equivalent (FTE) permanent or fixed-term staff in post and planned workforce levels (i.e. the total funded or budgeted establishment on an FTE basis). The number of vacancies is on an FTE basis.

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NHS England workforce vacancies by staff group Q1 2018/19- Q4 2025/26

Published by A. Minhas, Jul 21, 2026

In Q4 2025/26, among the over * vacant position in the NHS workforce, there were over ** thousand vacancies within nursing. In this quarter, there were over *thousand vacancies among medical staff and a further ** thousand vacancies among other NHS staff.

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