The staff groups considered are administration & clerical, estates services staff, support services, registered nursing and midwifery, nursing midwifery and support, social services, professional & technical staff, medical & dental staff, and ambulance staff.
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HSC staff vacancy rates in Northern Ireland 2017-2024
The vcancy rate in Northern Ireland's HSC has fluctuated over the period analized from *** percent recorded at the end of 2017's first quarter, and reaching up to *** percent at the end of 2022. At the end of 2024, the total vacancy rate reached *** percent.
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Department of Health. (February 18, 2025). Vacancy rates of health and social care (HSC) staff in Northern Ireland from March 2017 to December 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1607754/hsc-northern-ireland-vacancy-rates/
Department of Health. "Vacancy rates of health and social care (HSC) staff in Northern Ireland from March 2017 to December 2024." Chart. February 18, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1607754/hsc-northern-ireland-vacancy-rates/
Department of Health. (2025). Vacancy rates of health and social care (HSC) staff in Northern Ireland from March 2017 to December 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1607754/hsc-northern-ireland-vacancy-rates/
Department of Health. "Vacancy Rates of Health and Social Care (Hsc) Staff in Northern Ireland from March 2017 to December 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 18 Feb 2025, /statistics/1607754/hsc-northern-ireland-vacancy-rates/
Department of Health, Vacancy rates of health and social care (HSC) staff in Northern Ireland from March 2017 to December 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1607754/hsc-northern-ireland-vacancy-rates/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Vacancy rates of health and social care (HSC) staff in Northern Ireland from March 2017 to December 2024 [Graph], Department of Health, February 18, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1607754/hsc-northern-ireland-vacancy-rates/