U.K. Healthcare Staffing Market Size & Outlook, 2026-2035
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UK healthcare staffing market highlights
- The UK healthcare staffing market generated a revenue of USD 3,253.2 million in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 7,518.3 million by 2035.
- The UK market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.8% from 2026 to 2035.
- In terms of segment, allied healthcare staffing was the largest revenue generating type in 2025.
- Locum Tenens Staffing is the most lucrative type segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.
Healthcare staffing market data book summary
| Market revenue in 2025 | USD 3,253.2 million |
| Market revenue in 2035 | USD 7,518.3 million |
| Growth rate | 8.8% (CAGR from 2026 to 2035) |
| Largest segment | Allied healthcare staffing |
| Fastest growing segment | Locum Tenens Staffing |
| Historical data | 2021 - 2024 |
| Base year | 2025 |
| Forecast period | 2026 - 2035 |
| Quantitative units | Revenue in USD million |
| Market segmentation | Travel Nurse Staffing, Per Diem Nurse Staffing, Locum Tenens Staffing, Allied Healthcare Staffing |
| Key market players worldwide | AMN Healthcare Services Inc, CHG Healthcare, Maxim Healthcare Staffing, Cross Country Healthcare Inc, Aya Healthcare, Adecco Group AG, Locum Tenens USA |
Other key industry trends
- In terms of revenue, UK accounted for 4.0% of the global healthcare staffing market in 2025.
- Country-wise, U.S. is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2035.
- In Europe, Germany healthcare staffing market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2035.
- UK is the fastest growing regional market in Europe and is projected to reach USD 7,518.3 million by 2035.
Shortage of nurses and other medical staff after BREXIT and fewer regulations as compared to other EU states is expected to drive the market growth in the country. The UK has 3.93 hospital doctors per 100,000 patients as per the Health Foundation UK, which is the highest among all the nations in the UK.
Furthermore, according to the European Public Service Union, the UK is expected to witness a shortage of more than 100,000 healthcare professionals. This is likely to increase demand for staffing agencies in the near future.
The nursing workforce in the UK is aging, one in every five healthcare professional on the register is 56 or older, and one in every 10 is over 60 years of age, resulting insubstantial shortage. These staffing challenges extend far beyond nursing; there are concerns that the implementation of vaccine regulations in November 2021 would further shrink the workforce.
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Publish Date: Jan 13, 2026
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Healthcare Staffing Market Companies
| Name | Profile | # Employees | HQ | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMN Healthcare Services Inc | View profile | 3,585 | 2999 Olympus Boulevard, Suite 500, Dallas, TX, United States, 75019 | www.amnhealthcare.com |
| CHG Healthcare | View profile | 1001-5000 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, North America | www.chghealthcare.com |
| Aya Healthcare | View profile | 5001-10000 | San Diego, California, United States, North America | www.ayahealthcare.com |
| Locum Tenens USA | View profile | 11-50 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North America | locumtenensusa.com |
| Maxim Healthcare Staffing | View profile | - | Columbia, Maryland, United States, North America | www.maximstaffing.com/ |
| Cross Country Healthcare Inc | View profile | 2,300 | 6551 Park of Commerce Boulevard, N.W., Boca Raton, FL, United States, 33487 | www.crosscountryhealthcare.com |
| Adecco Group AG | View profile | 72,438 | Bellerivestrasse 30, Zurich, Switzerland, CH-8008 | www.adeccogroup.com |
U.K. Healthcare Staffing Market Outlook
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Allied Healthcare Staffing was the largest segment with a revenue share of 31.27% in 2025.
Horizon Databook has segmented the U.K. healthcare staffing market based on travel nurse staffing, per diem nurse staffing, locum tenens staffing, allied healthcare staffing covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2021 to 2035.
Shortage of nurses and other medical staff after BREXIT and fewer regulations as compared to other EU states is expected to drive the market growth in the country. The UK has 3.93 hospital doctors per 100,000 patients as per the Health Foundation UK, which is the highest among all the nations in the UK.
Furthermore, according to the European Public Service Union, the UK is expected to witness a shortage of more than 100,000 healthcare professionals. This is likely to increase demand for staffing agencies in the near future.
The nursing workforce in the UK is aging, one in every five healthcare professional on the register is 56 or older, and one in every 10 is over 60 years of age, resulting insubstantial shortage. These staffing challenges extend far beyond nursing; there are concerns that the implementation of vaccine regulations in November 2021 would further shrink the workforce.
- U.K. Healthcare Staffing Market Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million , 2021-2035)
- Travel Nurse Staffing
- Per Diem Nurse Staffing
- Locum Tenens Staffing
- Allied Healthcare Staffing
- U.K. Healthcare Staffing Market End Use Outlook (Revenue, USD Million , 2021-2035)
- Hospitals
- Clinics
- Ambulatory Facilities
- Other End Use
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U.K. Healthcare Staffing Market, 2021-2035 (US$M)
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