CT1 & ST1 Specialty Training Competition Ratios

In 2024 49,905 applications were made for the 9,331 specialty training posts available at CT1 and  ST1 level. An overall competition ratio of 5.35:1.

This marks an increase of 48.6% in the number of applications compared to 2023, when 33,594 applications were made. The number of posts has increased by 1.5% compared to 2023, when 9,194 posts were available.

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Run Through ST1 Specialties


Core CT1 Specialties


Higher Medical Specialties


Higher Specialties

Surgery:


Psychiatry:

 

Other Specialties Recruiting at ST3/ST4:


Competition Ratios by Year

This data has been taken from the reports available on NHS England’s Medical Specialty Training website (https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/). Data is presented here in a single table to make it easier to sort, filter and make comparisons across specialties, etc. The published data may not include posts in Scotland or Northern Ireland if they manage their own recruitment rather than recruiting via the national recruitment process across the whole of the UK.

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