Specialty Training Fill Rates - Wales

In 2025 97% of the 540 posts in Wales were filled. This is an increase in the fill rate compared to 2024 when 95.47% of 530 posts were filled.

At CT1/ST1 level 100% of 401 posts were filled. This is an increase compared to 2024 when 99.51% of 412 posts were filled (410 filled posts, 2 unfilled posts). 

At ST3 level 94.4% of 54 posts were filled (51 filled posts, 3 unfilled posts). This is an increase compared to 2024 when 92.5% of 40 posts were filled (37 filled posts, 3 unfilled posts).  13 out of 15 ST3 specialties (86.7%) filled all their posts, with 2 specialties having unfilled posts.

At ST4 level 84.5% of 84 posts were filled (71 filled posts, 13 unfilled posts). This is an increase compared to 2024 when 75.64% of posts were filled (59 filled posts, 19 unfilled posts). 7 out of 15 ST4 specialties (46.7%) filled all their posts, with 8 specialties having unfilled posts.

Run Through ST1 Specialties


Core CT1 Specialties

Higher Medical Specialties


Higher Specialties

Psychiatry:

Old fill rates by Psychiatry specialty:


Surgery
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Other Specialties Recruiting at ST3/ST4:

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Notes

  1. Data taken from fill rates pages available on the Specialty Training website: https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/ Each individual page was saved as a HTML file, imported into Excel, extraneous information was removed and the remaining data has been used to generate the table displayed on this page. 
  2. This data is for Round 1 and 2 (as published). Data for re-advertised posts and Round 3 posts are excluded from the published reports.
  3. Data is presented in tables to make it easier to make comparisons across specialties, nations, levels, etc.
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