Competition ratios for 2020

Competition ratios for the 2020 recruitment round

Round 1
Specialty Level Applications Posts Competition ratio
Specialty Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Anaesthetics / Core Anaesthetics Level CT1/ST1 Applications 1479 Posts 569 Competition ratio 2.60
Specialty ACCS - Emergency Medicine Level CT1/ST1 Applications 863 Posts 348 Competition ratio 2.48
Specialty Broad Based Training Level CT1/ST1 Applications 109 Posts 13 Competition ratio 8.38
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery Level CT1/ST1 Applications 129 Posts 13 Competition ratio 9.92
Specialty Clinical Radiology Level CT1/ST1 Applications 1308 Posts 311 Competition ratio 4.21
Specialty Community Sexual and Reproductive Health Level CT1/ST1 Applications 108 Posts 6 Competition ratio 18.00
Specialty Core Psychiatry Training Level CT1/ST1 Applications 895 Posts 410 Competition ratio 2.18
Specialty Core Surgical Training Level CT1/ST1 Applications 2322 Posts 605 Competition ratio 3.84
Specialty General Practice Level CT1/ST1 Applications 5770 Posts 3836 Competition ratio 1.50
Specialty Histopathology Level CT1/ST1 Applications 261 Posts 97 Competition ratio 2.69
Specialty Internal Medicine Training Level CT1/ST1 Applications 2798 Posts 1610 Competition ratio 1.74
Specialty Neurosurgery Level CT1/ST1 Applications 220 Posts 26 Competition ratio 8.46
Specialty Obstetrics and Gynaecology Level CT1/ST1 Applications 672 Posts 256 Competition ratio 2.63
Specialty Ophthalmology Level CT1/ST1 Applications 430 Posts 75 Competition ratio 5.73
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Level CT1/ST1 Applications 32 Posts 10 Competition ratio 3.20
Specialty Paediatrics Level CT1/ST1 Applications 712 Posts 461 Competition ratio 1.54
Specialty Public Health Medicine Level CT1/ST1 Applications 933 Posts 77 Competition ratio 12.12
Specialty Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (Scotland only) Level CT1/ST1 Applications 221 Posts 9 Competition ratio 24.56
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery Level ST3 Applications 41 Posts 7 Competition ratio 5.86
Specialty Neurosurgery Level ST3 Applications 22 Posts 1 Competition ratio 22.00
Specialty Ophthalmology Level ST3 Applications 65 Posts 22 Competition ratio 2.95
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Level ST3 Applications 16 Posts 23 Competition ratio 0.70
Round 2
Specialty Level Applications Posts Competition ratio
Specialty Acute Internal Medicine Level ST3 Applications 510 Posts 94 Competition ratio 5.43
Specialty Allergy Level ST3 Applications 11 Posts 3 Competition ratio 3.67
Specialty Anaesthetics Level ST3 Applications 758 Posts 353 Competition ratio 2.15
Specialty Audiovestibular Medicine Level ST3 Applications 9 Posts 6 Competition ratio 1.50
Specialty Cardiology Level ST3 Applications 533 Posts 131 Competition ratio 4.07
Specialty Clinical Genetics Level ST3 Applications 40 Posts 13 Competition ratio 3.08
Specialty Clinical Neurophysiology Level ST3 Applications 31 Posts 10 Competition ratio 3.10
Specialty Clinical Oncology Level ST3 Applications 170 Posts 49 Competition ratio 3.47
Specialty Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Level ST3 Applications 12 Posts 14 Competition ratio 0.86
Specialty Combined Infection Training Level ST3 Applications 206 Posts 54 Competition ratio 3.81
Specialty Dermatology Level ST3 Applications 166 Posts 42 Competition ratio 3.95
Specialty Diagnostic Neuropathology Level ST3 Applications 8 Posts 4 Competition ratio 2.00
Specialty Emergency Medicine Level ST3 Applications 141 Posts 47 Competition ratio 3.00
Specialty Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus Level ST3 Applications 325 Posts 74 Competition ratio 4.39
Specialty Gastroenterology Level ST3 Applications 373 Posts 79 Competition ratio 4.72
Specialty General and Vascular Surgery Level ST3 Applications 574 Posts 123 Competition ratio 4.67
Specialty Genitourinary Medicine Level ST3 Applications 31 Posts 53 Competition ratio 0.58
Specialty Geriatric Medicine Level ST3 Applications 392 Posts 202 Competition ratio 1.94
Specialty Haematology Level ST3 Applications 195 Posts 73 Competition ratio 2.67
Specialty Immunology Level ST3 Applications 20 Posts 12 Competition ratio 1.67
Specialty Intensive Care Medicine Level ST3 Applications 430 Posts 289 Competition ratio 1.49
Specialty Medical Oncology Level ST3 Applications 185 Posts 39 Competition ratio 4.74
Specialty Medical Ophthalmology Level ST3 Applications 7 Posts 3 Competition ratio 2.33
Specialty Metabolic Medicine Level ST3 Applications 23 Posts 12 Competition ratio 1.92
Specialty Neurology Level ST3 Applications 207 Posts 50 Competition ratio 4.14
Specialty Occupational Medicine Level ST3 Applications 35 Posts 12 Competition ratio 2.92
Specialty Otolaryngology Level ST3 Applications 131 Posts 23 Competition ratio 5.70
Specialty Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology Level ST3 Applications 7 Posts 9 Competition ratio 0.78
Specialty Paediatric Surgery Level ST3 Applications 50 Posts 6 Competition ratio 8.33
Specialty Paediatrics Level ST3 Applications 203 Posts 45 Competition ratio 4.51
Specialty Paediatrics Level ST4 Applications 173 Posts 77 Competition ratio 2.25
Specialty Palliative Medicine Level ST3 Applications 137 Posts 49 Competition ratio 2.80
Specialty Plastic Surgery Level ST3 Applications 190 Posts 41 Competition ratio 4.63
Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine Level ST3 Applications 36 Posts 27 Competition ratio 1.33
Specialty Renal Medicine Level ST3 Applications 227 Posts 67 Competition ratio 3.39
Specialty Respiratory Medicine Level ST3 Applications 407 Posts 74 Competition ratio 5.50
Specialty Rheumatology Level ST3 Applications 199 Posts 33 Competition ratio 6.03
Specialty Sport and Exercise Medicine Level ST3 Applications 32 Posts 11 Competition ratio 2.91
Specialty Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Level ST3 Applications 715 Posts 125 Competition ratio 5.72
Specialty Urology Level ST3 Applications 146 Posts 64 Competition ratio 2.28
Specialty Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Level ST4 Applications 72 Posts 56 Competition ratio 1.29
Specialty Emergency Medicine Level ST4 Applications 103 Posts 57 Competition ratio 1.81
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry Level ST4 Applications 55 Posts 34 Competition ratio 1.62
Specialty Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Level ST4 Applications 4 Posts 3 Competition ratio 1.33
Specialty General Psychiatry Level ST4 Applications 174 Posts 155 Competition ratio 1.12
Specialty General Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry Level ST4 Applications 6 Posts 2 Competition ratio 3.00
Specialty General Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy Level ST4 Applications 35 Posts 9 Competition ratio 3.89
Specialty General Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry Level ST4 Applications 79 Posts 63 Competition ratio 1.25
Specialty Medical Psychotherapy Level ST4 Applications 14 Posts 4 Competition ratio 3.50
Specialty Old Age Psychiatry Level ST4 Applications 57 Posts 60 Competition ratio 0.95
Specialty Paediatric Cardiology Level ST4 Applications 44 Posts 7 Competition ratio 6.29
Specialty Psychiatry of Learning Disability Level ST4 Applications 22 Posts 45 Competition ratio 0.49
Specialty Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Level ST4 Applications 8 Posts 7 Competition ratio 1.14

Page last reviewed: 26 August 2022