Competition ratios for 2021

Competition ratios for the 2021 recruitment round

Round 1

Specialty	Applications	Posts	Competition ratio
Specialty Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Emergency Medicine CT1 ST1	Applications 1424	Posts 361	Competition ratio 3.95
Specialty Anaesthetics CT1	Applications 2046	Posts 566	Competition ratio 3.61
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery ST1	Applications 113	Posts 6	Competition ratio 18.83
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery ST3	Applications 47	Posts 2	Competition ratio 23.50
Specialty Clinical Radiology ST1	Applications 1677	Posts 358	Competition ratio 4.68
Specialty Community and Sexual Reproductive Health ST1	Applications 167	Posts 6	Competition ratio 27.83
Specialty Core Psychiatry Training CT1	Applications 1513	Posts 506	Competition ratio 2.99
Specialty Core Surgical Training CT1	Applications 2528	Posts 607	Competition ratio 4.16
Specialty General Practice ST1	Applications 7640	Posts 4269	Competition ratio 1.79
Specialty Histopathology ST1	Applications 272	Posts 106	Competition ratio 2.57
Specialty Internal Medicine Training CT1	Applications 3590	Posts 1567	Competition ratio 2.29
Specialty Neurosurgery ST1	Applications 242	Posts 15	Competition ratio 16.13
Specialty Neurosurgery ST2	Applications 59	Posts 1	Competition ratio 59.00
Specialty Nuclear Medicine ST3	Applications 16	Posts 3	Competition ratio 5.33
Specialty Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1	Applications 877	Posts 260	Competition ratio 3.37
Specialty Ophthalmology ST1	Applications 605	Posts 89	Competition ratio 6.80
Specialty Ophthalmology ST3	Applications 82	Posts 16	Competition ratio 5.13
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST1	Applications 53	Posts 10	Competition ratio 5.30
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST3	Applications 23	Posts 17	Competition ratio 1.45
Specialty Paediatrics ST1	Applications 886	Posts 423	Competition ratio 2.09
Specialty Public Health Medicine ST1	Applications 988	Posts 98	Competition ratio 10.08

Round 2

Specialty	Applications	Posts	Competition ratio
Specialty Allergy ST3	Applications 21	Posts 4	Competition ratio 5.25
Specialty Anaesthetics ST3	Applications 1056	Posts 396	Competition ratio 2.67
Specialty Audiovestibular Medicine ST3	Applications 12	Posts 4	Competition ratio 3.00
Specialty Cardiology ST3	Applications 401	Posts 97	Competition ratio 4.13
Specialty Chemical Pathology ST3	Applications 16	Posts 11	Competition ratio 1.45
Specialty Clinical Genetics ST3	Applications 56	Posts 18	Competition ratio 3.11
Specialty Clinical Neurophysiology ST3	Applications 39	Posts 8	Competition ratio 4.88
Specialty Clinical Oncology ST3	Applications 203	Posts 86	Competition ratio 2.36
Specialty Combined Infection Training ST3	Applications 170	Posts 53	Competition ratio 3.21
Specialty Dermatology ST3	Applications 178	Posts 30	Competition ratio 5.93
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST3	Applications 237	Posts 37	Competition ratio 6.41
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST4	Applications 138	Posts 72	Competition ratio 1.92
Specialty General and Vascular Surgery ST3	Applications 607	Posts 136	Competition ratio 4.46
Specialty Genitourinary Medicine ST3	Applications 30	Posts 38	Competition ratio 0.79
Specialty Haematology ST3	Applications 231	Posts 66	Competition ratio 3.50
Specialty Immunology ST3	Applications 33	Posts 6	Competition ratio 5.50
Specialty Intensive Care Medicine ST3	Applications 595	Posts 203	Competition ratio 2.93
Specialty Medical Oncology ST3	Applications 212	Posts 79	Competition ratio 2.68
Specialty Medical Ophthalmology ST3	Applications 21	Posts 4	Competition ratio 5.25
Specialty Neurology ST3	Applications 168	Posts 51	Competition ratio 3.29
Specialty Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST3	Applications 312	Posts 22	Competition ratio 14.18
Specialty Occupational Medicine ST3	Applications 25	Posts 5	Competition ratio 5.00
Specialty Otolaryngology ST3	Applications 155	Posts 35	Competition ratio 4.43
Specialty Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3	Applications 4	Posts 4	Competition ratio 1.00
Specialty Paediatric Cardiology ST4	Applications 35	Posts 6	Competition ratio 5.83
Specialty Paediatric Surgery ST3	Applications 80	Posts 12	Competition ratio 6.67
Specialty Paediatrics ST3	Applications 222	Posts 23	Competition ratio 9.65
Specialty Paediatrics ST4	Applications 175	Posts 27	Competition ratio 6.48
Specialty Palliative Medicine ST3	Applications 66	Posts 27	Competition ratio 2.44
Specialty Plastic Surgery ST3	Applications 211	Posts 75	Competition ratio 2.81
Specialty Psychiatry ST4	Applications 453	Posts 410	Competition ratio 1.10
Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine ST3	Applications 42	Posts 14	Competition ratio 3.00
Specialty Sport and Exercise Medicine	Applications 35	Posts 6	Competition ratio 5.83
Specialty Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3	Applications 604	Posts 177	Competition ratio 3.41
Specialty Urology ST3	Applications 199	Posts 51	Competition ratio 3.90