Competition ratios for the 2022 recruitment round

Round 1
Specialty Applications Posts Competition ratio
Specialty Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Emergency Medicine CT1 ST1 Applications 1606 Posts 361 Competition ratio 4.45
Specialty Anaesthetics CT1 Applications 2337 Posts 558 Competition ratio 4.19
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery ST1 Applications 137 Posts 7 Competition ratio 19.57
Specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery ST3 Applications 47 Posts 2 Competition ratio 23.50
Specialty Clinical Radiology ST1 Applications 2231 Posts 361 Competition ratio 6.18
Specialty Community and Sexual Reproductive Health ST1 Applications 199 Posts 13 Competition ratio 15.31
Specialty Core Psychiatry Training CT1 Applications 1876 Posts 484 Competition ratio 3.88
Specialty Core Surgical Training CT1 Applications 2302 Posts 622 Competition ratio 3.70
Specialty General Practice ST1 Applications 8549 Posts 4137 Competition ratio 2.07
Specialty Histopathology ST1 Applications 286 Posts 112 Competition ratio 2.55
Specialty Internal Medicine Training CT1 Applications 4008 Posts 1639 Competition ratio 2.45
Specialty Neurosurgery ST1 Applications 255 Posts 16 Competition ratio 15.94
Specialty Neurosurgery ST2 Applications 53 Posts 1 Competition ratio 53.00
Specialty Nuclear Medicine ST3 Applications 15 Posts 2 Competition ratio 7.50
Specialty Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1 Applications 1042 Posts 280 Competition ratio 3.72
Specialty Ophthalmology ST1 Applications 700 Posts 78 Competition ratio 8.97
Specialty Ophthalmology ST3 Applications 54 Posts 14 Competition ratio 3.86
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST1 Applications 34 Posts 14 Competition ratio 2.43
Specialty Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST3 Applications 27 Posts 25 Competition ratio 1.08
Specialty Paediatrics ST1 Applications 1075 Posts 458 Competition ratio 2.35
Specialty Public Health Medicine ST1 Applications 1085 Posts 95 Competition ratio 11.42
Specialty Thoracic Surgery ST4 Applications 19 Posts 3 Competition ratio 6.33
Round 2
Specialty Applications Posts Competition ratio
Specialty Acute Internal Medicine ST4 Applications 468 Posts 76 Competition ratio 6.16
Specialty Allergy ST3 Applications 31 Posts 3 Competition ratio 10.33
Specialty Audiovestibular Medicine ST3 Applications 9 Posts 4 Competition ratio 2.25
Specialty Cardiology ST4 Applications 412 Posts 130 Competition ratio 3.17
Specialty Chemical Pathology ST3 Applications 25 Posts 7 Competition ratio 3.57
Specialty Clinical Genetics ST3 Applications 60 Posts 12 Competition ratio 5.00
Specialty Clinical Neurophysiology ST3 Applications 40 Posts 12 Competition ratio 3.33
Specialty Clinical Oncology ST3 Applications 194 Posts 115 Competition ratio 1.69
Specialty Combined Infection Training ST3 Applications 162 Posts 34 Competition ratio 4.76
Specialty Combined Infection Training ST4 Applications 113 Posts 24 Competition ratio 4.71
Specialty Dermatology ST3 Applications 224 Posts 41 Competition ratio 5.46
Specialty Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 Applications 6 Posts 8 Competition ratio 0.75
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST3 Applications 247 Posts 40 Competition ratio 6.18
Specialty Emergency Medicine ST4 Applications 133 Posts 65 Competition ratio 2.05
Specialty Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus ST4 Applications 359 Posts 80 Competition ratio 4.49
Specialty Gastroenterology ST4 Applications 347 Posts 103 Competition ratio 3.37
Specialty General Surgery ST3 Applications 532 Posts 153 Competition ratio 3.48
Specialty Genitourinary Medicine ST3 Applications 17 Posts 35 Competition ratio 0.49
Specialty Geriatric Medicine ST4 Applications 343 Posts 160 Competition ratio 2.14
Specialty Haematology ST3 Applications 226 Posts 74 Competition ratio 3.05
Specialty Immunology ST3 Applications 46 Posts 1 Competition ratio 46.00
Specialty Intensive Care Medicine ST3 Applications 493 Posts 220 Competition ratio 2.24
Specialty Medical Oncology ST3 Applications 214 Posts 88 Competition ratio 2.43
Specialty Medical Ophthalmology ST3 Applications 6 Posts 6 Competition ratio 1.00
Specialty Neurology ST4 Applications 117 Posts 71 Competition ratio 1.65
Specialty Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST3 Applications 318 Posts 71 Competition ratio 4.48
Specialty Occupational Medicine ST3 Applications 43 Posts 3 Competition ratio 14.33
Specialty Otolaryngology ST3 Applications 169 Posts 47 Competition ratio 3.60
Specialty Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3 Applications 9 Posts 6 Competition ratio 1.50
Specialty Paediatric Cardiology ST4 Applications 51 Posts 6 Competition ratio 8.50
Specialty Paediatric Surgery ST3 Applications 74 Posts 11 Competition ratio 6.73
Specialty Paediatrics ST3 Applications 301 Posts 24 Competition ratio 12.54
Specialty Paediatrics ST4 Applications 261 Posts 75 Competition ratio 3.48
Specialty Palliative Medicine ST4 Applications 53 Posts 51 Competition ratio 1.04
Specialty Plastic Surgery ST3 Applications 205 Posts 42 Competition ratio 4.88
Specialty Psychiatry ST4 Applications 438 Posts 384 Competition ratio 1.14
Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine ST3 Applications 38 Posts 12 Competition ratio 3.17
Specialty Renal Medicine ST4 Applications 216 Posts 75 Competition ratio 2.88
Specialty Respiratory Medicine ST4 Applications 480 Posts 155 Competition ratio 3.17
Specialty Rheumatology ST4 Applications 201 Posts 67 Competition ratio 3.00
Specialty Sport and Exercise Medicine ST3 Applications 45 Posts 5 Competition ratio 9.00
Specialty Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3 Applications 527 Posts 142 Competition ratio 3.71
Specialty Urology ST3 Applications 235 Posts 59 Competition ratio 3.98
Specialty Vascular Surgery ST3 Applications 138 Posts 26 Competition ratio 5.31

Page last reviewed: 27 October 2022