Guidance

Job analysis questionnaire

Download the job analysis questionnaire which is needed to evaluate a job locally in your organisation.

16 September 2025

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When a job doesn’t match to a national job profile, it will need to be evaluated to determine its pay banding.

This evaluation is based on a completed and analysed job analysis questionnaire (JAQ), and is undertaken according to the process defined in the NHS Job Evaluation Handbook (chapter 12) 

It is important to complete the JAQ fully and provide relevant and clear examples about your job. 

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Help

Use this guidance to help you complete the job analysis questionnaire.

 

If the evaluation panel does not have all the information it needs, it will not be able to evaluate the job properly.

Steps to complete the JAQ:

  1. Open the PDF form.
  2. Save the form locally to your desktop.
  3. Complete the form using the JAQ guidance.

Further information

Find out more about how to carry out local evaluation in your organisation.

Access more information and download the NHS Job Evaluation Handbook.

Access the job evaluation hub.