NVQ Level 4 Contracts

National Vocational Qualification Level 4 (NVQ Level 4)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for NVQ Level 4 qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 568 681 -
Rank change year-on-year +113 - -
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 4 7 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.016% 0.002% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.054% 0.007% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £18.35 - -
Median hourly rate £18.97 - -
75th Percentile £34.21 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.97 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

NVQ Level 4 is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 12,872 15,254 19,038
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 29.89% 27.21% 21.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,011 10,183 12,699
10th Percentile £310 £338 £345
25th Percentile £425 £450 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +6.06%
75th Percentile £645 £650 £630
90th Percentile £738 £738 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £535 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +1.90% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,100 745 759
10th Percentile £13.87 £14.67 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.13 £21.24 £19.52
Median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +28.21%
75th Percentile £62.50 £68.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £76.32 £79.19 £67.30
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.25 £52.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -21.43% +50.00% +16.67%

NVQ Level 4
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing NVQ Level 4 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 4 in the UK

NVQ Level 4
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 4.

Daily rate trend for NVQ Level 4 in the UK

NVQ Level 4
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 4.

Hourly rate trend for NVQ Level 4 in the UK

NVQ Level 4
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NVQ Level 4 over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for NVQ Level 4 in the UK

NVQ Level 4
Top 7 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NVQ Level 4 within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
England +92 7 - - 22
UK excluding London +44 7 - - 21
North of England - 3 - - 5
North West - 3 - - 2
South East - 3 - - 6
West Midlands - 1 - - 2
Midlands - 1 - - 4

NVQ Level 4
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 6 (85.71%) Finance
2 4 (57.14%) Influencing Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (42.86%) Local Government
3 3 (42.86%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Police
3 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
3 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Law
4 1 (14.29%) Legal
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Lead
1 3 (42.86%) Project Leader
1 3 (42.86%) Project Manager
1 3 (42.86%) Strategy Manager
1 3 (42.86%) Technical Manager
1 3 (42.86%) Technical Project Manager
2 1 (14.29%) HR Advisor
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Driving Licence
1 3 (42.86%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Project Management
2 4 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (57.14%) Service Delivery
3 3 (42.86%) Agile
3 3 (42.86%) Budget Management
3 3 (42.86%) Business Analysis
3 3 (42.86%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
3 3 (42.86%) Line Management
3 3 (42.86%) People Management
3 3 (42.86%) PRINCE2
3 3 (42.86%) Resource Management
3 3 (42.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) Coaching
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Management
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
1 3 (42.86%) HNC
2 1 (14.29%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) GDPR
25 NVQ Level 4 jobs Nationwide