NVQ Level 3 Contracts

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 546 692 844
Rank change year-on-year +146 +152 -113
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 38 5 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.087% 0.009% 0.005%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.29% 0.033% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 2 2
10th Percentile £167 £140 £166
25th Percentile £188 £163 £191
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £200 £238
Median % change year-on-year +12.36% -15.68% -
75th Percentile £256 £238 £291
90th Percentile £260 £260 £319
UK excluding London median daily rate £225 £200 £150
% change year-on-year +12.36% +33.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 1
10th Percentile - £13.63 -
25th Percentile - £16.06 £30.47
Median hourly rate £12.25 £21.25 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -42.35% -34.61% +124.65%
75th Percentile - £27.56 £34.52
90th Percentile £26.85 £30.68 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £12.25 £21.25 £32.50
% change year-on-year -42.35% -34.61% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

NVQ Level 3 falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,062 15,003 18,971
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 29.91% 27.01% 21.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,100 9,981 12,683
10th Percentile £310 £349 £345
25th Percentile £425 £450 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £738 £740 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +10.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,112 750 778
10th Percentile £13.99 £15.19 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.34 £21.67 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +34.85%
75th Percentile £63.49 £68.75 £59.22
90th Percentile £76.15 £80.00 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.27 £52.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -21.40% +50.00% +25.00%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing NVQ Level 3 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

NVQ Level 3
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NVQ Level 3 over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

NVQ Level 3
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NVQ Level 3 over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

NVQ Level 3
Top 10 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 3 within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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
UK excluding London +61 37 £225 +12.36% 476
England +113 32 £225 +12.36% 504
Midlands +43 28 £225 +79.28% 119
East Midlands - 28 £225 - 69
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 1
South East +14 2 £265 -3.64% 69
Work from Home - 2 £265 - 25
Yorkshire - 1 - - 36
London - 1 £375 - 39
North of England - 1 - - 106

NVQ Level 3
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:

Applications
1 28 (73.68%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Dynamics AX
General
1 34 (89.47%) Social Skills
2 6 (15.79%) Legal
2 6 (15.79%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (13.16%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (31.58%) Test Engineer
2 8 (21.05%) Lead
3 7 (18.42%) Team Leader
4 6 (15.79%) Information Governance Officer
4 6 (15.79%) Information Officer
5 5 (13.16%) Quality Inspector
6 2 (5.26%) Analyst
6 2 (5.26%) Change Analyst
6 2 (5.26%) Quality Engineer
7 1 (2.63%) Change and Release Analyst
7 1 (2.63%) Coordinator
7 1 (2.63%) Release Analyst
7 1 (2.63%) Technical Coordinator
7 1 (2.63%) Test Leader
7 1 (2.63%) Test Manager
7 1 (2.63%) Test Technician
Miscellaneous
1 28 (73.68%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (15.79%) Freedom of Information
2 6 (15.79%) NHS
3 2 (5.26%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.63%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (73.68%) Conflict Management
1 28 (73.68%) Time Management
2 8 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (18.42%) Impact Assessments
4 6 (15.79%) Email Management
4 6 (15.79%) Information Governance
4 6 (15.79%) Risk Management
5 2 (5.26%) Change Management
5 2 (5.26%) Configuration Management
5 2 (5.26%) ITIL
5 2 (5.26%) Service Management
6 1 (2.63%) Change Advisory Board
6 1 (2.63%) E-Commerce
6 1 (2.63%) Quality Management
6 1 (2.63%) Release Management
6 1 (2.63%) Risk Assessment
6 1 (2.63%) SFIA
6 1 (2.63%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 28 (73.68%) Degree
2 6 (15.79%) HNC
3 3 (7.89%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (5.26%) SC Cleared
4 2 (5.26%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.63%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (28.95%) QA
2 6 (15.79%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.63%) ISO 14001
3 1 (2.63%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.63%) ServiceNow