NVQ Level 4 Job Trends in the UK excluding London

National Vocational Qualification Level 4 (NVQ Level 4)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for NVQ Level 4 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 530 606 -
Rank change year-on-year +76 - -
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 4 10 9 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.029% 0.018% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.082% 0.064% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,979 £35,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +39.94% - -
UK median annual salary £48,979 £37,500 -
% change year-on-year +30.61% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

NVQ Level 4 falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 12,243 14,153 10,755
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.90% 28.45% 33.45%
Number of salaries quoted 4,905 5,765 7,033
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £54,793 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.31% +4.37% +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,000 £70,000 £67,070
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £79,950
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +4.55%

NVQ Level 4
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NVQ Level 4 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

NVQ Level 4 job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 4
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing NVQ Level 4.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing NVQ Level 4

NVQ Level 4
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NVQ Level 4 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 October 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England - 5 - -
North of England +16 3 £48,979 - 3
North West +8 3 £48,979 - 3
South West +47 1 - - 2
Wales - 1 - -
NVQ Level 4
UK

NVQ Level 4
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (10.00%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Canva
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (30.00%) Tableau
General
1 10 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (50.00%) Finance
3 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (30.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (10.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Support Engineer
1 5 (50.00%) Technical Engineer
1 5 (50.00%) Technical Support
1 5 (50.00%) Technical Support Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Analyst
2 3 (30.00%) Senior
2 3 (30.00%) Senior Analyst
2 3 (30.00%) Senior Technical Analyst
2 3 (30.00%) Technical Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Administrator
3 1 (10.00%) Communications Assistant
3 1 (10.00%) Project Assistant
3 1 (10.00%) Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 8 (80.00%) Driving Licence
2 5 (50.00%) CCTV
2 5 (50.00%) Home Automation
3 1 (10.00%) Graphic Design
3 1 (10.00%) Photography
3 1 (10.00%) Social Media
3 1 (10.00%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 8 (80.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 5 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (30.00%) Actionable Insight
3 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) HNC
2 2 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (10.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (30.00%) EXASOL
3 1 (10.00%) Adobe