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 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 510 410 567
Rank change year-on-year -100 +157 +161
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 4 12 149 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.028% 0.41% 0.003%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.085% 1.07% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 7 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £41,021
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,979 £35,000 £41,821
Median % change year-on-year +39.94% -16.31% -3.31%
75th Percentile - £41,052 £42,621
90th Percentile - £43,183 -
UK median annual salary £48,979 £35,000 £41,821
% change year-on-year +39.94% -16.31% -3.31%

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 14,053 13,954 10,346
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.98% 38.78% 30.10%
Number of salaries quoted 5,142 5,323 6,809
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,965
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £51,128
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.57% +2.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,908 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.19% +4.19% -

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 15 January 2026. 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
North West +22 7 £48,979 - 1
North of England -6 7 £48,979 - 2
East of England +19 5 - -
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (33.33%) Tableau
General
1 12 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Finance
2 4 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 8 (66.67%) Support Engineer
1 8 (66.67%) Technical Engineer
1 8 (66.67%) Technical Support
1 8 (66.67%) Technical Support Engineer
2 4 (33.33%) Analyst
2 4 (33.33%) Senior
2 4 (33.33%) Senior Analyst
2 4 (33.33%) Senior Technical Analyst
2 4 (33.33%) Technical Analyst
3 3 (25.00%) Systems Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (100.00%) Driving Licence
2 8 (66.67%) CCTV
2 8 (66.67%) Home Automation
3 3 (25.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 8 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (75.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 8 (66.67%) Customer Service
4 4 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
4 4 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) HNC
Vendors
1 8 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (33.33%) EXASOL