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 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 550 642 -
Rank change year-on-year +92 - -
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 4 6 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.018% 0.015% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.049% 0.055% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 £32,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £37,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -

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 12,348 14,473 12,291
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.09% 26.26% 34.75%
Number of salaries quoted 4,937 6,704 7,301
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £39,750 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £66,000 £67,531 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,750 £58,000
% change year-on-year -1.35% -3.88% +5.45%

NVQ Level 4
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing NVQ Level 4 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 4 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 September 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 - 3 - - 2
South West +73 1 - - 3
Wales - 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 £45,000 -
Midlands - 1 £45,000 - 1
NVQ Level 4
UK

NVQ Level 4
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
1 1 (16.67%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Canva
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Automotive
3 1 (16.67%) Local Government
3 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Support Engineer
1 3 (50.00%) Technical Engineer
1 3 (50.00%) Technical Support
1 3 (50.00%) Technical Support Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Administrator
2 1 (16.67%) Communications Assistant
2 1 (16.67%) Project Assistant
2 1 (16.67%) Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) CCTV
1 3 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 3 (50.00%) Home Automation
2 1 (16.67%) Graphic Design
2 1 (16.67%) Photography
2 1 (16.67%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (16.67%) FMEA
3 1 (16.67%) Lean Manufacturing
3 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (16.67%) DBS Check
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) ISO 14001
1 1 (16.67%) ISO 9000
1 1 (16.67%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Adobe