NVQ Level 3 Contracts in England

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 509 655 795
Rank change year-on-year +146 +140 -175
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 32 6 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.087% 0.012% 0.006%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.28% 0.043% 0.026%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 3 2
10th Percentile £167 £146 £166
25th Percentile £188 £178 £191
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £230 £238
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% -
75th Percentile £256 £253 £291
90th Percentile £260 £266 £319
UK median daily rate £225 £230 £238
% change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £13.63 -
25th Percentile £46.25 £16.06 £30.47
Median hourly rate £47.50 £21.25 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +123.53% -34.61% +124.65%
75th Percentile £48.75 £27.56 £34.52
90th Percentile - £30.68 -
UK median hourly rate £12.25 £21.25 £32.50
% change year-on-year -42.35% -34.61% +124.65%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

NVQ Level 3 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 advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11,511 13,832 15,393
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.22% 27.69% 21.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,094 9,256 10,129
10th Percentile £310 £333 £319
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +6.60%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £713
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 983 739 679
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.00 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.07 £20.00 £18.88
Median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £39.29
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +33.62% +3.39%
75th Percentile £62.50 £68.41 £56.00
90th Percentile £76.64 £80.25 £67.80
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +27.06% +12.88%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 3 in England

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in England

NVQ Level 3
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in England over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for NVQ Level 3 in England

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in England

NVQ Level 3
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 5 May 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
Midlands +55 28 £225 +79.28% 74
East Midlands - 28 £225 - 28
South East +20 2 £265 +4.94% 69
North of England - 1 - - 109
London - 1 £375 - 50
Yorkshire - 1 - - 38
NVQ Level 3
UK

NVQ Level 3
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (87.50%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Dynamics AX
General
1 28 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (15.63%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (37.50%) Test Engineer
2 8 (25.00%) Lead
3 7 (21.88%) Team Leader
4 5 (15.63%) Quality Inspector
5 2 (6.25%) Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Change Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Quality Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Change and Release Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) Coordinator
6 1 (3.13%) Release Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) Technical Coordinator
6 1 (3.13%) Test Leader
6 1 (3.13%) Test Manager
6 1 (3.13%) Test Technician
Miscellaneous
1 28 (87.50%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (6.25%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.13%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (87.50%) Conflict Management
1 28 (87.50%) Time Management
2 8 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (6.25%) Change Management
3 2 (6.25%) Configuration Management
3 2 (6.25%) ITIL
3 2 (6.25%) Service Management
4 1 (3.13%) Change Advisory Board
4 1 (3.13%) E-Commerce
4 1 (3.13%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (3.13%) Quality Management
4 1 (3.13%) Release Management
4 1 (3.13%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (3.13%) SFIA
4 1 (3.13%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 28 (87.50%) Degree
2 3 (9.38%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (6.25%) SC Cleared
3 2 (6.25%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.13%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (15.63%) QA
2 1 (3.13%) ISO 14001
2 1 (3.13%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft
1 1 (3.13%) ServiceNow