NVQ Level 4 Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

National Vocational Qualification Level 4 (NVQ Level 4)
North West > Merseyside

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Merseyside with a requirement for NVQ Level 4 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 4 0 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside - - 1.33%
As % of the Qualifications category - - 4.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
Median hourly rate - - £34.21
North West median hourly rate £32.23 - £34.21

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Merseyside

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 contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Merseyside.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 44 60 68
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside 13.97% 36.36% 30.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 34 32
10th Percentile £156 £203 £184
25th Percentile £190 £372 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £395 £524 £450
Median % change year-on-year -24.58% +16.39% -11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £581
90th Percentile £675 £775 £675
North West median daily rate £481 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -1.79% -2.00% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 10 15
10th Percentile £20.90 £12.21 £12.14
25th Percentile £26.75 £13.52 £14.50
Median hourly rate £36.98 £17.44 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +112.04% -0.34% -
75th Percentile £43.96 £19.36 £34.27
90th Percentile - £21.52 £46.13
North West median hourly rate £43.96 £29.64 £16.06
% change year-on-year +48.34% +84.53% -60.42%

NVQ Level 4
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NVQ Level 4 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

NVQ Level 4 job vacancy trend in Merseyside