NVQ Level 3 Contracts in the UK excluding London

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 349 450 502
Rank change year-on-year +101 +52 -
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 37 6 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.18% 0.026% 0.010%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.49% 0.077% 0.037%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 3 1
10th Percentile £167 £146 -
25th Percentile £188 £178 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £230 £150
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% +53.33% -
75th Percentile £256 £253 -
90th Percentile £260 £266 -
UK median daily rate £225 £230 £238
% change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 1
10th Percentile - £13.63 -
25th Percentile - £16.06 £30.47
Median hourly rate £12.25 £21.25 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -42.35% -34.61% -
75th Percentile - £27.56 £34.52
90th Percentile £26.85 £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
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,525 7,762 8,047
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.93% 33.02% 26.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,328 5,203 5,219
10th Percentile £270 £286 £254
25th Percentile £425 £420 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.94% +6.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £635 £600
90th Percentile £725 £713 £675
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 930 648 525
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.97 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £20.00 £16.49
Median hourly rate £40.94 £50.00 £31.41
Median % change year-on-year -18.12% +59.18% -7.63%
75th Percentile £63.29 £65.81 £56.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £79.19 £65.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
% change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +12.00%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing NVQ Level 3 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 3
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 3
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 7 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 +59 28 £225 +79.28% 69
East Midlands - 28 £225 - 23
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 1
South East +18 2 £265 +4.94% 61
Yorkshire - 1 - - 37
North of England - 1 - - 102
NVQ Level 3
UK

NVQ Level 3
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:

Applications
1 28 (75.68%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Dynamics AX
General
1 34 (91.89%) Social Skills
2 6 (16.22%) Legal
2 6 (16.22%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (13.51%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (32.43%) Test Engineer
2 8 (21.62%) Lead
3 7 (18.92%) Team Leader
4 6 (16.22%) Information Governance Officer
4 6 (16.22%) Information Officer
5 5 (13.51%) Quality Inspector
6 2 (5.41%) Analyst
6 2 (5.41%) Change Analyst
6 2 (5.41%) Quality Engineer
7 1 (2.70%) Change and Release Analyst
7 1 (2.70%) Coordinator
7 1 (2.70%) Release Analyst
7 1 (2.70%) Technical Coordinator
7 1 (2.70%) Test Leader
7 1 (2.70%) Test Manager
7 1 (2.70%) Test Technician
Miscellaneous
1 28 (75.68%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (16.22%) Freedom of Information
2 6 (16.22%) NHS
3 2 (5.41%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (75.68%) Conflict Management
1 28 (75.68%) Time Management
2 8 (21.62%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (18.92%) Impact Assessments
4 6 (16.22%) Email Management
4 6 (16.22%) Information Governance
4 6 (16.22%) Risk Management
5 2 (5.41%) Change Management
5 2 (5.41%) Configuration Management
5 2 (5.41%) ITIL
5 2 (5.41%) Service Management
6 1 (2.70%) Change Advisory Board
6 1 (2.70%) Quality Management
6 1 (2.70%) Release Management
6 1 (2.70%) Risk Assessment
6 1 (2.70%) SFIA
6 1 (2.70%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 28 (75.68%) Degree
2 6 (16.22%) HNC
3 3 (8.11%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (5.41%) SC Cleared
4 2 (5.41%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.70%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (29.73%) QA
2 6 (16.22%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.70%) ISO 14001
3 1 (2.70%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.70%) ServiceNow