National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 545 | 690 | 837 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +145 | +147 | -135 |
| Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 | 38 | 6 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.089% | 0.010% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.29% | 0.038% | 0.021% |
| 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 excluding London median daily rate | £225 | £230 | £150 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.17% | +53.33% | - |
| 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% | +124.65% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £27.56 | £34.52 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.85 | £30.68 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £12.25 | £21.25 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.35% | -34.61% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 12,968 | 15,820 | 18,959 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.33% | 27.20% | 21.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,992 | 10,558 | 12,540 |
| 10th Percentile | £307 | £330 | £337 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.09% | +4.76% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £626 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £533 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.43% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,064 | 805 | 779 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.74 | £15.25 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.80 | £20.25 | £19.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.00 | £43.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +24.14% | +14.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £67.50 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.95 | £79.19 | £67.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.94 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.12% | +42.86% | - |
NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing NVQ Level 3 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NVQ Level 3 over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NVQ Level 3 over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.
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Top 10 Contract Locations
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 over the 6 months to 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +101 | 37 | £225 | -2.17% | 401 |
| England | +130 | 32 | £225 | -2.17% | 407 |
| Midlands | +59 | 28 | £225 | +79.28% | 79 |
| East Midlands | - | 28 | £225 | - | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 6 | - | - | 1 |
| South East | +15 | 2 | £265 | +4.94% | 69 |
| Work from Home | - | 2 | £265 | - | 22 |
| London | - | 1 | £375 | - | 47 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 37 |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - | 123 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: