NVQ Level 3 Contracts

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 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 552 697 856
Rank change year-on-year +145 +159 -155
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 38 6 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.088% 0.010% 0.005%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.29% 0.037% 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 13,258 16,187 19,051
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.56% 27.32% 21.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,176 10,805 12,557
10th Percentile £300 £328 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.92%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £625
90th Percentile £743 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £530 £530 £500
% change year-on-year - +6.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,080 847 775
10th Percentile £13.87 £15.25 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.86 £20.00 £19.52
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +10.53%
75th Percentile £61.60 £68.25 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.94 £49.72 £34.69
% change year-on-year -17.66% +43.34% -0.89%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

NVQ Level 3
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

NVQ Level 3
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NVQ Level 3 over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

NVQ Level 3
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 3 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 +85 37 £225 -2.17% 394
England +151 32 £225 -2.17% 407
Midlands +55 28 £225 +79.28% 70
East Midlands - 28 £225 - 28
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 1
South East +14 2 £265 +4.94% 73
Work from Home - 2 £265 - 33
London - 1 £375 - 49
Yorkshire - 1 - - 39
North of England - 1 - - 111

NVQ Level 3
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:

Applications
1 28 (73.68%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Dynamics AX
General
1 34 (89.47%) Social Skills
2 6 (15.79%) Legal
2 6 (15.79%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (13.16%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (31.58%) Test Engineer
2 8 (21.05%) Lead
3 7 (18.42%) Team Leader
4 6 (15.79%) Information Governance Officer
4 6 (15.79%) Information Officer
5 5 (13.16%) Quality Inspector
6 2 (5.26%) Analyst
6 2 (5.26%) Change Analyst
6 2 (5.26%) Quality Engineer
7 1 (2.63%) Change and Release Analyst
7 1 (2.63%) Coordinator
7 1 (2.63%) Release Analyst
7 1 (2.63%) Technical Coordinator
7 1 (2.63%) Test Leader
7 1 (2.63%) Test Manager
7 1 (2.63%) Test Technician
Miscellaneous
1 28 (73.68%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (15.79%) Freedom of Information
2 6 (15.79%) NHS
3 2 (5.26%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.63%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (73.68%) Conflict Management
1 28 (73.68%) Time Management
2 8 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (18.42%) Impact Assessments
4 6 (15.79%) Email Management
4 6 (15.79%) Information Governance
4 6 (15.79%) Risk Management
5 2 (5.26%) Change Management
5 2 (5.26%) Configuration Management
5 2 (5.26%) ITIL
5 2 (5.26%) Service Management
6 1 (2.63%) Change Advisory Board
6 1 (2.63%) E-Commerce
6 1 (2.63%) Quality Management
6 1 (2.63%) Release Management
6 1 (2.63%) Risk Assessment
6 1 (2.63%) SFIA
6 1 (2.63%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 28 (73.68%) Degree
2 6 (15.79%) HNC
3 3 (7.89%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (5.26%) SC Cleared
4 2 (5.26%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.63%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (28.95%) QA
2 6 (15.79%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.63%) ISO 14001
3 1 (2.63%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.63%) ServiceNow