The first table below looks at the demand for NVQ Level 4 in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited NVQ Level 4 over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
National Vocational Qualification Level 4 (NVQ Level 4)
Rank 538 - 600
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 4 3 0 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.006% - 0.002%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.034% - 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Average hourly rate £25.00 - £23.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £23.50
All Qualifications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
8728 9969 9842
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 18.14% 17.18% 15.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 4650 5163 4803
Average daily rate £375 £375 £375
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £538 £550 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 491 522 685
Average hourly rate £22.13 £20.50 £22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.92% -8.88%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.28 £12.00 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £40.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £21.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year
+2.32% -10.41%

NVQ Level 4
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing NVQ Level 4 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

NVQ Level 4 Jobs Demand Trend

NVQ Level 4
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing NVQ Level 4 within the UK.

NVQ Level 4 Daily Rate Trend

NVQ Level 4
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing NVQ Level 4 within the UK.

NVQ Level 4 Hourly Rate Trend

NVQ Level 4
Top 7 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NVQ Level 4 within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
England - 3 - -
Guildford - 1 - -
Surrey - 1 - -
South East - 1 - -
South West - - - -
Redhill - - - -
Bristol - - - -

NVQ Level 4
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing NVQ Level 4 also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited NVQ Level 4.

1 4 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 3 (50.00%) Oracle
2 3 (50.00%) Business Objects
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 3 (50.00%) Project Management
2 3 (50.00%) Degree
3 2 (33.33%) MBCS
3 2 (33.33%) SharePoint Server
3 2 (33.33%) Performance Management
3 2 (33.33%) Systems Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Orchard
3 2 (33.33%) Resource Management
3 2 (33.33%) GIS
3 2 (33.33%) E-business
3 2 (33.33%) XML
3 2 (33.33%) ITIL
3 2 (33.33%) SQL Server
3 2 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 2 (33.33%) SQL
3 2 (33.33%) OOP
3 2 (33.33%) OO
3 2 (33.33%) SharePoint
4 1 (16.67%) GSM
4 1 (16.67%) TOAD
4 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (16.67%) MS Excel
4 1 (16.67%) HND
4 1 (16.67%) MS Project

NVQ Level 4
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing NVQ Level 4 also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited NVQ Level 4. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (33.33%) XML
Application Platforms
1 2 (33.33%) SharePoint Server
1 2 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (16.67%) MS Excel
1 1 (16.67%) MS Project
1 1 (16.67%) MS Office
1 1 (16.67%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) GSM
1 1 (16.67%) 2G
1 1 (16.67%) 3G
1 1 (16.67%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) GIS
1 2 (33.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (16.67%) TOAD
2 1 (16.67%) Oracle Reports
General
1 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
1 1 (16.67%) Finance
1 1 (16.67%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Team Leader
1 2 (33.33%) Support Team Leader
1 2 (33.33%) Applications Support
2 1 (16.67%) Applications Support Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Administrator
2 1 (16.67%) Business Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Systems Administrator
2 1 (16.67%) Support Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Project Officer
2 1 (16.67%) Business Support Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) RF Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Data Administrator
2 1 (16.67%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) MIS Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 3 (50.00%) Project Management
3 2 (33.33%) Performance Management
3 2 (33.33%) Systems Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Resource Management
3 2 (33.33%) E-business
3 2 (33.33%) ITIL
3 2 (33.33%) OOP
3 2 (33.33%) OO
4 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Service Delivery
4 1 (16.67%) Statistical Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
4 1 (16.67%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) JavaScript
1 2 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) MBCS
3 1 (16.67%) HND
3 1 (16.67%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Oracle
1 3 (50.00%) Business Objects
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (33.33%) Orchard