National Vocational Qualification Level 4 (NVQ Level 4)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for NVQ Level 4 qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 580 | 721 | 830 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +141 | +109 | -150 |
| Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.002% | 0.001% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.045% | 0.006% | 0.005% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +50.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.35 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £26.28 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £34.21 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.28 | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
NVQ Level 4 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 | 13,394 | 16,404 | 19,071 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.69% | 27.32% | 21.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,256 | 10,939 | 12,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £534 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.84% | +4.76% | +8.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,065 | 866 | 781 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.86 | £15.25 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.80 | £20.22 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.28 | £41.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.31% | +31.25% | +7.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.50 | £68.56 | £56.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £79.88 | £66.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.28 | £50.00 | £31.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.45% | +61.29% | -10.25% |
NVQ Level 4
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing NVQ Level 4 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
NVQ Level 4
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 4.
NVQ Level 4
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 4.
NVQ Level 4
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NVQ Level 4 over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
NVQ Level 4
Top 5 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 4 within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +125 | 6 | - | - | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +75 | 6 | - | - | 14 |
| North of England | - | 3 | - | - | 5 |
| North West | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| South East | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
NVQ Level 4
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: