National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 830 | 985 | 1192 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +155 | +207 | -295 |
| Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3 | 81 | 14 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.082% | 0.014% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.30% | 0.041% | 0.050% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 13 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,114 | £23,011 | £29,650 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,971 | £23,177 | £32,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,985 | £26,260 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.80% | -29.97% | +29.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,750 | £31,561 | £45,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,500 | - | £49,350 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,673 | £26,260 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.80% | -29.97% | +7.14% |
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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 27,375 | 33,735 | 42,105 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.79% | 32.58% | 26.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,286 | 15,174 | 19,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £31,250 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £59,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.47% | +7.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £51,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | +2.00% | +0.41% |
NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing NVQ Level 3 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
NVQ Level 3
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3.
NVQ Level 3
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing NVQ Level 3 over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
NVQ Level 3
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NVQ Level 3 within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +156 | 80 | £31,985 | +21.80% | 433 |
| UK excluding London | +49 | 72 | £30,673 | +16.80% | 423 |
| South East | +54 | 45 | - | - | 70 |
| Work from Home | +112 | 35 | £40,000 | +22.74% | 31 |
| North of England | +44 | 10 | £30,673 | +32.34% | 108 |
| East of England | +30 | 9 | £31,985 | +21.80% | 49 |
| London | - | 9 | £61,000 | - | 50 |
| Yorkshire | - | 6 | £30,673 | - | 38 |
| South West | - | 5 | £40,000 | - | 101 |
| North West | - | 4 | £23,114 | - | 60 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 2 | - | - | 46 |
| Midlands | +14 | 2 | - | - | 74 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £44,000 | - | 19 |
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: