The first table below looks at the demand for NVQ Level 4 in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited NVQ Level 4 over the 3 months to 17 May 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.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
National Vocational Qualification Level 4 (NVQ Level 4)
Rank 847 891 860
Rank change year-on-year
+44 -31
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 4 11 5 11
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.010% 0.004% 0.009%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.037% 0.015% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 11 5 10
Average salary £39,000 £38,000 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.63% +38.18%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,000 £28,900 £22,050
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £38,000 £32,900
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £38,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year
+2.63% +38.18%
All Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
29773 33643 32244
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 27.62% 27.82% 26.12%
Number of salaries quoted 23976 28605 26864
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +2.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%

NVQ Level 4
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT 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
Salary Trend

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

NVQ Level 4 Salary Trend

NVQ Level 4
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NVQ Level 4 within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +40 11 £39,000 +2.63%
South East +16 10 £38,750 +25.00%
Surrey - 10 £38,750 -
Guildford - 5 £39,000 -
Redhill - 3 £34,000 -
South West - 1 £40,000 -
Bristol - 1 £40,000 -

NVQ Level 4
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT 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 IT job ads sampled that cited NVQ Level 4.

1 8 (50.00%) SQL
2 7 (43.75%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (25.00%) Time Management
3 4 (25.00%) TIBCO EMS
3 4 (25.00%) Degree
3 4 (25.00%) Banking
3 4 (25.00%) SAP
3 4 (25.00%) TIBCO
3 4 (25.00%) TIBCO Hawk
3 4 (25.00%) BusinessWorks
4 3 (18.75%) DVB
4 3 (18.75%) ISDN
4 3 (18.75%) Internet
4 3 (18.75%) Marketing
4 3 (18.75%) Product Marketing
4 3 (18.75%) DV Cleared
4 3 (18.75%) Security Cleared
5 1 (6.250%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (6.250%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (6.250%) Resource Management
5 1 (6.250%) Computer Science
5 1 (6.250%) Matrix Management
5 1 (6.250%) Project Management
5 1 (6.250%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (6.250%) Finance
5 1 (6.250%) Replication
5 1 (6.250%) ASP
5 1 (6.250%) CSS
5 1 (6.250%) JSP
5 1 (6.250%) XML

NVQ Level 4
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT 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 IT job ads sampled that cited NVQ Level 4. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (6.250%) HTML
1 1 (6.250%) .NET
1 1 (6.250%) ASP
1 1 (6.250%) CSS
1 1 (6.250%) JSP
1 1 (6.250%) XML
1 1 (6.250%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 4 (25.00%) TIBCO EMS
Applications
1 7 (43.75%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (25.00%) BusinessWorks
Communications & Networking
1 3 (18.75%) ISDN
1 3 (18.75%) Internet
1 3 (18.75%) DVB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.250%) SQL Server
General
1 4 (25.00%) Banking
2 3 (18.75%) Marketing
3 1 (6.250%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (43.75%) MIS Manager
2 4 (25.00%) Analyst
2 4 (25.00%) Systems Analyst
3 1 (6.250%) Web Developer
3 1 (6.250%) Programmer
3 1 (6.250%) Web Programmer
3 1 (6.250%) Project Manager
3 1 (6.250%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.250%) Replication
1 1 (6.250%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (25.00%) Time Management
2 3 (18.75%) Product Marketing
3 1 (6.250%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (6.250%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (6.250%) Project Management
3 1 (6.250%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (6.250%) Resource Management
3 1 (6.250%) Matrix Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (6.250%) C#
2 1 (6.250%) PHP
Qualifications
1 4 (25.00%) Degree
2 3 (18.75%) DV Cleared
2 3 (18.75%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 4 (25.00%) TIBCO Hawk
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) SAP
1 4 (25.00%) TIBCO
Guildford, Surrey
MIS Manager: The Role My client, a leading educational institute based in Guildford, is actively recruiting for a MIS Manager on a 12 month fixed term basis for...
Computer People
Salary: £35000 - £41000 per annum + Final Salary Pension
Posted: 13 May 2013
Chelmsford, South East
Knowledge and experience of financial and Quality Assurance processes... Liaising and communicating with other professionals and parents/carers NVQ 4 Care or completed within 18 months of appointment.
Working for Essex
Salary: £2221 - £25473 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013