NVQ Level 3 Contract Job Trends in Bedfordshire

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bedfordshire 0.34% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.18% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £375 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire

NVQ Level 3 falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bedfordshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 85 86 62
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 28.72% 37.39% 29.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 30 25
10th Percentile £74 £94 £300
25th Percentile £147 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £574 £580 £550
90th Percentile £710 £639 £579
East of England median daily rate £500 £530 £500
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 26 18
10th Percentile £60.20 £40.22 £53.50
25th Percentile £66.25 £65.63 £57.50
Median hourly rate £75.00 £86.25 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +32.69% +73.33%
75th Percentile £81.73 £91.50 -
90th Percentile £86.41 £92.00 £71.25
East of England median hourly rate £63.00 £31.64 £43.00
% change year-on-year +99.12% -26.42% +104.76%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NVQ Level 3 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

NVQ Level 3
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 23 August 2026. 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
Bedford - 1 £375 - 3
NVQ Level 3
East of England

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Electrical Supervisor
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Compliance Audit
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR