NVQ Level 3 Contract Job Trends in Central London

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London 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 16 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.040% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.15% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £215 - £325

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 650 484 528
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 26.29% 24.86% 22.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 463 322 329
10th Percentile £401 £313 £363
25th Percentile £463 £441 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £553
Median % change year-on-year - -0.45% +0.45%
75th Percentile £638 £661 £657
90th Percentile £734 £736 £750
London median daily rate £550 £538 £538
% change year-on-year +2.33% - -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 11 4
10th Percentile £19.48 £25.04 £20.31
25th Percentile £29.51 £26.00 £20.43
Median hourly rate £55.25 £34.48 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +60.24% +43.67% +33.33%
75th Percentile £132.76 £57.96 £27.00
90th Percentile £155.34 £65.57 -
London median hourly rate £53.00 £25.15 £32.29
% change year-on-year +110.74% -22.11% -40.20%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in Central London

NVQ Level 3
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing NVQ Level 3.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing NVQ Level 3

NVQ Level 3
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing NVQ Level 3.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing NVQ Level 3

NVQ Level 3
Contract Job Locations in Central London

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 Central London region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
City of London - 1 £525 - 2
NVQ Level 3
London

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO