NVQ Level 4 Contract Job Trends in Chester

National Vocational Qualification Level 4 (NVQ Level 4)
Cheshire > Chester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for NVQ Level 4 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 4 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.76% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.44% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Cheshire median daily rate - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Chester

NVQ Level 4 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 Chester.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 41 12 11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 31.30% 18.75% 20.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 5 6
10th Percentile £208 £405 £320
25th Percentile £525 £525 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £626 £575 £458
Median % change year-on-year +8.87% +25.61% +30.79%
75th Percentile £655 £600 £497
90th Percentile £730 £675 £619
Cheshire median daily rate £475 £475 £475
% change year-on-year - - +6.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 0
Median hourly rate £19.00 £55.10 -
Median % change year-on-year -65.51% - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £17.50 £32.50 £26.66
% change year-on-year -46.15% +21.91% -25.94%

NVQ Level 4
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) CATIA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Programmer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP