NVQ Level 3 Contract Job Trends in the East of England

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 26 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 - 94
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 5 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.21% - 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.78% - 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £465 - £280
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £14.59 - -
Median hourly rate £20.05 - -
75th Percentile £29.00 - -
90th Percentile £34.85 - -
England median hourly rate £26.50 £22.84 £48.75
% change year-on-year +16.02% -53.15% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 the East of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 642 425 436
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 26.50% 32.42% 28.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 297 167 153
10th Percentile £192 £200 £185
25th Percentile £410 £379 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £531 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.13% +6.20% -9.09%
75th Percentile £675 £580 £575
90th Percentile £750 £680 £586
England median daily rate £530 £525 £533
% change year-on-year +0.95% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 195 145 128
10th Percentile £19.68 £16.16 £16.30
25th Percentile £42.50 £18.87 £35.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +158.45% -41.51% +86.96%
75th Percentile £75.00 £59.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £84.50 £67.65
England median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £53.00
% change year-on-year +108.75% -52.55% -1.24%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in the East of England

NVQ Level 3
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing NVQ Level 3.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing NVQ Level 3

NVQ Level 3
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing NVQ Level 3.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing NVQ Level 3

NVQ Level 3
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in the East of England over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for NVQ Level 3 in the East of England

NVQ Level 3
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

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 East of England region over the 6 months to 26 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
Suffolk - 2 - - 3
Bedfordshire - 1 £375 - 8
Essex - 1 - - 6
Norfolk - 1 - - 9
NVQ Level 3
England

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Service Advisor
2 1 (20.00%) Electrical Supervisor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Social Media
2 1 (20.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (40.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 2 (40.00%) CRM
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Experience
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (20.00%) Compliance Audit
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) City & Guilds
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Capita
1 2 (40.00%) Civica
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft