NVQ Level 3 Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire 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 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 0 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire - - 2.82%
As % of the Qualifications category - - 8.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £195
25th Percentile - - £206
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £240
75th Percentile - - £255
90th Percentile - - £255
East Midlands median daily rate - - £255

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 37 29 56
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 21.26% 34.52% 31.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 19 41
10th Percentile £188 £225 £255
25th Percentile £358 £425 £269
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £650 £455
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +42.73% -0.19%
75th Percentile £575 £715 £563
90th Percentile £716 £721 £608
East Midlands median daily rate £431 £423 £500
% change year-on-year +2.01% -15.50% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £22.00 - -
25th Percentile £23.93 - -
Median hourly rate £26.96 - -
75th Percentile £30.25 - -
90th Percentile £31.61 - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £22.50 £21.59 £20.00
% change year-on-year +4.21% +7.95% +18.84%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

NVQ Level 3
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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