NVQ Level 3 Contract Job Trends in London

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

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

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 380 374 423
Rank change year-on-year -6 +49 +159
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 1 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.007% 0.019% 0.005%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.026% 0.075% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £209 £313 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £325 -
Median % change year-on-year -33.93% - -
75th Percentile £220 £338 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £215 £325 -
% change year-on-year -33.93% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £12.25
Median hourly rate - - £12.50
75th Percentile - - £12.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £20.92 £50.00 £12.50
% change year-on-year -58.16% +300.00% -33.23%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
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 London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,871 3,989 4,735
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 27.76% 25.37% 23.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,676 2,540 3,209
10th Percentile £353 £350 £350
25th Percentile £437 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.46% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £650 £670
90th Percentile £750 £756 £775
England median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 99 57 107
10th Percentile £19.44 £20.30 £19.00
25th Percentile - £30.00 £23.63
Median hourly rate £25.15 £39.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.51% -27.78% +13.68%
75th Percentile £42.31 £60.75 £67.75
90th Percentile £66.46 £77.11 £86.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £51.72 £52.50
% change year-on-year -51.37% -1.49% +16.67%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in London

NVQ Level 3
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

NVQ Level 3
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Operations Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Operations Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Tech Ops
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) City & Guilds
1 1 (100.00%) Degree