NVQ Level 3 Contract Job Trends in the North of England

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North 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 23 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 23 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	253	-	167
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3	11	0	1
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England	0.14%	-	0.025%
As % of the Qualifications category	0.50%	-	0.094%
Number of daily rates quoted	1	0	0
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£275	-	-
England median daily rate	£420	£215	£280
% change year-on-year	+95.60%	-23.31%	-
Number of hourly rates quoted	8	0	1
10^th Percentile	£21.69	-	-
25^th Percentile	£27.64	-	£46.25
Median hourly rate	£29.03	-	£47.50
75^th Percentile	£40.00	-	£48.75
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
England median hourly rate	£29.02	£20.92	£48.75
% change year-on-year	+38.72%	-57.09%	+290.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North 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 North of England.

	6 months to 23 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications	2,200	1,296	1,067
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England	28.47%	30.49%	26.54%
Number of daily rates quoted	1,386	869	584
10^th Percentile	£313	£238	£261
25^th Percentile	£413	£400	£400
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£500	£500	£495
Median % change year-on-year	-	+1.01%	-4.81%
75^th Percentile	£599	£604	£584
90^th Percentile	£675	£703	£672
England median daily rate	£536	£525	£530
% change year-on-year	+2.18%	-0.94%	-3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted	285	97	80
10^th Percentile	£17.11	£15.50	£17.89
25^th Percentile	£24.16	£20.00	£24.14
Median hourly rate	£40.00	£25.15	£46.18
Median % change year-on-year	+59.05%	-45.54%	+0.65%
75^th Percentile	£51.00	£47.12	£59.13
90^th Percentile	£70.00	£70.06	£73.68
England median hourly rate	£48.77	£25.15	£52.50
% change year-on-year	+93.90%	-52.10%	-2.17%

NVQ Level 3 Job Vacancy Trend in the North 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 North of England.

NVQ Level 3 Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

NVQ Level 3 Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

NVQ Level 3 Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.

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

NVQ Level 3 Contract Job Locations in the North 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 23 October 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
North West	-	8	£275	-	17
North East	-	2	-	-	7
Yorkshire	-	1	-	-	16
NVQ Level 3 England

NVQ Level 3 Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, contractor job vacancies citing NVQ Level 3 also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North of England region with a requirement for NVQ Level 3.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	City & Guilds	36.4%	4
1	Coaching	36.4%	4
1	Mentoring	36.4%	4
4	DBS Check	27.3%	3
4	NVQ Level 5	27.3%	3
4	Security Cleared	27.3%	3
7	CRM	18.2%	2
7	Customer Service	18.2%	2
7	HNC	18.2%	2
7	Microsoft Office	18.2%	2
7	Preventative Maintenance	18.2%	2
7	Problem-Solving	18.2%	2
7	SC Cleared	18.2%	2
14	BPSS Clearance	9.1%	1
14	Broadband	9.1%	1
14	CCA	9.1%	1
14	Continuous Improvement	9.1%	1
14	Customer Experience	9.1%	1
14	Customer Retention	9.1%	1
14	Data Analysis	9.1%	1
14	Degree	9.1%	1
14	Emotional Intelligence	9.1%	1
14	Kronos	9.1%	1
14	Microsoft	9.1%	1
14	Microsoft Excel	9.1%	1
14	Order Management	9.1%	1
14	Performance Metrics	9.1%	1
14	SAP	9.1%	1
14	Workflow	9.1%	1

NVQ Level 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	City & Guilds	36.4%	4
2	DBS Check	27.3%	3
2	NVQ Level 5	27.3%	3
2	Security Cleared	27.3%	3
5	HNC	18.2%	2
5	SC Cleared	18.2%	2
7	BPSS Clearance	9.1%	1
7	CCA	9.1%	1
7	Degree	9.1%	1