NVQ Level 3 Contract Job Trends in Northampton

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northampton 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 1 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northampton 0.44% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.85% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Northamptonshire median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £17.20 - -
Northamptonshire median hourly rate £17.20 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northampton

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 Northampton.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 54 22 10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northampton 23.79% 17.89% 7.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 21 7
10th Percentile £338 £356 £366
25th Percentile £390 £363 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £447 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.13% -0.67% +12.50%
75th Percentile £575 £475 £480
90th Percentile - £600 £506
Northamptonshire median daily rate £438 £431 £450
% change year-on-year +1.63% -4.33% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £17.20 - -
Northamptonshire median hourly rate £17.20 - £48.00
% change year-on-year - - +156.00%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

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

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in Northampton

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton 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%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
1 1 (100.00%) Smartcard
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft