NVQ Level 3 Contract Job Trends in the South East

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

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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 209 - 192
Rank change year-on-year - - +21
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 3 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.049% - 0.035%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.11% - 0.078%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £253
25th Percentile £458 - £257
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 - £265
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.64%
75th Percentile £473 - £272
90th Percentile - - £277
England median daily rate £465 - £225
% change year-on-year - - +12.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £14.13 - -
25th Percentile £15.27 - -
Median hourly rate £17.19 - -
75th Percentile £19.10 - -
90th Percentile £20.25 - -
England median hourly rate £19.11 - £47.50
% change year-on-year - - +123.53%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,737 1,203 2,561
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 44.97% 39.85% 44.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,848 757 1,481
10th Percentile £313 £250 £350
25th Percentile £443 £406 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £523 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.55% -4.91% +4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £650
90th Percentile £725 £675 £725
England median daily rate £525 £525 £535
% change year-on-year - -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 286 87 221
10th Percentile £17.36 £18.72 £17.80
25th Percentile £27.50 £25.15 £30.41
Median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.46% -7.50%
75th Percentile £84.00 £70.63 £70.39
90th Percentile £88.00 £82.50 £87.46
England median hourly rate £52.00 £30.29 £41.27
% change year-on-year +71.67% -26.60% -24.97%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in the South East

NVQ Level 3
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

NVQ Level 3
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

NVQ Level 3
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 16 June 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
Berkshire - 2 £465 -
Thames Valley - 2 £465 - 3
Hampshire - 1 - - 1
NVQ Level 3
England

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Local Government
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Housing
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Architect
1 1 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Housing Association
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Compliance Management
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Data Entry
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) NVQ Level 4
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Google
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft