NVQ Level 3 Contract Job Trends in the South West

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 6 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.029% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.068% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £635 - -
England median daily rate £215 - £225
% change year-on-year - - +12.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,463 948 1,768
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 42.84% 54.58% 54.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 891 587 1,132
10th Percentile £340 £220 £363
25th Percentile £431 £414 £468
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.54%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £663
90th Percentile £705 £700 £725
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 203 101 191
10th Percentile £17.87 £18.51 £21.00
25th Percentile £23.08 £18.87 £40.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £32.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +69.23% -50.00% -
75th Percentile £67.67 £66.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £80.00
England median hourly rate £51.44 £32.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +58.28% -18.75% -27.27%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in the South West

NVQ Level 3
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

NVQ Level 3
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

NVQ Level 3
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 6 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
Wiltshire - 1 £635 - 2
NVQ Level 3
England

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Service Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Services Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft