NVQ Level 3 Contracts in the UK excluding London

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding 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 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 333 351 444
Rank change year-on-year +18 +93 +64
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 4 37 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.032% 0.18% 0.025%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.089% 0.49% 0.076%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 29 3
10th Percentile - £167 £146
25th Percentile - £188 £178
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £225 £230
Median % change year-on-year - -2.17% +53.33%
75th Percentile - £256 £253
90th Percentile - £260 £266
UK median daily rate - £225 £230
% change year-on-year - -2.17% -3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 7 2
10th Percentile - - £13.63
25th Percentile - - £16.06
Median hourly rate £20.94 £12.25 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year +70.94% -42.35% -34.61%
75th Percentile - - £27.56
90th Percentile - £26.85 £30.68
UK median hourly rate £20.94 £12.25 £21.25
% change year-on-year +70.94% -42.35% -34.61%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,515 7,618 7,918
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.59% 37.05% 33.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,761 4,399 5,311
10th Percentile £210 £269 £286
25th Percentile £389 £425 £424
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £530 £530
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% - +6.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £635
90th Percentile £688 £725 £713
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 412 933 660
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.54 £14.23
25th Percentile £21.41 £16.50 £19.46
Median hourly rate £40.72 £40.94 £49.72
Median % change year-on-year -0.55% -17.66% +44.65%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £80.09 £77.50 £78.12
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +27.06%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing NVQ Level 3 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 3
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 May 2025. 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
Scotland - 3 - - 4
Midlands -8 1 - - 19
West Midlands - 1 - - 10
NVQ Level 3
UK

NVQ Level 3
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) 4G
1 1 (25.00%) LAN
1 1 (25.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Tableau
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Electronics
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (25.00%) Fibre Optics
1 1 (25.00%) SCADA
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Data Acquisition
2 1 (25.00%) Preventative Maintenance
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Process Management
2 1 (25.00%) Signal Processing
2 1 (25.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) COSHH
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) Nokia