NVQ Level 4 Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

National Vocational Qualification Level 4 (NVQ Level 4)
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 4 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 393 360 412
Rank change year-on-year -33 +52 +89
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 4 2 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.012% 0.012% 0.005%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.032% 0.036% 0.014%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £525 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £19.44 -
25th Percentile - £20.14 £13.28
Median hourly rate - £21.32 £13.54
Median % change year-on-year - +57.42% -
75th Percentile - £22.49 £13.80
90th Percentile - £23.19 -
UK median hourly rate - £21.32 £13.54
% change year-on-year - +57.42% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

NVQ Level 4 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 6,259 5,588 7,342
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.45% 33.75% 35.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,831 3,284 4,528
10th Percentile £213 £247 £250
25th Percentile £400 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £534
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -2.62% +1.71%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £638
90th Percentile £688 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 844 414 618
10th Percentile £16.75 £19.40 £16.28
25th Percentile £18.87 £24.18 £26.24
Median hourly rate £25.15 £46.71 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year -46.16% -9.98% +15.31%
75th Percentile £43.00 £67.44 £68.75
90th Percentile £70.75 £75.00 £78.61
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £53.50
% change year-on-year -44.11% -15.89% +18.89%

NVQ Level 4
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NVQ Level 4 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

NVQ Level 4 job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 4
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing NVQ Level 4.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing NVQ Level 4

NVQ Level 4
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing NVQ Level 4.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing NVQ Level 4

NVQ Level 4
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 4 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 November 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
Midlands -27 1 - - 4
West Midlands -28 1 - - 3
North of England - 1 £525 - 1
Yorkshire - 1 £525 -
NVQ Level 4
UK

NVQ Level 4
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Quantity Surveyor
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms Quantity Surveyor
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (50.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) SDLC
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) NEC