NVQ Level 4 Contract Job Trends in Wales

National Vocational Qualification Level 4 (NVQ Level 4)
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales 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 16 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 4 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.19% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.61% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £525 - £61
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33.93 - -
Median hourly rate £34.85 - -
75th Percentile £35.78 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £34.85 - £18.35

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

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 Wales.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 164 140 116
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 31.06% 41.42% 26.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 82 90
10th Percentile £170 £200 £160
25th Percentile £290 £285 £308
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £515
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -12.62% -1.90%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £625
90th Percentile £650 £623 £705
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 21 16
10th Percentile £19.98 - £11.02
25th Percentile £20.82 £20.12 £13.14
Median hourly rate £33.68 £21.01 £19.82
Median % change year-on-year +60.28% +6.00% +5.34%
75th Percentile £50.00 £41.25 £40.25
90th Percentile £84.25 £45.00 £86.90
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £45.00 £38.16
% change year-on-year -35.56% +17.94% -25.19%

NVQ Level 4
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

NVQ Level 4 job vacancy trend in Wales

NVQ Level 4
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing NVQ Level 4.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing NVQ Level 4

NVQ Level 4
Contract Job Locations in Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 16 March 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
North Wales - 1 - -
NVQ Level 4
UK

NVQ Level 4
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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%) CATIA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Programmer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP