NVQ Level 3 Contracts in the West Midlands

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 96 - 137
Rank change year-on-year - - +36
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.074% - 0.084%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.24% - 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £125
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £126
Median % change year-on-year - - -16.33%
75th Percentile - - £126
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate - £225 £230
% change year-on-year - -2.17% -3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £12.00
England median hourly rate - £47.50 £21.25
% change year-on-year - +123.53% -34.61%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 415 641 641
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 30.86% 32.92% 26.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 406 394
10th Percentile £150 £269 £313
25th Percentile £293 £358 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £450 £528
Median % change year-on-year +10.56% -14.69% +12.53%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £606
90th Percentile £700 £675 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 35 27
10th Percentile £16.97 £14.00 £11.60
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.16 £13.31
Median hourly rate £28.18 £28.50 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.12% +50.00% +1.33%
75th Percentile £41.97 £49.38 £24.16
90th Percentile £59.40 £58.75 £60.90
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing NVQ Level 3 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 3 in the West Midlands

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in the West Midlands

NVQ Level 3
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
Coventry - 1 - -
NVQ Level 3
England

NVQ Level 3
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Acquisition
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) COSHH
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft