Hybrid/Remote NVQ Level 3 Contract Job Trends

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 375 311 326
Rank change year-on-year -64 +15 -
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 5 2 5
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.037% 0.021% 0.040%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.11% 0.065% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £256
25th Percentile £513 - £265
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £280
75th Percentile £538 - £309
90th Percentile - - £326
UK median daily rate £465 - £280
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £14.59 £15.09 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% - -
75th Percentile £17.80 - -
90th Percentile £19.73 - -
UK median hourly rate £15.45 £18.97 £48.75
% change year-on-year -18.53% -61.10% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,754 3,080 3,143
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 34.99% 31.62% 25.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,141 2,044 1,980
10th Percentile £367 £340 £326
25th Percentile £450 £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.42%
75th Percentile £613 £619 £625
90th Percentile £690 £700 £723
UK median daily rate £530 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +0.95% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 363 90 144
10th Percentile £24.38 £15.42 £21.19
25th Percentile - £29.54 £40.00
Median hourly rate £43.96 £42.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.44% -1.16% -24.23%
75th Percentile £70.00 £61.75 £72.50
90th Percentile £87.83 £71.27 £75.88
UK median hourly rate £46.80 £25.15 £48.78
% change year-on-year +86.08% -48.44% -8.82%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NVQ Level 3 and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

NVQ Level 3
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing NVQ Level 3.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing NVQ Level 3

NVQ Level 3
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing NVQ Level 3.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing NVQ Level 3

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Local Government
3 1 (20.00%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Service Advisor
1 2 (40.00%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Social Media
2 1 (20.00%) Housing Association
2 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (40.00%) AI
2 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (40.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 2 (40.00%) Critical Thinking
2 2 (40.00%) CRM
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Experience
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Generative AI
2 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
2 2 (40.00%) Portfolio Management
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) SDLC
3 1 (20.00%) Compliance Management
3 1 (20.00%) Data Entry
3 1 (20.00%) Data Validation
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) GDPR
2 2 (40.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Capita
1 2 (40.00%) Civica
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft