NVQ Level 3 Job Trends in Cheshire

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 77 -
Rank change year-on-year -15 - -
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 0.14% 0.088% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.49% 0.40% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 - -
North West median annual salary £38,000 £52,000 -
% change year-on-year -26.92% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire

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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 203 253 125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 27.58% 22.35% 23.99%
Number of salaries quoted 71 147 70
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,099 £36,600
25th Percentile £36,875 £35,196 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -9.09% +17.16%
75th Percentile £62,000 £57,677 £65,000
90th Percentile £63,750 £74,782 £77,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -13.04% +20.42%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 3 in Cheshire

NVQ Level 3
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing NVQ Level 3.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing NVQ Level 3

NVQ Level 3
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NVQ Level 3 within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Warrington - 1 £38,000 - 2
NVQ Level 3
North West

NVQ Level 3
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Smart Home
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) City & Guilds