NVQ Level 4 Job Trends in Durham

National Vocational Qualification Level 4 (NVQ Level 4)
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Durham citing NVQ Level 4 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 29 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	46	-	38
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 4	3	0	2
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham	0.57%	-	0.73%
As % of the Qualifications category	2.42%	-	2.56%
Number of salaries quoted	2	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£54,369	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£54,580	-	-
75^th Percentile	£54,790	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
North East median annual salary	£49,790	-	-

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Durham

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 permanent job vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in Durham.

	6 months to 29 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	124	83	78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham	23.44%	32.17%	28.57%
Number of salaries quoted	59	13	26
10^th Percentile	£28,750	£47,500	£41,500
25^th Percentile	£47,150	£55,000	£47,222
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£52,500	£70,000	£59,430
Median % change year-on-year	-25.00%	+17.79%	-0.95%
75^th Percentile	£73,125	£78,790	£74,144
90^th Percentile	£82,500	£79,758	£79,225
North East median annual salary	£57,500	£47,500	£50,154
% change year-on-year	+21.05%	-5.29%	-8.81%

NVQ Level 4 Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

NVQ Level 4 Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NVQ Level 4 within the Durham region over the 6 months to 29 October 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Newton Aycliffe	-	2	£54,580	-	1
NVQ Level 4 North East

NVQ Level 4 Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 29 October 2026, job vacancies citing NVQ Level 4 also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Durham region citing NVQ Level 4.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Continuous Improvement	100.0%	3
2	Collaborative Culture	66.7%	2
2	Collaborative Working	66.7%	2
2	HNC	66.7%	2
2	Preventative Maintenance	66.7%	2
2	Project Management	66.7%	2
2	Root Cause Analysis	66.7%	2
8	NVQ Level 3	33.3%	1

NVQ Level 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	HNC	66.7%	2
2	NVQ Level 3	33.3%	1