NVQ Level 3 Jobs in England

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 147 760 896
Rank change year-on-year +613 +136 +271
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3 1,092 90 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.21% 0.10% 0.011%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.42% 0.36% 0.032%
Number of salaries quoted 14 26 8
10th Percentile £28,506 £23,114 £22,782
25th Percentile £39,063 £29,971 £23,041
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,604 £31,985 £24,088
Median % change year-on-year +39.46% +32.78% -13.97%
75th Percentile - £56,750 £29,044
90th Percentile £51,181 £61,500 £34,842
UK median annual salary £44,604 £31,985 £24,088
% change year-on-year +39.46% +32.78% -13.97%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,705 24,823 28,496
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 50.10% 27.64% 33.46%
Number of salaries quoted 9,849 15,767 12,989
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,399 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.11% -9.34% +9.09%
75th Percentile £69,000 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +9.09%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 3 in England

NVQ Level 3
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in England.

Salary trend for NVQ Level 3 in England

NVQ Level 3
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for NVQ Level 3 in England

NVQ Level 3
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 31 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +303 537 £44,604 - 23
London +370 354 £35,438 -41.91% 22
North of England +122 99 - - 23
North West +91 99 - - 10
Midlands +127 64 - - 31
West Midlands +116 63 - - 18
East of England +73 32 £41,500 +29.75% 11
South West +113 6 £40,000 - 21
East Midlands - 1 - - 11
NVQ Level 3
UK

NVQ Level 3
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (0.092%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.092%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.092%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 1,064 (97.44%) Manufacturing
2 12 (1.10%) Social Skills
3 3 (0.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (0.27%) Legal
4 2 (0.18%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (0.092%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (0.092%) Finance
Job Titles
1 14 (1.28%) Commissioning Engineer
1 14 (1.28%) Systems Engineer
2 7 (0.64%) Technical Manager
3 4 (0.37%) IT Technician
4 3 (0.27%) Support Specialist
4 3 (0.27%) Technical Specialist
4 3 (0.27%) Technical Support
4 3 (0.27%) Technical Support Specialist
5 2 (0.18%) IT Engineer
5 2 (0.18%) IT Support
5 2 (0.18%) IT Support Engineer
5 2 (0.18%) Support Engineer
6 1 (0.092%) Automation Engineer
6 1 (0.092%) Data Engineer
6 1 (0.092%) IT Assistant
6 1 (0.092%) IT Support Assistant
6 1 (0.092%) Junior IT Engineer
6 1 (0.092%) Junior IT Support
6 1 (0.092%) Junior Support Engineer
6 1 (0.092%) PCB Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (0.18%) Driving Licence
1 2 (0.18%) Renewable Energy
1 2 (0.18%) Robotics
2 1 (0.092%) CCTV
2 1 (0.092%) Data Centre
2 1 (0.092%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (0.092%) Fibre Optics
2 1 (0.092%) FMCG
2 1 (0.092%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (0.092%) Freedom of Information Act
2 1 (0.092%) Management Information System
2 1 (0.092%) PACS
2 1 (0.092%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.18%) Android
1 2 (0.18%) Apple iOS
1 2 (0.18%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,061 (97.16%) Service Delivery
2 14 (1.28%) Continuous Improvement
3 13 (1.19%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (0.64%) Coaching
4 7 (0.64%) Process Improvement
4 7 (0.64%) Service Management
5 4 (0.37%) Logistics
6 3 (0.27%) CRM
6 3 (0.27%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 2 (0.18%) Cybersecurity
7 2 (0.18%) Data Entry
7 2 (0.18%) E-Commerce
7 2 (0.18%) Predictive Maintenance
7 2 (0.18%) Preventative Maintenance
8 1 (0.092%) Data Analysis
8 1 (0.092%) Data Protection
8 1 (0.092%) Information Governance
8 1 (0.092%) Mathematics
8 1 (0.092%) Time Management
8 1 (0.092%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 14 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
2 7 (0.64%) DBS Check
2 7 (0.64%) NVQ Level 4
3 3 (0.27%) Degree
3 3 (0.27%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (0.37%) SLA
2 2 (0.18%) QA
3 1 (0.092%) DICOM
3 1 (0.092%) GDPR
3 1 (0.092%) HL7
System Software
1 2 (0.18%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (0.27%) Microsoft
2 2 (0.18%) Facebook