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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 759 902
Rank change year-on-year +634 +143 +231
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3 1,243 84 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 2.53% 0.098% 0.014%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.99% 0.34% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 14 26 11
10th Percentile £28,506 £23,114 £23,000
25th Percentile £39,063 £29,971 £23,116
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,604 £31,985 £26,260
Median % change year-on-year +39.46% +21.80% -19.82%
75th Percentile - £56,750 £31,561
90th Percentile £53,631 £61,500 -
UK median annual salary £44,604 £31,985 £26,260
% change year-on-year +39.46% +21.80% -19.82%

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 24,918 24,393 29,119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 50.64% 28.41% 32.82%
Number of salaries quoted 10,162 15,737 13,221
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,500 £31,466
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,500 £42,019
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,700 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.55% -8.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £69,688 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,600
% change year-on-year +1.85% -9.40% +8.36%

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 16 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 16 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 +321 621 £44,604 - 26
London +376 371 £29,875 -51.02% 22
North of England +158 126 - - 19
North West +112 126 - - 6
Midlands +133 71 £55,000 - 25
West Midlands +123 68 - - 13
East of England +78 44 £41,500 +29.75% 8
South West +114 10 £27,000 -32.50% 15
East Midlands - 3 £55,000 - 8
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 (0.080%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.080%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.080%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 1,216 (97.83%) Manufacturing
2 52 (4.18%) Social Skills
3 3 (0.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (0.16%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (0.080%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (0.080%) Finance
5 1 (0.080%) Legal
Job Titles
1 47 (3.78%) Technical Manager
2 14 (1.13%) Commissioning Engineer
2 14 (1.13%) Systems Engineer
3 4 (0.32%) IT Technician
4 1 (0.080%) Administrator
4 1 (0.080%) Cabling Engineer
4 1 (0.080%) Data Engineer
4 1 (0.080%) IT Engineer
4 1 (0.080%) IT Support
4 1 (0.080%) Junior
4 1 (0.080%) Junior IT Engineer
4 1 (0.080%) Junior IT Support
4 1 (0.080%) Junior Support Engineer
4 1 (0.080%) PCB Engineer
4 1 (0.080%) Project Manager
4 1 (0.080%) Support Engineer
4 1 (0.080%) Support Specialist
4 1 (0.080%) Systems Administrator
4 1 (0.080%) Technical Specialist
4 1 (0.080%) Technical Support
Miscellaneous
1 4 (0.32%) Driving Licence
2 3 (0.24%) CCTV
3 1 (0.080%) Data Centre
3 1 (0.080%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (0.080%) Fibre Optics
3 1 (0.080%) FMCG
3 1 (0.080%) Freedom of Information
3 1 (0.080%) Freedom of Information Act
3 1 (0.080%) Management Information System
3 1 (0.080%) PACS
3 1 (0.080%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (0.080%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.080%) Android
1 1 (0.080%) Apple iOS
1 1 (0.080%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,215 (97.75%) Service Delivery
2 50 (4.02%) Continuous Improvement
2 50 (4.02%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (3.78%) Coaching
3 47 (3.78%) Process Improvement
3 47 (3.78%) Service Management
4 2 (0.16%) Logistics
5 1 (0.080%) Critical Thinking
5 1 (0.080%) CRM
5 1 (0.080%) Customer Service
5 1 (0.080%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (0.080%) Data Analysis
5 1 (0.080%) Data Protection
5 1 (0.080%) Information Governance
5 1 (0.080%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (0.080%) Mathematics
5 1 (0.080%) Time Management
5 1 (0.080%) Validation
5 1 (0.080%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 47 (3.78%) NVQ Level 4
2 14 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (0.56%) DBS Check
4 3 (0.24%) Degree
4 3 (0.24%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (0.32%) SLA
2 2 (0.16%) QA
3 1 (0.080%) DICOM
3 1 (0.080%) GDPR
3 1 (0.080%) HL7
System Software
1 1 (0.080%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.080%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (0.16%) Microsoft