NVQ Level 3 Job Trends in Essex

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Essex with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 25 74
Rank change year-on-year -48 +49 -
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3 5 30 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.41% 6.71% 0.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.93% 20.41% 2.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 - -
75th Percentile £46,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £46,500 £41,500 £31,985
% change year-on-year +12.05% +29.75% +21.80%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Essex

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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 259 147 168
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 21.11% 32.89% 18.40%
Number of salaries quoted 94 59 131
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,000 £25,759
25th Percentile £29,188 £27,500 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £32,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.92% -13.33% -19.35%
75th Percentile £64,063 £55,625 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,630 £77,800 £72,500
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £54,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +0.92% +14.74% -13.64%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing NVQ Level 3 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in Essex

NVQ Level 3
Salary Trend in Essex

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing NVQ Level 3

NVQ Level 3
Job Locations in Essex

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 Essex region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hockley - 4 - -
NVQ Level 3
East of England

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
1 4 (80.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Facilities Engineer
1 4 (80.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Inventory Management
1 4 (80.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (80.00%) Preventative Maintenance
2 1 (20.00%) CAFM
2 1 (20.00%) Proactive Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) City & Guilds
2 4 (80.00%) Postgraduate
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) COSHH