NVQ Level 3 Job Trends in Leicester

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
Leicestershire > Leicester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicester with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.31% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.46% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £54,838 - -
90th Percentile £58,490 - -
Leicestershire median annual salary £52,500 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leicester

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 Leicester.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 122 61 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester 12.56% 30.65% 19.20%
Number of salaries quoted 55 14 24
10th Percentile £36,750 £15,704 £35,500
25th Percentile £46,624 £39,000 £41,604
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £40,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +43.75% -33.33% +63.27%
75th Percentile £65,000 £52,188 £72,688
90th Percentile - £56,725 £81,375
Leicestershire median annual salary £55,000 £41,645 £44,036
% change year-on-year +32.07% -5.43% -18.07%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in Leicester

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Design Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Electrical Design Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Electrical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Robotics
2 1 (33.33%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Requirements
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) HND
2 1 (33.33%) HNC
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Allen-Bradley
1 2 (66.67%) Siemens