NVQ Level 4 Job Trends in the North East

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North East 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	145	-	93
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 4	5	0	2
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East	0.13%	-	0.15%
As % of the Qualifications category	0.71%	-	0.83%
Number of salaries quoted	4	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£45,000	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£49,790	-	-
75^th Percentile	£54,790	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
England median annual salary	£43,000	£48,979	£35,000
% change year-on-year	-12.21%	+39.94%	-

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North East

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 the North East.

	6 months to 29 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	706	355	242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East	18.61%	34.87%	18.53%
Number of salaries quoted	483	136	110
10^th Percentile	£35,000	£28,250	£30,025
25^th Percentile	£45,000	£31,063	£34,813
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£57,500	£47,500	£50,154
Median % change year-on-year	+21.05%	-5.29%	-8.81%
75^th Percentile	£75,026	£60,750	£69,800
90^th Percentile	£97,500	£78,145	£95,000
England median annual salary	£60,000	£55,000	£57,560
% change year-on-year	+9.09%	-4.45%	+0.10%

NVQ Level 4 Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

NVQ Level 4 Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing NVQ Level 4.

NVQ Level 4 Job Locations in the North East

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 North East 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
Durham	-	3	£54,580	-	1
Tyne and Wear	-	2	£45,000	-
NVQ Level 4 England

NVQ Level 4 Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

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 North East region citing NVQ Level 4.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Continuous Improvement	60.0%	3
1	NVQ Level 3	60.0%	3
3	Collaborative Culture	40.0%	2
3	Collaborative Working	40.0%	2
3	DBS Check	40.0%	2
3	HNC	40.0%	2
3	Mentoring	40.0%	2
3	Preventative Maintenance	40.0%	2
3	Project Management	40.0%	2
3	Root Cause Analysis	40.0%	2

NVQ Level 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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	NVQ Level 3	60.0%	3
2	DBS Check	40.0%	2
2	HNC	40.0%	2