NVQ Level 3 Job Trends in Northampton

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northampton citing NVQ Level 3 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 30 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	40	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3	14	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northampton	2.08%	-	-
As % of the Qualifications category	24.56%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	4	0	0
10^th Percentile	£46,125	-	-
25^th Percentile	£47,813	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£51,750	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Northamptonshire median annual salary	£54,500	-	-

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northampton

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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in Northampton.

	6 months to 30 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	57	52	58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northampton	8.46%	28.11%	14.36%
Number of salaries quoted	35	25	45
10^th Percentile	£40,500	-	£28,500
25^th Percentile	£41,250	£31,250	£46,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£48,000	£35,000	£67,500
Median % change year-on-year	+37.14%	-48.15%	+16.38%
75^th Percentile	£62,500	£65,000	£80,000
90^th Percentile	£73,500	£74,540	-
Northamptonshire median annual salary	£48,000	£35,000	£59,000
% change year-on-year	+37.14%	-40.68%	+6.31%

NVQ Level 3 Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

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

NVQ Level 3 Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton

For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, job vacancies citing NVQ Level 3 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 Northampton region citing NVQ Level 3.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	City & Guilds	78.6%	11
1	Preventative Maintenance	78.6%	11
3	Degree	71.4%	10
3	Line Management	71.4%	10
3	Mechatronics	71.4%	10
6	Facilities Management	42.9%	6
6	NEC	42.9%	6
6	Order Management	42.9%	6
6	Proactive Maintenance	42.9%	6
6	Task Automation	42.9%	6
11	Collaborative Working	7.1%	1
11	Continuous Improvement	7.1%	1
11	PRINCE	7.1%	1
11	Problem-Solving	7.1%	1
11	Root Cause Analysis	7.1%	1

NVQ Level 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton 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	City & Guilds	78.6%	11
2	Degree	71.4%	10