NVQ Level 3 Job Trends in Northern Ireland

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 46 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.59% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.87% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 - -
UK median annual salary £47,000 £38,250 £27,659
% change year-on-year +22.88% +38.29% -26.24%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 107 142 108
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 31.56% 29.65% 30.00%
Number of salaries quoted 42 51 78
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,112 £29,994
25th Percentile £38,313 £36,056 £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,309 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.36% -8.53% +29.41%
75th Percentile £69,688 £69,800 £69,313
90th Percentile £78,790 £87,500 £80,070
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,513 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.37% +0.02% +4.55%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

NVQ Level 3
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 25 October 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
County Antrim - 2 £38,000 - 1
NVQ Level 3
UK

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 2 (100.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Electrical Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) City & Guilds