NVQ Level 3 Job Trends in Smethwick

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
West Midlands > Smethwick

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Smethwick with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 1 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3 2 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Smethwick 12.50% 72.73% -
As % of the Qualifications category 20.00% 72.73% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median annual salary - £31,000 £27,659
% change year-on-year - +12.08% +20.61%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Smethwick

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 Smethwick.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 10 11 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Smethwick 62.50% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% +2.04%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in Smethwick

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

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in Smethwick

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Smethwick 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%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Facilities Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) City & Guilds
1 2 (100.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) COSHH