NVQ Level 3 Jobs in the UK excluding London

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 675 741
Rank change year-on-year +552 +66 +97
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3 982 73 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.51% 0.10% 0.022%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.57% 0.37% 0.060%
Number of salaries quoted 11 18 12
10th Percentile £40,750 £23,114 £23,005
25th Percentile - £29,971 £23,146
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,604 £30,673 £28,259
Median % change year-on-year +45.42% +8.54% -13.71%
75th Percentile - £33,188 £31,561
90th Percentile £57,500 £42,500 -
UK median annual salary £44,604 £31,985 £28,259
% change year-on-year +39.46% +13.19% -13.71%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21,474 19,512 21,832
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.79% 27.48% 36.46%
Number of salaries quoted 9,029 12,241 8,153
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -2.91% +3.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,708 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year +1.85% -9.28% +8.23%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing NVQ Level 3 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 3
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 3
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for NVQ Level 3 in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 3
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
South East +317 639 £44,604 - 25
North of England +181 140 - - 16
North West +121 140 - - 2
Midlands +163 96 £55,000 - 22
West Midlands +146 93 - - 11
East of England +98 64 £41,500 +29.75% 9
Scotland +136 25 - - 2
South West +110 9 £27,000 -32.50% 21
Wales - 9 - - 6
East Midlands - 3 £55,000 - 8
NVQ Level 3
UK

NVQ Level 3
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Office
General
1 963 (98.07%) Manufacturing
2 44 (4.48%) Social Skills
3 2 (0.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (0.10%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (0.10%) Finance
4 1 (0.10%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 43 (4.38%) Technical Manager
2 14 (1.43%) Commissioning Engineer
2 14 (1.43%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (0.10%) IT Engineer
3 1 (0.10%) IT Support
3 1 (0.10%) IT Support Engineer
3 1 (0.10%) Junior
3 1 (0.10%) Junior IT Engineer
3 1 (0.10%) Junior IT Support
3 1 (0.10%) Junior Support Engineer
3 1 (0.10%) PCB Engineer
3 1 (0.10%) Project Manager
3 1 (0.10%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (0.31%) Driving Licence
2 2 (0.20%) CCTV
3 1 (0.10%) FMCG
3 1 (0.10%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (0.10%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.10%) Android
1 1 (0.10%) Apple iOS
1 1 (0.10%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 962 (97.96%) Service Delivery
2 45 (4.58%) Continuous Improvement
2 45 (4.58%) Problem-Solving
3 43 (4.38%) Coaching
3 43 (4.38%) Process Improvement
3 43 (4.38%) Service Management
4 2 (0.20%) Logistics
5 1 (0.10%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (0.10%) Data Analysis
5 1 (0.10%) Validation
Qualifications
1 43 (4.38%) NVQ Level 4
2 14 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (0.31%) Degree
3 3 (0.31%) HNC
System Software
1 1 (0.10%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (0.20%) Microsoft