NVQ Level 4 Jobs in the UK excluding London

National Vocational Qualification Level 4 (NVQ Level 4)
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 4 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 444 751 735
Rank change year-on-year +307 -16 +120
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 4 130 8 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.33% 0.011% 0.025%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.61% 0.041% 0.069%
Number of salaries quoted 3 8 6
10th Percentile - £32,325 £26,736
25th Percentile £37,770 £39,953 £31,760
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,416 £42,794 £38,744
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +10.45% -33.20%
75th Percentile £44,281 £48,032 £40,450
90th Percentile £46,212 £63,748 -
UK median annual salary £39,416 £42,794 £38,744
% change year-on-year -7.89% +10.45% -1.73%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21,384 19,521 21,762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.72% 27.50% 36.31%
Number of salaries quoted 9,057 12,237 8,104
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £51,276
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -2.49% +2.55%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,708 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,250
% change year-on-year +1.85% -8.86% +7.73%

NVQ Level 4
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing NVQ Level 4 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 4 in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 4
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 4 in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for NVQ Level 4 in the UK excluding London

NVQ Level 4
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 4 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 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 +181 82 - - 9
South West +139 33 - - 4
East of England - 14 £39,416 -
Midlands +65 1 £45,000 +104.55% 2
East Midlands - 1 £45,000 -
NVQ Level 4
UK

NVQ Level 4
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 (0.77%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.54%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.77%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.54%) Intranet
General
1 127 (97.69%) Manufacturing
2 44 (33.85%) Social Skills
3 3 (2.31%) Public Sector
4 2 (1.54%) Environmental Health
4 2 (1.54%) Local Government
4 2 (1.54%) Police
5 1 (0.77%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (0.77%) Automotive
5 1 (0.77%) Finance
Job Titles
1 83 (63.85%) Support Technician
1 83 (63.85%) Technical Support
2 43 (33.08%) Technical Manager
3 2 (1.54%) Senior
3 2 (1.54%) Support Officer
3 2 (1.54%) Systems Support
4 1 (0.77%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (1.54%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (98.46%) Service Delivery
2 126 (96.92%) Coaching
3 85 (65.38%) Customer Service
4 83 (63.85%) Customer Experience
4 83 (63.85%) Technical Analysis
5 45 (34.62%) Problem-Solving
6 43 (33.08%) Continuous Improvement
6 43 (33.08%) Process Improvement
6 43 (33.08%) Service Management
7 3 (2.31%) Project Management
8 2 (1.54%) Case Management
8 2 (1.54%) Line Management
8 2 (1.54%) Migration
8 2 (1.54%) Performance Management
9 1 (0.77%) Business Case
9 1 (0.77%) Customer Requirements
9 1 (0.77%) FMEA
9 1 (0.77%) Lean Manufacturing
9 1 (0.77%) Matrix Management
9 1 (0.77%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 43 (33.08%) NVQ Level 3
2 2 (1.54%) DBS Check
3 1 (0.77%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.77%) ISO 14001
1 1 (0.77%) ISO 9000
1 1 (0.77%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (1.54%) Northgate
2 1 (0.77%) Microsoft