GNVQ Job Trends

General National Vocational Qualification (GNVQ)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for GNVQ qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 20 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	809	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing GNVQ	8	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK	0.007%	-	-
As % of the Qualifications category	0.039%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	1	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£31,250	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£32,500	-	-
75^th Percentile	£33,750	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
UK excluding London median annual salary	£32,500	-	-

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

GNVQ 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.

	6 months to 20 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications	20,580	16,647	19,575
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK	17.14%	34.09%	28.31%
Number of salaries quoted	11,882	7,344	8,299
10^th Percentile	£32,274	£28,750	£32,500
25^th Percentile	£43,750	£36,250	£43,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£55,000	£57,560
Median % change year-on-year	+9.09%	-4.45%	+0.10%
75^th Percentile	£80,000	£73,750	£75,000
90^th Percentile	£97,500	£90,000	£90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary	£55,500	£47,500	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+16.84%	-13.64%	+4.76%

GNVQ Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GNVQ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

GNVQ Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing GNVQ.

GNVQ Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GNVQ within the UK over the 6 months to 20 October 2026. 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
England	-	8	£32,500	-	1
UK excluding London	-	8	£32,500	-	1
South East	-	4	-	-
East of England	-	4	£32,500	-	1

GNVQ Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 20 October 2026, job vacancies citing GNVQ 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 with a requirement for GNVQ.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Degree	87.5%	7
1	Mathematics	87.5%	7
3	B2B	50.0%	4
3	CAD	50.0%	4
3	Contract Management	50.0%	4
3	CRM	50.0%	4
3	Customer Requirements	50.0%	4
3	Customer Service	50.0%	4
3	HNC	50.0%	4
3	HND	50.0%	4
3	Logistics	50.0%	4
3	Microsoft	50.0%	4
3	Microsoft Excel	50.0%	4
3	Microsoft Office	50.0%	4
3	PQQ	50.0%	4
3	Project Management	50.0%	4
17	Collaborative Working	37.5%	3
17	Facebook	37.5%	3
17	Fault Analysis	37.5%	3
17	ISO 9001	37.5%	3
17	Problem-Solving	37.5%	3
22	Line Management	12.5%	1
22	SC Cleared	12.5%	1
22	Security Cleared	12.5%	1

GNVQ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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	Degree	87.5%	7
2	HNC	50.0%	4
2	HND	50.0%	4
4	SC Cleared	12.5%	1
4	Security Cleared	12.5%	1