NVQ Level 3 Job Trends in West Yorkshire

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire 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 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 140 - 129
Rank change year-on-year - - +50
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3 2 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 0.051% - 0.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.42% - 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,500 - £36,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - £38,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -27.14%
75th Percentile £32,500 - £39,875
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £35,500 - £34,461
% change year-on-year - - -34.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 477 658 512
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 12.28% 42.29% 20.42%
Number of salaries quoted 258 250 253
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,313 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £27,563 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.95% -16.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £62,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £72,750 £87,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £42,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +19.05% -11.58% -5.26%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

NVQ Level 3 job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

NVQ Level 3
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing NVQ Level 3.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing NVQ Level 3

NVQ Level 3
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 August 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
Leeds - 1 £32,000 - 3
Wakefield - 1 - - 1
NVQ Level 3
Yorkshire

NVQ Level 3
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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%) Electronics
2 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (50.00%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Junior
1 1 (50.00%) Junior Electrical Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Technician
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (50.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
1 1 (50.00%) Mechatronics
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Order Management
1 1 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (50.00%) Proactive Maintenance
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) City & Guilds
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
1 1 (50.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) NEC