National Vocational Qualification Level 4 (NVQ Level 4)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for NVQ Level 4 qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 570 | 683 | 848 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +113 | +165 | -172 |
| Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.002% | 0.001% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.047% | 0.006% | 0.005% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +50.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.35 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £26.28 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £34.21 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.28 | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
NVQ Level 4 is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 12,833 | 15,476 | 18,815 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.15% | 27.17% | 21.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,954 | 10,342 | 12,449 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £325 | £337 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.09% | +4.76% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £646 | £650 | £627 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £530 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.95% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,055 | 780 | 767 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £15.25 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.72 | £20.47 | £19.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.56 | £43.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.69% | +24.14% | +16.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £68.25 | £58.17 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.85 | £79.78 | £67.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.30 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.40% | +42.86% | +1.33% |
NVQ Level 4
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing NVQ Level 4 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
NVQ Level 4
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 4.
NVQ Level 4
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 4.
NVQ Level 4
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NVQ Level 4 over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
NVQ Level 4
Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NVQ Level 4 within the UK over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +119 | 6 | - | - | 21 |
| UK excluding London | +60 | 6 | - | - | 23 |
| North of England | - | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| North West | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| South East | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
NVQ Level 4
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: