National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 804 | 983 | 1214 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +179 | +231 | -310 |
| Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3 | 84 | 12 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.085% | 0.012% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.31% | 0.036% | 0.050% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 11 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,114 | £23,054 | £29,650 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,971 | £23,324 | £32,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,985 | £30,257 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.71% | -19.31% | +29.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,750 | £31,561 | £45,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,500 | - | £49,350 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,673 | £30,257 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.37% | -19.31% | +7.14% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
NVQ Level 3 is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 27,491 | 33,185 | 42,304 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 27.72% | 32.68% | 26.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,282 | 14,890 | 18,866 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,254 | £31,250 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,750 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £59,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.24% | +8.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £77,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £51,350 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | +2.70% | +1.01% |
NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing NVQ Level 3 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
NVQ Level 3
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3.
NVQ Level 3
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing NVQ Level 3 over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
NVQ Level 3
Top 13 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 8 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +150 | 83 | £31,985 | +5.71% | 356 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 73 | £30,673 | +1.37% | 345 |
| South East | +56 | 46 | - | - | 58 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 35 | £40,000 | +22.74% | 24 |
| London | - | 11 | £61,000 | - | 45 |
| North of England | +50 | 10 | £30,673 | +32.34% | 106 |
| East of England | +20 | 9 | £31,985 | +21.80% | 43 |
| Yorkshire | - | 6 | £30,673 | - | 35 |
| South West | - | 5 | £40,000 | - | 52 |
| North West | - | 4 | £23,114 | - | 62 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 2 | - | - | 41 |
| Midlands | +3 | 2 | - | - | 67 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £44,000 | - | 18 |
NVQ Level 3
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: