NVQ Level 3 Jobs

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 845 933 1248
Rank change year-on-year +88 +315 -312
Permanent jobs citing NVQ Level 3 76 7 22
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.070% 0.008% 0.013%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.27% 0.022% 0.047%
Number of salaries quoted 27 6 1
10th Percentile £23,114 £22,637 -
25th Percentile £29,971 £23,014 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,985 £24,033 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.08% -14.17% -3.45%
75th Percentile £52,750 £25,122 -
90th Percentile £61,500 £26,684 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,673 £24,033 £28,000
% change year-on-year +27.63% -14.17% +33.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 28,588 31,470 47,207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.22% 33.88% 27.48%
Number of salaries quoted 17,293 14,335 19,275
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,000 £30,825
25th Percentile £38,734 £42,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,847 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,750 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,175
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.76% -0.66%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing NVQ Level 3 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

NVQ Level 3
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3.

Salary trend for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

NVQ Level 3
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing NVQ Level 3 over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Salary histogram for NVQ Level 3 in the UK

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 10 June 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 +104 75 £31,985 +33.08% 518
UK excluding London +7 61 £30,673 +27.63% 470
South East +15 33 - - 69
Work from Home +48 20 £40,000 +72.58% 20
London - 15 £61,000 - 50
North of England +27 11 £30,673 +32.34% 110
East of England -2 9 £31,985 +21.80% 49
Yorkshire - 6 £30,673 - 37
South West - 5 £40,000 - 118
North West - 5 £23,114 - 68
West Midlands -12 2 - - 47
Midlands -30 2 - - 108
Scotland - 1 £44,000 - 17

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.32%) SharePoint
Applications
1 19 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (19.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (7.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.32%) Primavera
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.58%) CorVu
1 5 (6.58%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (1.32%) MS Access
2 1 (1.32%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (1.32%) JIRA
General
1 19 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 18 (23.68%) Manufacturing
3 12 (15.79%) Aerospace
3 12 (15.79%) Automotive
3 12 (15.79%) Electronics
3 12 (15.79%) Pharmaceutical
3 12 (15.79%) Telecoms
4 11 (14.47%) Retail
5 6 (7.89%) Social Housing
6 2 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.32%) Finance
7 1 (1.32%) Games
7 1 (1.32%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 25 (32.89%) Project Manager
2 11 (14.47%) Analyst
3 6 (7.89%) Service Analyst
4 5 (6.58%) IT Support
5 4 (5.26%) Help Desk Support
6 3 (3.95%) Help Desk Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) Help Desk Support Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) IT Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) IT Operations Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) IT Support Specialist
6 3 (3.95%) Operations Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) Service Desk Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) Service Operations Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) Support Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) Support Specialist
6 3 (3.95%) Test Engineer
7 2 (2.63%) Business Analyst
7 2 (2.63%) EMC Engineer
7 2 (2.63%) EMC Test Engineer
8 1 (1.32%) Help Desk Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.32%) RESTEasy
Miscellaneous
1 15 (19.74%) Driving Licence
2 8 (10.53%) Renewable Energy
3 7 (9.21%) NHS
4 5 (6.58%) Management Information System
5 3 (3.95%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.95%) Android
1 3 (3.95%) Apple iOS
1 3 (3.95%) Windows
2 1 (1.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (34.21%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (25.00%) Project Management
3 17 (22.37%) Mathematics
4 15 (19.74%) Budget Management
5 14 (18.42%) Customer Service
5 14 (18.42%) ITIL
6 13 (17.11%) Asset Management
7 10 (13.16%) Continuous Improvement
8 8 (10.53%) Agile
8 8 (10.53%) Project Planning
9 6 (7.89%) Service Delivery
9 6 (7.89%) Workflow
10 5 (6.58%) Data Management
10 5 (6.58%) Document Management
11 4 (5.26%) Zero Defects
12 2 (2.63%) Business Development
12 2 (2.63%) Computer Science
12 2 (2.63%) Network Management
12 2 (2.63%) Programme Delivery
12 2 (2.63%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 15 (19.74%) Security Cleared
2 14 (18.42%) DV Cleared
3 4 (5.26%) Degree
4 3 (3.95%) HND
5 2 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.32%) HNC
6 1 (1.32%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (17.11%) ISO 9001
2 12 (15.79%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 11 (14.47%) QA
4 2 (2.63%) COSHH
4 2 (2.63%) ISO 14001
5 1 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (1.32%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 47 (61.84%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.26%) Google
3 2 (2.63%) EMC
4 1 (1.32%) NEC