NVQ Level 3 Contracts in England

National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ Level 3)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for NVQ Level 3 qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 498 626 772
Rank change year-on-year +128 +146 -127
Contract jobs citing NVQ Level 3 32 5 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.085% 0.011% 0.006%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.28% 0.039% 0.026%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 2 2
10th Percentile £167 £140 £166
25th Percentile £188 £163 £191
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £200 £238
Median % change year-on-year +12.36% -15.68% -
75th Percentile £256 £238 £291
90th Percentile £260 £260 £319
UK median daily rate £225 £200 £238
% change year-on-year +12.36% -15.68% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £13.63 -
25th Percentile £46.25 £16.06 £30.47
Median hourly rate £47.50 £21.25 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +123.53% -34.61% +124.65%
75th Percentile £48.75 £27.56 £34.52
90th Percentile - £30.68 -
UK median hourly rate £12.25 £21.25 £32.50
% change year-on-year -42.35% -34.61% +124.65%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11,443 12,860 15,404
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.54% 27.33% 21.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,089 8,603 10,287
10th Percentile £313 £350 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £738 £745 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,009 653 691
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.25 £13.50
25th Percentile £19.25 £21.32 £19.06
Median hourly rate £40.33 £55.00 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.68% +35.80% +12.50%
75th Percentile £64.25 £70.00 £56.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £80.25 £68.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +34.85%

NVQ Level 3
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for NVQ Level 3 in England

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in England.

Daily rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in England

NVQ Level 3
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in England over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for NVQ Level 3 in England

NVQ Level 3
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NVQ Level 3 in England.

Hourly rate trend for NVQ Level 3 in England

NVQ Level 3
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NVQ Level 3 within the England region over the 6 months to 11 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +42 28 £225 +79.28% 112
East Midlands - 28 £225 - 65
South East +16 2 £265 -3.64% 74
North of England - 1 - - 111
London - 1 £375 - 46
Yorkshire - 1 - - 35
NVQ Level 3
UK

NVQ Level 3
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 28 (87.50%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Dynamics AX
General
1 28 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (15.63%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (37.50%) Test Engineer
2 8 (25.00%) Lead
3 7 (21.88%) Team Leader
4 5 (15.63%) Quality Inspector
5 2 (6.25%) Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Change Analyst
5 2 (6.25%) Quality Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Change and Release Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) Coordinator
6 1 (3.13%) Release Analyst
6 1 (3.13%) Technical Coordinator
6 1 (3.13%) Test Leader
6 1 (3.13%) Test Manager
6 1 (3.13%) Test Technician
Miscellaneous
1 28 (87.50%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (6.25%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.13%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (87.50%) Conflict Management
1 28 (87.50%) Time Management
2 8 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (6.25%) Change Management
3 2 (6.25%) Configuration Management
3 2 (6.25%) ITIL
3 2 (6.25%) Service Management
4 1 (3.13%) Change Advisory Board
4 1 (3.13%) E-Commerce
4 1 (3.13%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (3.13%) Quality Management
4 1 (3.13%) Release Management
4 1 (3.13%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (3.13%) SFIA
4 1 (3.13%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 28 (87.50%) Degree
2 3 (9.38%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (6.25%) SC Cleared
3 2 (6.25%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.13%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (15.63%) QA
2 1 (3.13%) ISO 14001
2 1 (3.13%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft
1 1 (3.13%) ServiceNow