Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 3 is the most recognised.
Typical pay: £31,000 to £65,000Level 3 most recognisedOpen entry
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Your route in
Employers typically expect around L3
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Starting from scratch
Entry-level courses that feed this route.
- Level 3 Extended Diploma in IT (Cambridge Technical) L32 courses
- Foundation Degree in Business Computing L41 course
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Qualifications employers recognise (Level 3)
Any of these strengthens your application.
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Where this can take you
There are opportunities to work in most sectors and industries, such as business, finance, cyber security, telecommunications and healthcare. With experience, you could: be promoted to senior app developer or project delivery manager, move into other areas of IT, like systems analysis or AI engineering and become a self-employed developer and work on different contracts.
- Foundation Degree in Business Computing L41 course