The first table below looks at the demand for HNC in IT contracts advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited HNC over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Bedfordshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing HNC 1 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 0.541% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 4.545% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £250 £325
% change year-on-year
+30.00% -23.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £22.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £24.50 £30.00 £16.75
% change year-on-year
-18.33% +79.10%
All Qualifications
Bedfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
22 52 43
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 11.89% 18.44% 14.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 32 17
Average daily rate £400 £335 £235
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+19.40% +42.55%
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 2
Average hourly rate £17.50 £35.50 £21.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-50.70% +63.21%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £23.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.17% -8.00%
HNC
East of England

HNC
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing HNC across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Bedfordshire HNC Jobs Demand Trend

HNC
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing HNC across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire HNC Hourly Rate Trend

HNC
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing HNC also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited HNC.

1 1 (100.00%) MS Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing HNC also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited HNC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) MS Office
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Mechanical Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Electrical Engineer
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft