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This section looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT contracts within the Cheshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HNC over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6060
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.770 %1.299 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£265£233
% change on same period last year+13.41 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£23.75
Average hourly rate£22.50£23.75
% change on same period last year-5.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£23.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£30.08
% change on same period last year-15.51 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads11377
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.149 %0.077 %
Daily rates quoted4415
Average minimum daily rate£245£353
Average daily rate£256£365
% change on same period last year-30.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£266£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted1510
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£26.70
Average hourly rate£18.45£27.52
% change on same period last year-32.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.40£28.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
HNC North WestHNC
North West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

HNC
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing HNC across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Cheshire HNC Demand Trend

HNC
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing HNC across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire HNC Daily Rate Trend

HNC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire HNC Hourly Rate Trend

HNC
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WarringtonNew entry-1--
HNC North WestHNC
North West

HNC
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

12 (50.00 %)Nokia
12 (50.00 %)Mapinfo
12 (50.00 %)C
12 (50.00 %)UMTS
12 (50.00 %)Electric
12 (50.00 %)Cramer
12 (50.00 %)Data Management
21 (25.00 %)Project Planning
21 (25.00 %)Military
21 (25.00 %)CATIA
21 (25.00 %)PDM
21 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
21 (25.00 %)EMC
21 (25.00 %)C++
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)UNIX
21 (25.00 %)ClearCase
21 (25.00 %)Ada
21 (25.00 %)ClearQuest
21 (25.00 %)CAD
21 (25.00 %)AutoCAD
21 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (25.00 %)Electronics
21 (25.00 %)Telecoms
21 (25.00 %)Automotive

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)CATIA
11 (25.00 %)AutoCAD
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)UMTS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)ClearCase
11 (25.00 %)ClearQuest
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Electric
21 (25.00 %)Military
21 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
21 (25.00 %)Electronics
21 (25.00 %)Telecoms
21 (25.00 %)Automotive
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Draughtsman
11 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)UNIX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Data Management
21 (25.00 %)Project Planning
21 (25.00 %)PDM
21 (25.00 %)CAD
21 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C
21 (25.00 %)C++
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)Ada
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Nokia
12 (50.00 %)Mapinfo
12 (50.00 %)Cramer
21 (25.00 %)EMC