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The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT contracts within the East Midlands 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7794
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.439 %3.604 %
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£256£264
% change on same period last year-3.24 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£14.40£25.00
Average hourly rate£14.65£26.50
% change on same period last year-44.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.90£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.60£21.75
% change on same period last year+26.91 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads164222
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.264 %0.238 %
Daily rates quoted2742
Average minimum daily rate£225£278
Average daily rate£235£288
% change on same period last year-18.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£244£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted3538
Average minimum hourly rate£17.94£22.29
Average hourly rate£19.17£23.53
% change on same period last year-18.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.40£24.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
HNC EnglandHNC
England

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 East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands HNC Hourly Rate Trend

HNC
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HNC across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

East Midlands HNC Hourly Rate Histogram

HNC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
NorthamptonshireNew entry-2--
LeicestershireUp+101--
HNC EnglandHNC
England

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

13 (60.00 %)Oracle
13 (60.00 %)Windows
13 (60.00 %)Degree
22 (40.00 %)Software Engineering
22 (40.00 %)AJAX
22 (40.00 %)Local Government
22 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (40.00 %)Government
22 (40.00 %)UML
22 (40.00 %)OO
22 (40.00 %)Oracle Reports
22 (40.00 %)OOD
22 (40.00 %)ISO9001
22 (40.00 %)SLA
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft
22 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
22 (40.00 %)Crystal Reports
22 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
22 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (40.00 %)C
22 (40.00 %)C#
22 (40.00 %)C++
22 (40.00 %)HTML
22 (40.00 %)JavaScript
22 (40.00 %)VB
22 (40.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %)HND
22 (40.00 %)QA
31 (20.00 %)ITIL
31 (20.00 %)MS Office

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)HTML
12 (40.00 %).NET
12 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (40.00 %)AJAX
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Office
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (20.00 %)Oracle ERP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)Crystal Reports
12 (40.00 %)Oracle Reports
12 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Government
12 (40.00 %)Local Government
21 (20.00 %)Electric
21 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Software Engineer
12 (40.00 %)Analyst
12 (40.00 %)Service Analyst
12 (40.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Test Engineer
21 (20.00 %)1st Line Support
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Mathematics
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Windows
22 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)UML
12 (40.00 %)OO
12 (40.00 %)OOD
12 (40.00 %)Software Engineering
21 (20.00 %)ERP
21 (20.00 %)ITIL
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)C
12 (40.00 %)C#
12 (40.00 %)C++
12 (40.00 %)JavaScript
12 (40.00 %)VB
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (60.00 %)Degree
22 (40.00 %)HND
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (40.00 %)ISO9001
12 (40.00 %)SLA
12 (40.00 %)QA
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (20.00 %)Active Directory
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Oracle
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft