HNC Contracts in England

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for HNC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 422 627 758
Rank change year-on-year +205 +131 -154
Contract jobs citing HNC 113 36 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.31% 0.071% 0.030%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.98% 0.26% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 18 14
10th Percentile £254 £330 £217
25th Percentile £256 £362 £273
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £269 £425 £408
Median % change year-on-year -36.71% +4.29% +10.51%
75th Percentile £350 £542 £447
90th Percentile £450 £641 £492
UK median daily rate £268 £425 £388
% change year-on-year -36.94% +9.68% +12.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 9 6
10th Percentile £23.35 £33.80 £19.35
25th Percentile £34.21 £36.00 £27.38
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £40.56
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +35.60% +12.66%
75th Percentile - £60.00 £47.91
90th Percentile - £72.27 £54.38
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £60.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year -28.33% +133.69% -28.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

HNC is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11,579 14,027 15,366
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.33% 27.75% 21.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,111 9,398 10,082
10th Percentile £300 £330 £315
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.14%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £637
90th Percentile £750 £750 £713
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 976 756 690
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.23 £13.25
25th Percentile £18.00 £20.00 £18.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £62.48 £68.33 £55.72
90th Percentile £77.25 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +5.06%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for HNC in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HNC in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for HNC in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for HNC in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing HNC in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for HNC in England

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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 HNC within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
East of England +73 62 £400 - 74
Midlands - 23 £266 - 130
East Midlands - 21 £266 - 44
South West +22 10 - - 91
South East +28 8 £400 +9.89% 194
North of England +29 6 - - 181
London +102 4 £253 -51.07% 72
North West +10 3 - - 94
North East - 3 - - 24
West Midlands - 2 - - 86
HNC
UK

HNC
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.77%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (6.19%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.88%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.88%) MicroStation
3 1 (0.88%) Revit
Business Applications
1 3 (2.65%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.65%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.77%) RTP
1 2 (1.77%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.88%) 4G
2 1 (0.88%) 5G
2 1 (0.88%) Broadband
2 1 (0.88%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.88%) LAN
2 1 (0.88%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.65%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (1.77%) JIRA
1 2 (1.77%) TestRail
2 1 (0.88%) GitLab
2 1 (0.88%) MSI
General
1 56 (49.56%) Publishing
2 32 (28.32%) Social Skills
3 13 (11.50%) Public Sector
4 4 (3.54%) Advertising
4 4 (3.54%) Manufacturing
5 3 (2.65%) Aeronautics
5 3 (2.65%) Automotive
5 3 (2.65%) Finance
5 3 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (2.65%) Police
5 3 (2.65%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (2.65%) Telecoms
6 2 (1.77%) Aerospace
6 2 (1.77%) Electronics
7 1 (0.88%) Aviation
7 1 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 60 (53.10%) Author
1 60 (53.10%) Technical Author
2 12 (10.62%) Project Manager
3 7 (6.19%) Test Manager
4 5 (4.42%) Lead
4 5 (4.42%) Production Manager
5 4 (3.54%) Coordinator
5 4 (3.54%) Technical Coordinator
6 3 (2.65%) Analyst
6 3 (2.65%) Business Analyst
6 3 (2.65%) Strategy Manager
6 3 (2.65%) Systems Engineer
6 3 (2.65%) Technical Manager
6 3 (2.65%) Technical Project Manager
6 3 (2.65%) Trainer
7 2 (1.77%) Quality Manager
7 2 (1.77%) Site Manager
7 2 (1.77%) Systems Test Engineer
7 2 (1.77%) Test Engineer
8 1 (0.88%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (49.56%) SGML
1 56 (49.56%) XML
2 3 (2.65%) .NET
3 1 (0.88%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 4 (3.54%) Driving Licence
1 4 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (0.88%) Life Science
2 1 (0.88%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.65%) Linux
2 2 (1.77%) Unix
3 1 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.88%) Solaris
3 1 (0.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (49.56%) Desktop Publishing
2 23 (20.35%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (16.81%) Conflict Management
3 19 (16.81%) Time Management
4 17 (15.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (13.27%) Critical Thinking
5 15 (13.27%) Decision-Making
5 15 (13.27%) People Management
6 14 (12.39%) Asset Management
7 8 (7.08%) Project Management
8 4 (3.54%) Coaching
8 4 (3.54%) Data Analysis
8 4 (3.54%) Kaizen
8 4 (3.54%) Mentoring
8 4 (3.54%) Project Delivery
8 4 (3.54%) Swim Lanes
8 4 (3.54%) User Experience
9 3 (2.65%) Lean Software Development
9 3 (2.65%) Line Management
9 3 (2.65%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.65%) C#
1 3 (2.65%) Python
2 2 (1.77%) Shell Script
2 2 (1.77%) SQL
Qualifications
1 88 (77.88%) HND
2 22 (19.47%) Degree
3 12 (10.62%) Security Cleared
4 8 (7.08%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.65%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.65%) NVQ Level 4
6 2 (1.77%) ISTQB
6 2 (1.77%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 2 (1.77%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.88%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.08%) QA
2 3 (2.65%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (0.88%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.88%) NFS
Systems Management
1 1 (0.88%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (4.42%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.88%) Cisco
2 1 (0.88%) Rockwell
2 1 (0.88%) SAP
2 1 (0.88%) Siemens