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This section looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT contracts within the Gloucestershire 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
Rank3853
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads171
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.001 %
As % of the category below22.08 %1.667 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£265£233
% change on same period last year+13.41 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£22.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£30.08
% change on same period last year-15.51 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads7760
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.102 %0.060 %
Daily rates quoted1510
Average minimum daily rate£286£298
Average daily rate£311£332
% change on same period last year-6.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted58
Average minimum hourly rate£22.36£25.95
Average hourly rate£25.95£26.11
% change on same period last year-0.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.55£26.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
HNC South WestHNC
South 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 Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire HNC Daily Rate Trend

HNC
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HNC across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Gloucestershire HNC Daily Rate Histogram

HNC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire 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
CheltenhamNew entry-5£275-
HNC South WestHNC
South West

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

117 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
213 (76.47 %)Microsoft
311 (64.71 %)ITIL
311 (64.71 %)Service Management
311 (64.71 %)Electric
49 (52.94 %)DV Cleared
49 (52.94 %)MS Exchange
49 (52.94 %)Exchange Server 2003
57 (41.18 %)PKI
57 (41.18 %)Windows Vista
57 (41.18 %)Problem Management
57 (41.18 %)SQL Server
57 (41.18 %)UNIX
57 (41.18 %)Windows
66 (35.29 %)Solaris
75 (29.41 %)Windows 2000
75 (29.41 %)MS Excel
75 (29.41 %)Degree
84 (23.53 %)CMDB
84 (23.53 %)Service Delivery
84 (23.53 %)Altiris
84 (23.53 %)SoftGrid
84 (23.53 %)DSL
93 (17.65 %)Exchange Server 2007
102 (11.76 %)Government
102 (11.76 %)Windows Server 2003
111 (5.882 %)CAD
111 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
111 (5.882 %)C
111 (5.882 %)MCAD

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (52.94 %)MS Exchange
19 (52.94 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (17.65 %)Exchange Server 2007
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (29.41 %)MS Excel
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (23.53 %)SoftGrid
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (23.53 %)DSL
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (41.18 %)SQL Server
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (64.71 %)Electric
22 (11.76 %)Government
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (41.18 %)UNIX Support
25 (29.41 %)Technical Support
34 (23.53 %)Software Manager
34 (23.53 %)Support Specialist
34 (23.53 %)UNIX Specialist
43 (17.65 %)Analyst
43 (17.65 %)Systems Support
43 (17.65 %)Support Analyst
43 (17.65 %)Technical Support Analyst
43 (17.65 %)Technical Analyst
43 (17.65 %)3rd Line Support
43 (17.65 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
52 (11.76 %)Support Engineer
52 (11.76 %)Desktop Engineer
52 (11.76 %)Hardware Engineer
52 (11.76 %)Desktop Support Engineer
52 (11.76 %)Desktop Support
61 (5.882 %)Mechanical Engineer
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (41.18 %)PKI
24 (23.53 %)CMDB
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (41.18 %)Windows Vista
17 (41.18 %)UNIX
17 (41.18 %)Windows
26 (35.29 %)Solaris
35 (29.41 %)Windows 2000
42 (11.76 %)Windows Server 2003
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
211 (64.71 %)ITIL
211 (64.71 %)Service Management
39 (52.94 %)DV Cleared
47 (41.18 %)Problem Management
54 (23.53 %)Service Delivery
61 (5.882 %)CAD
61 (5.882 %)BC Cleared
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.882 %)C
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (29.41 %)Degree
21 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.882 %)MCAD
21 (5.882 %)HND
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (76.47 %)Microsoft
24 (23.53 %)Altiris