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This section looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT contracts within the 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6974
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads19
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.926 %6.164 %
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 quoted08
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.75
Average hourly rate-£27.19
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£27.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.05£30.08
% change on same period last year-13.40 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads108146
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.143 %0.145 %
Daily rates quoted2026
Average minimum daily rate£363£317
Average daily rate£386£341
% change on same period last year+13.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted223
Average minimum hourly rate£18.33£28.04
Average hourly rate£18.83£28.68
% change on same period last year-34.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.33£29.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.48£25.68
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
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 Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

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 Midlands region.

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 Midlands region.

Midlands HNC Hourly Rate Trend

HNC
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

15 (83.33 %)Degree
23 (50.00 %)Physics
23 (50.00 %)HND
23 (50.00 %)EMC
23 (50.00 %)Electronics
23 (50.00 %)Aerospace
23 (50.00 %)Automotive
32 (33.33 %)Construction
32 (33.33 %)Finance
41 (16.67 %)Integration Testing
41 (16.67 %)Software Testing
41 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
41 (16.67 %)Telecoms

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Electronics
13 (50.00 %)Aerospace
13 (50.00 %)Automotive
22 (33.33 %)Construction
22 (33.33 %)Finance
31 (16.67 %)Telecoms
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Test Engineer
23 (50.00 %)EMC Engineer
32 (33.33 %)Project Manager
41 (16.67 %)Software Test Engineer
41 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (50.00 %)Physics
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Integration Testing
11 (16.67 %)Software Testing
11 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (83.33 %)Degree
23 (50.00 %)HND
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)EMC