HNC Contracts in the North West

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for HNC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 135 158 166
Rank change year-on-year +23 +8 -29
Contract jobs citing HNC 4 8 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.15% 0.25% 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.49% 0.81% 0.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 3
10th Percentile - - £170
25th Percentile - £330 £181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £390 £200
Median % change year-on-year - +95.00% -
75th Percentile - £516 £311
90th Percentile - £589 £378
England median daily rate £269 £425 £408
% change year-on-year -36.71% +4.29% +10.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 5
10th Percentile - - £18.46
25th Percentile - - £23.75
Median hourly rate £34.21 £36.00 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.97% -8.86% +36.21%
75th Percentile £34.41 £40.53 £41.62
90th Percentile £34.76 £43.25 £51.90
England median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £40.56
% change year-on-year -21.82% +35.60% +12.66%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 the North West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 824 992 907
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 30.03% 31.20% 22.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 471 675 597
10th Percentile £268 £325 £263
25th Percentile £416 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £625
90th Percentile £725 £698 £675
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 125 66 67
10th Percentile £10.95 £20.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £11.77 £25.00 £18.25
Median hourly rate £16.06 £37.50 £39.73
Median % change year-on-year -57.17% -5.60% -8.68%
75th Percentile £38.43 £49.52 £52.42
90th Percentile £71.80 £66.22 £63.63
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -3.75%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in the North West

HNC
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing HNC in the North West.

Daily rate trend for HNC in the North West

HNC
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HNC in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for HNC in the North West

HNC
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Merseyside - 3 - - 10
Manchester - 1 - - 34
HNC
England

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (75.00%) Police
1 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Project Manager
1 3 (75.00%) Strategy Manager
1 3 (75.00%) Technical Manager
1 3 (75.00%) Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (25.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) NVQ Level 4
2 1 (25.00%) HND
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) GDPR