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The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT contracts within the Portsmouth 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3022
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads46
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.006 %
As % of the category below7.407 %17.65 %
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£252
% change on same period last year+4.95 %
Hourly rates quoted45
Average minimum hourly rate£30.50£25.60
Average hourly rate£31.63£26.10
% change on same period last year+21.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.75£26.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.23£23.18
% change on same period last year+26.10 %
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Portsmouth
Matching contract IT job ads5434
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.077 %0.034 %
Daily rates quoted83
Average minimum daily rate£335£289
Average daily rate£353£295
% change on same period last year+19.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Hourly rates quoted1518
Average minimum hourly rate£30.77£27.31
Average hourly rate£32.93£28.00
% change on same period last year+17.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.10£28.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.45£25.82
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
HNC HampshireHNC
Hampshire

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

Portsmouth HNC Demand 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 Portsmouth region.

Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Portsmouth HNC Hourly Rate Histogram

HNC
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Portsmouth 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.

19 (90.00 %)Electronics
25 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
25 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
34 (40.00 %)Degree
34 (40.00 %)Physics
34 (40.00 %)Electric
34 (40.00 %)HND
43 (30.00 %)QA
43 (30.00 %)Health
52 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
52 (20.00 %)ISO9001
52 (20.00 %)Microsoft
52 (20.00 %)MS Office
52 (20.00 %)Aerospace
61 (10.00 %)Government
61 (10.00 %)Military
61 (10.00 %)EMC
61 (10.00 %)Project Management
61 (10.00 %)Software Engineering
61 (10.00 %)Requirements Analysis
61 (10.00 %)BC Cleared
61 (10.00 %)Avionics

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Portsmouth 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.

Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)MS Office
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (90.00 %)Electronics
25 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
34 (40.00 %)Electric
43 (30.00 %)Health
52 (20.00 %)Aerospace
61 (10.00 %)Government
61 (10.00 %)Military
61 (10.00 %)Avionics
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (20.00 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
12 (20.00 %)QA Engineer
12 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
12 (20.00 %)Quality Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Design Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Test Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Product Manager
21 (10.00 %)Quality Manager
21 (10.00 %)EMC Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Electrical Engineer
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (40.00 %)Physics
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Project Management
31 (10.00 %)Software Engineering
31 (10.00 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (10.00 %)BC Cleared
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (40.00 %)Degree
14 (40.00 %)HND
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (30.00 %)QA
22 (20.00 %)ISO9001
Portsmouth IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Microsoft
21 (10.00 %)EMC