The first table below looks at the demand for HNC in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited HNC over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Rank 97 124 -
Rank change year-on-year
+27 -
Contract jobs citing HNC 4 8 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.199% 0.256% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.685% 0.907% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 0
Average daily rate £387 £350 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.57% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £275 £300
% change year-on-year
+18.18% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.50 £17.50 £16.75
% change year-on-year
+5.71% +4.47%
All Qualifications
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
584 882 810
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 29.07% 28.21% 26.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 338 468 383
Average daily rate £383 £400 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.37% +6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £263 £235 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £502 £575 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 61 63
Average hourly rate £29.00 £22.50 £32.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+28.88% -30.76%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £13.50 £13.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £42.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £21.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year
+2.32% -10.41%
HNC
England

HNC
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing HNC across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

South West HNC Jobs Demand Trend

HNC
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing HNC across the South West region.

South West HNC Daily Rate Trend

HNC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West HNC Hourly Rate Trend

HNC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the South West region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Gloucestershire +24 3 £387 +10.57% 3
Dorset -1 1 - -
Bristol - - - - 1
Wiltshire - - - - 3
HNC
England

HNC
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

1 12 (92.31%) Degree
1 12 (92.31%) XenApp
2 11 (84.62%) Security Cleared
3 9 (69.23%) Windows
3 9 (69.23%) Citrix
3 9 (69.23%) DV Cleared
4 8 (61.54%) Active Directory
5 7 (53.85%) VMware
5 7 (53.85%) VMware ESX
5 7 (53.85%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (53.85%) Client/Server
6 5 (38.46%) ITIL
6 5 (38.46%) Service Management
6 5 (38.46%) Management Information System
6 5 (38.46%) Finance
7 4 (30.77%) Telecoms
8 1 (7.692%) Windows 7
8 1 (7.692%) SCCM
8 1 (7.692%) SC Cleared
8 1 (7.692%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (7.692%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (7.692%) MCP
8 1 (7.692%) HND
8 1 (7.692%) MCSE
8 1 (7.692%) MCSA
8 1 (7.692%) ERP
8 1 (7.692%) MS Exchange
8 1 (7.692%) LAN
8 1 (7.692%) CCNA

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.692%) MS Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.692%) LAN
General
1 5 (38.46%) Finance
2 4 (30.77%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Support Engineer
2 4 (30.77%) Systems Manager
3 2 (15.38%) 3rd Line Support
3 2 (15.38%) Technical Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Citrix Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Citrix Support
3 2 (15.38%) Windows Support Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Citrix Support Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) IT Support
4 1 (7.692%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Desktop Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) IT Support Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Citrix Consultant
4 1 (7.692%) Management Consultant
4 1 (7.692%) Desktop Support
4 1 (7.692%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) Client/Server
2 5 (38.46%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 9 (69.23%) Windows
2 1 (7.692%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (38.46%) ITIL
1 5 (38.46%) Service Management
2 1 (7.692%) ERP
Qualifications
1 12 (92.31%) Degree
2 11 (84.62%) Security Cleared
3 9 (69.23%) DV Cleared
4 1 (7.692%) SC Cleared
4 1 (7.692%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (7.692%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (7.692%) MCP
4 1 (7.692%) HND
4 1 (7.692%) MCSE
4 1 (7.692%) MCSA
4 1 (7.692%) CCNA
System Software
1 12 (92.31%) XenApp
2 8 (61.54%) Active Directory
3 7 (53.85%) VMware ESX
3 7 (53.85%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (7.692%) SCCM
Vendors
1 9 (69.23%) Citrix
2 7 (53.85%) VMware
Swindon, South West
Mechanical Design Engineer - Swindon - Solidworks - Contract One of the most well established design companies inSwindon is looking for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to be part of their...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £22 - £25 per annum
Posted: 28 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Electrical/Electronic qualification (minimum HNC or equivalent) Planning and task management skills... PC literate in Word and Excel, and understanding of propriety GE tools such as WDS, Oracle...
Experis Engineering
Posted: 17 June 2013
Cheltenham, South West
Solidworks - Draughtsman - 6 Month Contract Huxley Asscociates are currently looking for a number of Design Draughtsman in theCheltenhamarea... Working with solidworks and later Inventor, depending on your experience...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £20 - £25 per hour
Posted: 13 June 2013
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