The first table below looks at the demand for HNC in IT contracts advertised for the Staffordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited HNC over the 3 months to 22 May 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 Staffordshire 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing HNC 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Staffordshire - - -
As % of the Qualifications category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £258 £300
% change year-on-year
+26.21% -14.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £23.25 £30.00 £16.75
% change year-on-year
-22.50% +79.10%
All Qualifications
Staffordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
12 37 11
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Staffordshire 13.79% 16.82% 5.238%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 25 3
Average daily rate £175 £285 £293
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-38.59% -2.56%
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 1
Average hourly rate £43.15 £17.50 £14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+146.54% +25.00%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
HNC
West Midlands

HNC
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire HNC Daily Rate Trend

HNC
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Finance

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis