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This section looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT contracts within the Suffolk 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank26-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.897 %0.000 %
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 quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£30.08
% change on same period last year-15.51 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads2937
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.037 %
Daily rates quoted214
Average minimum daily rate£325£329
Average daily rate£344£338
% change on same period last year+1.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted108
Average minimum hourly rate£25.96£17.50
Average hourly rate£26.09£18.25
% change on same period last year+42.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.22£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
HNC East of EnglandHNC
East of 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 Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk HNC Hourly Rate Trend

HNC
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

12 (100.00 %)HND
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (100.00 %)EMC
12 (100.00 %)CAD
12 (100.00 %)Electric
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Electric
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Test Engineer
21 (50.00 %)Mechanical Engineer
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Windows
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)CAD
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)HND
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)EMC
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft