HNC Contracts in the UK excluding London

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
UK > UK excluding London

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 267 396 490
Rank change year-on-year +129 +94 -74
Contract jobs citing HNC 133 42 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.64% 0.18% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.78% 0.56% 0.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 20 12
10th Percentile £198 £170 -
25th Percentile £255 £313 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £269 £408 £408
Median % change year-on-year -33.99% - +18.12%
75th Percentile £350 £541 £441
90th Percentile £450 £593 £454
UK median daily rate £269 £425 £415
% change year-on-year -36.71% +2.41% +17.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 12 12
10th Percentile £15.58 £36.00 -
25th Percentile £33.30 £38.44 £17.00
Median hourly rate £43.00 £45.14 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year -4.75% +75.82% -29.66%
75th Percentile - £56.25 £32.96
90th Percentile - £60.00 £41.53
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £53.75 £26.85
% change year-on-year -20.00% +100.19% -26.44%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,485 7,439 8,069
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.94% 32.66% 26.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,362 4,933 5,284
10th Percentile £275 £300 £260
25th Percentile £425 £425 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £600
90th Percentile £719 £713 £675
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 956 571 526
10th Percentile £13.60 £13.50 £13.25
25th Percentile £17.58 £20.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £41.25 £52.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +50.00% +16.67%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.21 £56.20
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.00 £67.38
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +28.21%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing HNC in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for HNC in the UK excluding London

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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HNC in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for HNC in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HNC in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for HNC in the UK excluding London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing HNC in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for HNC in the UK excluding London

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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
East of England +61 70 £400 - 85
Midlands - 22 £266 - 132
East Midlands - 21 £266 - 54
South West +8 10 - - 103
Scotland +38 9 £200 +11.73% 53
North of England +22 8 - - 188
South East +15 8 £350 -45.31% 159
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 4
North West +18 5 - - 96
North East - 3 - - 32
West Midlands - 1 - - 78
HNC
UK

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (3.01%) Confluence
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (6.77%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.01%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (1.50%) Infor M3
1 2 (1.50%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.26%) Power Platform
2 1 (0.75%) Azure
2 1 (0.75%) Entra ID
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.01%) TCP/IP
2 2 (1.50%) RTP
3 1 (0.75%) 4G
3 1 (0.75%) 5G
3 1 (0.75%) Broadband
3 1 (0.75%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.75%) LAN
3 1 (0.75%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.26%) Power BI
2 2 (1.50%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 4 (3.01%) JIRA
1 4 (3.01%) TestRail
2 1 (0.75%) GitLab
2 1 (0.75%) MSI
General
1 64 (48.12%) Publishing
2 43 (32.33%) Social Skills
3 17 (12.78%) Public Sector
4 7 (5.26%) Finance
4 7 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (4.51%) Legal
6 5 (3.76%) Automotive
6 5 (3.76%) Manufacturing
7 4 (3.01%) Advertising
8 3 (2.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (2.26%) Police
8 3 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (2.26%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.50%) Aeronautics
9 2 (1.50%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.50%) Electronics
9 2 (1.50%) Local Government
10 1 (0.75%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 68 (51.13%) Author
1 68 (51.13%) Technical Author
2 10 (7.52%) Project Manager
3 8 (6.02%) Analyst
4 7 (5.26%) Test Manager
5 6 (4.51%) Information Governance Officer
5 6 (4.51%) Information Officer
6 5 (3.76%) Lead
6 5 (3.76%) Production Manager
6 5 (3.76%) Support Analyst
7 4 (3.01%) 1st Line Support
7 4 (3.01%) 1st Line Support Analyst
7 4 (3.01%) Coordinator
7 4 (3.01%) Systems Engineer
7 4 (3.01%) Systems Test Engineer
7 4 (3.01%) Technical Coordinator
7 4 (3.01%) Test Engineer
8 3 (2.26%) Technical Manager
8 3 (2.26%) Unix Engineer
8 3 (2.26%) Unix Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (48.12%) SGML
1 64 (48.12%) XML
2 3 (2.26%) .NET
3 1 (0.75%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.51%) Freedom of Information
1 6 (4.51%) NHS
2 4 (3.01%) Driving Licence
2 4 (3.01%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (1.50%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.76%) Linux
2 4 (3.01%) Unix
3 2 (1.50%) Windows
4 1 (0.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.75%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (48.12%) Desktop Publishing
2 26 (19.55%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (14.29%) Conflict Management
3 19 (14.29%) Time Management
4 18 (13.53%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (11.28%) Critical Thinking
5 15 (11.28%) Decision-Making
5 15 (11.28%) People Management
6 14 (10.53%) Asset Management
7 10 (7.52%) Project Management
8 6 (4.51%) Email Management
8 6 (4.51%) Impact Assessments
8 6 (4.51%) Information Governance
8 6 (4.51%) Risk Management
9 5 (3.76%) ITIL
10 4 (3.01%) Functional Testing
10 4 (3.01%) Line Management
10 4 (3.01%) Mentoring
10 4 (3.01%) Scrum
10 4 (3.01%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.01%) Shell Script
1 4 (3.01%) SQL
2 3 (2.26%) C#
2 3 (2.26%) Python
3 1 (0.75%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 97 (72.93%) HND
2 24 (18.05%) Degree
3 10 (7.52%) Security Cleared
4 7 (5.26%) SC Cleared
5 6 (4.51%) NVQ Level 3
6 4 (3.01%) ISTQB
6 4 (3.01%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 4 (3.01%) Master's Degree
7 3 (2.26%) NVQ Level 4
8 2 (1.50%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (12.03%) QA
2 6 (4.51%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.26%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (1.50%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.75%) NFS
Systems Management
1 2 (1.50%) SCCM
2 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (9.77%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.75%) Cisco
2 1 (0.75%) SAP