The first table below looks at the demand for HNC in IT jobs advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs 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 Aberdeen region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Rank - 48 39
Permanent jobs citing HNC 0 3 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen - 0.708% 0.377%
As % of the Qualifications category - 2.273% 1.136%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Average salary - £40,000 -
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.17%
All Qualifications
Aberdeen
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
111 132 88
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 32.08% 31.13% 33.21%
Number of salaries quoted 83 108 72
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,000 £20,000 £20,300
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £61,000 £62,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
HNC
Scotland

HNC
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Aberdeen HNC Jobs Demand Trend

HNC
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing HNC across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited HNC.

1 1 (50.00%) SAP
1 1 (50.00%) HND
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Military
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) SCADA

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited HNC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) SCADA
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) HND
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP