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This section looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited HNC over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank252282
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads1019
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.441 %0.589 %
Salaries quoted813
Average minimum salary£27,625£29,077
Average salary£31,125£32,231
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Average maximum salary£34,625£35,385
UK excluding London average salary£32,353£32,990
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22663228
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.237 %1.355 %
Salaries quoted20542591
Average minimum salary£38,324£38,383
Average salary£41,584£41,859
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Average maximum salary£44,844£45,334
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
HNC South EastHNC
South East

HNC
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing HNC across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Berkshire HNC Demand Trend

HNC
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HNC across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Berkshire HNC Salary Histogram

HNC
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+308£32,000+18.51 %
MaidenheadNew entry-1£24,500-
HNC South EastHNC
South East

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

113 (35.14 %)Degree
212 (32.43 %)Oracle
38 (21.62 %)GPRS
38 (21.62 %)GSM
38 (21.62 %)UMTS
38 (21.62 %)MS Excel
38 (21.62 %)3G
38 (21.62 %)2G
38 (21.62 %)2.5G
38 (21.62 %)Validation
38 (21.62 %)Handset
38 (21.62 %)MS PowerPoint
38 (21.62 %)Korean Language
47 (18.92 %)SQL
47 (18.92 %)HND
56 (16.22 %)Microsoft
56 (16.22 %)Service Delivery
65 (13.51 %)Oracle RMAN
65 (13.51 %)Project Management
74 (10.81 %)Oracle APEX
74 (10.81 %)SQLPlus
74 (10.81 %)Active Directory
74 (10.81 %)TOAD
74 (10.81 %)Electric
74 (10.81 %)Electronics
83 (8.108 %)Construction
83 (8.108 %)Intergraph
83 (8.108 %)Oracle 10g
83 (8.108 %)MS Access
83 (8.108 %)C

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.703 %)Oracle Collaboration Suite
11 (2.703 %)Oracle Application Server
11 (2.703 %)Oracle 10gAS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (21.62 %)MS Excel
18 (21.62 %)MS PowerPoint
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.405 %)Oracle Applications
21 (2.703 %)Oracle EBS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (21.62 %)GPRS
18 (21.62 %)GSM
18 (21.62 %)UMTS
18 (21.62 %)3G
18 (21.62 %)2G
18 (21.62 %)2.5G
23 (8.108 %)Intranet
23 (8.108 %)Internet
31 (2.703 %)Network Security
31 (2.703 %)Firewall
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (10.81 %)TOAD
14 (10.81 %)SQLPlus
23 (8.108 %)MS Access
23 (8.108 %)Oracle 10g
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (10.81 %)Oracle APEX
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (10.81 %)Electric
14 (10.81 %)Electronics
23 (8.108 %)Construction
32 (5.405 %)Government
41 (2.703 %)Military
41 (2.703 %)Auditing
41 (2.703 %)Finance
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (21.62 %)Test Engineer
27 (18.92 %)Support Engineer
27 (18.92 %)Administrator
27 (18.92 %)Project Manager
35 (13.51 %)IT Manager
35 (13.51 %)DBA
35 (13.51 %)IT Project Manager
35 (13.51 %)Oracle DBA
44 (10.81 %)Field Support Engineer
44 (10.81 %)Field Engineer
53 (8.108 %)Helpdesk Support
53 (8.108 %)Helpdesk Engineer
62 (5.405 %)Technical Manager
62 (5.405 %)Graduate
62 (5.405 %)Technical Project Manager
62 (5.405 %)Analyst
71 (2.703 %)Account Manager
71 (2.703 %)Support Analyst
71 (2.703 %)Oracle Applications DBA
71 (2.703 %)Security Analyst
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (21.62 %)Handset
18 (21.62 %)Korean Language
23 (8.108 %)Mathematics
31 (2.703 %)RMADS
31 (2.703 %)Management Information System
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.703 %)Windows
11 (2.703 %)Linux
11 (2.703 %)Windows 2000
11 (2.703 %)Windows XP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (21.62 %)Validation
26 (16.22 %)Service Delivery
35 (13.51 %)Project Management
43 (8.108 %)CAD
52 (5.405 %)Security Cleared
61 (2.703 %)Configuration Management
61 (2.703 %)Network Security Management
61 (2.703 %)Security Management
61 (2.703 %)Information Security
61 (2.703 %)BPEL
61 (2.703 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (2.703 %)DV Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (18.92 %)SQL
23 (8.108 %)C
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (35.14 %)Degree
27 (18.92 %)HND
31 (2.703 %)CISSP
31 (2.703 %)CISA
31 (2.703 %)CISM
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (13.51 %)Oracle RMAN
24 (10.81 %)Active Directory
31 (2.703 %)Oracle RAC
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (32.43 %)Oracle
26 (16.22 %)Microsoft
33 (8.108 %)Intergraph
41 (2.703 %)Novell