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The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT jobs within the Cambridgeshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank142150
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads69
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.552 %0.728 %
Salaries quoted58
Average minimum salary£26,400£35,250
Average salary£29,150£37,313
% change on same period last year-21.87 %
Average maximum salary£31,900£39,375
UK excluding London average salary£31,783£31,104
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads10861237
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.629 %0.532 %
Salaries quoted9181016
Average minimum salary£34,971£32,291
Average salary£38,184£35,459
% change on same period last year+7.68 %
Average maximum salary£41,396£38,627
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
HNC East of EnglandHNC
East of England

HNC
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HNC across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire HNC Salary Histogram

HNC
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
PeterboroughNew entry-3£25,250-
CambridgeUp+93£35,000+40.00 %
HNC East of EnglandHNC
East of England

HNC
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

110 (71.43 %)Manufacturing
25 (35.71 %)Degree
34 (28.57 %)Electronics
43 (21.43 %)C
43 (21.43 %)C++
43 (21.43 %)HND
52 (14.29 %)VB.NET
52 (14.29 %).NET
52 (14.29 %)Aerospace
52 (14.29 %)Automotive
52 (14.29 %)Siemens
52 (14.29 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (7.143 %)WiMAX
61 (7.143 %)Software Engineering
61 (7.143 %)CAD
61 (7.143 %)Wi-Fi
61 (7.143 %)Bluetooth
61 (7.143 %)GSM
61 (7.143 %)3GPP
61 (7.143 %)WCDMA

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (14.29 %).NET
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)Bluetooth
11 (7.143 %)GSM
11 (7.143 %)3GPP
11 (7.143 %)WCDMA
11 (7.143 %)Wi-Fi
11 (7.143 %)WiMAX
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (71.43 %)Manufacturing
24 (28.57 %)Electronics
32 (14.29 %)Aerospace
32 (14.29 %)Automotive
32 (14.29 %)Pharmaceutical
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (78.57 %)Systems Engineer
28 (57.14 %)Installations Engineer
28 (57.14 %)Integration Engineer
28 (57.14 %)Systems Integration Engineer
32 (14.29 %)C++ Software Engineer
32 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
32 (14.29 %)C Software Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Communications Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (7.143 %)CAD
11 (7.143 %)Software Engineering
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (21.43 %)C
13 (21.43 %)C++
22 (14.29 %)VB.NET
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (35.71 %)Degree
23 (21.43 %)HND
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (14.29 %)Siemens