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This section looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT jobs within the Dorset region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited HNC over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7086
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads198
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.003 %
As % of the category below8.297 %3.390 %
Salaries quoted72
Average minimum salary£30,143£27,500
Average salary£34,357£30,500
% change on same period last year+12.64 %
Average maximum salary£38,571£33,500
UK excluding London average salary£32,882£33,655
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Qualifications DorsetQualifications
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads229236
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.097 %
Salaries quoted186189
Average minimum salary£31,222£32,803
Average salary£34,984£37,274
% change on same period last year-6.14 %
Average maximum salary£38,746£41,744
UK excluding London average salary£37,752£38,171
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
HNC South WestHNC
South West

HNC
Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HNC across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Dorset HNC Salary Histogram

HNC
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing HNC within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 18 July 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
BournemouthNew entry-2--
WeymouthNew entry-2£26,500-
PooleNew entry-1£25,000-
HNC South WestHNC
South West

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

130 (56.60 %)Manufacturing
219 (35.85 %)Degree
219 (35.85 %)Electronics
219 (35.85 %)Electric
315 (28.30 %)HND
413 (24.53 %)Construction
511 (20.75 %)Health
511 (20.75 %)Mathematics
511 (20.75 %)Validation
511 (20.75 %)Pensions
68 (15.09 %)EMC
76 (11.32 %)Automotive
76 (11.32 %)Project Management
84 (7.547 %)Oracle EBS
84 (7.547 %)Finance
84 (7.547 %)Exchange Server 2003
84 (7.547 %)Microsoft Certification
84 (7.547 %)SAN
84 (7.547 %)Microsoft
84 (7.547 %)Active Directory
84 (7.547 %)MCSE
84 (7.547 %)MS Exchange
84 (7.547 %)Oracle
92 (3.774 %)AutoCAD
92 (3.774 %)Aerospace
101 (1.887 %)C++Builder
101 (1.887 %)Software Engineering
101 (1.887 %)Embedded C
101 (1.887 %)Borland
101 (1.887 %)CAD

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Application Platforms
14 (7.547 %)MS Exchange
14 (7.547 %)Exchange Server 2003
Applications
12 (3.774 %)AutoCAD
Business Applications
14 (7.547 %)Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
14 (7.547 %)SAN
21 (1.887 %)HTTP
Development Applications
11 (1.887 %)Visual Studio
11 (1.887 %)C++Builder
General
130 (56.60 %)Manufacturing
219 (35.85 %)Electric
219 (35.85 %)Electronics
313 (24.53 %)Construction
411 (20.75 %)Health
411 (20.75 %)Pensions
56 (11.32 %)Automotive
64 (7.547 %)Finance
72 (3.774 %)Aerospace
Job Titles
16 (11.32 %)EMC Engineer
24 (7.547 %)Network Manager
24 (7.547 %)Network Support
24 (7.547 %)Support Manager
32 (3.774 %)Electronics Technician
32 (3.774 %)Project Planner
41 (1.887 %)Design Engineer
41 (1.887 %)Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
111 (20.75 %)Mathematics
Processes & Methodologies
111 (20.75 %)Validation
26 (11.32 %)Project Management
31 (1.887 %)CAD
31 (1.887 %)Software Engineering
Programming Languages
11 (1.887 %)C
11 (1.887 %)C#
11 (1.887 %)C++
11 (1.887 %)Embedded C
Qualifications
119 (35.85 %)Degree
215 (28.30 %)HND
34 (7.547 %)MCSE
34 (7.547 %)Microsoft Certification
System Software
14 (7.547 %)Active Directory
Vendors
18 (15.09 %)EMC
24 (7.547 %)Oracle
24 (7.547 %)Microsoft
31 (1.887 %)Borland
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