The first table below looks at the demand for HNC in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited HNC over the 3 months to 21 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 East of England region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Rank 234 245 242
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -3
Permanent jobs citing HNC 28 25 28
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 0.337% 0.285% 0.298%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.147% 0.930% 0.920%
Number of salaries quoted 21 18 26
Average salary £30,000 £27,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.09% -26.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,650 £22,500 £25,750
10% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £34,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.17%
All Qualifications
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
2441 2688 3042
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 29.42% 30.66% 32.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2020 2216 2674
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.89%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
HNC
England

HNC
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HNC across the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Hertfordshire +4 11 £37,500 +25.00%
Norfolk +9 8 £30,000 +33.33%
Cambridgeshire +10 4 £21,250 -26.08%
Essex - 3 £22,250 -
Bedfordshire -17 2 £37,500 +66.66%
Suffolk - 1 £30,000 -
HNC
England

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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 35 (55.56%) Degree
2 24 (38.10%) Manufacturing
3 22 (34.92%) Electronics
4 19 (30.16%) HND
4 19 (30.16%) Siemens
5 17 (26.98%) SCADA
5 17 (26.98%) Allen-Bradley
6 16 (25.40%) C#
7 15 (23.81%) LAN
7 15 (23.81%) Software Engineering
7 15 (23.81%) Wonderware
8 14 (22.22%) Ethernet
9 13 (20.63%) VB
10 12 (19.05%) Telecoms
11 8 (12.70%) C
12 7 (11.11%) SQL
12 7 (11.11%) Windows
12 7 (11.11%) Linux
12 7 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (9.524%) TCP/IP
13 6 (9.524%) Cisco
13 6 (9.524%) Microsoft
13 6 (9.524%) MCSE
13 6 (9.524%) MS Excel
13 6 (9.524%) VoIP
13 6 (9.524%) WAN
13 6 (9.524%) SQL Server
13 6 (9.524%) Back Office
13 6 (9.524%) Automotive
13 6 (9.524%) MCDST

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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 Development
1 2 (3.175%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 2 (3.175%) WinCC
Applications
1 6 (9.524%) MS Excel
2 3 (4.762%) AutoCAD
2 3 (4.762%) MS Office
3 2 (3.175%) FrameMaker
3 2 (3.175%) Pro/ENGINEER
3 2 (3.175%) XMetaL
3 2 (3.175%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.587%) Revit
4 1 (1.587%) 3ds Max
4 1 (1.587%) CATIA
Communications & Networking
1 15 (23.81%) LAN
2 14 (22.22%) Ethernet
3 6 (9.524%) TCP/IP
3 6 (9.524%) VoIP
3 6 (9.524%) WAN
4 3 (4.762%) GPRS
5 2 (3.175%) 3G
5 2 (3.175%) 2G
5 2 (3.175%) LTE
6 1 (1.587%) Network Security
6 1 (1.587%) HTTP
6 1 (1.587%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.524%) SQL Server
2 3 (4.762%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (4.762%) Selenium
1 3 (4.762%) QuickTest Pro
2 2 (3.175%) LabVIEW
2 2 (3.175%) Bugzilla
2 2 (3.175%) XMLSpy
2 2 (3.175%) JIRA
3 1 (1.587%) Rational DOORS
General
1 24 (38.10%) Manufacturing
2 22 (34.92%) Electronics
3 12 (19.05%) Telecoms
4 6 (9.524%) Back Office
4 6 (9.524%) Automotive
5 4 (6.349%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 24 (38.10%) Software Engineer
2 17 (26.98%) Test Engineer
3 15 (23.81%) PLC Engineer
3 15 (23.81%) SCADA Engineer
3 15 (23.81%) PLC SCADA Engineer
4 14 (22.22%) Test Development Engineer
4 14 (22.22%) Development Engineer
5 8 (12.70%) Field Engineer
5 8 (12.70%) Field Service Engineer
6 6 (9.524%) Support Engineer
6 6 (9.524%) Configuration Engineer
7 3 (4.762%) Software Test Engineer
8 2 (3.175%) Systems Engineer
8 2 (3.175%) Tester
8 2 (3.175%) Author
8 2 (3.175%) Technical Author
8 2 (3.175%) Junior
8 2 (3.175%) Technical Writer
8 2 (3.175%) Software Tester
8 2 (3.175%) Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 17 (26.98%) SCADA
2 2 (3.175%) Visualisation
2 2 (3.175%) Robotics
3 1 (1.587%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 7 (11.11%) Windows
1 7 (11.11%) Linux
2 1 (1.587%) Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (23.81%) Software Engineering
2 5 (7.937%) Software Testing
3 3 (4.762%) Test Scripting
3 3 (4.762%) Automated Testing
3 3 (4.762%) CAD
4 2 (3.175%) Content Management
4 2 (3.175%) System Testing
5 1 (1.587%) Finite Element Analysis
5 1 (1.587%) 3D Modelling
5 1 (1.587%) Document Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (25.40%) C#
2 13 (20.63%) VB
3 8 (12.70%) C
4 7 (11.11%) SQL
5 5 (7.937%) VB6
6 1 (1.587%) PowerHouse
Qualifications
1 35 (55.56%) Degree
2 19 (30.16%) HND
3 7 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (9.524%) MCSE
4 6 (9.524%) MCDST
5 5 (7.937%) ISEB
6 2 (3.175%) ISTQB
6 2 (3.175%) SC Cleared
6 2 (3.175%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.587%) MCAD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.762%) QA
2 2 (3.175%) ISO 9001
3 1 (1.587%) SLA
Vendors
1 19 (30.16%) Siemens
2 17 (26.98%) Allen-Bradley
3 15 (23.81%) Wonderware
4 6 (9.524%) Cisco
4 6 (9.524%) Microsoft
5 2 (3.175%) EMC
6 1 (1.587%) Autodesk
6 1 (1.587%) SolidWorks
6 1 (1.587%) Cadence
Norwich, Norfolk
Server and PC hardware/software in a Microsoft/Linux networking environment. - Analogue and digital/VOIP telephone networks. - TCP/IP network fundamentals including working with Windows software configurations... DESIRABLE...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: £20,000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom, East Anglia
Maximising the uptime of Bedside Units and therefore the availability of the system to customers.RESPONSIBILITIES: a) Maximising the uptime (technical availability to customers) of the Bedside Unit...
Easy Web Recruitment
Salary: £20,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Stevenage, South East
For this position the following skills and experience are required: - Degree in Engineering or HNC plus experience - Ideally 5 years plus experience working with vibration test systems preferably...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £35000 - £44000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Norwich, Norfolk - commutable Great Yarmouth, King...
You will have a HND / HNC in an engineering discipline, or equivalent, and extensive knowledge of relevant design software such as AutoCAD, Pro Engineer, Wildfire, Creo or Solidworks.
Networx Recruitment
Salary: £30,000 plus OTE
Posted: 8 May 2013