HNC Jobs in England

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for HNC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 428 723 765
Rank change year-on-year +295 +42 -50
Permanent jobs citing HNC 468 231 389
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.55% 0.25% 0.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.93% 0.76% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 230 102 119
10th Percentile £27,425 £27,750 £29,885
25th Percentile £34,000 £30,265 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £33,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +39.39% -22.35% +2.54%
75th Percentile £56,275 £41,829 £55,000
90th Percentile £69,350 £51,500 £62,629
UK median annual salary £45,000 £33,000 £40,500
% change year-on-year +36.36% -18.52% +1.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

HNC is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,218 30,499 34,574
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.56% 32.72% 26.45%
Number of salaries quoted 15,725 13,726 16,723
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in England

HNC
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HNC in England.

Salary trend for HNC in England

HNC
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing HNC in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for HNC in England

HNC
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +154 133 £42,500 +41.67% 178
South East +69 110 £52,550 +50.14% 193
North West +65 70 £35,000 +16.67% 92
South West +50 67 £40,000 +0.29% 91
Midlands +20 60 £47,500 +20.53% 128
East of England +55 59 £38,500 +35.09% 74
Yorkshire +140 58 £52,750 +85.09% 69
London +119 37 £62,500 +89.39% 74
West Midlands +13 30 £42,500 - 85
East Midlands +7 26 £47,500 +20.53% 43
North East +2 5 £41,500 +3.90% 24
HNC
UK

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (0.85%) Moodle
1 4 (0.85%) Office Communications Server
2 2 (0.43%) WinCC
3 1 (0.21%) JBoss
3 1 (0.21%) WebSphere
Applications
1 80 (17.09%) AutoCAD
2 45 (9.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (9.62%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (5.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (3.85%) Revit
5 9 (1.92%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.85%) EPLAN
6 4 (0.85%) Solid Edge
6 4 (0.85%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.21%) Simulink
7 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.21%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 10 (2.14%) NEC Housing
2 5 (1.07%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 12 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (1.50%) AWS
2 7 (1.50%) IaaS
3 6 (1.28%) Azure
3 6 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
3 6 (1.28%) PaaS
3 6 (1.28%) SaaS
4 5 (1.07%) Google Workspace
5 2 (0.43%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.21%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.85%) Internet
2 10 (2.14%) Ethernet
3 9 (1.92%) LAN
4 8 (1.71%) Firewall
4 8 (1.71%) Network Security
5 5 (1.07%) OSPF
5 5 (1.07%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.07%) WAN
5 5 (1.07%) Wireless
6 4 (0.85%) DHCP
6 4 (0.85%) DNS
6 4 (0.85%) Multicast
7 3 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
8 2 (0.43%) DMZ
9 1 (0.21%) BGP
9 1 (0.21%) DWDM
9 1 (0.21%) Intranet
9 1 (0.21%) MPLS
9 1 (0.21%) SAN
9 1 (0.21%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (5.34%) Data Vault
2 10 (2.14%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.50%) EDMS
4 4 (0.85%) QlikView
5 1 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.21%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.21%) MySQL
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.21%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.21%) Power BI
5 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 14 (2.99%) Visual Studio
2 12 (2.56%) JIRA
3 6 (1.28%) Postman
3 6 (1.28%) SoapUI
4 5 (1.07%) Rational DOORS
5 2 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.21%) ClearCase
6 1 (0.21%) Git
General
1 151 (32.26%) Social Skills
2 111 (23.72%) Legal
3 107 (22.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 64 (13.68%) Manufacturing
5 60 (12.82%) Finance
6 55 (11.75%) Aerospace
7 52 (11.11%) Local Government
8 47 (10.04%) Retail
9 42 (8.97%) Telecoms
10 31 (6.62%) Analytical Skills
10 31 (6.62%) Electronics
10 31 (6.62%) Publishing
11 22 (4.70%) Automotive
12 20 (4.27%) Military
13 18 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (3.21%) Marketing
15 14 (2.99%) Law
16 11 (2.35%) Organisational Skills
17 9 (1.92%) Public Sector
18 7 (1.50%) Police
Job Titles
1 75 (16.03%) Project Manager
2 49 (10.47%) Senior
3 42 (8.97%) Coordinator
3 42 (8.97%) Technical Coordinator
4 41 (8.76%) Technical Engineer
5 36 (7.69%) Systems Engineer
6 34 (7.26%) Support Engineer
6 34 (7.26%) Technical Support
7 31 (6.62%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 30 (6.41%) Technical Support Engineer
9 26 (5.56%) Author
9 26 (5.56%) Technical Author
10 24 (5.13%) Technical Manager
11 19 (4.06%) Senior Systems Engineer
12 18 (3.85%) Software Engineer
13 16 (3.42%) Lead
13 16 (3.42%) Principal Engineer
14 15 (3.21%) Quantity Surveyor
14 15 (3.21%) Technical Specialist
15 14 (2.99%) Document Controller
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (6.62%) XML
2 16 (3.42%) .NET
3 8 (1.71%) MFC
4 7 (1.50%) .NET Framework
5 6 (1.28%) .NET Core
5 6 (1.28%) ASP.NET
5 6 (1.28%) JSON
5 6 (1.28%) RESTful
5 6 (1.28%) SOAP
5 6 (1.28%) WCF
5 6 (1.28%) Web Services
5 6 (1.28%) XML Schema
6 4 (0.85%) Akka
6 4 (0.85%) DAO
7 2 (0.43%) EDI
8 1 (0.21%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 60 (12.82%) Management Information System
2 57 (12.18%) Housing Association
3 37 (7.91%) Driving Licence
4 32 (6.84%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (3.85%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.35%) IoT
7 10 (2.14%) Mobile App
8 8 (1.71%) Fibre Optics
8 8 (1.71%) FMCG
9 7 (1.50%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.28%) CCTV
10 6 (1.28%) Distributed Applications
11 5 (1.07%) Operational Technology
11 5 (1.07%) SCADA
12 4 (0.85%) Analogue Electronics
12 4 (0.85%) EPoS
12 4 (0.85%) Linux Command Line
12 4 (0.85%) Robotics
13 3 (0.64%) Acoustics
13 3 (0.64%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 39 (8.33%) Windows
2 23 (4.91%) Windows 10
3 19 (4.06%) Linux
4 17 (3.63%) Windows Server 2016
4 17 (3.63%) Windows Server 2019
5 16 (3.42%) Windows 7
5 16 (3.42%) Windows Server 2012
6 6 (1.28%) Windows Server
7 5 (1.07%) VMS
8 2 (0.43%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.43%) Unix
9 1 (0.21%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.21%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (26.07%) Problem-Solving
2 110 (23.50%) Agile
3 84 (17.95%) Time Management
4 69 (14.74%) Project Management
5 61 (13.03%) Mathematics
6 56 (11.97%) Continuous Improvement
6 56 (11.97%) Customer Service
7 42 (8.97%) Decision-Making
8 38 (8.12%) Mentoring
9 36 (7.69%) Project Delivery
10 35 (7.48%) Document Management
11 34 (7.26%) Cybersecurity
12 28 (5.98%) Collaborative Working
13 27 (5.77%) Software Engineering
14 26 (5.56%) CAD
14 26 (5.56%) Computer Science
14 26 (5.56%) ITIL
15 25 (5.34%) Data Analysis
15 25 (5.34%) Impact Assessments
16 24 (5.13%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 29 (6.20%) C#
2 21 (4.49%) Python
2 21 (4.49%) SQL
3 17 (3.63%) PowerShell
4 16 (3.42%) Java
5 10 (2.14%) VB
6 9 (1.92%) C
7 8 (1.71%) Assembly Language
8 6 (1.28%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.64%) C++
10 1 (0.21%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 254 (54.27%) Degree
2 253 (54.06%) HND
3 52 (11.11%) Security Cleared
4 12 (2.56%) SC Cleared
5 9 (1.92%) DV Cleared
6 8 (1.71%) Chartered Engineer
7 7 (1.50%) MRICS
8 5 (1.07%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.07%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.07%) RIBA
9 4 (0.85%) APMP
10 3 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.43%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.43%) MCSE
11 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.21%) CCNP
12 1 (0.21%) MCSA
12 1 (0.21%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.13%) QA
2 19 (4.06%) NEBOSH
3 12 (2.56%) SLA
4 8 (1.71%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.43%) COSHH
5 2 (0.43%) ISO 14001
5 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.43%) NCSC
5 2 (0.43%) NIST
5 2 (0.43%) PMO
6 1 (0.21%) Data Quality
System Software
1 20 (4.27%) Active Directory
2 19 (4.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.85%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 16 (3.42%) SCCM
2 8 (1.71%) Functional Safety
3 3 (0.64%) Failover Clustering
3 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Clustering
4 2 (0.43%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 2 (0.43%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 80 (17.09%) Microsoft
2 36 (7.69%) SAP
3 20 (4.27%) VMware
4 17 (3.63%) Siemens
5 13 (2.78%) Google
5 13 (2.78%) NEC
6 8 (1.71%) Allen-Bradley
6 8 (1.71%) Oracle
7 6 (1.28%) Cisco
8 5 (1.07%) Thales
9 4 (0.85%) Citrix
10 3 (0.64%) AVEVA
10 3 (0.64%) Dell
10 3 (0.64%) Epicor
10 3 (0.64%) Rockwell
11 2 (0.43%) Sun
11 2 (0.43%) Wonderware
12 1 (0.21%) Fortinet
12 1 (0.21%) Red Hat
12 1 (0.21%) Xilinx