The first table below looks at the demand for HNC in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited HNC over the 3 months to 24 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Rank 694 695 689
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -6
Permanent jobs citing HNC 148 172 161
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.146% 0.152% 0.137%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.531% 0.552% 0.527%
Number of salaries quoted 114 134 136
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -10.95%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £22,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £45,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.17%
All Qualifications
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
27848 31150 30564
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 27.53% 27.48% 25.94%
Number of salaries quoted 22693 26719 25735
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +4.93%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
HNC
UK

HNC
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 England region.

England HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HNC across the England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

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 England region over the 3 months to 24 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
South West +20 33 £37,500 +25.00%
South East -10 32 £35,000 -6.66%
London +65 25 £32,500 -23.52%
East of England +2 25 £30,000 +20.00%
West Midlands -20 11 £22,500 -43.75%
Yorkshire -3 10 £27,500 -31.25%
East Midlands -5 6 £38,750 +6.89%
North West -29 4 £36,250 +23.52%
North East +3 2 - -
HNC
UK

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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.

1 142 (47.02%) HND
2 115 (38.08%) Degree
3 80 (26.49%) Manufacturing
4 78 (25.83%) Microsoft
5 77 (25.50%) Windows
5 77 (25.50%) Telecoms
6 60 (19.87%) Linux
7 57 (18.87%) C
8 56 (18.54%) Electronics
9 52 (17.22%) VoIP
9 52 (17.22%) Microsoft Certification
10 51 (16.89%) Cisco
11 49 (16.23%) TCP/IP
12 47 (15.56%) MCSE
13 45 (14.90%) MS Excel
14 40 (13.25%) Security Cleared
15 39 (12.91%) MCDST
16 35 (11.59%) Back Office
17 33 (10.93%) MS Office
18 31 (10.26%) ISO 9001
18 31 (10.26%) Finance
19 29 (9.603%) Ethernet
20 28 (9.272%) C#
21 26 (8.609%) Aerospace
22 24 (7.947%) C++
22 24 (7.947%) MS PowerPoint
22 24 (7.947%) SCADA
23 23 (7.616%) SQL Server
24 22 (7.285%) SQL
25 21 (6.954%) Siemens

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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 10 (3.311%) Flash
2 7 (2.318%) FIX Protocol
3 4 (1.325%) XML
3 4 (1.325%) HTML
3 4 (1.325%) .NET
4 3 (0.993%) SAP XI
5 2 (0.662%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.662%) J2EE
5 2 (0.662%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.331%) LAMP
6 1 (0.331%) WSDL
6 1 (0.331%) EJB
6 1 (0.331%) JSP
6 1 (0.331%) SOAP
6 1 (0.331%) Web Services
6 1 (0.331%) XSD
6 1 (0.331%) Middleware
6 1 (0.331%) WCF
6 1 (0.331%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 3 (0.993%) MS Exchange
2 2 (0.662%) WebSphere Process Server
2 2 (0.662%) Sitefinity
2 2 (0.662%) WinCC
2 2 (0.662%) WebSphere MQ
2 2 (0.662%) WebSphere Application Server
2 2 (0.662%) CMS
3 1 (0.331%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.331%) Lotus Notes
3 1 (0.331%) Lotus Domino
3 1 (0.331%) WebLogic
3 1 (0.331%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (0.331%) ESB
3 1 (0.331%) Exchange Server 2003
3 1 (0.331%) Oracle Service Bus
3 1 (0.331%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 45 (14.90%) MS Excel
2 33 (10.93%) MS Office
3 24 (7.947%) MS PowerPoint
4 11 (3.642%) AutoCAD
5 8 (2.649%) Spreadsheet
5 8 (2.649%) MS Visio
6 5 (1.656%) MS Project
7 4 (1.325%) FrameMaker
7 4 (1.325%) XMetaL
8 2 (0.662%) Solid Edge
8 2 (0.662%) Pro/ENGINEER
9 1 (0.331%) CATIA
9 1 (0.331%) 3ds Max
9 1 (0.331%) Revit
Business Applications
1 4 (1.325%) Agresso
2 2 (0.662%) Maximo
3 1 (0.331%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.331%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.331%) Tesseract
3 1 (0.331%) SalesLogix
3 1 (0.331%) Oracle BPM
Communications & Networking
1 52 (17.22%) VoIP
2 49 (16.23%) TCP/IP
3 29 (9.603%) Ethernet
4 17 (5.629%) LAN
5 8 (2.649%) LTE
5 8 (2.649%) WAN
5 8 (2.649%) Wireless
6 6 (1.987%) MPLS
6 6 (1.987%) ATM
6 6 (1.987%) GSM
7 5 (1.656%) GPRS
7 5 (1.656%) WCDMA
7 5 (1.656%) SAN
7 5 (1.656%) Internet
8 4 (1.325%) 3G
8 4 (1.325%) 2G
9 3 (0.993%) TETRA
9 3 (0.993%) DEFINITY
9 3 (0.993%) VLAN
9 3 (0.993%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (7.616%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.649%) MySQL
3 5 (1.656%) Oracle 8/8i
4 3 (0.993%) GIS
4 3 (0.993%) MS Access
5 1 (0.331%) Oracle 10g
5 1 (0.331%) Oracle 11g
5 1 (0.331%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 9 (2.980%) LabVIEW
2 8 (2.649%) QuickTest Pro
3 4 (1.325%) XMLSpy
4 3 (0.993%) Selenium
5 2 (0.662%) JIRA
5 2 (0.662%) Bugzilla
6 1 (0.331%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.331%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.331%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 80 (26.49%) Manufacturing
2 77 (25.50%) Telecoms
3 56 (18.54%) Electronics
4 35 (11.59%) Back Office
5 31 (10.26%) Finance
6 26 (8.609%) Aerospace
7 14 (4.636%) Automotive
8 11 (3.642%) Marketing
9 7 (2.318%) Retail
10 5 (1.656%) Military
10 5 (1.656%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (0.993%) Games
11 3 (0.993%) Romanian Language
11 3 (0.993%) Avionics
12 2 (0.662%) Local Government
12 2 (0.662%) Banking
12 2 (0.662%) Legal
13 1 (0.331%) Advertising
13 1 (0.331%) Law
Job Titles
1 50 (16.56%) Support Engineer
2 44 (14.57%) Field Engineer
3 43 (14.24%) Field Service Engineer
4 35 (11.59%) Software Engineer
5 28 (9.272%) Test Engineer
6 21 (6.954%) Analyst
7 17 (5.629%) PLC Engineer
8 15 (4.967%) Development Engineer
9 14 (4.636%) SCADA Engineer
9 14 (4.636%) PLC SCADA Engineer
9 14 (4.636%) Junior
9 14 (4.636%) Test Development Engineer
10 12 (3.974%) Project Manager
11 11 (3.642%) Tester
12 10 (3.311%) Test Leader
12 10 (3.311%) Developer
12 10 (3.311%) Systems Engineer
13 9 (2.980%) Junior Tester
14 8 (2.649%) Design Engineer
14 8 (2.649%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.947%) SCADA
2 20 (6.623%) Management Information System
3 9 (2.980%) Mathematics
4 7 (2.318%) Computer Science
5 5 (1.656%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 4 (1.325%) Statistics
6 4 (1.325%) Client/Server
7 3 (0.993%) Chip and PIN
7 3 (0.993%) Ergonomics
7 3 (0.993%) FMCG
8 2 (0.662%) Visualisation
8 2 (0.662%) Robotics
8 2 (0.662%) Physics
8 2 (0.662%) Firmware
9 1 (0.331%) Tandem
9 1 (0.331%) Replication
9 1 (0.331%) Biometrics
9 1 (0.331%) Smartcard
9 1 (0.331%) Thin Client
9 1 (0.331%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 77 (25.50%) Windows
2 60 (19.87%) Linux
3 16 (5.298%) UNIX
4 9 (2.980%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.987%) Windows XP
6 4 (1.325%) Windows Server 2003
7 3 (0.993%) Windows NT
8 1 (0.331%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.331%) Windows Vista
8 1 (0.331%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (6.291%) Project Management
2 17 (5.629%) ITIL
2 17 (5.629%) Software Engineering
3 16 (5.298%) Quality Management
4 15 (4.967%) CAD
5 14 (4.636%) Software Testing
6 13 (4.305%) Change Control
7 11 (3.642%) Test Scripting
8 10 (3.311%) Automated Testing
8 10 (3.311%) Change Management
9 9 (2.980%) Network Planning
9 9 (2.980%) Incident Management
10 8 (2.649%) Functional Testing
11 6 (1.987%) Information Management
11 6 (1.987%) Problem Management
11 6 (1.987%) Time Management
11 6 (1.987%) Capacity Planning
11 6 (1.987%) Test Strategy
11 6 (1.987%) Portfolio Management
11 6 (1.987%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 57 (18.87%) C
2 28 (9.272%) C#
3 24 (7.947%) C++
4 22 (7.285%) SQL
5 20 (6.623%) VB
6 8 (2.649%) Java
7 5 (1.656%) Embedded C
7 5 (1.656%) VB6
8 3 (0.993%) ABAP
9 2 (0.662%) Perl
9 2 (0.662%) Python
9 2 (0.662%) VC++
10 1 (0.331%) PHP
10 1 (0.331%) XQuery
10 1 (0.331%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 142 (47.02%) HND
2 115 (38.08%) Degree
3 52 (17.22%) Microsoft Certification
4 47 (15.56%) MCSE
5 40 (13.25%) Security Cleared
6 39 (12.91%) MCDST
7 21 (6.954%) SC Cleared
8 18 (5.960%) Cisco Certification
9 16 (5.298%) NVQ Level 3
10 15 (4.967%) ISEB
11 14 (4.636%) CCNA
12 6 (1.987%) MCP
13 3 (0.993%) ISTQB
14 2 (0.662%) IBM Certification
14 2 (0.662%) ITIL Certification
15 1 (0.331%) MBA
15 1 (0.331%) MCSA
15 1 (0.331%) MCAD
15 1 (0.331%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 1 (0.331%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (10.26%) ISO 9001
2 14 (4.636%) QA
3 11 (3.642%) SLA
4 5 (1.656%) JTAG
5 2 (0.662%) GMP
6 1 (0.331%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 2 (0.662%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.662%) NDS
2 1 (0.331%) MetaFrame
2 1 (0.331%) Xen
2 1 (0.331%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.331%) XenApp
2 1 (0.331%) XenServer
Systems Management
1 1 (0.331%) DameWare
1 1 (0.331%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 78 (25.83%) Microsoft
2 51 (16.89%) Cisco
3 21 (6.954%) Siemens
4 20 (6.623%) Oracle
5 17 (5.629%) Allen-Bradley
6 15 (4.967%) Wonderware
7 9 (2.980%) IBM
7 9 (2.980%) Red Hat
8 8 (2.649%) Citrix
8 8 (2.649%) SAP
9 5 (1.656%) HP
9 5 (1.656%) Agilent
10 4 (1.325%) EMC
10 4 (1.325%) Intel
10 4 (1.325%) VMware
11 3 (0.993%) SolidWorks
11 3 (0.993%) Dell
11 3 (0.993%) Avaya
11 3 (0.993%) Sage
11 3 (0.993%) Autodesk
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