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The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT jobs within the Kent 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
Rank-101
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads08
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.077 %
Salaries quoted08
Average minimum salary-£27,500
Average salary-£29,875
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£32,250
UK excluding London average salary£31,783£31,104
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads350260
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.203 %0.112 %
Salaries quoted320228
Average minimum salary£33,951£31,174
Average salary£36,437£33,365
% change on same period last year+9.20 %
Average maximum salary£38,922£35,555
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
HNC South EastHNC
South East

HNC
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

15 (83.33 %)HND
15 (83.33 %)Degree
24 (66.67 %)Windows
24 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
33 (50.00 %)Linux
33 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
33 (50.00 %)UNIX
33 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
33 (50.00 %)Lotus
33 (50.00 %)Firewall
33 (50.00 %)Wireless
33 (50.00 %)Health
42 (33.33 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (33.33 %)SQL
42 (33.33 %)MS Excel
42 (33.33 %)SharePoint
42 (33.33 %)Windows XP
42 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2008
51 (16.67 %)ISO9001
51 (16.67 %)Active Directory
51 (16.67 %)CAD
51 (16.67 %)Quality Management
51 (16.67 %)ISO14001
51 (16.67 %)Service Delivery
51 (16.67 %)Windows NT
51 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
51 (16.67 %)SQL Server
51 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (16.67 %)SC Cleared

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
13 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (33.33 %)SharePoint
31 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Excel
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (50.00 %)Firewall
13 (50.00 %)Wireless
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Health
21 (16.67 %)Manufacturing
21 (16.67 %)Automotive
21 (16.67 %)Education
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Computer Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Junior
21 (16.67 %)Support Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Infrastructure Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Services Delivery Manager
21 (16.67 %)Service Manager
21 (16.67 %)Delivery Manager
21 (16.67 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
14 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
23 (50.00 %)UNIX
23 (50.00 %)Linux
32 (33.33 %)Windows XP
32 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2008
41 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
41 (16.67 %)Windows NT
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
21 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
21 (16.67 %)CAD
21 (16.67 %)Quality Management
21 (16.67 %)Service Delivery
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (33.33 %)SQL
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (83.33 %)HND
15 (83.33 %)Degree
Kent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (16.67 %)ISO9001
11 (16.67 %)ISO14001
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)Lotus