The first table below looks at the demand for HNC in IT jobs advertised for the Kent 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 Kent region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Rank 86 - 101
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing HNC 1 0 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 0.086% - 0.094%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.315% - 0.319%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Average salary - - £37,000
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,500 £31,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.17%
All Qualifications
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
317 166 313
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 27.40% 23.15% 29.44%
Number of salaries quoted 286 153 299
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,780 £24,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £53,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
HNC
South East

HNC
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Civil Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development