The first table below looks at the demand for HNC in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited HNC over the 3 months to 17 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 London region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Rank 584 630 594
Rank change year-on-year
+46 -36
Permanent jobs citing HNC 25 10 42
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.057% 0.019% 0.073%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.226% 0.078% 0.311%
Number of salaries quoted 23 7 41
Average salary £32,500 £42,500 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-23.52% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £31,400 £31,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £45,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,000 £31,500
% change year-on-year
+1.56% +1.58%
All Qualifications
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
11039 12852 13521
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 25.31% 23.88% 23.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8986 11048 11149
Average salary £50,000 £49,000 £49,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.04% -
90% offered a salary of more than £31,000 £30,000 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
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 London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

London 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 London region.

London HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HNC across the London region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 17 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
City of London +15 11 £37,000 -17.77%
Hammersmith - 2 £40,000 -
Docklands, London +12 1 £27,500 -19.11%
HNC
England

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the London 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 31 (65.96%) Degree
2 22 (46.81%) HND
3 20 (42.55%) Windows
4 18 (38.30%) Microsoft
4 18 (38.30%) Telecoms
5 17 (36.17%) Finance
6 16 (34.04%) Linux
6 16 (34.04%) MS Excel
7 15 (31.91%) MS PowerPoint
8 13 (27.66%) MS Office
8 13 (27.66%) Oracle
9 12 (25.53%) SQL Server
10 11 (23.40%) Cisco
10 11 (23.40%) Microsoft Certification
10 11 (23.40%) Red Hat
10 11 (23.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 10 (21.28%) UNIX
12 9 (19.15%) MySQL
12 9 (19.15%) VoIP
12 9 (19.15%) Ethernet
12 9 (19.15%) ISEB
12 9 (19.15%) IBM
12 9 (19.15%) SC Cleared
12 9 (19.15%) Security Cleared
12 9 (19.15%) Software Testing
12 9 (19.15%) Mathematics
12 9 (19.15%) Functional Testing
13 8 (17.02%) FIX Protocol
13 8 (17.02%) Network Planning
13 8 (17.02%) Cisco Certification

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the London 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 8 (17.02%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (6.383%) WebSphere
3 2 (4.255%) HTML
3 2 (4.255%) XML
4 1 (2.128%) LAMP
Application Platforms
1 3 (6.383%) WebSphere Application Server
1 3 (6.383%) WebSphere MQ
1 3 (6.383%) WebSphere Process Server
2 1 (2.128%) Lotus Notes
2 1 (2.128%) Lotus Domino
Applications
1 16 (34.04%) MS Excel
2 15 (31.91%) MS PowerPoint
3 13 (27.66%) MS Office
4 4 (8.511%) MS Visio
5 2 (4.255%) FrameMaker
5 2 (4.255%) XMetaL
6 1 (2.128%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 1 (2.128%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (2.128%) Maximo
Communications & Networking
1 9 (19.15%) VoIP
1 9 (19.15%) Ethernet
2 5 (10.64%) ATM
2 5 (10.64%) MPLS
3 4 (8.511%) TCP/IP
3 4 (8.511%) Internet
4 2 (4.255%) 3G
4 2 (4.255%) SAN
4 2 (4.255%) LAN
4 2 (4.255%) WAN
4 2 (4.255%) 2G
4 2 (4.255%) Network Security
4 2 (4.255%) LTE
5 1 (2.128%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (2.128%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (25.53%) SQL Server
2 9 (19.15%) MySQL
3 3 (6.383%) Oracle 8/8i
3 3 (6.383%) MS Access
4 1 (2.128%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 2 (4.255%) XMLSpy
General
1 18 (38.30%) Telecoms
2 17 (36.17%) Finance
3 6 (12.77%) Electronics
4 4 (8.511%) Manufacturing
5 3 (6.383%) Banking
5 3 (6.383%) Back Office
6 2 (4.255%) Marketing
6 2 (4.255%) Automotive
7 1 (2.128%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 10 (21.28%) Junior
2 8 (17.02%) Tester
2 8 (17.02%) Junior Tester
3 6 (12.77%) Support Engineer
4 5 (10.64%) Analyst
4 5 (10.64%) Network Engineer
5 4 (8.511%) Support Analyst
5 4 (8.511%) Field Service Engineer
5 4 (8.511%) Field Engineer
6 3 (6.383%) 1st Line Support Analyst
6 3 (6.383%) Service Desk Analyst
6 3 (6.383%) Help Desk Analyst
6 3 (6.383%) 1st Line Support
6 3 (6.383%) Applications Support
6 3 (6.383%) Service Analyst
7 2 (4.255%) Author
7 2 (4.255%) Technical Author
7 2 (4.255%) Technical Writer
7 2 (4.255%) Network Planner
7 2 (4.255%) IT Technician
Miscellaneous
1 9 (19.15%) Mathematics
2 6 (12.77%) Management Information System
3 2 (4.255%) Computer Science
3 2 (4.255%) FMCG
3 2 (4.255%) SCADA
4 1 (2.128%) SaaS
4 1 (2.128%) IaaS
4 1 (2.128%) Replication
4 1 (2.128%) Biometrics
4 1 (2.128%) DTV
Operating Systems
1 20 (42.55%) Windows
2 16 (34.04%) Linux
3 11 (23.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 10 (21.28%) UNIX
5 4 (8.511%) Windows XP
6 1 (2.128%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (19.15%) Software Testing
1 9 (19.15%) Functional Testing
2 8 (17.02%) Network Planning
3 6 (12.77%) Incident Management
3 6 (12.77%) ITIL
3 6 (12.77%) Portfolio Management
4 5 (10.64%) Capacity Planning
5 4 (8.511%) Root Cause Analysis
6 3 (6.383%) Change Control
6 3 (6.383%) Problem Management
6 3 (6.383%) Computer Security
6 3 (6.383%) Project Management
7 2 (4.255%) ERP
7 2 (4.255%) Content Management
8 1 (2.128%) Capacity Management
8 1 (2.128%) Business Intelligence
8 1 (2.128%) EAM
8 1 (2.128%) Disaster Recovery
8 1 (2.128%) Business Continuity
8 1 (2.128%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.64%) SQL
2 3 (6.383%) C
3 2 (4.255%) Java
4 1 (2.128%) C++
Qualifications
1 31 (65.96%) Degree
2 22 (46.81%) HND
3 11 (23.40%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (19.15%) ISEB
4 9 (19.15%) SC Cleared
4 9 (19.15%) Security Cleared
5 8 (17.02%) Cisco Certification
5 8 (17.02%) CCNA
6 7 (14.89%) MCSE
7 5 (10.64%) MCP
8 3 (6.383%) IBM Certification
8 3 (6.383%) MCDST
9 1 (2.128%) VTSP
9 1 (2.128%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.255%) ISO 9001
1 2 (4.255%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.128%) MetaFrame
1 1 (2.128%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (2.128%) XenApp
1 1 (2.128%) XenServer
Systems Management
1 1 (2.128%) DameWare
Vendors
1 18 (38.30%) Microsoft
2 13 (27.66%) Oracle
3 11 (23.40%) Cisco
3 11 (23.40%) Red Hat
4 9 (19.15%) IBM
5 4 (8.511%) HP
5 4 (8.511%) Intel
5 4 (8.511%) Citrix
6 3 (6.383%) Dell
7 2 (4.255%) SAP
7 2 (4.255%) Wonderware
8 1 (2.128%) VMware
8 1 (2.128%) Juniper
8 1 (2.128%) Epicor
8 1 (2.128%) Lotus
8 1 (2.128%) EMC
8 1 (2.128%) Sun
London
VOIP experience would be an advantage. Experience of IP networks / maintaining and installing Cisco routers... Installation and maintenance of Cisco / routers / switches... You should be educated to the...
E-Choice Consulting
Salary: £20k - 25k per year + bonus and on call
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
The role's primary focus is on Incident Management and restoring service as quickly and effectively as possible to ambulances and control rooms. In this role you will...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: US$.00 - US$23000.00 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013