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This section looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT jobs within the Manchester 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank170200
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads1510
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.343 %0.646 %
Salaries quoted159
Average minimum salary£21,833£27,667
Average salary£23,500£29,444
% change on same period last year-20.18 %
Average maximum salary£25,167£31,222
UK excluding London average salary£32,353£32,990
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads11171548
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.610 %0.650 %
Salaries quoted9131386
Average minimum salary£33,369£39,437
Average salary£36,677£43,241
% change on same period last year-15.17 %
Average maximum salary£39,985£47,044
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
HNC North WestHNC
North West

HNC
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HNC across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Manchester HNC Salary Histogram

HNC
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
StockportUp+75£24,000-12.72 %
HNC North WestHNC
North West

HNC
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

111 (52.38 %).NET
111 (52.38 %)HND
111 (52.38 %)Windows
111 (52.38 %)OO
210 (47.62 %)C++
210 (47.62 %)RDBMS
210 (47.62 %)Electric
36 (28.57 %)C#
36 (28.57 %)SQL Server
36 (28.57 %)VB
36 (28.57 %)VB.NET
45 (23.81 %)J2EE
45 (23.81 %)Oracle
45 (23.81 %)Insurance
52 (9.524 %)Electronics
52 (9.524 %)ISO9001
52 (9.524 %)EMC
52 (9.524 %)Manufacturing
52 (9.524 %)LabVIEW
61 (4.762 %)Finance
61 (4.762 %)Technical Architecture

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (52.38 %).NET
25 (23.81 %)J2EE
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (47.62 %)RDBMS
26 (28.57 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (9.524 %)LabVIEW
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (47.62 %)Electric
25 (23.81 %)Insurance
32 (9.524 %)Manufacturing
32 (9.524 %)Electronics
41 (4.762 %)Finance
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (52.38 %)Developer
28 (38.10 %)Installations Engineer
35 (23.81 %)C++ Developer
41 (4.762 %)C# Developer
41 (4.762 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (4.762 %).NET Developer
41 (4.762 %)CSharp Software Developer
41 (4.762 %)Software Developer
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (52.38 %)Windows
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (52.38 %)OO
21 (4.762 %)Technical Architecture
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (47.62 %)C++
26 (28.57 %)VB
26 (28.57 %)VB.NET
26 (28.57 %)C#
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (52.38 %)HND
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (9.524 %)ISO9001
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (23.81 %)Oracle
22 (9.524 %)EMC