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

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Rank 241 215 224
Rank change year-on-year
-26 +9
Permanent jobs citing HNC 7 36 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.098% 0.511% 0.248%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.404% 2.025% 1.028%
Number of salaries quoted 4 29 11
Average salary £31,500 £26,193 £26,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.26% +0.74%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,400 £18,000 £18,000
10% offered a salary of more than £39,650 £40,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £32,000 £31,500
% change year-on-year
+1.56% +1.58%
All Qualifications
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1731 1778 1653
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 24.28% 25.22% 24.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1417 1517 1425
Average salary £36,000 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Salary Histogram

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

North West 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 North West 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
Manchester -33 5 £31,500 +75.00%
HNC
England

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 6 (42.86%) HND
2 4 (28.57%) MS Excel
3 3 (21.43%) Windows
3 3 (21.43%) OO
3 3 (21.43%) MS Office
3 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
3 3 (21.43%) Degree
4 2 (14.29%) SCADA
4 2 (14.29%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (14.29%) QA
4 2 (14.29%) Solid Edge
4 2 (14.29%) Telecoms
4 2 (14.29%) Information Management
4 2 (14.29%) Project Management
4 2 (14.29%) J2EE
4 2 (14.29%) C
4 2 (14.29%) C#
4 2 (14.29%) C++
4 2 (14.29%) PRINCE2
4 2 (14.29%) ISO 9001
5 1 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (7.143%) VoIP
5 1 (7.143%) UNIX
5 1 (7.143%) VB
5 1 (7.143%) .NET
5 1 (7.143%) ASP.NET
5 1 (7.143%) EJB
5 1 (7.143%) Web Services
5 1 (7.143%) ITIL
5 1 (7.143%) Smartcard

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 2 (14.29%) J2EE
2 1 (7.143%) ASP.NET
2 1 (7.143%) EJB
2 1 (7.143%) Web Services
2 1 (7.143%) .NET
Applications
1 4 (28.57%) MS Excel
2 3 (21.43%) MS Office
3 2 (14.29%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (14.29%) Solid Edge
4 1 (7.143%) AutoCAD
4 1 (7.143%) Pro/ENGINEER
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.143%) VoIP
1 1 (7.143%) MD110
1 1 (7.143%) TETRA
General
1 2 (14.29%) Telecoms
2 1 (7.143%) Finance
2 1 (7.143%) Local Government
2 1 (7.143%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 3 (21.43%) Developer
2 2 (14.29%) Software Developer
2 2 (14.29%) Mechanical Engineer
2 2 (14.29%) PLC Engineer
2 2 (14.29%) SCADA Engineer
2 2 (14.29%) PLC SCADA Engineer
2 2 (14.29%) Software Engineer
3 1 (7.143%) CAD Engineer
3 1 (7.143%) Project Manager
3 1 (7.143%) Applications Developer
3 1 (7.143%) Technical Support
3 1 (7.143%) Field Service Engineer
3 1 (7.143%) Support Engineer
3 1 (7.143%) Field Engineer
3 1 (7.143%) Design Engineer
3 1 (7.143%) C++ Developer
3 1 (7.143%) Technical Support Engineer
3 1 (7.143%) Project Support Officer
3 1 (7.143%) Project Engineer
3 1 (7.143%) Technical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) SCADA
2 1 (7.143%) Mathematics
2 1 (7.143%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (7.143%) Smartcard
2 1 (7.143%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Windows
2 1 (7.143%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (21.43%) OO
2 2 (14.29%) PRINCE2
2 2 (14.29%) Project Management
2 2 (14.29%) Information Management
3 1 (7.143%) Automated Testing
3 1 (7.143%) Supplier Management
3 1 (7.143%) Incident Management
3 1 (7.143%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (7.143%) Problem Management
3 1 (7.143%) Unit Testing
3 1 (7.143%) Integration Testing
3 1 (7.143%) Change Control
3 1 (7.143%) Risk Management
3 1 (7.143%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (7.143%) ITIL
3 1 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (7.143%) Benchmarking
3 1 (7.143%) CAD
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) C
1 2 (14.29%) C#
1 2 (14.29%) C++
2 1 (7.143%) VB
Qualifications
1 6 (42.86%) HND
2 3 (21.43%) Degree
3 1 (7.143%) SC Cleared
3 1 (7.143%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) ISO 9001
1 2 (14.29%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.143%) SolidWorks
2 1 (7.143%) Aastra
Oldham, Lancashire
Server and PC hardware/software in a Microsoft/Linux networking environment. - Analogue and digital/VOIP telephone networks. - TCP/IP network fundamentals including working with Windows software configurations... DESIRABLE...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: £20,000 + £2,500 Travel
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birkenhead, Merseyside
Experience of using project management tools, such as Microsoft Project... - Knowledge of information technology, including Windows and Linux operating systems is not essential but would be an advantage... -...
FT Select
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bury, Lancashire
You will also be tasked with the continuous improvement of the company's electrical systems through proactive research of new technologies and successfully implementing these with existing processes.....
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum + 25 days holidays + public hols
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bury, North West
You will also assist with testing, fault-finding, installation and commissioning as required.Other responsibilities will include providing technical support and consultancy to users internally and externally, and...
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum + 25 days holidays + public hols
Posted: 18 May 2013
Norwich, Norfolk - commutable Great Yarmouth, King...
You will have a HND / HNC in an engineering discipline, or equivalent, and extensive knowledge of relevant design software such as AutoCAD, Pro Engineer, Wildfire, Creo or Solidworks.
Networx Recruitment
Salary: £30,000 plus OTE
Posted: 8 May 2013