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This section looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT jobs within the South West 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank196217
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads7019
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.008 %
As % of the category below3.242 %1.061 %
Salaries quoted2911
Average minimum salary£30,161£30,117
Average salary£33,097£34,000
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
Average maximum salary£36,032£37,883
UK excluding London average salary£31,508£31,706
% change on same period last year-0.62 %
Qualifications South WestQualifications
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads21591791
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.059 %0.793 %
Salaries quoted18281415
Average minimum salary£32,055£31,773
Average salary£35,006£34,782
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
Average maximum salary£37,956£37,790
UK excluding London average salary£37,495£38,457
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
HNC EnglandHNC
England

HNC
Demand Trend

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

South West HNC Demand Trend

HNC
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing HNC across the South West region.

South West HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HNC across the South West region over the past 3 months.

South West 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 South West region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1DorsetUp+2041£37,000+4.22 %
2SomersetDown-1012£34,636-1.87 %
3WiltshireDown-139£30,750-12.76 %
4DevonNew entry-4£35,000-
4GloucestershireNew entry-4£27,500-
5BristolDown-312£37,500-
HNC EnglandHNC
England

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the South West region citing HNC also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing HNC.

135 (37.63 %)Manufacturing
232 (34.41 %)HND
328 (30.11 %)Degree
423 (24.73 %)Electronics
521 (22.58 %)Electric
616 (17.20 %)Validation
715 (16.13 %)Telecoms
814 (15.05 %)Pensions
913 (13.98 %)Construction
1012 (12.90 %)Windows
1111 (11.83 %)Cisco
1111 (11.83 %)Automotive
1111 (11.83 %)Health
1111 (11.83 %)Mathematics
129 (9.677 %)EMC
129 (9.677 %)Project Management
137 (7.527 %)Microsoft Certification
137 (7.527 %)SAN
137 (7.527 %)Microsoft
137 (7.527 %)MS Exchange
137 (7.527 %)Broadband
137 (7.527 %)Linux
137 (7.527 %)MCSE
137 (7.527 %)Unix
137 (7.527 %)Exchange Server 2003
146 (6.452 %)MS Excel
146 (6.452 %)Windows Server 2003
155 (5.376 %)Tcl
155 (5.376 %)XML
155 (5.376 %)Python

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the South West region citing HNC also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing HNC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
15 (5.376 %)XML
21 (1.075 %)HTML
21 (1.075 %)ASP
21 (1.075 %)CSS
Application Platforms
17 (7.527 %)MS Exchange
17 (7.527 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (1.075 %)SharePoint
Applications
16 (6.452 %)MS Excel
24 (4.301 %)MS Office
32 (2.151 %)MS Visio
32 (2.151 %)AutoCAD
41 (1.075 %)Photoshop
Business Applications
11 (1.075 %)Centauri
11 (1.075 %)Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
17 (7.527 %)Broadband
17 (7.527 %)SAN
24 (4.301 %)TETRA
33 (3.226 %)Wireless
42 (2.151 %)ATM
42 (2.151 %)SDH
42 (2.151 %)DHCP
42 (2.151 %)WINS
42 (2.151 %)DNS
Development Applications
14 (4.301 %)LabVIEW
21 (1.075 %)Dreamweaver
General
135 (37.63 %)Manufacturing
223 (24.73 %)Electronics
321 (22.58 %)Electric
415 (16.13 %)Telecoms
514 (15.05 %)Pensions
613 (13.98 %)Construction
711 (11.83 %)Automotive
711 (11.83 %)Health
84 (4.301 %)Finance
93 (3.226 %)Aerospace
102 (2.151 %)Government
102 (2.151 %)Military
111 (1.075 %)Multimedia
111 (1.075 %)Legal
Job Titles
19 (9.677 %)Network Support
27 (7.527 %)Support Manager
27 (7.527 %)Network Manager
27 (7.527 %)Support Engineer
35 (5.376 %)Software Engineer
35 (5.376 %)Test Engineer
35 (5.376 %)EMC Engineer
44 (4.301 %)Team Leader
44 (4.301 %)Electronics Technician
44 (4.301 %)Test Team Leader
53 (3.226 %)3rd Line Support
62 (2.151 %)Senior Project Manager
62 (2.151 %)Support Analyst
62 (2.151 %)Project Manager
62 (2.151 %)Analyst
62 (2.151 %)Network Engineer
62 (2.151 %)Senior Manager
71 (1.075 %)Support Technician
71 (1.075 %)IT Manager
71 (1.075 %)Web Developer
Miscellaneous
111 (11.83 %)Mathematics
22 (2.151 %)French Language
22 (2.151 %)CCTV
Operating Systems
112 (12.90 %)Windows
27 (7.527 %)Linux
27 (7.527 %)Unix
36 (6.452 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (2.151 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
116 (17.20 %)Validation
29 (9.677 %)Project Management
35 (5.376 %)Project Planning
44 (4.301 %)ITIL
53 (3.226 %)CAD
62 (2.151 %)BCP
62 (2.151 %)Network Planning
62 (2.151 %)Software Testing
71 (1.075 %)Software Engineering
71 (1.075 %)Business Development
71 (1.075 %)Risk Analysis
71 (1.075 %)Data Management
71 (1.075 %)Configuration Management
71 (1.075 %)Six Sigma
Programming Languages
15 (5.376 %)C++
15 (5.376 %)Java
15 (5.376 %)SQL
15 (5.376 %)Python
15 (5.376 %)Tcl
21 (1.075 %)JavaScript
21 (1.075 %)PHP
Qualifications
132 (34.41 %)HND
228 (30.11 %)Degree
37 (7.527 %)Microsoft Certification
37 (7.527 %)MCSE
42 (2.151 %)ISEB
42 (2.151 %)Cisco Certification
51 (1.075 %)CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.075 %)ISO9001
11 (1.075 %)SLA
11 (1.075 %)QA
System Software
11 (1.075 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
11 (1.075 %)Netcool
11 (1.075 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
Vendors
111 (11.83 %)Cisco
29 (9.677 %)EMC
37 (7.527 %)Microsoft
44 (4.301 %)Oracle
53 (3.226 %)3Com
53 (3.226 %)Primavera
62 (2.151 %)BT
71 (1.075 %)Adobe
71 (1.075 %)Novadigm
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