HNC Jobs in the Thames Valley

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for HNC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 187 245 236
Rank change year-on-year +58 -9 -28
Permanent jobs citing HNC 57 18 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.85% 0.29% 0.66%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.22% 0.70% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 39 11 33
10th Percentile £41,250 - £26,989
25th Percentile £47,025 £30,265 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £48,000 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.48% +18.52% +8.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £51,713 £73,863
90th Percentile £105,000 £51,925 -
South East median annual salary £52,550 £35,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year +50.14% -24.73% +16.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

HNC is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,563 2,584 2,265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 38.04% 42.14% 32.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,606 1,068 946
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £38,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,125 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -6.55% -6.36%
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £51,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.00% -4.76% +5.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HNC in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for HNC in the Thames Valley

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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing HNC in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for HNC in the Thames Valley

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Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +52 40 £52,550 +8.52% 41
Buckinghamshire -4 14 £42,500 +51.79% 14
Oxfordshire +16 3 £29,761 -3.15% 16
HNC
South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.75%) JBoss
1 1 (1.75%) WebSphere
Applications
1 14 (24.56%) AutoCAD
2 4 (7.02%) Solid Edge
2 4 (7.02%) SOLIDWORKS
3 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (12.28%) IaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.77%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.75%) Oracle Database
General
1 20 (35.09%) Social Skills
2 17 (29.82%) Local Government
3 16 (28.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 14 (24.56%) Legal
5 10 (17.54%) Manufacturing
6 6 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (8.77%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.75%) Retail
Job Titles
1 31 (54.39%) Senior
2 17 (29.82%) Coordinator
2 17 (29.82%) Systems Engineer
2 17 (29.82%) Technical Coordinator
3 16 (28.07%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 11 (19.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 11 (19.30%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
5 7 (12.28%) Account Manager
6 5 (8.77%) Administrator
6 5 (8.77%) Senior Systems Administrator
6 5 (8.77%) Systems Administrator
7 4 (7.02%) Applications Engineer
7 4 (7.02%) Senior Applications Engineer
7 4 (7.02%) Software Support Engineer
7 4 (7.02%) Support Engineer
8 2 (3.51%) IT Support
8 2 (3.51%) IT Support Technician
8 2 (3.51%) IT Technician
8 2 (3.51%) Support Technician
9 1 (1.75%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.51%) EDI
2 1 (1.75%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 14 (24.56%) Housing Association
2 5 (8.77%) Management Information System
3 4 (7.02%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (3.51%) Grid Computing
Operating Systems
1 18 (31.58%) Windows
1 18 (31.58%) Windows 10
2 16 (28.07%) Windows 7
2 16 (28.07%) Windows Server 2012
2 16 (28.07%) Windows Server 2016
2 16 (28.07%) Windows Server 2019
3 5 (8.77%) VMS
4 2 (3.51%) Linux
4 2 (3.51%) Mac OS
4 2 (3.51%) Unix
4 2 (3.51%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (49.12%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (43.86%) ITIL
3 21 (36.84%) Decision-Making
4 18 (31.58%) Agile
4 18 (31.58%) Mathematics
5 16 (28.07%) Change Management
5 16 (28.07%) Cybersecurity
5 16 (28.07%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 16 (28.07%) Problem Management
5 16 (28.07%) Roadmaps
6 14 (24.56%) Time Management
7 11 (19.30%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 10 (17.54%) CAD
8 10 (17.54%) Project Management
9 8 (14.04%) Customer Service
10 5 (8.77%) OO
10 5 (8.77%) Project Delivery
10 5 (8.77%) Systems Engineering
10 5 (8.77%) Systems Thinking
10 5 (8.77%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 16 (28.07%) PowerShell
2 5 (8.77%) SQL
3 1 (1.75%) Java
Qualifications
1 32 (56.14%) Degree
2 31 (54.39%) HND
3 21 (36.84%) Security Cleared
4 2 (3.51%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (3.51%) DBS Check
System Software
1 16 (28.07%) Active Directory
1 16 (28.07%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (28.07%) SCCM
Vendors
1 18 (31.58%) Microsoft
2 16 (28.07%) VMware
3 6 (10.53%) SAP
4 5 (8.77%) Oracle
5 2 (3.51%) Dell
5 2 (3.51%) Sun