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The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT jobs across the UK 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank577761
Rank change on same period last yearUp+184
Matching permanent IT job ads276238
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.179 %0.106 %
As % of the category below0.869 %0.528 %
Salaries quoted233180
Average minimum salary£31,299£30,101
Average salary£33,313£32,708
% change on same period last year+1.85 %
Average maximum salary£35,328£35,315
UK excluding London average salary£32,531£32,323
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3175845077
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled20.55 %20.10 %
Salaries quoted2724136607
Average minimum salary£37,300£38,156
Average salary£40,796£41,568
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Average maximum salary£44,292£44,980
UK excluding London average salary£37,919£38,095
% change on same period last year-0.46 %

HNC
Demand Trend

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

HNC Demand Trend

HNC
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing HNC within the UK.

HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HNC over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 within the UK.

HNC Salary Histogram

HNC
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 18 November 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
EnglandUp+133240£33,912+3.98 %
South EastUp+102106£33,136+1.89 %
HampshireUp+2340£32,889+8.25 %
SurreyUp+6327£29,963+4.44 %
South WestUp+2827£38,130+6.62 %
ScotlandUp+4827£24,563-12.27 %
YorkshireUp+4424£25,132+28.87 %
LondonUp+13024£41,343+9.12 %
North WestUp+4523£25,382-4.28 %
OxfordshireUp+2722£37,545+8.82 %
West YorkshireUp+2218£25,278+29.62 %
AberdeenNew entry-18£25,654-
PortsmouthUp+2117£30,600+29.29 %
BerkshireUp+4817£32,794-14.82 %
East MidlandsUp+1715£40,000+32.78 %
ManchesterUp+4515£25,462-14.17 %
East of EnglandUp+1313£34,075+0.80 %
BradfordUp+812£23,000+21.05 %
ReadingUp+2011£29,591-7.52 %
LoughboroughNew entry-11£40,227-
WiltshireUp+2911£37,056+46.75 %
LeicestershireUp+1711£40,227+10.21 %
LeicesterUp+2211£40,227+12.26 %
GloucestershireNo change08£50,800+18.13 %
ChertseyNew entry-8£22,688-
West MidlandsUp+158£29,500-2.61 %
WalesDown-137£34,833-2.61 %
South WalesUp+27£34,833-6.31 %
OxfordUp+87£34,571-1.22 %
LeedsUp+196£29,833+49.16 %

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1236 (40.55 %)HND
2212 (36.43 %)Degree
3131 (22.51 %)Electric
489 (15.29 %)Microsoft
588 (15.12 %)Electronics
680 (13.75 %)Windows
774 (12.71 %).NET
865 (11.17 %)C#
964 (11.00 %)C
1062 (10.65 %)C++
1160 (10.31 %)UNIX
1254 (9.278 %)CAD
1254 (9.278 %)Construction
1351 (8.763 %)Telecoms
1449 (8.419 %)Manufacturing
1449 (8.419 %)Oracle
1547 (8.076 %)Education
1643 (7.388 %)Cisco
1742 (7.216 %)SQL Server
1742 (7.216 %)MS Excel
1840 (6.873 %)Visual Studio
1840 (6.873 %)ASP.NET
1840 (6.873 %)Security Cleared
1937 (6.357 %)MS Office
1937 (6.357 %)VB
2036 (6.186 %)ITIL
2036 (6.186 %)MS Exchange
2036 (6.186 %)Project Management
2134 (5.842 %)Service Management
2134 (5.842 %)HP

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
174 (12.71 %).NET
240 (6.873 %)ASP.NET
315 (2.577 %)HTML
414 (2.405 %)AJAX
512 (2.062 %)XML
68 (1.375 %)XHTML
68 (1.375 %)CSS
75 (0.859 %)Middleware
75 (0.859 %)WebServices
75 (0.859 %)ASP
82 (0.344 %)J2EE
82 (0.344 %)SOAP
91 (0.172 %)Application Packaging
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
136 (6.186 %)MS Exchange
26 (1.031 %)Exchange Server 2003
35 (0.859 %)Oracle Workflow
43 (0.515 %)Lotus Notes
52 (0.344 %)Oracle Application Server
52 (0.344 %)SharePoint
52 (0.344 %)Lotus Domino
52 (0.344 %)IIS
52 (0.344 %)CMS
61 (0.172 %)Exchange Server 2007
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
142 (7.216 %)MS Excel
237 (6.357 %)MS Office
325 (4.296 %)AutoCAD
410 (1.718 %)MS Project
59 (1.546 %)MS Visio
68 (1.375 %)MS PowerPoint
74 (0.687 %)Spreadsheet
74 (0.687 %)Photoshop
83 (0.515 %)Pro/ENGINEER
92 (0.344 %)MATLAB
92 (0.344 %)Simulink
92 (0.344 %)Fireworks
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (1.546 %)SoftGrid
24 (0.687 %)Oracle EBS
32 (0.344 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
32 (0.344 %)JDE OneWorld
41 (0.172 %)SyteLine
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (3.952 %)Internet
220 (3.436 %)Firewall
315 (2.577 %)VoIP
414 (2.405 %)GSM
513 (2.234 %)VPN
612 (2.062 %)TCP/IP
711 (1.890 %)Intranet
810 (1.718 %)Wireless
99 (1.546 %)DNS
108 (1.375 %)LDAP
117 (1.203 %)PSTN
126 (1.031 %)Cisco IPT
126 (1.031 %)ISDN
126 (1.031 %)ADSL
135 (0.859 %)DSL
144 (0.687 %)SAN
153 (0.515 %)LAN
162 (0.344 %)Nortel Meridian
162 (0.344 %)SDH
162 (0.344 %)Broadband
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
142 (7.216 %)SQL Server
28 (1.375 %)MS Access
37 (1.203 %)GIS
37 (1.203 %)Oracle Reports
37 (1.203 %)RDBMS
45 (0.859 %)SQLPlus
45 (0.859 %)Datawarehouse
45 (0.859 %)TOAD
54 (0.687 %)Data Mining
54 (0.687 %)Crystal Reports
63 (0.515 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (0.515 %)Oracle 9i
63 (0.515 %)SQL Server 2005
72 (0.344 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
72 (0.344 %)Oracle 8/8i
72 (0.344 %)MySQL
81 (0.172 %)Oracle 10g
81 (0.172 %)Oracle Discoverer
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
140 (6.873 %)Visual Studio
215 (2.577 %)WinRunner
313 (2.234 %)TestDirector
412 (2.062 %)SilkTest
412 (2.062 %)TestComplete
56 (1.031 %)Flash
65 (0.859 %)C++Builder
74 (0.687 %)LabVIEW
83 (0.515 %)LoadRunner
83 (0.515 %)Oracle APEX
92 (0.344 %)Dreamweaver
101 (0.172 %)Oracle Forms
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1131 (22.51 %)Electric
288 (15.12 %)Electronics
354 (9.278 %)Construction
451 (8.763 %)Telecoms
549 (8.419 %)Manufacturing
647 (8.076 %)Education
733 (5.670 %)Finance
733 (5.670 %)Pensions
816 (2.749 %)Automotive
915 (2.577 %)Government
1011 (1.890 %)Health
1011 (1.890 %)Aerospace
118 (1.375 %)Insurance
126 (1.031 %)Banking
126 (1.031 %)Multimedia
133 (0.515 %)Pharmaceutical
133 (0.515 %)3D Graphics
133 (0.515 %)Military
133 (0.515 %)Marketing
142 (0.344 %)Avionics
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
156 (9.622 %)Systems Engineer
253 (9.107 %)Software Engineer
342 (7.216 %)Analyst
433 (5.670 %)Project Engineer
532 (5.498 %)Test Engineer
532 (5.498 %)Developer
627 (4.639 %)Technical Support
725 (4.296 %)Administrator
823 (3.952 %)Support Analyst
919 (3.265 %)Support Engineer
1018 (3.093 %)Installations Engineer
1117 (2.921 %)CAD Technician
1216 (2.749 %)Systems Administrator
1314 (2.405 %)Electronics Engineer
1413 (2.234 %)EMC Engineer
1413 (2.234 %)3rd Line Support
1413 (2.234 %)Tester
1512 (2.062 %)Software Developer
1611 (1.890 %)Electrical Engineer
1611 (1.890 %)Products Support Engineer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (3.093 %)Computer Science
216 (2.749 %)Physics
311 (1.890 %)SCADA
49 (1.546 %)PKI
57 (1.203 %)Management Information System
66 (1.031 %)CCTV
66 (1.031 %)Mathematics
66 (1.031 %)Firmware
75 (0.859 %)CMDB
84 (0.687 %)Handset
93 (0.515 %)MPEG
93 (0.515 %)French Language
102 (0.344 %)Statistics
102 (0.344 %)W3C
111 (0.172 %)DTV
111 (0.172 %)Mainframe
111 (0.172 %)iSeries
111 (0.172 %)Data Protection Act
111 (0.172 %)Mechatronics
111 (0.172 %)Credit Risk
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
180 (13.75 %)Windows
260 (10.31 %)UNIX
332 (5.498 %)Linux
428 (4.811 %)Solaris
526 (4.467 %)Windows 2000
621 (3.608 %)Windows Vista
712 (2.062 %)Windows XP
712 (2.062 %)Windows Server 2003
810 (1.718 %)VxWorks
99 (1.546 %)HPUX
108 (1.375 %)IRIX
114 (0.687 %)AIX
122 (0.344 %)Windows NT
131 (0.172 %)OS/400
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
154 (9.278 %)CAD
240 (6.873 %)Security Cleared
336 (6.186 %)ITIL
336 (6.186 %)Project Management
434 (5.842 %)Service Management
532 (5.498 %)OOD
631 (5.326 %)UML
722 (3.780 %)Software Testing
821 (3.608 %)OO
918 (3.093 %)Service Delivery
1015 (2.577 %)Software Engineering
1113 (2.234 %)Technical Architecture
1212 (2.062 %)DV Cleared
139 (1.546 %)Validation
139 (1.546 %)PRINCE2
139 (1.546 %)Risk Assessment
139 (1.546 %)Problem Management
148 (1.375 %)Quality Management
157 (1.203 %)Business Intelligence
166 (1.031 %)Automated Testing
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
165 (11.17 %)C#
264 (11.00 %)C
362 (10.65 %)C++
437 (6.357 %)VB
531 (5.326 %)SQL
618 (3.093 %)VB.NET
717 (2.921 %)Java
815 (2.577 %)JavaScript
914 (2.405 %)Delphi
1012 (2.062 %)VBScript
117 (1.203 %)Assembly Language
126 (1.031 %)Embedded C
126 (1.031 %)Perl
133 (0.515 %)PL/SQL
142 (0.344 %)VB6
142 (0.344 %)PHP
151 (0.172 %)Shell Script
151 (0.172 %)AWK
151 (0.172 %)VC++
151 (0.172 %)Korn
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1236 (40.55 %)HND
2212 (36.43 %)Degree
323 (3.952 %)Microsoft Certification
422 (3.780 %)MCSE
515 (2.577 %)Cisco Certification
612 (2.062 %)ISEB
612 (2.062 %)CCNA
711 (1.890 %)MCP
87 (1.203 %)CCNP
95 (0.859 %)Chartered Engineer
104 (0.687 %)NVQ Level 3
112 (0.344 %)JNCIP
112 (0.344 %)JNCIE
112 (0.344 %)GNVQ
112 (0.344 %)A+ Certification
112 (0.344 %)CCIE
121 (0.172 %)ECDL
121 (0.172 %)CCSA
121 (0.172 %)MCSA
121 (0.172 %)PMP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
123 (3.952 %)QA
217 (2.921 %)ISO9001
36 (1.031 %)ISO14001
36 (1.031 %)TickIT
44 (0.687 %)SLA
53 (0.515 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (3.436 %)Active Directory
214 (2.405 %)VMware ESX
214 (2.405 %)VMware Infrastructure
38 (1.375 %)NFS
44 (0.687 %)Oracle RMAN
51 (0.172 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.172 %)Citrix Presentation Server
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (1.031 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (0.687 %)OpenView
24 (0.687 %)Netcool
33 (0.515 %)BMC PATROL
33 (0.515 %)Tivoli
33 (0.515 %)Unicenter
41 (0.172 %)Norton AntiVirus
41 (0.172 %)WSUS
41 (0.172 %)HP Data Protector
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
189 (15.29 %)Microsoft
249 (8.419 %)Oracle
343 (7.388 %)Cisco
434 (5.842 %)HP
527 (4.639 %)EMC
617 (2.921 %)Altiris
716 (2.749 %)VMware
813 (2.234 %)Sun
912 (2.062 %)Citrix
109 (1.546 %)IBM
109 (1.546 %)Nortel
118 (1.375 %)BMC
118 (1.375 %)CA
127 (1.203 %)BT
127 (1.203 %)Intel
136 (1.031 %)Polycom
136 (1.031 %)Cadence
145 (0.859 %)Borland
145 (0.859 %)Reuters
145 (0.859 %)SAP