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The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT jobs within the West Midlands 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank219219
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads35
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.178 %0.277 %
Salaries quoted25
Average minimum salary£40,000£27,167
Average salary£40,000£29,542
% change on same period last year+35.40 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£31,917
UK excluding London average salary£32,166£32,879
% change on same period last year-2.16 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads16811802
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.930 %0.756 %
Salaries quoted14551568
Average minimum salary£31,858£34,656
Average salary£34,733£37,329
% change on same period last year-6.95 %
Average maximum salary£37,609£40,002
UK excluding London average salary£37,894£38,547
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
HNC EnglandHNC
England

HNC
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands HNC Salary Trend

HNC
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HNC across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
CoventryDown-92£40,000+8.10 %
HNC EnglandHNC
England

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

17 (46.67 %)Electric
17 (46.67 %)Degree
26 (40.00 %)Electronics
26 (40.00 %)AutoCAD
34 (26.67 %)OOD
34 (26.67 %)ISO9001
34 (26.67 %)UML
34 (26.67 %)OO
34 (26.67 %)Oracle Reports
34 (26.67 %)C
34 (26.67 %)C#
34 (26.67 %)C++
34 (26.67 %)HTML
34 (26.67 %)JavaScript
34 (26.67 %)VB
34 (26.67 %).NET
34 (26.67 %)Oracle
34 (26.67 %)Crystal Reports
34 (26.67 %)Visual Studio
34 (26.67 %)ASP.NET
34 (26.67 %)QA
34 (26.67 %)Microsoft
34 (26.67 %)AJAX
43 (20.00 %)Finance
43 (20.00 %)Construction
51 (6.667 %)Banking
51 (6.667 %)ITIL
51 (6.667 %)Windows
51 (6.667 %)VB.NET
51 (6.667 %)Windows XP

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (26.67 %)HTML
14 (26.67 %).NET
14 (26.67 %)ASP.NET
14 (26.67 %)AJAX
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (40.00 %)AutoCAD
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (26.67 %)Crystal Reports
14 (26.67 %)Oracle Reports
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (26.67 %)Visual Studio
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (46.67 %)Electric
26 (40.00 %)Electronics
33 (20.00 %)Finance
33 (20.00 %)Construction
41 (6.667 %)Banking
41 (6.667 %)Pharmaceutical
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (40.00 %)Systems Engineer
16 (40.00 %)Hardware Engineer
23 (20.00 %)Project Manager
31 (6.667 %)Developer
31 (6.667 %)Support Engineer
31 (6.667 %)Lead Developer
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.667 %)Windows
11 (6.667 %)Windows XP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (26.67 %)UML
14 (26.67 %)OO
14 (26.67 %)OOD
21 (6.667 %)ITIL
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (26.67 %)C
14 (26.67 %)C#
14 (26.67 %)C++
14 (26.67 %)JavaScript
14 (26.67 %)VB
21 (6.667 %)VB.NET
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (46.67 %)Degree
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (26.67 %)ISO9001
14 (26.67 %)QA
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (26.67 %)Oracle
14 (26.67 %)Microsoft
21 (6.667 %)Cisco