Higher National Certificate (HNC)
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing HNC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | - | - | 0.25% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 1.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | - | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £45.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £17.50 | £32.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.15% | -38.10% | +45.83% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire
HNC falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 265 | 102 | 100 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 40.21% | 23.08% | 24.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 199 | 60 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £272 | £324 | £107 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £356 | £428 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £633 | £580 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £649 | £633 |
| North West median daily rate | £488 | £495 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.48% | -8.33% | +5.37% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24.06 | £15.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £24.14 | £19.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £55.10 | £30.04 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -65.51% | +83.41% | +1.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.00 | £86.00 | £42.27 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.40 | - | £60.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.46 | £32.50 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.88% | -29.62% | +92.42% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HNC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing HNC.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing HNC.
