HNC Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 79 -
Rank change year-on-year -30 - -
Contract jobs citing HNC 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.15% 0.10% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.29% 0.18% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £525 £275 £350
% change year-on-year +90.91% -21.43% -45.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £41.00 -
South East median hourly rate £37.50 £41.00 -
% change year-on-year -8.54% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,035 552 812
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 53.30% 56.97% 59.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 719 404 548
10th Percentile £406 £325 £396
25th Percentile £500 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £538 £573
Median % change year-on-year +6.98% -6.11% +9.05%
75th Percentile £675 £600 £658
90th Percentile £750 £650 £725
South East median daily rate £550 £514 £550
% change year-on-year +7.00% -6.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 45 58
10th Percentile £20.50 - £27.00
25th Percentile £38.25 £18.87 £53.40
Median hourly rate £56.25 £25.15 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +123.66% -56.15% -4.42%
75th Percentile £65.58 £50.00 £69.69
90th Percentile £93.75 £71.00 £80.00
South East median hourly rate £61.50 £25.15 £58.17
% change year-on-year +144.53% -56.77% -3.05%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HNC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

HNC job vacancy trend in Hampshire

HNC
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing HNC.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing HNC

HNC
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing HNC.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing HNC

HNC
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 20 September 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Fareham - 3 £525 - 9
HNC
South East

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) ATM
General
1 3 (100.00%) Military
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Service Manager
1 3 (100.00%) Service Transition Manager
1 3 (100.00%) Transition Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management