HNC Contracts in London

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 362 376 460
Rank change year-on-year +14 +84 +141
DemandTrendContract jobs citing HNC 4 7 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.030% 0.043% 0.013%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.11% 0.18% 0.058%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 £246 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £253 £450
Median % change year-on-year +98.02% -43.89% -8.63%
75th Percentile £525 £278 £475
90th Percentile - £314 -
England median daily rate £500 £350 £425
% change year-on-year +42.86% -17.65% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £52.50 £62.50
Median hourly rate £29.07 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.15% -15.38% -
75th Percentile - £57.50 £67.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £43.00 £43.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year - -18.10% +80.35%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,543 3,960 5,169
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.40% 24.39% 22.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,386 2,704 3,578
10th Percentile £338 £350 £363
25th Percentile £430 £435 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -1.79%
75th Percentile £656 £650 £675
90th Percentile £749 £767 £788
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 70 76
10th Percentile £18.40 £18.10 £18.67
25th Percentile £25.07 £22.00 £33.38
Median hourly rate £25.15 £30.81 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.37% -43.98% +28.29%
75th Percentile £43.44 £47.50 £68.13
90th Percentile £65.00 £65.30 £87.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £47.83 £55.00
% change year-on-year -47.42% -13.04% +22.22%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in London

HNC
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing HNC

HNC
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing HNC

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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the London region over the 6 months to 22 August 2025. 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South London - 3 £500 - 4
West London - 1 - - 9
HNC
England

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) MS Access
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
1 1 (25.00%) Power Query
1 1 (25.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Information Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) SQL Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (75.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (75.00%) Systems Engineering
1 3 (75.00%) Technical Leadership
1 3 (75.00%) Test Automation
1 3 (75.00%) Test Management
1 3 (75.00%) Validation
1 3 (75.00%) Verification and Validation
1 3 (75.00%) Workload Management
2 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
1 1 (25.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) EMC Certification
1 3 (75.00%) HND
1 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) Def Stans
1 3 (75.00%) IEC 61508
1 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) EMC
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft