HNC Contracts in Merton

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
South London > Merton

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Merton with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 - 11
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing HNC 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merton 4.35% - 2.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 33.33% - 11.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile £525 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median daily rate £500 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62.50
Median hourly rate - - £65.00
75th Percentile - - £67.50
90th Percentile - - -
South London median hourly rate - - £65.00

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Merton

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 Merton.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3 1 9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton 13.04% 4.76% 23.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £419 - £351
25th Percentile £428 £675 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £750 £363
Median % change year-on-year -38.33% +106.90% -19.44%
75th Percentile £503 £825 £472
90th Percentile £516 - £534
South London median daily rate £538 £500 £540
% change year-on-year +7.50% -7.41% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - - £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.22%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £62.50
South London median hourly rate - £82.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +50.00% +13.22%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Job vacancy trend for HNC in Merton

HNC
Contract Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Merton region over the 6 months to 3 July 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
New Malden - 1 £500 - 8
HNC
South London

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workload Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) EMC Certification
1 1 (100.00%) HND
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Def Stans
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61508
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) EMC