HNC Contracts in the Midlands

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 125 148
Rank change year-on-year -7 +23 +60
DemandTrendContract jobs citing HNC 7 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.28% 0.075% 0.033%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.88% 0.25% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
75th Percentile £508 - -
90th Percentile £587 - -
England median daily rate £500 £350 £425
% change year-on-year +42.86% -17.65% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Median hourly rate £59.00 - £34.50
England median hourly rate £43.00 £43.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year - -18.10% +41.40%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 795 808 768
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 31.34% 30.13% 25.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 491 504 495
10th Percentile £200 £300 £313
25th Percentile £363 £375 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £520 £530
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% -1.89% +11.58%
75th Percentile £578 £625 £609
90th Percentile £645 £725 £725
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 101 44 23
10th Percentile £17.87 £12.83 £14.50
25th Percentile £18.87 £16.53 £18.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% -10.44% +35.00%
75th Percentile £30.29 £51.91 £67.50
90th Percentile £50.00 £55.13 £69.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £48.56 £55.00
% change year-on-year -48.21% -11.71% +22.22%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for HNC in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing HNC.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing HNC

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HNC in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for HNC in the Midlands

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Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing HNC.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing HNC

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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 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
West Midlands +1 7 £350 - 20
HNC
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (28.57%) AutoCAD
2 2 (28.57%) MicroStation
2 2 (28.57%) Revit
General
1 5 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Administrator
1 3 (42.86%) Junior
2 2 (28.57%) Coordinator
2 2 (28.57%) Draughtsman
2 2 (28.57%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Analytical Mindset
1 3 (42.86%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Data Acquisition
2 2 (28.57%) Business Continuity
2 2 (28.57%) CAD
2 2 (28.57%) Cyber Resilience
2 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Project Management
3 1 (14.29%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) HND
2 3 (42.86%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) Accessibility
1 2 (28.57%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Autodesk