Higher National Certificate (HNC)
England > North East
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North East with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 33 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing HNC | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North East | - | 0.91% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 2.68% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £269 | £390 |
| % change year-on-year | +95.17% | -31.03% | -6.02% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £20.77 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £49.17 | £43.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.35% | -18.10% | +29.44% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
North East
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 North East.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 122 | 112 | 183 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East | 38.13% | 33.84% | 47.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 87 | 43 | 151 |
| 10th Percentile | £195 | £335 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £334 | £416 | £470 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £501 | £560 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.10% | -10.63% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £631 | £665 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £690 | £758 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | -2.27% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.60 | £12.38 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.23 | £13.99 | £48.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.81 | £20.77 | £49.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.44% | -57.61% | -1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.41 | £50.00 | £49.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.38 | £60.00 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £40.55 | £40.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.36% | -23.81% | +32.91% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North East.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North East
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HNC in the North East.