HNC Contracts in the North of England

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for HNC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 177 200 239
Rank change year-on-year +23 +39 -54
Contract jobs citing HNC 7 8 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.15% 0.14% 0.070%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.58% 0.56% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £330 £415
Median % change year-on-year - -20.48% -
75th Percentile - - £423
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £269 £390 £415
% change year-on-year -31.03% -6.02% +5.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 4
10th Percentile - - £28.10
25th Percentile £20.77 £36.00 £34.63
Median hourly rate £34.21 £38.00 £40.56
Median % change year-on-year -9.97% -6.31% +46.18%
75th Percentile - £41.26 £45.90
90th Percentile £34.53 £43.54 £53.61
England median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £40.56
% change year-on-year -18.10% +29.44% +12.66%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

HNC is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,216 1,431 1,468
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 26.02% 25.06% 20.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 665 1,002 994
10th Percentile £313 £322 £200
25th Percentile £420 £434 £373
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £525 £491
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +6.98% +9.06%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £588
90th Percentile £725 £700 £671
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 73 85
10th Percentile £10.95 £20.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £13.35 £25.75 £17.64
Median hourly rate £16.06 £40.58 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year -60.42% +5.39% +45.28%
75th Percentile £38.43 £52.13 £56.25
90th Percentile £63.75 £66.94 £75.00
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £39.50
% change year-on-year -23.81% +32.91% +4.50%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for HNC in the North of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing HNC in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for HNC in the North of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HNC in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for HNC in the North of England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing HNC in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for HNC in the North of England

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Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 May 2024. 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
North West +19 4 - - 111
North East - 3 - - 30
HNC
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) Power BI
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Finance
2 3 (42.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (42.86%) Police
2 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
3 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Analyst
1 3 (42.86%) Business Analyst
1 3 (42.86%) Project Manager
1 3 (42.86%) Strategy Manager
1 3 (42.86%) Technical Manager
1 3 (42.86%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (42.86%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) Data Analysis
1 3 (42.86%) Project Management
2 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (14.29%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) C#
1 3 (42.86%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
1 3 (42.86%) NVQ Level 4
2 1 (14.29%) HND
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) GDPR
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft