Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 49 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +26 |
| Contract jobs citing HNC | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales | - | - | 1.21% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 2.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £326 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +15.64% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wales median daily rate | - | - | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +66.93% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £44.82 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £48.13 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £51.45 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | - | - | £48.13 |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 108 | 73 | 202 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 44.81% | 23.55% | 40.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 75 | 50 | 153 |
| 10th Percentile | £180 | £212 | £273 |
| 25th Percentile | £293 | £483 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £600 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +9.09% | +1.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £491 | £675 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £633 | £725 | £660 |
| Wales median daily rate | £400 | £528 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.17% | +0.48% | -3.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.01 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.12 | £15.35 | £16.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £25.27 | £18.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.61% | +39.31% | -60.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.19 | £85.75 | £20.10 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.00 | £87.80 | £49.38 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £25.15 | £25.18 | £18.14 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.12% | +38.81% | -60.78% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing HNC in South Wales.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HNC in South Wales.