HNC Contract Job Trends in Swansea

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
West Wales > Swansea

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Swansea with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing HNC 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Swansea 3.70% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 11.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
West Wales median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £19.72 - -
Median hourly rate £20.01 - -
75th Percentile £20.29 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median hourly rate £20.01 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Swansea

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 Swansea.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 18 6 15
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swansea 33.33% 25.00% 75.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 6 14
10th Percentile £416 £488 £268
25th Percentile £503 £525 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £625 £500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +25.00% +177.78%
75th Percentile £575 £638 £505
90th Percentile - £663 £550
West Wales median daily rate £525 £625 £500
% change year-on-year -16.00% +25.00% +177.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £19.72 - -
Median hourly rate £20.01 - -
75th Percentile £20.29 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median hourly rate £17.40 - -

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HNC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Swansea.

HNC job vacancy trend in Swansea

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP