Higher National Certificate (HNC) UK> Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
2,762
4,242
6,586
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
27.88%
27.64%
25.47%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,865
2,651
4,417
10th Percentile
£350
£325
£381
25th Percentile
£425
£440
£454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+2.80%
75th Percentile
£613
£638
£650
90th Percentile
£700
£730
£745
UK median daily rate
£525
£535
£550
% change year-on-year
-1.87%
-2.73%
+4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
104
269
292
10th Percentile
£19.10
£15.85
£20.00
25th Percentile
£26.25
£25.00
£42.50
Median hourly rate
£54.51
£43.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
+26.76%
-33.85%
+33.22%
75th Percentile
£67.75
£65.00
£73.75
90th Percentile
£85.78
£83.84
£85.00
UK median hourly rate
£40.00
£40.00
£54.00
% change year-on-year
-
-25.93%
+29.16%
HNC Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
HNC Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing HNC.
HNC Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing HNC over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
HNC Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing HNC.
HNC Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing HNC also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for HNC.
HNC Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:
