HNC Jobs in Bristol

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 132 152
Rank change year-on-year +93 +20 +39
Permanent jobs citing HNC 71 29 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 5.71% 0.92% 0.50%
As % of the Qualifications category 12.05% 2.76% 1.41%
Number of salaries quoted 64 2 13
10th Percentile - - £35,000
25th Percentile - £37,500 £37,940
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £40,000 £39,885
Median % change year-on-year +31.50% +0.29% -
75th Percentile - £42,500 £45,852
90th Percentile £61,250 - £48,375
South West median annual salary £52,600 £40,000 £39,885
% change year-on-year +31.50% +0.29% +0.97%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

HNC falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bristol.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 589 1,052 919
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 47.35% 33.50% 35.63%
Number of salaries quoted 369 756 460
10th Percentile £37,250 £35,875 £27,000
25th Percentile £47,603 £47,500 £40,798
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £60,000 £55,750
Median % change year-on-year -12.33% +7.62% +4.97%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £52,600 £54,022 £53,000
% change year-on-year -2.63% +1.93% +6.00%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in Bristol

HNC
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HNC in Bristol.

Salary trend for HNC in Bristol

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 58 (81.69%) Simulink
2 8 (11.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (11.27%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (11.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 8 (11.27%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 4 (5.63%) Rational DOORS
General
1 12 (16.90%) Aerospace
2 8 (11.27%) Automotive
3 4 (5.63%) Military
4 1 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (1.41%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 70 (98.59%) Systems Engineer
2 12 (16.90%) Senior
2 12 (16.90%) Senior Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.41%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (1.41%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (98.59%) Systems Engineering
2 62 (87.32%) Mathematics
2 62 (87.32%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 58 (81.69%) Digital Twin
3 58 (81.69%) Software Engineering
3 58 (81.69%) SysML
3 58 (81.69%) Validation
3 58 (81.69%) Verification and Validation
4 8 (11.27%) PLM
4 8 (11.27%) Requirements Management
5 4 (5.63%) Business Case
5 4 (5.63%) OO
5 4 (5.63%) Project Delivery
6 1 (1.41%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 66 (92.96%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 71 (100.00%) Degree
1 71 (100.00%) HND
2 8 (11.27%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.41%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 8 (11.27%) ANSYS
1 8 (11.27%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.41%) Facebook
2 1 (1.41%) YouTube