HNC Job Trends in Cambridge

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 0.29% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.61% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £47,000 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year +17.50% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cambridge

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 Cambridge.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 163 181 195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 46.97% 29.05% 42.21%
Number of salaries quoted 87 119 81
10th Percentile - £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £26,250 £38,000 £44,450
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,113 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.80% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £52,500 £71,650 £75,000
90th Percentile £66,000 £80,000 £85,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £33,113 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -39.80% -8.33% +20.00%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for HNC in Cambridge

HNC
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing HNC

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) RS-232
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Life Science
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Biotechnology
1 1 (100.00%) Motion Control
1 1 (100.00%) Presales
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware