Higher National Certificate (HNC)
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 89 | 44 | 62 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | +18 | +61 |
| Permanent jobs citing HNC | 6 | 31 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire | 0.77% | 3.01% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 2.83% | 13.72% | 1.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,979 | £53,928 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.18% | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,055 | £37,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +33.48% | +66.67% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire
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 Cheshire.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 212 | 226 | 96 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire | 27.35% | 21.96% | 19.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70 | 120 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,425 | £29,000 | £32,950 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,313 | £36,036 | £42,593 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | +18.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £57,854 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £78,363 | £75,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -13.04% | +17.35% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing HNC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Salary Trend in Cheshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing HNC.
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Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 1 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington | +14 | 2 | £48,979 | - | 3 |
| Widnes | - | 1 | - | - | |
| HNC North West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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: