HNC Job Trends in Dunstable

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Bedfordshire > Dunstable

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dunstable citing HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 6 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	10	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing HNC	1	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dunstable	2.63%	-	-
As % of the Qualifications category	11.11%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	1	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£34,500	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£38,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£41,500	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Bedfordshire median annual salary	£45,500	-	-

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dunstable

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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in Dunstable.

	6 months to 6 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	9	0	4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dunstable	23.68%	-	30.77%
Number of salaries quoted	5	0	1
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£32,000	-	£73,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£34,000	-	£77,500
75^th Percentile	£41,500	-	£81,250
90^th Percentile	£52,600	-	-
Bedfordshire median annual salary	£45,000	£34,000	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+32.35%	-32.00%	-16.67%

HNC Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dunstable

For the 6 months to 6 November 2026, job vacancies citing HNC also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dunstable region citing HNC.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Collaborative Working	100.0%	1
1	DBS Check	100.0%	1
1	Microsoft	100.0%	1
1	Microsoft Excel	100.0%	1
1	Software Testing	100.0%	1

HNC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dunstable by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	DBS Check	100.0%	1