HNC Jobs in the East Midlands

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 131 161 172
Rank change year-on-year +30 +11 +6
Permanent jobs citing HNC 14 28 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 0.53% 0.64% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.91% 2.91% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1 17 3
10th Percentile - £27,500 £32,000
25th Percentile - £35,000 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £47,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.53% +18.75% -
75th Percentile - £53,750 £45,426
90th Percentile - £55,000 £45,682
England median annual salary £48,918 £46,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year +6.34% +39.39% -23.26%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,541 962 1,048
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 58.15% 21.87% 37.02%
Number of salaries quoted 275 564 296
10th Percentile £24,789 £25,075 £25,188
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £43,251 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.25% -3.89% +4.65%
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £59,600
% change year-on-year - -7.72% +8.36%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in the East Midlands

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Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HNC in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for HNC in the East Midlands

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Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 May 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
Leicestershire +38 10 - - 6
Nottinghamshire +11 2 £33,000 -30.53% 3
Northamptonshire -13 2 - - 3
HNC
England

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
General
1 9 (64.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (14.29%) Electronics
2 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 1 (7.14%) Finance
3 1 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (71.43%) Project Manager
2 2 (14.29%) Senior
3 1 (7.14%) Control Systems Engineer
3 1 (7.14%) Mechanical Engineer
3 1 (7.14%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (7.14%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Optoelectronics
2 1 (7.14%) Driving Licence
2 1 (7.14%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (21.43%) Preventative Maintenance
2 2 (14.29%) Time Management
3 1 (7.14%) Coaching
3 1 (7.14%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 1 (7.14%) Fluid Mechanics
3 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (7.14%) Prototyping
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) Degree
2 3 (21.43%) HND
3 1 (7.14%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.14%) SAP