HNC Jobs in England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for HNC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 3 months to 26 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Higher National Certificate (HNC) UK / England
Location	3 months to 26 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	803	825	831
Rank change year-on-year	+22	+6
Permanent jobs citing HNC	64	80	122
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in England	0.076%	0.088%	0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category	0.31%	0.33%	0.43%
Number of salaries quoted	55	60	95
Median salary	£38,000	£34,250	£35,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+10.94%	-2.14%
90% offered a salary of more than	£23,500	£28,000	£25,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£47,500	£45,500	£52,545
UK excluding London median salary	£38,000	£34,250	£35,500
% change year-on-year	+10.94%	-3.52%

HNC is in the academic qualifications and professional certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all academic qualifications and professional certifications cited in permanent job vacancies advertised in England.

Academic & Professional Certification England
Permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications	20663	24209	28466
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England	24.57%	26.55%	27.38%
Number of salaries quoted	16207	19826	22770
Median salary	£46,750	£47,500	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-1.57%	+5.55%
90% offered a salary of more than	£27,500	£27,500	£27,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£75,000	£70,000	£72,500
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£41,500
% change year-on-year	-	+2.40%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in England citing HNC as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Qualifications category.

HNC
Salary Trend in England

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing HNC in England.

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Salary Histogram in England

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing HNC in England over the 3 months to 26 June 2017.

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the England region over the 3 months to 26 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
South East	+52	21	£42,000	+12.00%	1
South West	-7	8	£23,500	-25.39%	2
North West	-35	8	£37,500	+7.14%	2
West Midlands	+19	7	£30,000	-4.76%	3
Yorkshire	-4	7	£38,500	-6.09%	2
London	+17	5	£40,000	+26.98%	4
East Midlands	+17	5	£40,500	+20.89%	1
North East	+12	3	£32,000	-48.80%
HNC UK

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Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in England

For the 6 months to 26 June 2017, IT jobs citing HNC also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the England region with a requirement for HNC.

1	80 (63.49%)	HND
2	68 (53.97%)	Degree
3	28 (22.22%)	Manufacturing
4	26 (20.63%)	Computer Science
5	22 (17.46%)	C
5	22 (17.46%)	Driving Licence
6	21 (16.67%)	Software Engineering
7	20 (15.87%)	Microsoft
8	18 (14.29%)	C++
9	17 (13.49%)	Linux
9	17 (13.49%)	Finance
10	16 (12.70%)	Analytical Skills
10	16 (12.70%)	Computer Science Degree
11	15 (11.90%)	Validation
11	15 (11.90%)	HTML

11	15 (11.90%)	PHP
11	15 (11.90%)	Embedded C
12	14 (11.11%)	QA
12	14 (11.11%)	SQL
13	13 (10.32%)	Microsoft Office
13	13 (10.32%)	JavaScript
13	13 (10.32%)	CAD
14	12 (9.52%)	Electronics
14	12 (9.52%)	Test Automation
15	11 (8.73%)	Security Cleared
15	11 (8.73%)	Microsoft Excel
16	10 (7.94%)	Windows
16	10 (7.94%)	.NET
16	10 (7.94%)	Project Management
17	9 (7.14%)	Continuous Improvement

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Co-occurring IT Skills in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	6 (4.76%)	Skype for Business
2	1 (0.79%)	CMS
2	1 (0.79%)	Confluence
2	1 (0.79%)	IIS
2	1 (0.79%)	MS Exchange
2	1 (0.79%)	SharePoint

Applications
1	13 (10.32%)	Microsoft Office
2	11 (8.73%)	Microsoft Excel
3	8 (6.35%)	AutoCAD
4	7 (5.56%)	SOLIDWORKS
5	4 (3.17%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
6	2 (1.59%)	Autodesk Inventor
6	2 (1.59%)	PTC Creo
6	2 (1.59%)	Siemens NX
6	2 (1.59%)	Solid Edge
7	1 (0.79%)	CATIA
7	1 (0.79%)	Mathcad
7	1 (0.79%)	MS Visio
7	1 (0.79%)	Windchill

Business Applications
1	3 (2.38%)	SAP ERP
2	2 (1.59%)	SAP PM
3	1 (0.79%)	Dynamics CRM
3	1 (0.79%)	Dynamics NAV
3	1 (0.79%)	Maximo
3	1 (0.79%)	NetSuite
3	1 (0.79%)	Northgate Housing

Communications & Networking
1	9 (7.14%)	TCP/IP
2	8 (6.35%)	Wireless
3	6 (4.76%)	Firewall
3	6 (4.76%)	LAN
3	6 (4.76%)	VoIP
3	6 (4.76%)	WAN
4	5 (3.97%)	Cisco Nexus
4	5 (3.97%)	MPLS
5	4 (3.17%)	Cisco ASA
6	3 (2.38%)	Structured Cabling
7	2 (1.59%)	GoToMeeting
7	2 (1.59%)	GSM
7	2 (1.59%)	SAN
7	2 (1.59%)	Skype
7	2 (1.59%)	WebEx
7	2 (1.59%)	Wi-Fi
8	1 (0.79%)	DNS
8	1 (0.79%)	Ethernet
8	1 (0.79%)	SDH
8	1 (0.79%)	VPN

Database & Business Intelligence
1	7 (5.56%)	MySQL
1	7 (5.56%)	SQL Server
2	3 (2.38%)	GIS
2	3 (2.38%)	Oracle Reports
3	2 (1.59%)	PostgreSQL
3	2 (1.59%)	RDBMS
3	2 (1.59%)	Relational Database
3	2 (1.59%)	SQL Server Integration Services
3	2 (1.59%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
4	1 (0.79%)	BusinessObjects
4	1 (0.79%)	NoSQL
4	1 (0.79%)	QlikView
4	1 (0.79%)	SQL Server 2008
4	1 (0.79%)	SQL Server 2012
4	1 (0.79%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
4	1 (0.79%)	SQLite

Development Applications
1	8 (6.35%)	Git (software)
2	7 (5.56%)	JIRA
3	4 (3.17%)	Rational DOORS
4	2 (1.59%)	CruiseControl
4	2 (1.59%)	NUnit
4	2 (1.59%)	Rational Rhapsody
5	1 (0.79%)	Bugzilla
5	1 (0.79%)	Jenkins
5	1 (0.79%)	JIRA Agile
5	1 (0.79%)	Subversion

General
1	28 (22.22%)	Manufacturing
2	17 (13.49%)	Finance
3	12 (9.52%)	Electronics
4	5 (3.97%)	Telecoms
5	4 (3.17%)	Military
6	2 (1.59%)	Aerospace
6	2 (1.59%)	Automotive
7	1 (0.79%)	Advertising
7	1 (0.79%)	Legal
7	1 (0.79%)	Marketing
7	1 (0.79%)	Pharmaceutical

Job Titles
1	15 (11.90%)	Design Engineer
2	13 (10.32%)	Developer
3	10 (7.94%)	Embedded Developer
3	10 (7.94%)	Field Engineer
3	10 (7.94%)	Project Engineer
4	9 (7.14%)	Mechanical Engineer
5	8 (6.35%)	Embedded Engineer
5	8 (6.35%)	Embedded Linux Engineer
5	8 (6.35%)	Linux Developer
5	8 (6.35%)	Linux Engineer
5	8 (6.35%)	Mechanical Design Engineer
5	8 (6.35%)	Test Engineer
6	7 (5.56%)	Analyst
6	7 (5.56%)	Hardware Engineer
6	7 (5.56%)	Project Manager
7	6 (4.76%)	Manufacturing Engineer
7	6 (4.76%)	Network Engineer
7	6 (4.76%)	Quality Engineer
7	6 (4.76%)	Tester
8	5 (3.97%)	Field Hardware Engineer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	15 (11.90%)	HTML
2	10 (7.94%)	.NET
3	8 (6.35%)	ASP.NET
3	8 (6.35%)	ASP.NET MVC
3	8 (6.35%)	SOAP
4	6 (4.76%)	jQuery
5	5 (3.97%)	Node.js
6	3 (2.38%)	Web Services
7	2 (1.59%)	AngularJS
7	2 (1.59%)	CSS
7	2 (1.59%)	WCF
8	1 (0.79%)	.NET Framework
8	1 (0.79%)	WPF

Miscellaneous
1	26 (20.63%)	Computer Science
2	22 (17.46%)	Driving Licence
3	16 (12.70%)	Analytical Skills
4	8 (6.35%)	Device Driver
5	6 (4.76%)	Management Information System
6	5 (3.97%)	Data Centre
7	4 (3.17%)	CCTV
8	3 (2.38%)	EPoS
8	3 (2.38%)	Robotics
9	2 (1.59%)	Enterprise Software
9	2 (1.59%)	Field-Programmable Gate Array
9	2 (1.59%)	Foreign Exchange (FX)
9	2 (1.59%)	Infotainment
9	2 (1.59%)	iPad
9	2 (1.59%)	PMI
9	2 (1.59%)	VHDL
9	2 (1.59%)	Virtual Team
10	1 (0.79%)	Embedded Systems
10	1 (0.79%)	iPhone
10	1 (0.79%)	SCADA

Operating Systems
1	17 (13.49%)	Linux
2	10 (7.94%)	Windows
3	8 (6.35%)	Embedded Linux
4	4 (3.17%)	Android
5	3 (2.38%)	Apple iOS
5	3 (2.38%)	Windows Server
6	1 (0.79%)	Unix
6	1 (0.79%)	Windows Server 2003

Processes & Methodologies
1	21 (16.67%)	Software Engineering
2	15 (11.90%)	Validation
3	13 (10.32%)	CAD
4	12 (9.52%)	Test Automation
5	10 (7.94%)	Project Management
6	9 (7.14%)	Continuous Improvement
7	8 (6.35%)	Agile Software Development
7	8 (6.35%)	Creative Problem-Solving
7	8 (6.35%)	Device Driver Development
7	8 (6.35%)	Finite Element Analysis
7	8 (6.35%)	MVC
7	8 (6.35%)	Process Improvement
7	8 (6.35%)	Service Delivery
8	6 (4.76%)	SDLC
8	6 (4.76%)	Software Testing
8	6 (4.76%)	TDD
8	6 (4.76%)	Unit Testing
9	5 (3.97%)	Customer Requirements
9	5 (3.97%)	Industrial Design
9	5 (3.97%)	Network Architecture

Programming Languages
1	22 (17.46%)	C
2	18 (14.29%)	C++
3	15 (11.90%)	Embedded C
3	15 (11.90%)	PHP
4	14 (11.11%)	SQL
5	13 (10.32%)	JavaScript
6	9 (7.14%)	Java
7	8 (6.35%)	C#
7	8 (6.35%)	Embedded C++
8	5 (3.97%)	Python
9	3 (2.38%)	MATLAB
9	3 (2.38%)	T-SQL
10	1 (0.79%)	Delphi
10	1 (0.79%)	Fortran
10	1 (0.79%)	PL/SQL
10	1 (0.79%)	VBA
10	1 (0.79%)	XAML

Qualifications
1	80 (63.49%)	HND
2	68 (53.97%)	Degree
3	16 (12.70%)	Computer Science Degree
4	11 (8.73%)	Security Cleared
5	8 (6.35%)	SC Cleared
6	7 (5.56%)	Cisco Certification
7	5 (3.97%)	CCIE
8	4 (3.17%)	Microsoft Certification
8	4 (3.17%)	Six Sigma Black Belt
8	4 (3.17%)	Six Sigma Green Belt
9	3 (2.38%)	DV Cleared
9	3 (2.38%)	ITIL Certification
9	3 (2.38%)	MCSE
9	3 (2.38%)	PRINCE2 Certification
10	2 (1.59%)	MCSA
10	2 (1.59%)	PMI Certification
11	1 (0.79%)	A+ Certification
11	1 (0.79%)	CCNA
11	1 (0.79%)	CCNP
11	1 (0.79%)	NVQ Level 4

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	14 (11.11%)	QA
2	4 (3.17%)	ISO 9000
3	3 (2.38%)	ISO 14001
3	3 (2.38%)	ISO 22301
3	3 (2.38%)	ISO 9001
3	3 (2.38%)	ISO/IEC 20000
3	3 (2.38%)	ISO/IEC 27001
3	3 (2.38%)	RMADS
4	2 (1.59%)	Data Quality
4	2 (1.59%)	SLA
5	1 (0.79%)	DO-160
5	1 (0.79%)	NEBOSH
5	1 (0.79%)	TickIT

System Software
1	9 (7.14%)	Firmware
2	3 (2.38%)	Active Directory
3	1 (0.79%)	Hyper-V
3	1 (0.79%)	VMware ESXi
3	1 (0.79%)	VMware Infrastructure

Systems Management
1	2 (1.59%)	MOM
2	1 (0.79%)	Microsoft Data Protection Manager
2	1 (0.79%)	SCOM

Vendors
1	20 (15.87%)	Microsoft
2	8 (6.35%)	SAP
3	6 (4.76%)	Cisco
3	6 (4.76%)	Juniper
4	5 (3.97%)	Aruba
4	5 (3.97%)	Avaya
4	5 (3.97%)	CheckPoint
4	5 (3.97%)	F5
4	5 (3.97%)	Palo Alto
5	4 (3.17%)	Siemens
6	3 (2.38%)	Oracle
7	2 (1.59%)	Allen-Bradley
7	2 (1.59%)	EMC
7	2 (1.59%)	Xilinx
8	1 (0.79%)	ANSYS
8	1 (0.79%)	Atmel
8	1 (0.79%)	Meraki
8	1 (0.79%)	Ruckus Wireless
8	1 (0.79%)	Samsung
8	1 (0.79%)	Tableau