HNC Jobs in England

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 179 356 607
Rank change year-on-year +177 +251 +197
Permanent jobs citing HNC 933 686 291
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.89% 0.71% 0.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.97% 2.67% 1.06%
Number of salaries quoted 557 222 137
10th Percentile £40,000 £26,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £34,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £45,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.23% +28.57% -22.22%
75th Percentile £52,600 £55,675 £44,560
90th Percentile £54,793 £63,700 £51,670
UK median annual salary £50,055 £45,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +11.23% +28.57% -16.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 23,482 25,687 27,534
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 47.69% 26.49% 33.87%
Number of salaries quoted 9,434 15,780 12,758
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,603 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,022 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.81% -9.96% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.77% -11.67% +9.09%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for HNC in England

HNC
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HNC in England.

Salary trend for HNC in England

HNC
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing HNC in England over the 6 months to 19 June 2025.

Salary histogram for HNC in England

HNC
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 6 months to 19 June 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
North of England +169 693 £50,055 +18.72% 301
North West +200 608 £50,055 +43.01% 159
South West +131 96 £52,600 +31.50% 112
Yorkshire +22 80 £57,560 +9.12% 104
South East +45 67 £40,000 -22.10% 217
Midlands -20 44 £35,000 -26.32% 193
East of England +5 29 £55,000 +42.86% 130
East Midlands +19 26 £40,000 -15.79% 78
West Midlands -22 18 £35,000 -17.65% 115
North East +32 5 £40,000 -3.61% 40
London +71 4 £29,000 -43.35% 298
HNC
UK

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (0.75%) WinCC
Applications
1 188 (20.15%) Microsoft Office
2 177 (18.97%) Simulink
3 153 (16.40%) Microsoft Excel
4 140 (15.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.75%) EPLAN
6 2 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.21%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.21%) QuarkXPress
7 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 176 (18.86%) Teamcenter
2 2 (0.21%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 9 (0.96%) Google Workspace
2 7 (0.75%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.25%) Modbus
2 20 (2.14%) Ethernet
3 13 (1.39%) MQTT
4 12 (1.29%) TCP/IP
5 11 (1.18%) Firewall
6 9 (0.96%) BGP
6 9 (0.96%) DHCP
6 9 (0.96%) DNS
6 9 (0.96%) OSPF
6 9 (0.96%) VLAN
6 9 (0.96%) WLAN
7 8 (0.86%) Profibus
8 7 (0.75%) RS-485
9 2 (0.21%) NAS
9 2 (0.21%) Network Security
9 2 (0.21%) SAN
10 1 (0.11%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 58 (6.22%) Rational DOORS
2 53 (5.68%) LabVIEW
3 15 (1.61%) JIRA
4 5 (0.54%) ClearCase
4 5 (0.54%) Git
5 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
General
1 270 (28.94%) Social Skills
2 186 (19.94%) Automotive
3 178 (19.08%) Aerospace
4 127 (13.61%) Manufacturing
5 110 (11.79%) Finance
6 65 (6.97%) Influencing Skills
7 61 (6.54%) Avionics
8 40 (4.29%) Analytical Skills
9 35 (3.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 33 (3.54%) Pharmaceutical
11 19 (2.04%) Retail
12 14 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (0.96%) Military
14 8 (0.86%) Telecoms
15 7 (0.75%) Electronics
15 7 (0.75%) Law
16 6 (0.64%) Advertising
16 6 (0.64%) Fire and Rescue
16 6 (0.64%) Local Government
17 3 (0.32%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 596 (63.88%) Systems Engineer
2 252 (27.01%) Senior
3 168 (18.01%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 92 (9.86%) Automation Engineer
5 57 (6.11%) Integration Engineer
5 57 (6.11%) Systems Integration Engineer
6 54 (5.79%) Electronics Engineer
7 53 (5.68%) Project Manager
8 52 (5.57%) Senior Electrical Engineer
9 36 (3.86%) Senior Integration Engineer
10 34 (3.64%) Test Engineer
11 32 (3.43%) Lead
12 30 (3.22%) Infrastructure Manager
12 30 (3.22%) Infrastructure Project Manager
13 29 (3.11%) Support Engineer
13 29 (3.11%) Technical Support
14 28 (3.00%) Technical Engineer
14 28 (3.00%) Technical Support Engineer
15 22 (2.36%) Senior Manager
15 22 (2.36%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.64%) .NET
1 6 (0.64%) CSS
2 5 (0.54%) XML
2 5 (0.54%) XSD
3 2 (0.21%) Leaflet
3 2 (0.21%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 79 (8.47%) Operational Technology
2 77 (8.25%) Management Information System
3 68 (7.29%) FMCG
4 66 (7.07%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 39 (4.18%) SCADA
6 21 (2.25%) Renewable Energy
7 16 (1.71%) Driving Licence
8 14 (1.50%) IoT
8 14 (1.50%) Satnav
9 13 (1.39%) Biopharmaceutical
9 13 (1.39%) Industry 4.0
10 11 (1.18%) Data Centre
11 9 (0.96%) Smartphone
12 8 (0.86%) NHS
13 6 (0.64%) Robotics
14 3 (0.32%) Optoelectronics
15 2 (0.21%) Analytical Mindset
15 2 (0.21%) CSOC
15 2 (0.21%) Graphic Design
15 2 (0.21%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.47%) Linux
2 18 (1.93%) Windows
3 13 (1.39%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.29%) Windows 10
5 11 (1.18%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (0.96%) Mac OS X
6 9 (0.96%) Ubuntu
6 9 (0.96%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 557 (59.70%) Systems Engineering
2 291 (31.19%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 236 (25.29%) Validation
4 182 (19.51%) Mathematics
4 182 (19.51%) Software Engineering
4 182 (19.51%) Verification and Validation
5 177 (18.97%) Digital Twin
5 177 (18.97%) SysML
6 176 (18.86%) PLM
7 132 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
8 118 (12.65%) Requirements Management
9 97 (10.40%) Continuous Improvement
10 92 (9.86%) Customer Requirements
11 90 (9.65%) Coaching
12 80 (8.57%) Change Management
13 66 (7.07%) Budgeting
13 66 (7.07%) Data Collection
13 66 (7.07%) Energy Management
13 66 (7.07%) Quality Management
14 61 (6.54%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 353 (37.83%) MATLAB
2 14 (1.50%) SQL
3 9 (0.96%) PowerShell
4 7 (0.75%) C#
4 7 (0.75%) Python
5 6 (0.64%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.11%) C
6 1 (0.11%) C++
6 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 699 (74.92%) Degree
2 697 (74.71%) HND
3 409 (43.84%) BPSS Clearance
4 24 (2.57%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 24 (2.57%) Six Sigma Green Belt
5 23 (2.47%) Security Cleared
6 17 (1.82%) SC Cleared
7 13 (1.39%) Chartered Engineer
8 11 (1.18%) DBS Check
8 11 (1.18%) Master's Degree
9 9 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (0.96%) MCSE
9 9 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (0.64%) MOS
11 5 (0.54%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.32%) NVQ Level 3
13 2 (0.21%) CISM
13 2 (0.21%) CISSP
14 1 (0.11%) A+ Certification
14 1 (0.11%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (5.89%) ISO 9001
2 52 (5.57%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 30 (3.22%) NEBOSH
4 3 (0.32%) GDPR
5 2 (0.21%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.21%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.21%) IEC 61131
5 2 (0.21%) QA
6 1 (0.11%) Def Stans
6 1 (0.11%) HAZOP
6 1 (0.11%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 13 (1.39%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (1.18%) VMware ESXi
3 10 (1.07%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.21%) Firmware
5 1 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (1.61%) Functional Safety
2 7 (0.75%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 176 (18.86%) ANSYS
2 175 (18.76%) Microsoft
3 89 (9.54%) Siemens
4 79 (8.47%) Rockwell
5 22 (2.36%) Google
6 15 (1.61%) SAP
6 15 (1.61%) VMware
7 14 (1.50%) Salesforce
8 13 (1.39%) AVEVA
9 11 (1.18%) EMC
10 9 (0.96%) Apple
10 9 (0.96%) Cisco
10 9 (0.96%) Dell
10 9 (0.96%) Fortinet
10 9 (0.96%) Ubiquiti
11 7 (0.75%) Allen-Bradley
11 7 (0.75%) Wonderware
12 5 (0.54%) NEC
12 5 (0.54%) Oracle
13 3 (0.32%) Facebook