HNC Job Trends in Fareham

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Hampshire > Fareham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Fareham citing HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 5 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	33	13	46
Rank change year-on-year	-20	+33	-
Permanent jobs citing HNC	17	20	2
As % of all permanent jobs in Fareham	2.78%	11.11%	0.66%
As % of the Qualifications category	15.18%	27.03%	3.45%
Number of salaries quoted	2	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£47,500	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£52,500	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Hampshire median annual salary	£50,000	£42,000	£60,750
% change year-on-year	+19.05%	-30.86%	+67.17%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Fareham

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 Fareham.

	6 months to 5 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	112	74	58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fareham	18.30%	41.11%	19.27%
Number of salaries quoted	66	6	24
10^th Percentile	£26,000	£20,000	£28,000
25^th Percentile	£33,153	£22,625	£30,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£43,000	£37,500
Median % change year-on-year	+27.91%	+14.67%	-11.76%
75^th Percentile	£70,938	£60,000	£56,325
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£62,625	£65,898
Hampshire median annual salary	£60,500	£58,000	£57,500
% change year-on-year	+4.31%	+0.87%	+15.00%

HNC Job Vacancy Trend in Fareham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing HNC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Fareham.

HNC Salary Trend in Fareham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Fareham citing HNC.

HNC Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham

For the 6 months to 5 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 Fareham region citing HNC.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	AI	70.6%	12
1	Software Engineering	70.6%	12
3	Problem-Solving	64.7%	11
4	Critical Thinking	52.9%	9
4	SC Cleared	52.9%	9
4	Security Cleared	52.9%	9
7	HND	41.2%	7
8	Configuration Management	35.3%	6
8	Degree	35.3%	6
8	Preventative Maintenance	35.3%	6
11	Technical Leadership	29.4%	5
12	Continuous Improvement	23.5%	4
13	AVEVA	17.6%	3
13	Chartered Engineer	17.6%	3
13	Cybersecurity	17.6%	3
13	Functional Safety	17.6%	3
13	IEC 61508	17.6%	3
13	Modbus	17.6%	3
13	Rockwell	17.6%	3
13	Siemens	17.6%	3
13	VMware	17.6%	3
13	VMware Infrastructure	17.6%	3
23	CAD	11.8%	2
23	Coaching	11.8%	2
23	Digital Transformation Programme	11.8%	2
23	ERP	11.8%	2
23	Integration Acceptance Testing	11.8%	2
23	Integration Testing	11.8%	2
23	Knowledge Transfer	11.8%	2
23	Lean Manufacturing	11.8%	2

HNC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fareham 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	SC Cleared	52.9%	9
1	Security Cleared	52.9%	9
3	HND	41.2%	7
4	Degree	35.3%	6
5	Chartered Engineer	17.6%	3