HNC Job Trends in Herefordshire

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
West Midlands > Herefordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Herefordshire with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 16 -
Rank change year-on-year -16 - -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Herefordshire 0.42% 1.49% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.95% 2.56% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £75,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -63.33% - -
75th Percentile £27,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £41,725 £50,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -16.55% +42.86% -22.22%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Herefordshire

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 Herefordshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 105 39 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Herefordshire 43.75% 58.21% 18.42%
Number of salaries quoted 52 26 14
10th Percentile £45,000 £29,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £56,250 £29,563 £30,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £56,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% +12.50% -
75th Percentile £88,000 £75,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,625 £86,250
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £53,594 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.62% -2.56% +4.76%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Herefordshire

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

HNC job vacancy trend in Herefordshire

HNC
Salary Trend in Herefordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Herefordshire citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Herefordshire citing HNC

HNC
Job Locations in Herefordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Herefordshire region over the 6 months to 15 September 2026. 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
Hereford - 1 £27,500 -
HNC
West Midlands

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Herefordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Revit
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Junior
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Building Information Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Autodesk
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft