HNC Job Trends in High Wycombe

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Buckinghamshire > High Wycombe

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in High Wycombe with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in High Wycombe 0.51% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 6.67% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile £62,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year +25.00% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
High Wycombe

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 High Wycombe.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 15 15 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in High Wycombe 7.65% 37.50% 25.97%
Number of salaries quoted 12 11 2
10th Percentile £62,000 £45,000 £53,250
25th Percentile £66,125 - £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +21.74% -6.12%
75th Percentile £72,500 - £59,375
90th Percentile £137,750 - £59,750
Buckinghamshire median annual salary £54,000 £42,000 £46,250
% change year-on-year +28.57% -9.19% -11.90%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in High Wycombe

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

HNC job vacancy trend in High Wycombe

HNC
Salary Trend in High Wycombe

Salary distribution trend for jobs in High Wycombe citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in High Wycombe citing HNC

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in High Wycombe 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Lead Electronics Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Electronics Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HND
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware