HNC Job Trends in Mid Wales

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Wales > Mid Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Mid Wales citing HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 1 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	8	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing HNC	2	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Mid Wales	4.65%	-	-
As % of the Qualifications category	33.33%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	2	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£37,000	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£39,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£41,000	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Wales median annual salary	£47,500	-	-

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Mid Wales

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 Mid Wales.

	6 months to 1 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	6	0	2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Mid Wales	13.95%	-	5.00%
Number of salaries quoted	3	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£37,000	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£39,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£43,000	-	-
90^th Percentile	£44,200	-	-
Wales median annual salary	£55,000	£55,500	£57,500
% change year-on-year	-0.90%	-3.48%	+27.78%

HNC Job Vacancy Trend in Mid Wales

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

HNC Salary Trend in Mid Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Mid Wales citing HNC.

HNC Job Locations in Mid Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Mid Wales region over the 6 months to 1 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Powys	-	2	£39,000	-	2
HNC Wales

HNC Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Mid Wales

For the 6 months to 1 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 Mid Wales region citing HNC.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Degree	100.0%	2
1	HND	100.0%	2
1	Reverse Engineering	100.0%	2
1	Schematic Capture	100.0%	2

HNC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Mid Wales 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	Degree	100.0%	2
1	HND	100.0%	2