HNC Jobs in the North West

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for HNC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 220 289 297
Rank change year-on-year +69 +8 -50
Permanent jobs citing HNC 70 17 39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.72% 0.21% 0.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.96% 0.62% 1.38%
Number of salaries quoted 33 4 0
10th Percentile £20,886 - -
25th Percentile £21,475 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £30,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - -
75th Percentile £49,500 - -
90th Percentile £52,500 - -
England median annual salary £46,000 £33,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +39.39% -22.35% -0.93%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

HNC is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,368 2,764 2,824
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 24.40% 34.92% 29.98%
Number of salaries quoted 1,603 929 1,307
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,553 £27,800
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,787 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,995 £58,193 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.50% +5.81% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in the North West

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Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HNC in the North West.

Salary trend for HNC in the North West

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Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing HNC in the North West over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for HNC in the North West

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Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the North West region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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
Merseyside - 16 £22,650 - 10
Cumbria - 15 £40,500 - 13
Cheshire -16 14 £44,750 +49.17% 28
Manchester - 13 £48,750 - 30
Lancashire - 12 £35,000 - 17
HNC
England

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 10 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (11.43%) AutoCAD
3 6 (8.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (5.71%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (1.43%) Revit
5 1 (1.43%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 8 (11.43%) LAN
2 4 (5.71%) Firewall
2 4 (5.71%) Multicast
2 4 (5.71%) Network Security
2 4 (5.71%) OSPF
2 4 (5.71%) TCP/IP
2 4 (5.71%) WAN
3 1 (1.43%) Modbus
3 1 (1.43%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.71%) QlikView
1 4 (5.71%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (5.71%) JIRA
1 4 (5.71%) Rational DOORS
General
1 26 (37.14%) Manufacturing
2 19 (27.14%) Social Skills
3 11 (15.71%) Electronics
4 10 (14.29%) Aerospace
5 9 (12.86%) Legal
6 8 (11.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (8.57%) Automotive
7 6 (8.57%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (7.14%) Finance
9 4 (5.71%) Law
10 3 (4.29%) Fire and Rescue
10 3 (4.29%) Local Government
10 3 (4.29%) Marketing
11 2 (2.86%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (2.86%) Retail
12 1 (1.43%) Advertising
12 1 (1.43%) Military
12 1 (1.43%) Public Sector
12 1 (1.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (22.86%) Principal Engineer
2 14 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 14 (20.00%) Manufacturing Engineer
3 8 (11.43%) Hardware Engineer
4 7 (10.00%) Senior
5 6 (8.57%) Development Engineer
5 6 (8.57%) Project Manager
5 6 (8.57%) Technical Manager
6 5 (7.14%) Lead
6 5 (7.14%) Technical Assistant
6 5 (7.14%) Trainee
7 4 (5.71%) Architect
7 4 (5.71%) Graduate
7 4 (5.71%) Graduate Hardware Engineer
7 4 (5.71%) Network Architect
7 4 (5.71%) Network Engineer
7 4 (5.71%) Support Specialist
7 4 (5.71%) Technical Specialist
7 4 (5.71%) Technical Support
7 4 (5.71%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.71%) Akka
2 1 (1.43%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.43%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (10.00%) Driving Licence
3 6 (8.57%) Management Information System
4 5 (7.14%) Housing Association
5 4 (5.71%) EPoS
5 4 (5.71%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (4.29%) Acoustics
7 2 (2.86%) Onboarding
8 1 (1.43%) Industry 4.0
8 1 (1.43%) IoT
8 1 (1.43%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.43%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (11.43%) Windows
2 4 (5.71%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (20.00%) Business Case
1 14 (20.00%) Infrastructure Management
1 14 (20.00%) People Management
2 13 (18.57%) Process Improvement
3 12 (17.14%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (17.14%) Project Management
4 10 (14.29%) Mentoring
5 8 (11.43%) Agile
5 8 (11.43%) Coaching
5 8 (11.43%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
6 7 (10.00%) Mathematics
7 6 (8.57%) Budget Control
7 6 (8.57%) Customer Service
8 5 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
8 5 (7.14%) Time Management
9 4 (5.71%) Network Architecture
9 4 (5.71%) Requirements Management
9 4 (5.71%) Risk Assessment
9 4 (5.71%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.71%) SQL
Qualifications
1 55 (78.57%) Degree
2 46 (65.71%) HND
3 5 (7.14%) Chartered Engineer
4 4 (5.71%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (2.86%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.43%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.86%) PMO
2 1 (1.43%) NEBOSH
2 1 (1.43%) QA
2 1 (1.43%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.43%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (1.43%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 5 (7.14%) SAP
2 4 (5.71%) Cisco
2 4 (5.71%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.71%) Thales
3 3 (4.29%) Allen-Bradley
3 3 (4.29%) Siemens
4 1 (1.43%) Autodesk
4 1 (1.43%) AVEVA
4 1 (1.43%) Rockwell