HNC Job Trends in Northampton

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northampton with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 34 44
Rank change year-on-year -13 +10 -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 1 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Northampton 0.16% 0.46% 0.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.23% 2.04% 1.59%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - -
75th Percentile £38,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northamptonshire median annual salary £37,500 £70,000 -
% change year-on-year -46.43% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northampton

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 Northampton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 81 49 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northampton 12.86% 22.48% 12.94%
Number of salaries quoted 19 23 46
10th Percentile £40,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,608 £31,875 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,683 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.83% -17.07% +9.52%
75th Percentile £73,125 £65,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £98,500 £71,000 -
Northamptonshire median annual salary £54,500 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.86% +2.00% -2.44%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

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

HNC job vacancy trend in Northampton

HNC
Salary Trend in Northampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing HNC

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared