HNC Jobs in Preston

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Preston with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 33 -
Rank change year-on-year +19 - -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 80 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 21.16% 1.83% -
As % of the Qualifications category 21.98% 3.57% -
Number of salaries quoted 75 2 0
10th Percentile - £43,125 -
25th Percentile £47,683 £45,938 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £51,250 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% - -
75th Percentile £51,240 £55,938 -
90th Percentile £54,793 £58,375 -
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £35,000 -
% change year-on-year +43.01% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Preston

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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 364 112 92
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 96.30% 51.38% 31.29%
Number of salaries quoted 259 106 53
10th Percentile - £26,250 £25,004
25th Percentile £47,683 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% +25.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £54,793 £57,875 £55,000
90th Percentile £58,970 £62,500 £66,482
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £49,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% +1.01% +30.26%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in Preston

HNC
Salary Trend in Preston

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HNC in Preston.

Salary trend for HNC in Preston

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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 25 (31.25%) Simulink
2 24 (30.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (30.00%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (30.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 27 (33.75%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 8 (10.00%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (1.25%) ClearCase
2 1 (1.25%) Git
General
1 39 (48.75%) Social Skills
2 27 (33.75%) Aerospace
2 27 (33.75%) Automotive
3 10 (12.50%) Avionics
3 10 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
4 6 (7.50%) Finance
4 6 (7.50%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 74 (92.50%) Systems Engineer
2 19 (23.75%) Senior
3 16 (20.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 7 (8.75%) Electronics Engineer
5 6 (7.50%) Infrastructure Manager
5 6 (7.50%) Infrastructure Project Manager
5 6 (7.50%) Project Manager
6 4 (5.00%) Security Engineer
7 3 (3.75%) Infrastructure Specialist
7 3 (3.75%) Integration Engineer
7 3 (3.75%) Senior Infrastructure Manager
7 3 (3.75%) Senior Infrastructure Project Manager
7 3 (3.75%) Senior Integration Engineer
7 3 (3.75%) Senior Manager
7 3 (3.75%) Senior Project Manager
7 3 (3.75%) Systems Integration Engineer
8 1 (1.25%) Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.25%) XML
1 1 (1.25%) XSD
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (91.25%) Systems Engineering
2 42 (52.50%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 32 (40.00%) Validation
4 27 (33.75%) PLM
5 25 (31.25%) Digital Twin
5 25 (31.25%) Mathematics
5 25 (31.25%) Software Engineering
5 25 (31.25%) SysML
5 25 (31.25%) Verification and Validation
6 16 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
7 11 (13.75%) Coaching
8 10 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
8 10 (12.50%) Cryptography
8 10 (12.50%) Requirements Management
9 7 (8.75%) Data Analysis
9 7 (8.75%) Requirements Gathering
10 6 (7.50%) Business Case
10 6 (7.50%) Project Management
11 5 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
12 1 (1.25%) UML
Programming Languages
1 52 (65.00%) MATLAB
2 1 (1.25%) SQL
Qualifications
1 80 (100.00%) Degree
2 74 (92.50%) HND
3 34 (42.50%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.50%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 27 (33.75%) ANSYS
2 24 (30.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.25%) Oracle