HNC Job Trends in Royston

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Hertfordshire > Royston

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Royston citing HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 4 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	7	-	7
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing HNC	17	0	1
As % of all permanent jobs in Royston	15.45%	-	4.17%
As % of the Qualifications category	73.91%	-	6.67%
Number of salaries quoted	5	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£48,750	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£52,500	-	-
75^th Percentile	£56,250	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Hertfordshire median annual salary	£52,500	£36,500	-
% change year-on-year	+43.84%	-	-

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Royston

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 Royston.

	6 months to 4 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	23	0	15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Royston	20.91%	-	62.50%
Number of salaries quoted	11	0	2
10^th Percentile	-	-	£60,750
25^th Percentile	£48,750	-	£61,875
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£62,500	-	£72,500
Median % change year-on-year	-	-	+81.32%
75^th Percentile	£68,750	-	£81,875
90^th Percentile	-	-	£82,250
Hertfordshire median annual salary	£50,000	£44,000	£52,500
% change year-on-year	+13.64%	-16.19%	-2.78%

HNC Job Vacancy Trend in Royston

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

HNC Salary Trend in Royston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Royston citing HNC.

HNC Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Royston

For the 6 months to 4 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 Royston region citing HNC.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Degree	88.2%	15
1	HND	88.2%	15
3	Problem-Solving	70.6%	12
4	CAD	58.8%	10
4	Continuous Improvement	58.8%	10
4	Data Acquisition	58.8%	10
4	Manufacturing Engineering	58.8%	10
4	Process Improvement	58.8%	10
4	Root Cause Analysis	58.8%	10
4	Test Automation	58.8%	10
11	Accessibility	41.2%	7
12	Allen-Bradley	29.4%	5
12	Collaborative Engineering	29.4%	5
12	Collaborative Working	29.4%	5
12	Data-Driven Decision Making	29.4%	5
12	Decision-Making	29.4%	5
12	Ethernet	29.4%	5
12	FactoryTalk	29.4%	5
12	Firmware	29.4%	5
12	HAZOP	29.4%	5
12	Profibus	29.4%	5
12	Rockwell	29.4%	5
12	Technical Leadership	29.4%	5
12	Wonderware	29.4%	5
12	Wonderware InTouch	29.4%	5
26	Regulatory Compliance	11.8%	2
26	SAP	11.8%	2

HNC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Royston 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	88.2%	15
1	HND	88.2%	15