HNC Job Trends in Slough

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Berkshire > Slough

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Slough with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 - 23
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Slough 0.33% - 2.67%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.52% - 6.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,250 - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - £62,500
75th Percentile £43,750 - £68,750
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £44,090 £75,000 £54,995
% change year-on-year -41.21% +36.38% +14.57%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Slough

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 Slough.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 66 62 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Slough 21.71% 46.62% 38.67%
Number of salaries quoted 32 16 44
10th Percentile £32,500 £51,838 £28,663
25th Percentile £42,750 £63,750 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +56.98% -28.33%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £62,188
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £71,250
Berkshire median annual salary £53,750 £67,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.37% +22.73% +7.11%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Slough

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

HNC job vacancy trend in Slough

HNC
Salary Trend in Slough

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Slough citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Slough citing HNC

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) EPLAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HND
1 1 (100.00%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Allen-Bradley
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Wonderware