HNC Job Trends in Somerset

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 43 60
Rank change year-on-year -26 +17 -7
Permanent jobs citing HNC 2 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.23% 0.37% 0.49%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.71% 2.17% 1.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £32,365
25th Percentile - - £34,038
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 - £37,550
75th Percentile - - £38,275
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £47,750 £52,600 £40,000
% change year-on-year -9.22% +31.50% +0.29%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 281 46 205
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 32.22% 17.23% 25.00%
Number of salaries quoted 70 31 158
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £33,125 £30,385
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.53% +2.43%
75th Percentile £64,375 £64,905 £57,000
90th Percentile £90,144 £81,250 £62,500
South West median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% +1.85%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

HNC job vacancy trend in Somerset

HNC
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing HNC

HNC
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 1 June 2026. 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
Clevedon - 2 £43,000 - 2
HNC
South West

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (50.00%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) CorelDRAW
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Author
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Author
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Writer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) 3D Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) Content Development
1 1 (50.00%) Content Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HND
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft