Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 61 | 99 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing HNC | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales | 0.48% | 0.34% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.72% | 1.42% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £45,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | - | - |
| Wales median annual salary | £40,000 | £45,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 233 | 352 | 438 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales | 27.80% | 23.62% | 38.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 182 | 127 | 147 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £29,400 | £26,391 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,438 | £37,101 | £31,778 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £46,604 | £44,666 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.47% | +4.34% | -0.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,600 | £60,000 | £61,638 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,990 | £69,250 |
| Wales median annual salary | £62,000 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.78% | +5.88% | -5.56% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
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Salary Trend in South Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HNC in South Wales.
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Job Locations in South Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 22 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | - | 4 | £40,000 | - | 4 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:
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