HNC Jobs in the South West

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 237 218 218
Rank change year-on-year -19 0 +30
Permanent jobs citing HNC 26 40 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.30% 0.64% 1.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.93% 1.43% 3.15%
Number of salaries quoted 6 10 17
10th Percentile £35,163 £29,975 £32,195
25th Percentile £38,244 £35,000 £33,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,800 £36,500 £33,750
Median % change year-on-year +33.70% +8.15% -7.60%
75th Percentile £59,088 £48,375 £39,750
90th Percentile £62,500 £49,038 -
England median annual salary £47,500 £40,250 £42,500
% change year-on-year +18.01% -5.29% -5.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,796 2,790 3,652
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 31.79% 44.83% 39.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1,755 1,423 1,721
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £35,343
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +3.31%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £84,500 £85,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in the South West

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Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HNC in the South West.

Salary trend for HNC in the South West

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Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing HNC in the South West over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for HNC in the South West

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Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the South West region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
Bristol +8 9 £62,500 +71.23% 10
Gloucestershire +5 6 £48,800 +54.92% 10
Devon - 6 - - 15
Wiltshire -22 4 - - 6
Somerset -6 1 £37,550 - 6
HNC
England

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 2 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (7.69%) Simulink
2 1 (3.85%) AutoCAD
2 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.85%) Revit
Business Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.85%) DWDM
1 1 (3.85%) Ethernet
1 1 (3.85%) GPON
1 1 (3.85%) LAN
1 1 (3.85%) LTE
1 1 (3.85%) MPLS
1 1 (3.85%) Network Security
1 1 (3.85%) RS-232
1 1 (3.85%) SAN
1 1 (3.85%) SDH
1 1 (3.85%) WAN
1 1 (3.85%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (19.23%) Data Vault
General
1 7 (26.92%) Aerospace
2 5 (19.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (19.23%) Legal
2 5 (19.23%) Publishing
2 5 (19.23%) Social Skills
3 4 (15.38%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (15.38%) Retail
4 3 (11.54%) Telecoms
5 2 (7.69%) Marketing
5 2 (7.69%) Military
6 1 (3.85%) Aeronautics
6 1 (3.85%) Automotive
6 1 (3.85%) Aviation
6 1 (3.85%) Electronics
6 1 (3.85%) Finance
6 1 (3.85%) Law
6 1 (3.85%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (3.85%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (23.08%) Project Manager
2 5 (19.23%) Author
2 5 (19.23%) Technical Author
3 3 (11.54%) Senior
3 3 (11.54%) Systems Engineer
4 2 (7.69%) Architect
4 2 (7.69%) IT Architect
4 2 (7.69%) Support Engineer
4 2 (7.69%) Technical Engineer
4 2 (7.69%) Technical Support
4 2 (7.69%) Technical Support Engineer
5 1 (3.85%) Facilities Manager
5 1 (3.85%) Firmware Engineer
5 1 (3.85%) IT Engineer
5 1 (3.85%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
5 1 (3.85%) Senior Technical Support
5 1 (3.85%) Senior Technical Support Engineer
5 1 (3.85%) Technical Design Authority
5 1 (3.85%) Technical Design Engineer
5 1 (3.85%) Technical Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (19.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (19.23%) Management Information System
2 4 (15.38%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.85%) ASIC
3 1 (3.85%) FPGA
3 1 (3.85%) Reference Data
3 1 (3.85%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.69%) Linux
2 1 (3.85%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (26.92%) Mathematics
2 5 (19.23%) Agile
2 5 (19.23%) Collaborative Working
2 5 (19.23%) Document Management
2 5 (19.23%) Impact Assessments
2 5 (19.23%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (15.38%) Coaching
3 4 (15.38%) Customer Service
3 4 (15.38%) Data Analysis
3 4 (15.38%) Mechatronics
3 4 (15.38%) Mentoring
4 3 (11.54%) Systems Engineering
4 3 (11.54%) Validation
4 3 (11.54%) Verification and Validation
5 2 (7.69%) CAD
5 2 (7.69%) Computer Science
5 2 (7.69%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 2 (7.69%) Programme Management
5 2 (7.69%) Software Engineering
5 2 (7.69%) SysML
Programming Languages
1 3 (11.54%) MATLAB
2 1 (3.85%) C
2 1 (3.85%) C++
Qualifications
1 16 (61.54%) Degree
2 12 (46.15%) HND
3 5 (19.23%) Security Cleared
4 4 (15.38%) DV Cleared
5 1 (3.85%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (3.85%) CCNP
5 1 (3.85%) Chartered Engineer
5 1 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (3.85%) RIBA
5 1 (3.85%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 2 (7.69%) Active Directory
1 2 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (3.85%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (19.23%) Microsoft
2 3 (11.54%) VMware
3 1 (3.85%) ANSYS
3 1 (3.85%) Cisco
3 1 (3.85%) SAP
3 1 (3.85%) Xilinx