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 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 225 220
Rank change year-on-year +116 -5 +18
Permanent jobs citing HNC 81 58 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 2.06% 0.58% 0.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.98% 1.76% 1.32%
Number of salaries quoted 56 26 10
10th Percentile - - £29,975
25th Percentile - £34,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £41,250 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year +27.52% +13.01% +8.15%
75th Percentile - £47,875 £48,375
90th Percentile - £48,000 £49,038
England median annual salary £50,055 £45,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +11.23% +20.00% -11.76%

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 1,627 3,294 2,801
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 41.35% 32.81% 43.99%
Number of salaries quoted 943 2,128 1,425
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £30,932
25th Percentile £34,500 £41,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,058 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.17% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £72,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,125 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.62% -9.79% +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 16 July 2025.

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 16 July 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
Bristol +89 41 £52,600 +2.63% 8
Gloucestershire +67 21 £52,600 +42.16% 18
Devon +26 11 - - 11
Dorset +38 3 £37,500 - 3
Wiltshire +33 1 £57,670 +35.69% 2
Somerset +13 1 - - 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 63 (77.78%) Simulink
2 1 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.23%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.23%) Network Security
1 1 (1.23%) Remote Desktop
1 1 (1.23%) VPN
Development Applications
1 11 (13.58%) JIRA
General
1 13 (16.05%) Social Skills
2 11 (13.58%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (1.23%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (1.23%) Finance
3 1 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (1.23%) Military
3 1 (1.23%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 63 (77.78%) Systems Engineer
2 12 (14.81%) Technical Support
3 11 (13.58%) Support Engineer
3 11 (13.58%) Technical Engineer
3 11 (13.58%) Technical Support Engineer
4 3 (3.70%) Automation Engineer
4 3 (3.70%) Commissioning Engineer
4 3 (3.70%) Robotics Engineer
5 1 (1.23%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 1 (1.23%) Data Centre Engineer
5 1 (1.23%) Operational Security Manager
5 1 (1.23%) Operations Manager
5 1 (1.23%) Security Manager
5 1 (1.23%) Security Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.23%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 11 (13.58%) Satnav
2 3 (3.70%) Robotics
3 1 (1.23%) CSOC
3 1 (1.23%) Data Centre
3 1 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.23%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.23%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.23%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (1.23%) SCADA
3 1 (1.23%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 11 (13.58%) Linux
2 1 (1.23%) Windows
2 1 (1.23%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (77.78%) Digital Twin
1 63 (77.78%) Mathematics
1 63 (77.78%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 63 (77.78%) Software Engineering
1 63 (77.78%) SysML
1 63 (77.78%) Systems Engineering
1 63 (77.78%) Validation
1 63 (77.78%) Verification and Validation
2 11 (13.58%) B2B
2 11 (13.58%) CRM
2 11 (13.58%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (13.58%) Scenario Testing
2 11 (13.58%) Test Automation
3 3 (3.70%) Robotic Automation
4 2 (2.47%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (2.47%) Data Management
5 1 (1.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (1.23%) Performance Monitoring
5 1 (1.23%) User Experience
5 1 (1.23%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 63 (77.78%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 78 (96.30%) HND
2 77 (95.06%) Degree
3 6 (7.41%) Security Cleared
4 4 (4.94%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.23%) CISM
5 1 (1.23%) CISSP
5 1 (1.23%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.23%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 1 (1.23%) Hyper-V
1 1 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 11 (13.58%) Salesforce
2 2 (2.47%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.23%) Facebook
3 1 (1.23%) NCR
3 1 (1.23%) VMware
3 1 (1.23%) YouTube