HNC Job Trends in Stafford

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Staffordshire > Stafford

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Stafford 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 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stafford 0.81% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 4.55% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Staffordshire median annual salary £28,500 £35,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.57% -36.36% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Stafford

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 Stafford.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 22 14 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stafford 17.89% 24.14% 31.52%
Number of salaries quoted 7 13 18
10th Percentile £51,796 £51,672 £25,000
25th Percentile £53,688 - £28,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £53,688 £43,098
Median % change year-on-year +39.70% +24.57% +6.94%
75th Percentile - - £56,500
90th Percentile - - £61,250
Staffordshire median annual salary £36,000 £36,925 £43,098
% change year-on-year -2.51% -14.32% +2.01%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Stafford

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

HNC job vacancy trend in Stafford

HNC
Salary Trend in Stafford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stafford citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stafford citing HNC

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stafford 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Lead Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DMAIC
1 1 (100.00%) FMEA
1 1 (100.00%) Kaizen
1 1 (100.00%) Lean Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HND