HNC Job Trends in Suffolk

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
East of England > Suffolk

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Suffolk with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - 35
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 3 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 0.56% - 0.53%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.90% - 3.77%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £28,500
75th Percentile £41,250 - £30,250
90th Percentile £48,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £47,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.38% +4.44% +73.08%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 77 176 53
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 14.29% 32.53% 13.98%
Number of salaries quoted 31 46 17
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,625 £25,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £31,250 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £46,750 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% +48.41% +14.55%
75th Percentile £97,500 £52,500 £54,575
90th Percentile £100,000 £60,625 £71,000
East of England median annual salary £51,000 £41,776 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.08% -16.45% -9.09%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

HNC job vacancy trend in Suffolk

HNC
Salary Trend in Suffolk

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing HNC

HNC
Salary Histogram in Suffolk

Salary distribution for jobs citing HNC in Suffolk over the 6 months to 20 September 2026.

Salary histogram for HNC in Suffolk

HNC
Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
Ipswich - 2 £30,000 - 2
Newmarket - 1 £50,000 -
HNC
East of England

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Legal
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Graduate
1 2 (66.67%) Graduate Sales Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Graduate Support Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Graduate Technical Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Graduate Technical Support
1 2 (66.67%) Sales Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Sales Support
1 2 (66.67%) Sales Support Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Support Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Sales Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Support
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Quality Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Internal Audit
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) QMS
2 1 (33.33%) Quality Management
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft