HNC Job Trends in Sutton Coldfield

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
West Midlands > Sutton Coldfield

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

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - 16
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Sutton Coldfield 2.94% - 5.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.67% - 9.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £56,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% -17.65% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Sutton Coldfield

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 Sutton Coldfield.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6 4 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sutton Coldfield 17.65% 16.00% 52.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £21,000
25th Percentile £48,750 - £21,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £24,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -76.00%
75th Percentile £56,250 - £26,750
90th Percentile - - £27,800
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,344 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.48% +4.69% -4.76%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Sutton Coldfield

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

HNC job vacancy trend in Sutton Coldfield

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sutton Coldfield 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Control Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Rockwell
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens