HNC Job Trends in Taunton

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Somerset > Taunton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Taunton with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 9 -
Rank change year-on-year -31 - -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Taunton 0.53% 3.03% -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.67% 20.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 - -
Somerset median annual salary £43,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Taunton

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 Taunton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 60 5 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Taunton 31.91% 15.15% 32.35%
Number of salaries quoted 39 1 3
10th Percentile £29,375 - £27,107
25th Percentile £37,873 £20,000 £30,267
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £21,000 £36,214
Median % change year-on-year +102.38% -42.01% -15.78%
75th Percentile £60,000 £22,000 £36,895
90th Percentile £73,500 - -
Somerset median annual salary £42,500 £35,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +21.43% -26.32% +5.56%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton

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

HNC job vacancy trend in Taunton

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Avionics
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Diagnostic Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Biomedicine
1 1 (100.00%) Chemistry
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Microscopy