HNC Job Trends in Wakefield

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wakefield with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - 19
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield 1.13% - 2.04%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.52% - 4.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 - -
75th Percentile £35,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £52,250 - £42,500

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wakefield

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 Wakefield.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21 64 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield 11.86% 75.29% 42.86%
Number of salaries quoted 12 34 8
10th Percentile £26,650 - £51,250
25th Percentile £31,938 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,750 £42,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +32.74% -23.64% -11.29%
75th Percentile £60,313 - £87,500
90th Percentile £65,000 - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -4.55%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

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

HNC job vacancy trend in Wakefield

HNC
Salary Trend in Wakefield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing HNC

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Profibus
General
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Military
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CAN bus
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Biomedicine
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Siemens