HNC Job Trends in Walsall

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
West Midlands > Walsall

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Walsall 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 8 - 17
Rank change year-on-year - - -13
Permanent jobs citing HNC 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Walsall 4.35% - 3.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 20.00% - 20.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £39,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £41,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £41,350 £50,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -17.30% +42.86% -22.22%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Walsall

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 Walsall.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5 5 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Walsall 21.74% 14.71% 16.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile - - £42,875
25th Percentile £35,750 £30,500 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,250 £33,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year +15.91% -28.65% +2.78%
75th Percentile £42,000 £35,500 £48,438
90th Percentile £43,800 - £48,625
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £53,688 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.39% +4.76%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Walsall

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

HNC job vacancy trend in Walsall

HNC
Salary Trend in Walsall

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Walsall citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Walsall citing HNC

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Walsall 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 (100.00%) OrCAD
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Electrical Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Electrical Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Electronic Design Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Schematic Capture
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cadence
1 1 (100.00%) EMC