HNC Jobs in the West Midlands

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 177 221 225
Rank change year-on-year +44 +4 +57
Permanent jobs citing HNC 20 32 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.48% 0.41% 0.54%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.84% 1.55% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 14 18 0
10th Percentile - £27,500 -
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £42,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% - -
75th Percentile £37,500 £56,875 -
90th Percentile £39,600 £57,500 -
England median annual salary £50,055 £45,500 £33,000
% change year-on-year +10.01% +37.88% -26.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,389 2,058 2,446
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 57.13% 26.07% 41.12%
Number of salaries quoted 559 1,292 960
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,925 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% +11.70%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £65,813
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.11% -9.34% +9.09%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HNC in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for HNC in the West Midlands

HNC
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing HNC in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for HNC in the West Midlands

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Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Staffordshire +27 12 £35,000 -36.36% 13
Birmingham +44 6 £57,500 - 6
Coventry -5 1 £26,500 - 5
HNC
England

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 11 (55.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (55.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 11 (55.00%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 11 (55.00%) BGP
1 11 (55.00%) DHCP
1 11 (55.00%) DNS
1 11 (55.00%) Firewall
1 11 (55.00%) OSPF
1 11 (55.00%) TCP/IP
1 11 (55.00%) VLAN
1 11 (55.00%) WLAN
General
1 13 (65.00%) Retail
2 12 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 11 (55.00%) Automotive
4 2 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (10.00%) Legal
4 2 (10.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (5.00%) Advertising
5 1 (5.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Electronics
5 1 (5.00%) Finance
5 1 (5.00%) Financial Institution
5 1 (5.00%) Manufacturing
5 1 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (55.00%) IT Engineer
1 11 (55.00%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (15.00%) Consultant
2 3 (15.00%) Network Consultant
2 3 (15.00%) Network Operations Consultant
2 3 (15.00%) Principal Consultant
2 3 (15.00%) Senior
2 3 (15.00%) Senior Consultant
2 3 (15.00%) Senior Network Consultant
3 1 (5.00%) Project Engineer
3 1 (5.00%) Project Manager
3 1 (5.00%) Repair Technician
Miscellaneous
1 11 (55.00%) Management Information System
1 11 (55.00%) Smartphone
2 3 (15.00%) NHS
3 2 (10.00%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (10.00%) SCADA
4 1 (5.00%) FMCG
4 1 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 11 (55.00%) Linux
1 11 (55.00%) Mac OS X
1 11 (55.00%) Ubuntu
1 11 (55.00%) Windows
1 11 (55.00%) Windows 10
1 11 (55.00%) Windows Server
1 11 (55.00%) Windows Server 2016
1 11 (55.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (70.00%) Business Case
2 11 (55.00%) Computer Science
2 11 (55.00%) Performance Tuning
2 11 (55.00%) Systems Engineering
3 3 (15.00%) Asset Management
3 3 (15.00%) Feasibility Study
3 3 (15.00%) Mentoring
3 3 (15.00%) Psychology
3 3 (15.00%) Risk Assessment
3 3 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (10.00%) Business Strategy
4 2 (10.00%) Systems Analysis
5 1 (5.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (5.00%) Data Analysis
5 1 (5.00%) Functional Testing
5 1 (5.00%) Logistics
5 1 (5.00%) PRINCE2
5 1 (5.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (5.00%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (55.00%) PowerShell
1 11 (55.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (85.00%) Degree
1 17 (85.00%) HND
2 11 (55.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 11 (55.00%) MCSE
2 11 (55.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (10.00%) Master's Degree
4 1 (5.00%) NVQ Level 3
System Software
1 11 (55.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 12 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 11 (55.00%) Apple
2 11 (55.00%) Cisco
2 11 (55.00%) Dell
2 11 (55.00%) Fortinet
2 11 (55.00%) Google
2 11 (55.00%) Ubiquiti
3 2 (10.00%) Facebook
3 2 (10.00%) YouTube