HNC Job Trends in Worcestershire

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
West Midlands > Worcestershire

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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - 31
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HNC 3 0 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcestershire 0.48% - 3.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.85% - 13.79%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £45,000 - -
25th Percentile £51,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £41,625 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +18.93% - -22.22%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 162 39 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcestershire 25.67% 19.70% 26.19%
Number of salaries quoted 150 27 67
10th Percentile £39,000 £15,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £43,000 £25,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £31,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +73.39% -27.06% -16.99%
75th Percentile £85,000 £75,500 £52,375
90th Percentile £110,000 £80,000 £58,300
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £51,474 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.99% +2.95% -4.76%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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

HNC job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

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Salary Trend in Worcestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing HNC

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Salary Histogram in Worcestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing HNC in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 31 July 2026.

Salary histogram for HNC in Worcestershire

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Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 31 July 2026. 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
Kidderminster - 2 £63,000 -
Worcester - 1 £42,000 - 1
HNC
West Midlands

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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 (33.33%) Windchill
General
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Instrumentation Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Programmer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) 3D Modelling
1 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
1 1 (33.33%) PLM
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Calypso