Hybrid/Remote HNC Job Trends

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 350 382 514
Rank change year-on-year +32 +132 +38
Permanent jobs citing HNC 49 46 58
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.26% 0.31% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.15% 0.93% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 40 27 50
10th Percentile £33,350 - £29,735
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £40,365
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year - -2.86% +25.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £47,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £63,275 £48,750 £75,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,683 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.87% +5.96% +36.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,258 4,965 8,815
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 22.68% 33.13% 27.09%
Number of salaries quoted 2,869 2,389 5,895
10th Percentile £33,125 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £48,165 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -10.00%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing HNC and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

HNC job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing HNC

HNC
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing HNC over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

HNC salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (10.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (18.37%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (6.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (4.08%) AutoCAD
3 2 (4.08%) EPLAN
4 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (2.04%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 5 (10.20%) SAP ERP
1 5 (10.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 5 (10.20%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (10.20%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.20%) MySQL
1 5 (10.20%) SQL Server
General
1 12 (24.49%) Analytical Skills
1 12 (24.49%) Manufacturing
2 10 (20.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (18.37%) Organisational Skills
3 9 (18.37%) Social Skills
4 5 (10.20%) Finance
5 4 (8.16%) Pharmaceutical
6 3 (6.12%) Aerospace
6 3 (6.12%) Legal
7 2 (4.08%) Games
Job Titles
1 7 (14.29%) Project Engineer
2 5 (10.20%) Applications Manager
2 5 (10.20%) Applications Support
2 5 (10.20%) Applications Support Manager
2 5 (10.20%) IT Engineer
2 5 (10.20%) IT Support
2 5 (10.20%) IT Support Engineer
2 5 (10.20%) Planning Manager
2 5 (10.20%) SAP Manager
2 5 (10.20%) Senior
2 5 (10.20%) Support Engineer
2 5 (10.20%) Support Manager
3 4 (8.16%) Electronics Technician
4 3 (6.12%) Electrical Engineer
4 3 (6.12%) Project Manager
4 3 (6.12%) Software Engineer
5 2 (4.08%) Instrumentation Engineer
5 2 (4.08%) Mechanical Engineer
6 1 (2.04%) Junior Software Engineer
6 1 (2.04%) Mechanical Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (20.41%) Driving Licence
2 9 (18.37%) Management Information System
3 5 (10.20%) Raspberry Pi
4 4 (8.16%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.20%) Linux
1 5 (10.20%) Ubuntu
1 5 (10.20%) Windows
1 5 (10.20%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (22.45%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (18.37%) Change Control
2 9 (18.37%) Decision-Making
3 8 (16.33%) Project Management
3 8 (16.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (14.29%) Data Analysis
5 6 (12.24%) Asset Management
5 6 (12.24%) Validation
6 5 (10.20%) Business Continuity
6 5 (10.20%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (10.20%) Customer Requirements
6 5 (10.20%) Data Cleansing
6 5 (10.20%) Data Migration
6 5 (10.20%) ERP
6 5 (10.20%) Logistics
6 5 (10.20%) Migration
6 5 (10.20%) Network Management
6 5 (10.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (10.20%) Supplier Management
6 5 (10.20%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.20%) SQL
Qualifications
1 36 (73.47%) Degree
2 20 (40.82%) HND
3 15 (30.61%) Security Cleared
4 10 (20.41%) SC Cleared
5 9 (18.37%) DV Cleared
6 7 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (10.20%) Master's Degree
8 2 (4.08%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (22.45%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (10.20%) Active Directory
1 5 (10.20%) Virtual Machines
1 5 (10.20%) VMware Infrastructure
1 5 (10.20%) vSphere
Vendors
1 5 (10.20%) Cisco
1 5 (10.20%) Meraki
1 5 (10.20%) Microsoft
1 5 (10.20%) SAP
1 5 (10.20%) Synology
1 5 (10.20%) Veeam
1 5 (10.20%) VMware
2 4 (8.16%) Salesforce
2 4 (8.16%) Siemens
3 3 (6.12%) Allen-Bradley
3 3 (6.12%) Wonderware