HNC Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

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 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 398 529 580
Rank change year-on-year +131 +51 +224
Permanent jobs citing HNC 47 60 81
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.28% 0.18% 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.81% 0.63% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 28 52 50
10th Percentile - £29,761 £27,715
25th Percentile £38,750 £40,365 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - +21.43% -33.33%
75th Percentile £47,000 £48,750 £41,829
90th Percentile £51,750 £74,375 £45,852
UK median annual salary £50,055 £45,000 £33,000
% change year-on-year +11.23% +36.36% -20.63%

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 5,771 9,505 10,536
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.73% 28.15% 25.41%
Number of salaries quoted 3,116 5,902 6,443
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £70,600 £72,500 £77,715
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year +1.85% -9.24% +8.18%

HNC
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

HNC trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing HNC.

HNC salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

HNC
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing HNC over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

HNC salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 6 (12.77%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (4.26%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 6 (12.77%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.13%) Firewall
1 1 (2.13%) NAS
1 1 (2.13%) SAN
1 1 (2.13%) TCP/IP
General
1 19 (40.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 12 (25.53%) Retail
3 11 (23.40%) Social Skills
4 10 (21.28%) Finance
5 9 (19.15%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (12.77%) Fire and Rescue
6 6 (12.77%) Local Government
7 3 (6.38%) Advertising
7 3 (6.38%) Manufacturing
7 3 (6.38%) Public Sector
8 2 (4.26%) Legal
9 1 (2.13%) Games
Job Titles
1 21 (44.68%) Project Manager
2 9 (19.15%) Principal Engineer
2 9 (19.15%) Senior
3 6 (12.77%) ICT Trainer
3 6 (12.77%) Senior Manager
3 6 (12.77%) Senior Project Manager
3 6 (12.77%) Trainer
4 3 (6.38%) Consultant
4 3 (6.38%) Network Consultant
4 3 (6.38%) Network Operations Consultant
4 3 (6.38%) PLC Engineer
4 3 (6.38%) PLC Software Engineer
4 3 (6.38%) Principal Consultant
4 3 (6.38%) Senior Consultant
4 3 (6.38%) Senior Network Consultant
4 3 (6.38%) Software Engineer
5 1 (2.13%) PCB Engineer
5 1 (2.13%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (12.77%) SCADA
2 3 (6.38%) NHS
2 3 (6.38%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (4.26%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.13%) Windows
1 1 (2.13%) Windows 10
1 1 (2.13%) Windows Server
1 1 (2.13%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (25.53%) Mentoring
1 12 (25.53%) Project Management
2 9 (19.15%) Budgeting
2 9 (19.15%) Coaching
2 9 (19.15%) Cost Control
2 9 (19.15%) ERP
2 9 (19.15%) Facilities Management
2 9 (19.15%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (19.15%) Process Improvement
3 8 (17.02%) Project Delivery
4 7 (14.89%) Regression Testing
4 7 (14.89%) SAP Security
5 6 (12.77%) Asset Management
5 6 (12.77%) Culture Change
6 5 (10.64%) Customer Service
7 3 (6.38%) Business Case
7 3 (6.38%) Feasibility Study
7 3 (6.38%) PRINCE2
7 3 (6.38%) Risk Assessment
7 3 (6.38%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 36 (76.60%) Degree
2 25 (53.19%) HND
3 10 (21.28%) Master's Degree
4 6 (12.77%) DBS Check
4 6 (12.77%) MOS
5 2 (4.26%) SC Cleared
5 2 (4.26%) Security Cleared
6 1 (2.13%) CTC Cleared
6 1 (2.13%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.38%) IEC 61131
2 2 (4.26%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.13%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 9 (19.15%) SAP
2 7 (14.89%) Microsoft
3 5 (10.64%) NEC
4 3 (6.38%) Facebook
4 3 (6.38%) YouTube
5 1 (2.13%) VMware