HNC Job Trends in Yorkshire

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire with a requirement for HNC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 87 164
Rank change year-on-year -105 +77 +107
Permanent jobs citing HNC 6 69 61
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 0.090% 2.48% 1.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.47% 5.67% 5.71%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 18
10th Percentile - - £41,181
25th Percentile £37,500 £56,176 £45,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,560 £52,750
Median % change year-on-year -30.51% +9.12% +85.09%
75th Percentile £42,500 £58,943 £75,000
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £42,500 £47,683 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.87% +5.96% +36.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,270 1,217 1,069
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 19.09% 43.81% 17.49%
Number of salaries quoted 463 330 746
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,313 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,594 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% -11.58% -8.65%
75th Percentile £69,375 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,400 £72,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.92% -9.17%

HNC
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

HNC job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

HNC
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing HNC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing HNC

HNC
Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 7 June 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
South Yorkshire - 6 £40,000 - 3
HNC
England

HNC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Google Docs
1 6 (100.00%) Google Sheets
1 6 (100.00%) Google Workspace
Development Applications
1 6 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 6 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Help Desk Manager
1 3 (50.00%) Help Desk Team Lead
1 3 (50.00%) Lead
1 3 (50.00%) Team Leader
Operating Systems
1 6 (100.00%) Windows
1 6 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 6 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Break/Fix
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
1 6 (100.00%) HND
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
System Software
1 6 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Citrix
1 6 (100.00%) Google
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft