HNC Contracts in the UK excluding London

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for HNC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 255 405 471
Rank change year-on-year +150 +66 -52
Contract jobs citing HNC 132 41 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.65% 0.18% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.78% 0.54% 0.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 18 12
10th Percentile £195 £200 £214
25th Percentile £254 £317 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £269 £408 £408
Median % change year-on-year -33.99% - +18.12%
75th Percentile £350 £547 £441
90th Percentile £450 £606 £454
UK median daily rate £269 £425 £415
% change year-on-year -36.71% +2.41% +17.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 13 12
10th Percentile £16.05 £36.00 -
25th Percentile £33.61 £39.25 £17.00
Median hourly rate £43.00 £48.13 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year -10.66% +87.46% -29.66%
75th Percentile - £60.00 £32.96
90th Percentile - £68.00 £41.53
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £26.85
% change year-on-year -21.82% +104.84% -26.44%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

HNC is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,432 7,526 8,007
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.57% 32.76% 26.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,312 5,033 5,208
10th Percentile £270 £286 £260
25th Percentile £425 £421 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £631 £600
90th Percentile £725 £705 £675
UK median daily rate £533 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.09% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 605 527
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.78 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.33 £50.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.35% +42.86% +1.33%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.75 £56.14
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.00 £68.06
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.28 £43.95
% change year-on-year -26.31% +23.50% +17.20%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing HNC in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for HNC in the UK excluding London

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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HNC in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for HNC in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HNC in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for HNC in the UK excluding London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing HNC in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for HNC in the UK excluding London

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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England +68 70 £400 - 91
Midlands - 22 £266 - 150
East Midlands - 21 £266 - 58
South West +2 10 - - 94
South East +22 9 £350 - 183
Scotland +47 8 £188 -25.74% 72
North of England +25 7 - - 215
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 1
North West +13 4 - - 114
North East - 3 - - 30
West Midlands - 1 - - 92
HNC
UK

HNC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 9 (6.82%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (2.27%) Infor M3
2 2 (1.52%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.27%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.27%) TCP/IP
2 2 (1.52%) RTP
3 1 (0.76%) 4G
3 1 (0.76%) 5G
3 1 (0.76%) Broadband
3 1 (0.76%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.76%) LAN
3 1 (0.76%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.27%) Power BI
2 2 (1.52%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 3 (2.27%) JIRA
1 3 (2.27%) TestRail
2 1 (0.76%) GitLab
2 1 (0.76%) MSI
General
1 64 (48.48%) Publishing
2 41 (31.06%) Social Skills
3 17 (12.88%) Public Sector
4 7 (5.30%) Finance
4 7 (5.30%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (4.55%) Legal
6 5 (3.79%) Manufacturing
7 4 (3.03%) Advertising
7 4 (3.03%) Automotive
8 3 (2.27%) Aeronautics
8 3 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (2.27%) Police
8 3 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (2.27%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.52%) Aerospace
9 2 (1.52%) Electronics
9 2 (1.52%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 68 (51.52%) Author
1 68 (51.52%) Technical Author
2 11 (8.33%) Project Manager
3 7 (5.30%) Analyst
3 7 (5.30%) Test Manager
4 6 (4.55%) Information Governance Officer
4 6 (4.55%) Information Officer
5 5 (3.79%) Lead
5 5 (3.79%) Production Manager
6 4 (3.03%) 1st Line Support
6 4 (3.03%) 1st Line Support Analyst
6 4 (3.03%) Coordinator
6 4 (3.03%) Support Analyst
6 4 (3.03%) Technical Coordinator
7 3 (2.27%) Administrator
7 3 (2.27%) Business Analyst
7 3 (2.27%) Systems Engineer
7 3 (2.27%) Technical Project Manager
7 3 (2.27%) Test Engineer
7 3 (2.27%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (48.48%) SGML
1 64 (48.48%) XML
2 3 (2.27%) .NET
3 1 (0.76%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.55%) Freedom of Information
1 6 (4.55%) NHS
2 4 (3.03%) Driving Licence
2 4 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (1.52%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.03%) Linux
2 3 (2.27%) Unix
3 1 (0.76%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.76%) Solaris
3 1 (0.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (48.48%) Desktop Publishing
2 25 (18.94%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (14.39%) Conflict Management
3 19 (14.39%) Time Management
4 18 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (11.36%) Critical Thinking
5 15 (11.36%) Decision-Making
5 15 (11.36%) People Management
6 14 (10.61%) Asset Management
7 10 (7.58%) Project Management
8 6 (4.55%) Email Management
8 6 (4.55%) Impact Assessments
8 6 (4.55%) Information Governance
8 6 (4.55%) Risk Management
9 5 (3.79%) Line Management
10 4 (3.03%) Coaching
10 4 (3.03%) Data Analysis
10 4 (3.03%) Mentoring
10 4 (3.03%) Swim Lanes
10 4 (3.03%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.27%) C#
1 3 (2.27%) Python
1 3 (2.27%) Shell Script
1 3 (2.27%) SQL
Qualifications
1 98 (74.24%) HND
2 24 (18.18%) Degree
3 12 (9.09%) Security Cleared
4 7 (5.30%) SC Cleared
5 6 (4.55%) NVQ Level 3
6 3 (2.27%) DV Cleared
6 3 (2.27%) ISTQB
6 3 (2.27%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 3 (2.27%) Master's Degree
6 3 (2.27%) NVQ Level 4
7 1 (0.76%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (11.36%) QA
2 6 (4.55%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.27%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (0.76%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.76%) NFS
Systems Management
1 1 (0.76%) SCCM
Vendors
1 11 (8.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (0.76%) Cisco
2 1 (0.76%) SAP