HNC Jobs in the North West

Higher National Certificate (HNC)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for HNC qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 236 274 294
Rank change year-on-year +38 +20 -46
Permanent jobs citing HNC 67 17 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.63% 0.23% 0.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.74% 0.63% 1.45%
Number of salaries quoted 33 4 3
10th Percentile £20,886 - -
25th Percentile £21,475 - £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £30,000 £22,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +33.33% -
75th Percentile £49,500 - £23,750
90th Percentile £52,500 - -
England median annual salary £45,500 £33,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +37.88% -26.67% +4.90%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,444 2,702 2,906
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 22.82% 36.66% 30.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,652 897 1,303
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,650 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +21.05% -5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,341 £62,827
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing HNC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for HNC in the North West

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Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HNC in the North West.

Salary trend for HNC in the North West

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Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing HNC in the North West over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for HNC in the North West

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Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HNC within the North West region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cheshire -17 16 £44,750 +49.17% 20
Cumbria - 15 £40,500 - 10
Manchester - 14 £48,750 - 43
Lancashire - 12 £35,000 - 18
Merseyside - 10 £22,650 - 7
HNC
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 10 (14.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (11.94%) AutoCAD
3 6 (8.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (5.97%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (1.49%) Revit
5 1 (1.49%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 10 (14.93%) LAN
2 4 (5.97%) Firewall
2 4 (5.97%) Multicast
2 4 (5.97%) Network Security
2 4 (5.97%) OSPF
2 4 (5.97%) TCP/IP
2 4 (5.97%) WAN
3 1 (1.49%) Modbus
3 1 (1.49%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.96%) QlikView
2 4 (5.97%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (5.97%) JIRA
1 4 (5.97%) Rational DOORS
General
1 26 (38.81%) Manufacturing
2 22 (32.84%) Social Skills
3 11 (16.42%) Electronics
4 10 (14.93%) Aerospace
5 9 (13.43%) Legal
6 8 (11.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (8.96%) Automotive
7 6 (8.96%) Law
7 6 (8.96%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (7.46%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (7.46%) Finance
9 3 (4.48%) Fire and Rescue
9 3 (4.48%) Local Government
9 3 (4.48%) Marketing
9 3 (4.48%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (4.48%) Retail
10 1 (1.49%) Advertising
10 1 (1.49%) Military
10 1 (1.49%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.49%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (20.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 14 (20.90%) Manufacturing Engineer
1 14 (20.90%) Principal Engineer
2 8 (11.94%) Hardware Engineer
3 6 (8.96%) Project Manager
3 6 (8.96%) Support Specialist
3 6 (8.96%) Technical Manager
3 6 (8.96%) Technical Specialist
3 6 (8.96%) Technical Support
3 6 (8.96%) Technical Support Specialist
4 5 (7.46%) Senior
4 5 (7.46%) Technical Assistant
4 5 (7.46%) Trainee
5 4 (5.97%) Architect
5 4 (5.97%) Graduate
5 4 (5.97%) Graduate Hardware Engineer
5 4 (5.97%) Network Architect
5 4 (5.97%) Network Engineer
5 4 (5.97%) Trainer
6 3 (4.48%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.97%) Akka
2 1 (1.49%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.94%) Management Information System
1 8 (11.94%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (10.45%) Driving Licence
3 5 (7.46%) Housing Association
4 4 (5.97%) EPoS
4 4 (5.97%) Linux Command Line
5 3 (4.48%) Acoustics
5 3 (4.48%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.49%) Industry 4.0
6 1 (1.49%) IoT
6 1 (1.49%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.49%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 10 (14.93%) Windows
2 4 (5.97%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (22.39%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (20.90%) Business Case
2 14 (20.90%) Infrastructure Management
2 14 (20.90%) People Management
3 13 (19.40%) Process Improvement
4 12 (17.91%) Project Management
5 11 (16.42%) Mentoring
6 8 (11.94%) Agile
6 8 (11.94%) Coaching
6 8 (11.94%) Continuous Improvement
6 8 (11.94%) Mathematics
7 7 (10.45%) Collaborative Working
7 7 (10.45%) Customer Service
8 6 (8.96%) Budget Control
8 6 (8.96%) Collaborative Culture
9 5 (7.46%) Cybersecurity
9 5 (7.46%) Time Management
10 4 (5.97%) Network Architecture
10 4 (5.97%) Project Delivery
10 4 (5.97%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.97%) SQL
Qualifications
1 52 (77.61%) Degree
2 42 (62.69%) HND
3 5 (7.46%) Chartered Engineer
4 4 (5.97%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (4.48%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (2.99%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.49%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.99%) PMO
2 1 (1.49%) NEBOSH
2 1 (1.49%) QA
2 1 (1.49%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.49%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (1.49%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 5 (7.46%) SAP
2 4 (5.97%) Cisco
2 4 (5.97%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.97%) Thales
3 3 (4.48%) Allen-Bradley
3 3 (4.48%) Siemens
4 1 (1.49%) Autodesk
4 1 (1.49%) AVEVA
4 1 (1.49%) Rockwell