HND Contracts in England

Higher National Diploma (HND)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for HND qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 422 617 745
Rank change year-on-year +195 +128 -141
Contract jobs citing HND 113 46 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.31% 0.091% 0.048%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.98% 0.33% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 17 15
10th Percentile £254 £346 £178
25th Percentile £258 £369 £266
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £425 £415
Median % change year-on-year -35.29% +2.41% +8.92%
75th Percentile £450 £494 £540
90th Percentile £720 £608 £583
UK median daily rate £275 £406 £231
% change year-on-year -32.31% +75.68% -36.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 27 12
10th Percentile - £37.00 £19.19
25th Percentile - £42.50 £21.54
Median hourly rate £43.00 £45.00 £39.61
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% +13.60% -0.97%
75th Percentile - £47.50 £45.39
90th Percentile £49.20 £55.11 £47.50
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £45.00 £33.18
% change year-on-year -4.44% +35.64% -17.06%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

HND 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 England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11,579 14,027 15,366
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.33% 27.75% 21.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,111 9,398 10,082
10th Percentile £300 £330 £315
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.14%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £637
90th Percentile £750 £750 £713
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 976 756 690
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.23 £13.25
25th Percentile £18.00 £20.00 £18.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £62.48 £68.33 £55.72
90th Percentile £77.25 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +5.06%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing HND as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for HND in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing HND in England.

Daily rate trend for HND in England

HND
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HND in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for HND in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HND in England.

Hourly rate trend for HND in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing HND in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for HND in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +76 61 £400 - 47
Midlands +42 22 £266 -40.89% 94
East Midlands +38 21 £266 - 34
South West +35 20 £719 +42.68% 71
South East +13 9 £450 +23.63% 126
West Midlands +29 1 - - 60
London - 1 £515 - 52
HND
UK

HND
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (5.31%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.88%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (2.65%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 7 (6.19%) AWS
1 7 (6.19%) PaaS
1 7 (6.19%) SaaS
2 4 (3.54%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.08%) WAN
2 7 (6.19%) PBX
2 7 (6.19%) VoIP
3 4 (3.54%) Junos
3 4 (3.54%) LAN
3 4 (3.54%) SDH
4 2 (1.77%) HTTP
4 2 (1.77%) RTP
4 2 (1.77%) Wireless
5 1 (0.88%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.77%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (1.77%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 12 (10.62%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (1.77%) Checkstyle
2 2 (1.77%) Git
2 2 (1.77%) SonarQube
General
1 56 (49.56%) Publishing
2 25 (22.12%) Social Skills
3 14 (12.39%) Telecoms
4 9 (7.96%) Public Sector
5 7 (6.19%) Aeronautics
5 7 (6.19%) Digital Economy
6 5 (4.42%) Aerospace
7 4 (3.54%) Advertising
7 4 (3.54%) Finance
8 3 (2.65%) Electronics
9 1 (0.88%) Analytical Skills
9 1 (0.88%) Automotive
9 1 (0.88%) Legal
9 1 (0.88%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 57 (50.44%) Author
1 57 (50.44%) Technical Author
2 16 (14.16%) Architect
3 11 (9.73%) Solutions Architect
4 7 (6.19%) Test Manager
5 6 (5.31%) Project Manager
6 5 (4.42%) Production Manager
7 4 (3.54%) Coordinator
7 4 (3.54%) Technical Architect
7 4 (3.54%) Technical Coordinator
8 3 (2.65%) Trainer
9 2 (1.77%) Design Engineer
9 2 (1.77%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
9 2 (1.77%) IT Engineer
9 2 (1.77%) Lead
9 2 (1.77%) Quality Manager
9 2 (1.77%) Site Manager
9 2 (1.77%) Software Engineer
10 1 (0.88%) Control Systems Engineer
10 1 (0.88%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (51.33%) XML
2 56 (49.56%) SGML
3 4 (3.54%) Middleware
4 2 (1.77%) .NET
4 2 (1.77%) .NET Core
4 2 (1.77%) .NET Framework
4 2 (1.77%) JSON
4 2 (1.77%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.19%) Blackberry
1 7 (6.19%) Video Conferencing
2 4 (3.54%) Public Cloud
2 4 (3.54%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (1.77%) SCADA
4 1 (0.88%) Analogue Electronics
4 1 (0.88%) IoT
4 1 (0.88%) NB-IoT
4 1 (0.88%) Smart Meter
4 1 (0.88%) TM Forum
Operating Systems
1 6 (5.31%) Linux
1 6 (5.31%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (49.56%) Desktop Publishing
2 28 (24.78%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (23.01%) Decision-Making
4 19 (16.81%) Conflict Management
4 19 (16.81%) Time Management
5 16 (14.16%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (14.16%) TOGAF
6 15 (13.27%) Critical Thinking
6 15 (13.27%) ITIL
6 15 (13.27%) People Management
7 14 (12.39%) Asset Management
8 11 (9.73%) ArchiMate
8 11 (9.73%) Architecture Governance
8 11 (9.73%) BPMN
8 11 (9.73%) Customer Engagement
8 11 (9.73%) Digital Strategy
8 11 (9.73%) Enterprise Architecture
8 11 (9.73%) Roadmaps
8 11 (9.73%) Strategic Roadmap
9 7 (6.19%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.77%) C#
2 1 (0.88%) MATLAB
2 1 (0.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 88 (77.88%) HNC
2 33 (29.20%) Degree
3 27 (23.89%) Security Cleared
4 17 (15.04%) SC Cleared
5 15 (13.27%) DV Cleared
6 11 (9.73%) TOGAF Certification
7 7 (6.19%) CCNP
7 7 (6.19%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (3.54%) JNCIA
9 3 (2.65%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (1.77%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.85%) QA
System Software
1 3 (2.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 11 (9.73%) Cisco
1 11 (9.73%) IBM
1 11 (9.73%) Juniper
1 11 (9.73%) Nokia
2 9 (7.96%) Microsoft
3 7 (6.19%) Avaya
3 7 (6.19%) Ericsson
3 7 (6.19%) Google
3 7 (6.19%) Ribbon
4 4 (3.54%) Ciena
4 4 (3.54%) Palo Alto
5 3 (2.65%) VMware
6 1 (0.88%) Mentor Graphics
6 1 (0.88%) Rockwell
6 1 (0.88%) SAP
6 1 (0.88%) Siemens