The first table below looks at the demand for HND in IT contracts advertised for the Staffordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited HND over the 3 months to 17 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Staffordshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Higher National Diploma (HND)
Rank - 31 -
Contract jobs citing HND 0 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Staffordshire - 0.493% -
As % of the Qualifications category - 3.448% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £338 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+12.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £29.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £9.50 £12.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year
-22.44% -65.00%
All Qualifications
Staffordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
10 29 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Staffordshire 10.64% 14.29% 3.419%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 15 2
Average daily rate £175 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-46.15% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 0
Average hourly rate £65.00 £17.50 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+271.42% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £21.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year
+2.32% -10.41%
HND
West Midlands

HND
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing HND across the Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Staffordshire HND Jobs Demand Trend

HND
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing HND across the Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire HND Hourly Rate Trend

HND
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Burton-upon-Trent - - - -
HND
West Midlands

HND
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region citing HND also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited HND.

1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus

HND
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region citing HND also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited HND. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Modbus
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Programmer
1 1 (100.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) PLC Programmer
1 1 (100.00%) PLC Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens