Higher National Diploma (HND)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 479 638 788
Rank change year-on-year +159 +150 -151
Contract jobs citing HND 119 81 61
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.14% 0.069%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.90% 0.50% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 34 36
10th Percentile £255 £115 £113
25th Percentile £259 £140 £117
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £406 £231
Median % change year-on-year -32.31% +75.68% -36.73%
75th Percentile £450 £488 £465
90th Percentile £704 £532 £570
UK excluding London median daily rate £275 £425 £175
% change year-on-year -35.29% +142.86% -55.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 40 14
10th Percentile £35.75 £37.78 £19.57
25th Percentile - £42.50 £22.25
Median hourly rate £43.00 £45.00 £33.18
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% +35.64% -17.06%
75th Percentile - £58.32 £44.07
90th Percentile - £67.63 £47.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.00 £45.00 £33.18
% change year-on-year -4.44% +35.64% -17.06%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,270 16,337 19,076
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.65% 27.32% 21.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,165 10,899 12,575
10th Percentile £300 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £625
90th Percentile £738 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £530 £530 £500
% change year-on-year - +6.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,067 858 776
10th Percentile £13.86 £15.25 £13.46
25th Percentile £17.80 £20.06 £19.33
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +5.06%
75th Percentile £61.60 £68.25 £56.31
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.28 £50.00 £31.89
% change year-on-year -19.45% +56.79% -14.39%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for HND in the UK

HND
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for HND in the UK

HND
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for HND in the UK

HND
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for HND in the UK

HND
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hourly rate histogram for HND in the UK

HND
Top 12 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the UK 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
UK excluding London +118 118 £275 -35.29% 515
England +195 113 £275 -35.29% 484
East of England +76 61 £400 - 47
Work from Home +123 42 £675 +50.00% 95
Midlands +42 22 £266 -40.89% 93
East Midlands +38 21 £266 - 34
South West +35 20 £719 +42.68% 71
South East +13 9 £450 +23.63% 125
Scotland +26 4 £350 +193.38% 64
Northern Ireland +7 2 - - 7
West Midlands +29 1 - - 59
London - 1 £515 - 52

HND
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (5.04%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.84%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (2.52%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.88%) AWS
1 7 (5.88%) PaaS
1 7 (5.88%) SaaS
2 4 (3.36%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 8 (6.72%) WAN
2 7 (5.88%) PBX
2 7 (5.88%) VoIP
3 4 (3.36%) Junos
3 4 (3.36%) LAN
3 4 (3.36%) SDH
4 2 (1.68%) HTTP
4 2 (1.68%) RTP
4 2 (1.68%) Wireless
5 1 (0.84%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (1.68%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 12 (10.08%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (1.68%) Checkstyle
2 2 (1.68%) Git
2 2 (1.68%) SonarQube
General
1 56 (47.06%) Publishing
2 29 (24.37%) Social Skills
3 14 (11.76%) Telecoms
4 11 (9.24%) Public Sector
5 7 (5.88%) Aeronautics
5 7 (5.88%) Digital Economy
6 6 (5.04%) Finance
7 5 (4.20%) Aerospace
7 5 (4.20%) Electronics
8 4 (3.36%) Advertising
9 3 (2.52%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.84%) Analytical Skills
11 1 (0.84%) Automotive
11 1 (0.84%) Legal
Job Titles
1 57 (47.90%) Author
1 57 (47.90%) Technical Author
2 16 (13.45%) Architect
3 11 (9.24%) Solutions Architect
4 8 (6.72%) Project Manager
5 7 (5.88%) Test Manager
6 5 (4.20%) Production Manager
7 4 (3.36%) Coordinator
7 4 (3.36%) Technical Architect
7 4 (3.36%) Technical Coordinator
8 3 (2.52%) Hardware Engineer
8 3 (2.52%) Trainer
9 2 (1.68%) Design Engineer
9 2 (1.68%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
9 2 (1.68%) IT Engineer
9 2 (1.68%) IT Support
9 2 (1.68%) Quality Manager
9 2 (1.68%) Site Manager
9 2 (1.68%) Software Engineer
9 2 (1.68%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (48.74%) XML
2 56 (47.06%) SGML
3 4 (3.36%) Middleware
4 2 (1.68%) .NET
4 2 (1.68%) .NET Core
4 2 (1.68%) .NET Framework
4 2 (1.68%) JSON
4 2 (1.68%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.88%) Blackberry
1 7 (5.88%) Video Conferencing
2 6 (5.04%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (3.36%) Public Cloud
4 2 (1.68%) FPGA
4 2 (1.68%) Linux Command Line
4 2 (1.68%) SCADA
5 1 (0.84%) Analogue Electronics
5 1 (0.84%) IoT
5 1 (0.84%) iPad
5 1 (0.84%) NB-IoT
5 1 (0.84%) Smart Meter
5 1 (0.84%) TM Forum
Operating Systems
1 8 (6.72%) Linux
2 7 (5.88%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (47.06%) Desktop Publishing
2 30 (25.21%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (21.85%) Decision-Making
4 19 (15.97%) Conflict Management
4 19 (15.97%) Time Management
5 16 (13.45%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (13.45%) TOGAF
6 15 (12.61%) Critical Thinking
6 15 (12.61%) ITIL
6 15 (12.61%) People Management
7 14 (11.76%) Asset Management
8 13 (10.92%) Customer Engagement
9 11 (9.24%) ArchiMate
9 11 (9.24%) Architecture Governance
9 11 (9.24%) BPMN
9 11 (9.24%) Digital Strategy
9 11 (9.24%) Enterprise Architecture
9 11 (9.24%) Roadmaps
9 11 (9.24%) Strategic Roadmap
10 7 (5.88%) PQQ
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.68%) C#
1 2 (1.68%) Python
2 1 (0.84%) MATLAB
2 1 (0.84%) SQL
Qualifications
1 90 (75.63%) HNC
2 37 (31.09%) Degree
3 27 (22.69%) Security Cleared
4 17 (14.29%) SC Cleared
5 15 (12.61%) DV Cleared
6 11 (9.24%) TOGAF Certification
7 7 (5.88%) CCNP
7 7 (5.88%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (3.36%) JNCIA
9 3 (2.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (1.68%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (8.40%) QA
System Software
1 3 (2.52%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.68%) Firmware
3 1 (0.84%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.84%) BitLocker
Vendors
1 11 (9.24%) Cisco
1 11 (9.24%) IBM
1 11 (9.24%) Juniper
1 11 (9.24%) Nokia
2 9 (7.56%) Microsoft
3 7 (5.88%) Avaya
3 7 (5.88%) Ericsson
3 7 (5.88%) Google
3 7 (5.88%) Ribbon
4 4 (3.36%) Ciena
4 4 (3.36%) Palo Alto
5 3 (2.52%) VMware
6 2 (1.68%) EMC
7 1 (0.84%) Mentor Graphics
7 1 (0.84%) Rockwell
7 1 (0.84%) SAP
7 1 (0.84%) Siemens