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The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Diploma (HND) in IT jobs within the Cambridge region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited HND over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Diploma (HND)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank104126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads25
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.377 %0.561 %
Salaries quoted22
Average minimum salary£30,000£21,500
Average salary£34,000£25,250
% change on same period last year+34.65 %
Average maximum salary£38,000£29,000
UK excluding London average salary£31,773£29,738
% change on same period last year+6.84 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads531891
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.459 %0.455 %
Salaries quoted451719
Average minimum salary£33,670£33,237
Average salary£37,780£36,892
% change on same period last year+2.40 %
Average maximum salary£41,890£40,548
UK excluding London average salary£38,607£38,188
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
HND CambridgeshireHND
Cambridgeshire

HND
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing HND across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Cambridge HND Demand Trend

HND
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing HND across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge HND Salary Trend

HND
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 IT job ads sampled that cited HND.

15 (41.67 %).NET
15 (41.67 %)C
15 (41.67 %)C++
15 (41.67 %)Degree
24 (33.33 %)Java
33 (25.00 %)SQL
33 (25.00 %)Education
33 (25.00 %)CAD
33 (25.00 %)AutoCAD
33 (25.00 %)VB.NET
33 (25.00 %)Computer Science
33 (25.00 %)SolidWorks
42 (16.67 %)Health
42 (16.67 %)Electronics
42 (16.67 %)Oracle
42 (16.67 %)HNC
42 (16.67 %)Windows
51 (8.333 %)Linux
51 (8.333 %)Apache
51 (8.333 %)SharePoint
51 (8.333 %)Bluetooth
51 (8.333 %)GSM
51 (8.333 %)3GPP
51 (8.333 %)WCDMA
51 (8.333 %)Microsoft
51 (8.333 %)Embedded C
51 (8.333 %)Windows CE
51 (8.333 %)Intranet
51 (8.333 %)Internet
51 (8.333 %)SQL Server

HND
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 IT job ads sampled that cited HND. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (41.67 %).NET
21 (8.333 %)ASP
21 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
21 (8.333 %)XML
21 (8.333 %)HTML
Cambridge IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)Apache
11 (8.333 %)SharePoint
11 (8.333 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (25.00 %)AutoCAD
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)Bluetooth
11 (8.333 %)GSM
11 (8.333 %)3GPP
11 (8.333 %)WCDMA
11 (8.333 %)Intranet
11 (8.333 %)Internet
11 (8.333 %)Wi-Fi
11 (8.333 %)TETRA
11 (8.333 %)WiMAX
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (25.00 %)Education
22 (16.67 %)Electronics
22 (16.67 %)Health
31 (8.333 %)Insurance
31 (8.333 %)Pensions
31 (8.333 %)Telecoms
31 (8.333 %)Electric
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
22 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
22 (16.67 %)Development Support Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Hardware Support Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Trainer
31 (8.333 %)Tester
31 (8.333 %)Developer
31 (8.333 %)Systems Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Applications Developer
31 (8.333 %)Technical Trainer
31 (8.333 %)Software Tester
31 (8.333 %)Test Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Software Test Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Hardware Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Communications Engineer
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (25.00 %)Computer Science
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (16.67 %)Windows
21 (8.333 %)Linux
21 (8.333 %)Windows CE
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)CAD
21 (8.333 %)Automated Testing
21 (8.333 %)Software Engineering
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (41.67 %)C
15 (41.67 %)C++
24 (33.33 %)Java
33 (25.00 %)SQL
33 (25.00 %)VB.NET
41 (8.333 %)Embedded C
41 (8.333 %)VB6
41 (8.333 %)VBScript
41 (8.333 %)VB
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (41.67 %)Degree
22 (16.67 %)HNC
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (25.00 %)SolidWorks
22 (16.67 %)Oracle
31 (8.333 %)Microsoft