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The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Diploma (HND) in IT jobs within the Lancashire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Diploma (HND)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8381
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads58
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.564 %3.828 %
Salaries quoted58
Average minimum salary£27,000£27,375
Average salary£29,500£30,688
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
Average maximum salary£32,000£34,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,073£29,229
% change on same period last year+9.72 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads195209
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.113 %0.090 %
Salaries quoted157168
Average minimum salary£27,676£25,798
Average salary£30,340£28,284
% change on same period last year+7.26 %
Average maximum salary£33,003£30,769
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
HND North WestHND
North West

HND
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire HND Salary Trend

HND
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HND across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Lancashire HND Salary Histogram

HND
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BurnleyNew entry-1£17,500-
HND North WestHND
North West

HND
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

19 (90.00 %)Degree
27 (70.00 %)MS Visio
27 (70.00 %)Process Management
27 (70.00 %)UML
36 (60.00 %)Business Analysis
43 (30.00 %)Manufacturing
52 (20.00 %)Validation
52 (20.00 %)QA
52 (20.00 %)Electric
61 (10.00 %)HNC
61 (10.00 %)SharePoint
61 (10.00 %)Electronics

HND
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)SharePoint
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (70.00 %)MS Visio
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Manufacturing
22 (20.00 %)Electric
31 (10.00 %)Electronics
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (70.00 %)Business Analyst
17 (70.00 %)Analyst
17 (70.00 %)Business Systems Analyst
17 (70.00 %)Systems Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Process Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Test Engineer
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (70.00 %)UML
17 (70.00 %)Process Management
26 (60.00 %)Business Analysis
32 (20.00 %)Validation
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (90.00 %)Degree
21 (10.00 %)HNC
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)QA