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This section looks at the demand for Higher National Diploma (HND) in IT jobs within the Leeds 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Diploma (HND)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank115129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads3140
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.017 %
As % of the category below4.172 %4.353 %
Salaries quoted198
Average minimum salary£24,147£27,250
Average salary£27,705£27,500
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Average maximum salary£31,263£27,750
UK excluding London average salary£29,913£30,713
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Leeds
Matching permanent IT job ads743919
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.406 %0.386 %
Salaries quoted617700
Average minimum salary£29,822£32,262
Average salary£33,027£34,037
% change on same period last year-2.96 %
Average maximum salary£36,233£35,812
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
HND West YorkshireHND
West Yorkshire

HND
Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds HND Salary Trend

HND
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HND across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leeds HND Salary Histogram

HND
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leeds 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.

146 (82.14 %)Degree
219 (33.93 %)UNIX
219 (33.93 %)Linux
316 (28.57 %)C++
316 (28.57 %)C
316 (28.57 %)Embedded Linux
413 (23.21 %)SQL
510 (17.86 %)Microsoft Certification
69 (16.07 %)Health
69 (16.07 %)HNC
78 (14.29 %)Finance
87 (12.50 %)CICS
87 (12.50 %)JCL
87 (12.50 %)Mainframe
87 (12.50 %)MVS
87 (12.50 %).NET
87 (12.50 %)DB2
87 (12.50 %)COBOL
87 (12.50 %)Microsoft
96 (10.71 %)Technical Architecture
96 (10.71 %)MS Excel
96 (10.71 %)VB
96 (10.71 %)VB.NET
96 (10.71 %)C#
96 (10.71 %)Education
105 (8.929 %)WinRunner
105 (8.929 %)TestDirector
105 (8.929 %)LoadRunner
105 (8.929 %)ISEB
105 (8.929 %)Pensions

HND
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (12.50 %).NET
23 (5.357 %)J2EE
23 (5.357 %)CSS
23 (5.357 %)XHTML
23 (5.357 %)HTML
Leeds IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (12.50 %)CICS
21 (1.786 %)MS Exchange
Leeds IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (10.71 %)MS Excel
Leeds IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.357 %)LAN
13 (5.357 %)VoIP
13 (5.357 %)WAN
13 (5.357 %)Firewall
21 (1.786 %)DHCP
21 (1.786 %)TCP/IP
Leeds IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (12.50 %)DB2
24 (7.143 %)SQL Server
Leeds IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (8.929 %)WinRunner
15 (8.929 %)TestDirector
15 (8.929 %)LoadRunner
23 (5.357 %)Flash
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (16.07 %)Health
28 (14.29 %)Finance
36 (10.71 %)Education
45 (8.929 %)Pensions
45 (8.929 %)Marketing
53 (5.357 %)Telecoms
62 (3.571 %)Government
62 (3.571 %)Insurance
Leeds IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (28.57 %)Software Engineer
116 (28.57 %)Embedded Software Engineer
212 (21.43 %)Developer
37 (12.50 %)COBOL Developer
46 (10.71 %)Graduate
46 (10.71 %)Consultant
46 (10.71 %)Support Consultant
55 (8.929 %)IT Consultant
64 (7.143 %).NET Developer
64 (7.143 %)C# Developer
64 (7.143 %)VB Developer
73 (5.357 %)Web Designer
73 (5.357 %)Analyst
82 (3.571 %)Information Manager
91 (1.786 %)Systems Tester
91 (1.786 %)Helpdesk Support
91 (1.786 %)Test Analyst
91 (1.786 %)Software Developer
91 (1.786 %)Tester
91 (1.786 %)Desktop Support
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (12.50 %)Mainframe
21 (1.786 %)E-Learning
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (33.93 %)UNIX
119 (33.93 %)Linux
216 (28.57 %)Embedded Linux
37 (12.50 %)MVS
44 (7.143 %)Windows
53 (5.357 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (5.357 %)Windows 2000 Server
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (10.71 %)Technical Architecture
24 (7.143 %)OO
33 (5.357 %)Service Management
33 (5.357 %)Change Management
33 (5.357 %)Time Management
33 (5.357 %)ITIL
33 (5.357 %)Software Testing
42 (3.571 %)Data Security
42 (3.571 %)Information Security
42 (3.571 %)Systems Analysis
51 (1.786 %)DNA
51 (1.786 %)Web Design
Leeds IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (28.57 %)C
116 (28.57 %)C++
213 (23.21 %)SQL
37 (12.50 %)JCL
37 (12.50 %)COBOL
46 (10.71 %)C#
46 (10.71 %)VB
46 (10.71 %)VB.NET
51 (1.786 %)Java
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
146 (82.14 %)Degree
210 (17.86 %)Microsoft Certification
39 (16.07 %)HNC
45 (8.929 %)ISEB
54 (7.143 %)MCP
61 (1.786 %)MCSA
61 (1.786 %)MCDST
Leeds IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.357 %)QA
Leeds IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.786 %)Active Directory
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (12.50 %)Microsoft
23 (5.357 %)Citrix
31 (1.786 %)Oracle