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The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Diploma (HND) in IT jobs within the North East 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
Rank4170
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching permanent IT job ads3628
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.012 %
As % of the category below12.63 %7.735 %
Salaries quoted1523
Average minimum salary£32,925£27,783
Average salary£40,650£28,500
% change on same period last year+42.63 %
Average maximum salary£48,375£29,217
UK excluding London average salary£32,073£29,229
% change on same period last year+9.72 %
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads285362
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.165 %0.156 %
Salaries quoted238322
Average minimum salary£28,880£32,755
Average salary£31,103£34,754
% change on same period last year-10.50 %
Average maximum salary£33,326£36,754
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
HND EnglandHND
England

HND
Demand Trend

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East HND Salary Trend

HND
Salary Histogram

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

North East 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 North East 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
NorthumberlandNew entry-16--
Tyne and WearUp+314£28,378-0.42 %
DurhamNew entry-4£36,250-
ClevelandNew entry-1£107,500-
TeessideNew entry-1£107,500-
HND EnglandHND
England

HND
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

148 (81.36 %)Degree
217 (28.81 %)Windows
315 (25.42 %)UML
315 (25.42 %)arcHouse
414 (23.73 %)Borland
513 (22.03 %)Workflow
69 (15.25 %)ECDL
78 (13.56 %)StarTeam
78 (13.56 %)Systems Analysis
87 (11.86 %)Java
96 (10.17 %)UNIX
96 (10.17 %)Police
96 (10.17 %)Integration Testing
96 (10.17 %)Business Analysis
105 (8.475 %)Firewall
105 (8.475 %)Windows Server 2003
105 (8.475 %)Linux
114 (6.780 %)XML
114 (6.780 %)PRINCE2
114 (6.780 %)COBOL
114 (6.780 %)SQL
114 (6.780 %)Oracle
114 (6.780 %)HP
114 (6.780 %)Mainframe
114 (6.780 %)Health
123 (5.085 %)Windows 2000 Server
123 (5.085 %)QA
123 (5.085 %)Software Testing
123 (5.085 %)Telecoms
123 (5.085 %)Electric

HND
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (6.780 %)XML
23 (5.085 %)J2EE
32 (3.390 %)OC4J
32 (3.390 %).NET
32 (3.390 %)WebSphere
41 (1.695 %)Spring MVC
41 (1.695 %)HTML
41 (1.695 %)MVC
41 (1.695 %)Hibernate
41 (1.695 %)Spring
North East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.390 %)WebSphere Application Server
12 (3.390 %)Oracle Application Server
12 (3.390 %)Oracle 10gAS
North East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.695 %)MS Excel
11 (1.695 %)AutoCAD
North East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
115 (25.42 %)arcHouse
21 (1.695 %)SyteLine
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (8.475 %)Firewall
23 (5.085 %)LAN
23 (5.085 %)VoIP
23 (5.085 %)WAN
32 (3.390 %)FTP
32 (3.390 %)SAN
32 (3.390 %)Internet
32 (3.390 %)SSH
North East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.390 %)DB2
12 (3.390 %)Oracle 8/8i
12 (3.390 %)Oracle 10g
North East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (13.56 %)StarTeam
23 (5.085 %)WinRunner
23 (5.085 %)TestDirector
23 (5.085 %)LoadRunner
North East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (10.17 %)Police
24 (6.780 %)Health
33 (5.085 %)Telecoms
33 (5.085 %)Electric
41 (1.695 %)Electronics
41 (1.695 %)Finance
41 (1.695 %)Construction
41 (1.695 %)Law
41 (1.695 %)Manufacturing
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (27.12 %)Developer
214 (23.73 %)Analyst
39 (15.25 %)Junior
47 (11.86 %)Analyst Programmer
47 (11.86 %)Programmer
54 (6.780 %)Senior Analyst
54 (6.780 %)Project Manager
63 (5.085 %)Electrical Engineer
72 (3.390 %)DBA
72 (3.390 %)Java Developer
72 (3.390 %)Oracle DBA
81 (1.695 %).NET Developer
81 (1.695 %)Systems Tester
81 (1.695 %)Hardware Engineer
81 (1.695 %)Java Analyst Programmer
81 (1.695 %)Java Programmer
81 (1.695 %)Electronics Engineer
81 (1.695 %)Developer Analyst
81 (1.695 %)Mechanical Design Engineer
81 (1.695 %)Mechanical Engineer
North East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.780 %)Mainframe
21 (1.695 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (28.81 %)Windows
26 (10.17 %)UNIX
35 (8.475 %)Linux
35 (8.475 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (5.085 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (3.390 %)Solaris
North East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (25.42 %)UML
213 (22.03 %)Workflow
38 (13.56 %)Systems Analysis
46 (10.17 %)Business Analysis
46 (10.17 %)Integration Testing
54 (6.780 %)PRINCE2
63 (5.085 %)ITIL
63 (5.085 %)Service Management
63 (5.085 %)Change Management
63 (5.085 %)Software Testing
72 (3.390 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (1.695 %)Document Management
81 (1.695 %)CAD
81 (1.695 %)Project Management
81 (1.695 %)Business Development
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (11.86 %)Java
24 (6.780 %)COBOL
24 (6.780 %)SQL
31 (1.695 %)JavaScript
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
148 (81.36 %)Degree
29 (15.25 %)ECDL
33 (5.085 %)MCP
33 (5.085 %)ISEB
33 (5.085 %)Microsoft Certification
North East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.085 %)QA
North East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (3.390 %)Active Directory
North East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (3.390 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (23.73 %)Borland
24 (6.780 %)HP
24 (6.780 %)Oracle
33 (5.085 %)Citrix
42 (3.390 %)Cisco
42 (3.390 %)IBM
42 (3.390 %)Microsoft
51 (1.695 %)SolidWorks