The first table below looks at the demand for HND in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited HND over the 3 months to 17 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
17 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Higher National Diploma (HND)
Rank 183 167 186
Rank change year-on-year
-16 +19
Permanent jobs citing HND 30 46 38
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 0.561% 0.819% 0.613%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.836% 2.264% 1.830%
Number of salaries quoted 22 32 29
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% +21.21%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,050 £20,650 £25,056
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £40,000 £33,500
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £35,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year
-7.14% +16.66%
All Qualifications
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1634 2032 2077
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 30.58% 36.19% 33.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1418 1759 1749
Average salary £40,000 £39,000 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.56% +5.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
HND
England

HND
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing HND across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

South West HND Jobs Demand Trend

HND
Salary Trend

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

South West HND Salary Trend

HND
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing HND across the South West region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Dorset +2 14 £35,000 +70.73% 2
Wiltshire +2 4 £32,750 -18.12% 3
Somerset -8 3 £25,000 -37.50% 2
Cornwall +6 2 £35,000 +22.80% 1
Gloucestershire -1 2 £32,750 -3.67% 1
Bristol -13 2 £36,750 +67.04% 1
HND
England

HND
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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.

1 47 (61.84%) Degree
2 24 (31.58%) HNC
3 20 (26.32%) SQL
4 19 (25.00%) Manufacturing
4 19 (25.00%) Windows
4 19 (25.00%) MS Excel
4 19 (25.00%) Microsoft
5 18 (23.68%) Web Services
5 18 (23.68%) Test Scripting
6 15 (19.74%) ISEB
6 15 (19.74%) HTTP
6 15 (19.74%) QA
6 15 (19.74%) ISTQB
7 13 (17.11%) Linux
7 13 (17.11%) SQL Server
8 12 (15.79%) C
8 12 (15.79%) Electronics
9 10 (13.16%) Cisco
9 10 (13.16%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (13.16%) Computer Science
10 9 (11.84%) VoIP
10 9 (11.84%) T-SQL
10 9 (11.84%) Oracle
10 9 (11.84%) ITIL
11 8 (10.53%) Management Information System
11 8 (10.53%) TCP/IP
11 8 (10.53%) Change Control
12 7 (9.211%) MCSE
12 7 (9.211%) IIS
12 7 (9.211%) C#

HND
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT jobs across the South West 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.

Application Development
1 18 (23.68%) Web Services
2 6 (7.895%) .NET
2 6 (7.895%) ASP.NET
3 5 (6.579%) XML
4 3 (3.947%) SAP XI
4 3 (3.947%) jQuery
5 1 (1.316%) Qt
5 1 (1.316%) SAP Basis
Application Platforms
1 7 (9.211%) IIS
2 2 (2.632%) MS Exchange
3 1 (1.316%) Oracle Application Server
3 1 (1.316%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (25.00%) MS Excel
2 2 (2.632%) MS PowerPoint
2 2 (2.632%) MS Project
3 1 (1.316%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 4 (5.263%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (5.263%) Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
1 15 (19.74%) HTTP
2 9 (11.84%) VoIP
3 8 (10.53%) TCP/IP
4 6 (7.895%) Firewall
5 3 (3.947%) Wireless
5 3 (3.947%) SSL
5 3 (3.947%) SAN
5 3 (3.947%) WAN
5 3 (3.947%) LAN
6 2 (2.632%) DHCP
6 2 (2.632%) Ethernet
6 2 (2.632%) DNS
6 2 (2.632%) WLAN
6 2 (2.632%) GPRS
6 2 (2.632%) GSM
6 2 (2.632%) Intranet
6 2 (2.632%) TETRA
6 2 (2.632%) VLAN
7 1 (1.316%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (17.11%) SQL Server
2 5 (6.579%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (5.263%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (5.263%) SQL Server 2000
3 4 (5.263%) DTS
3 4 (5.263%) TOAD
3 4 (5.263%) Oracle Discoverer
4 3 (3.947%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (2.632%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 2 (2.632%) Oracle 8/8i
6 1 (1.316%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (1.316%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (1.316%) Oracle 10g
6 1 (1.316%) OLTP
6 1 (1.316%) Oracle 11g
6 1 (1.316%) SQL Server 2005
6 1 (1.316%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 3 (3.947%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.316%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (1.316%) JIRA
General
1 19 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 12 (15.79%) Electronics
3 7 (9.211%) Telecoms
3 7 (9.211%) Finance
4 5 (6.579%) Back Office
5 2 (2.632%) Aerospace
5 2 (2.632%) Legal
6 1 (1.316%) Music Industry
Job Titles
1 20 (26.32%) Software Engineer
2 16 (21.05%) Test Engineer
3 15 (19.74%) Software Test Engineer
4 10 (13.16%) Team Leader
5 9 (11.84%) Analyst
6 7 (9.211%) Developer
6 7 (9.211%) Support Engineer
7 6 (7.895%) Project Leader
7 6 (7.895%) Senior Software Engineer
7 6 (7.895%) Software Developer
7 6 (7.895%) Senior Test Engineer
7 6 (7.895%) Senior Software Test Engineer
8 5 (6.579%) Field Service Engineer
8 5 (6.579%) Field Engineer
9 4 (5.263%) Senior Analyst
9 4 (5.263%) Test Team Leader
9 4 (5.263%) Senior Business Analyst
9 4 (5.263%) Graduate
9 4 (5.263%) Project Manager
9 4 (5.263%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 10 (13.16%) Computer Science
2 8 (10.53%) Management Information System
3 4 (5.263%) Open Source
4 2 (2.632%) SaaS
4 2 (2.632%) iPad
4 2 (2.632%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (2.632%) iPhone
4 2 (2.632%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (1.316%) Replication
5 1 (1.316%) Clustering
5 1 (1.316%) Mathematics
5 1 (1.316%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 19 (25.00%) Windows
2 13 (17.11%) Linux
3 5 (6.579%) Windows Server 2008
3 5 (6.579%) UNIX
4 4 (5.263%) Windows 7
4 4 (5.263%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (2.632%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (1.316%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.316%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (23.68%) Test Scripting
2 9 (11.84%) ITIL
3 8 (10.53%) Change Control
4 6 (7.895%) Disaster Recovery
5 5 (6.579%) ERP
6 4 (5.263%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (5.263%) Software Engineering
6 4 (5.263%) Systems Analysis
7 3 (3.947%) Validation
7 3 (3.947%) Business Continuity
7 3 (3.947%) OO
7 3 (3.947%) MVC
7 3 (3.947%) Project Management
7 3 (3.947%) Root Cause Analysis
7 3 (3.947%) SAP Security
7 3 (3.947%) MVVM
8 2 (2.632%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (2.632%) WAN Optimisation
8 2 (2.632%) Time Management
8 2 (2.632%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 20 (26.32%) SQL
2 12 (15.79%) C
3 9 (11.84%) T-SQL
4 7 (9.211%) C#
5 6 (7.895%) VB
5 6 (7.895%) VB.NET
5 6 (7.895%) VB6
6 5 (6.579%) Embedded C
6 5 (6.579%) C++
7 3 (3.947%) Java
7 3 (3.947%) ABAP
7 3 (3.947%) Embedded C++
8 1 (1.316%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (61.84%) Degree
2 24 (31.58%) HNC
3 15 (19.74%) ISEB
3 15 (19.74%) ISTQB
4 10 (13.16%) Microsoft Certification
5 7 (9.211%) MCSE
6 5 (6.579%) MCDST
7 3 (3.947%) Security Cleared
8 2 (2.632%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (2.632%) MCDBA
8 2 (2.632%) CCNA
9 1 (1.316%) MCSA
9 1 (1.316%) MCP
9 1 (1.316%) MCSD
9 1 (1.316%) MCTS
9 1 (1.316%) MCITP
9 1 (1.316%) SC Cleared
9 1 (1.316%) OCA
9 1 (1.316%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (1.316%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (19.74%) QA
2 2 (2.632%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (5.263%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (2.632%) Active Directory
2 2 (2.632%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (1.316%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.316%) XenApp
Vendors
1 19 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 10 (13.16%) Cisco
3 9 (11.84%) Oracle
4 5 (6.579%) VMware
5 4 (5.263%) SAP
5 4 (5.263%) Citrix
6 3 (3.947%) NetApp
7 2 (2.632%) Apple
7 2 (2.632%) Symantec
7 2 (2.632%) Riverbed
7 2 (2.632%) Atmel
7 2 (2.632%) Exinda
7 2 (2.632%) Freescale
8 1 (1.316%) Cadence
8 1 (1.316%) HP
8 1 (1.316%) EMC
Cornwall, South West
Skills and Experience required: - mechanical engineering degree or HND- ESSENTIAL- broad knowledge of: plastic moulding, die casting, machining - ability to work within a team and communicate effectively - strong...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 10 June 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
Server and PC hardware/software in a Microsoft/Linux networking environment. - Analogue and digital/VOIP telephone networks. - TCP/IP network fundamentals including working with Windows software configurations... DESIRABLE...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 20k to 20k per year GBP
Posted: 12 June 2013
Exeter, Devon
Server and PC hardware/software in a Microsoft/Linux networking environment. - Analogue and digital/VOIP telephone networks. - TCP/IP network fundamentals including working with Windows software configurations... DESIRABLE...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 20k to 20k per year GBP
Posted: 13 June 2013
South West
Essential skills - " Strong commercial experience in supporting Microsoft OS; desktop and server products including Windows XP, Vista, 7/8, Server 2003/2008 R2, Exchange 2010 and Office 2007/...
Premier Group Recruitment
Salary: £23000.00 - £30000.00
Posted: 14 June 2013
Bath, South West
My company designs products that are bespoke solutions for customer specific applications, all of which are designed in-house. The manufacture of most components is carried out in-...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Chippenham, South West
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £24000.00 - £27000.00 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
South West
Michael Page International
Salary: GBP20000 to GBP25000 per annum
Posted: 10 June 2013
Dorchester, South West
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £25000 per annum + training, 20 days hol
Posted: 17 June 2013
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