Higher National Diploma (HND)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for HND qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 499 756 916
Rank change year-on-year +257 +160 -207
Permanent jobs citing HND 453 246 302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.46% 0.24% 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.65% 0.73% 0.72%
Number of salaries quoted 243 106 162
10th Percentile £24,875 £27,807 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £34,894
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,925 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -7.46% +4.97% +9.38%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,070 £53,750
90th Percentile £63,498 £58,625 £61,265
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,101 £45,925 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +2.06% +12.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

HND is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,375 33,735 42,105
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.79% 32.58% 26.91%
Number of salaries quoted 17,286 15,174 19,044
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £59,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.47% +7.27% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% +0.41%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing HND as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for HND in the UK

HND
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HND.

Salary trend for HND in the UK

HND
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing HND over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for HND in the UK

HND
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +164 414 £42,101 -8.33% 546
England +230 409 £43,011 -13.21% 519
North of England +110 110 £40,250 -9.64% 127
South East +4 85 £47,500 -7.50% 125
South West +28 75 £40,500 -42.14% 82
North West +58 69 £35,000 +11.11% 63
East of England +66 62 £37,528 +21.06% 58
Work from Home +52 56 £44,674 +19.13% 107
Midlands +53 51 £45,250 +99.85% 100
Yorkshire +126 37 £47,500 -40.63% 50
West Midlands +38 34 £32,500 +43.54% 63
London +114 26 £63,750 +70.00% 50
Scotland -49 18 £42,202 +4.20% 64
East Midlands -2 13 £50,000 - 37
Wales - 11 £40,000 - 10
North East -11 4 £41,500 -13.14% 18
Northern Ireland - 2 £34,628 - 5

HND
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (1.55%) CMS
2 6 (1.32%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.44%) WinCC
4 1 (0.22%) JBoss
4 1 (0.22%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.22%) WebSphere
Applications
1 97 (21.41%) AutoCAD
2 54 (11.92%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (7.06%) Microsoft Excel
4 18 (3.97%) Revit
5 17 (3.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 12 (2.65%) Simulink
7 11 (2.43%) SOLIDWORKS
7 11 (2.43%) Stateflow
8 10 (2.21%) Photoshop
8 10 (2.21%) Solid Edge
9 8 (1.77%) EPLAN
10 7 (1.55%) CANalyzer
11 5 (1.10%) Microsoft Project
12 3 (0.66%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 3 (0.66%) Adobe Illustrator
12 3 (0.66%) InDesign
13 2 (0.44%) MS Visio
14 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (2.21%) NEC Housing
2 1 (0.22%) Primavera
2 1 (0.22%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 20 (4.42%) Azure
2 9 (1.99%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (1.77%) GitHub
4 6 (1.32%) AWS
4 6 (1.32%) Azure DevOps
4 6 (1.32%) Cloud Computing
4 6 (1.32%) OneDrive
5 5 (1.10%) Google Workspace
6 4 (0.88%) PaaS
6 4 (0.88%) SaaS
7 3 (0.66%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 2 (0.44%) Boomi
8 2 (0.44%) iPaaS
9 1 (0.22%) Figma
9 1 (0.22%) Miro
9 1 (0.22%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.22%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 24 (5.30%) Internet
2 20 (4.42%) LAN
3 18 (3.97%) WAN
4 11 (2.43%) J1939
5 10 (2.21%) Firewall
6 8 (1.77%) Wireless
7 7 (1.55%) Ethernet
7 7 (1.55%) Network Security
8 6 (1.32%) Intranet
8 6 (1.32%) MQTT
8 6 (1.32%) Remote Desktop
8 6 (1.32%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (1.10%) OSPF
9 5 (1.10%) TCP/IP
10 4 (0.88%) 5G
10 4 (0.88%) DHCP
10 4 (0.88%) DNS
10 4 (0.88%) Multicast
10 4 (0.88%) Profibus
10 4 (0.88%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (5.52%) Data Vault
2 16 (3.53%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.55%) Relational Database
4 4 (0.88%) QlikView
5 3 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (0.66%) Ingres
5 3 (0.66%) MySQL
6 2 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.44%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 1 (0.22%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.22%) MS Access
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.22%) Power BI
7 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (5.74%) JIRA
2 21 (4.64%) Git
3 12 (2.65%) LabVIEW
4 11 (2.43%) ClearCase
4 11 (2.43%) Plastic SCM
5 7 (1.55%) ClearQuest
5 7 (1.55%) Rational DOORS
6 6 (1.32%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.66%) Subversion
8 2 (0.44%) Selenium
8 2 (0.44%) Visual Studio
General
1 172 (37.97%) Social Skills
2 84 (18.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 78 (17.22%) Analytical Skills
3 78 (17.22%) Legal
4 74 (16.34%) Manufacturing
5 61 (13.47%) Local Government
6 55 (12.14%) Electronics
7 53 (11.70%) Aerospace
8 49 (10.82%) Finance
9 40 (8.83%) Automotive
10 33 (7.28%) Telecoms
11 25 (5.52%) Publishing
12 23 (5.08%) Marketing
12 23 (5.08%) Presentation Skills
12 23 (5.08%) Retail
13 18 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
14 14 (3.09%) Law
15 13 (2.87%) Public Sector
16 8 (1.77%) Police
17 6 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 67 (14.79%) Senior
2 53 (11.70%) Coordinator
3 51 (11.26%) Technical Coordinator
4 50 (11.04%) Project Manager
5 31 (6.84%) Software Engineer
6 30 (6.62%) Systems Engineer
7 28 (6.18%) Technical Manager
8 23 (5.08%) Author
8 23 (5.08%) Technical Author
9 22 (4.86%) Senior Software Engineer
10 21 (4.64%) Technical Support
11 20 (4.42%) Support Engineer
12 19 (4.19%) Analyst
13 16 (3.53%) Hardware Engineer
14 15 (3.31%) Lead
14 15 (3.31%) Quantity Surveyor
15 14 (3.09%) Technical Engineer
16 13 (2.87%) Senior Systems Engineer
16 13 (2.87%) Test Engineer
17 12 (2.65%) Product Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (5.52%) XML
2 8 (1.77%) .NET
2 8 (1.77%) pytest
3 6 (1.32%) Ajax
3 6 (1.32%) AngularJS
3 6 (1.32%) CSS
3 6 (1.32%) HTML
3 6 (1.32%) LESS
3 6 (1.32%) React
3 6 (1.32%) Sass
3 6 (1.32%) Vue
4 5 (1.10%) Apache Thrift
5 4 (0.88%) Akka
6 2 (0.44%) Middleware
7 1 (0.22%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.22%) ModSecurity
7 1 (0.22%) Node-RED
7 1 (0.22%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 54 (11.92%) Housing Association
2 43 (9.49%) Management Information System
3 28 (6.18%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (4.19%) Driving Licence
5 18 (3.97%) CCTV
6 16 (3.53%) IoT
7 11 (2.43%) Algorithms
8 10 (2.21%) Mobile App
8 10 (2.21%) SCADA
9 8 (1.77%) FMCG
9 8 (1.77%) Operational Technology
10 6 (1.32%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (0.88%) Acoustics
11 4 (0.88%) EPoS
11 4 (0.88%) FPGA
11 4 (0.88%) GNSS
11 4 (0.88%) Linux Command Line
12 3 (0.66%) Clustering
12 3 (0.66%) VHDL
12 3 (0.66%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 50 (11.04%) Windows
2 36 (7.95%) Linux
3 15 (3.31%) Unix
4 12 (2.65%) Windows Server
5 11 (2.43%) Windows 10
6 8 (1.77%) Apple iOS
7 5 (1.10%) VMS
8 4 (0.88%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.88%) VxWorks
9 2 (0.44%) Android
9 2 (0.44%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.22%) Debian
10 1 (0.22%) Fedora
10 1 (0.22%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (24.50%) Agile
2 106 (23.40%) Problem-Solving
3 102 (22.52%) Time Management
4 72 (15.89%) Project Management
5 56 (12.36%) Continuous Improvement
6 41 (9.05%) Mathematics
7 38 (8.39%) Software Engineering
8 31 (6.84%) CAD
9 30 (6.62%) Project Delivery
10 29 (6.40%) Customer Service
11 27 (5.96%) B2B
12 26 (5.74%) Customer Requirements
12 26 (5.74%) Mentoring
13 25 (5.52%) Document Management
13 25 (5.52%) Impact Assessments
14 23 (5.08%) Innovative Thinking
15 22 (4.86%) Cybersecurity
15 22 (4.86%) Software Testing
16 21 (4.64%) Collaborative Working
17 20 (4.42%) Commercial Awareness
Programming Languages
1 35 (7.73%) Python
2 25 (5.52%) C
3 24 (5.30%) MATLAB
4 22 (4.86%) SQL
5 15 (3.31%) Embedded C
6 13 (2.87%) C#
7 11 (2.43%) C++
7 11 (2.43%) Perl
8 9 (1.99%) PowerShell
9 8 (1.77%) VB
10 7 (1.55%) Bash
11 6 (1.32%) JavaScript
12 5 (1.10%) Ladder Logic
13 4 (0.88%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.88%) VBA
14 3 (0.66%) Java
14 3 (0.66%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.22%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 278 (61.37%) Degree
2 274 (60.49%) HNC
3 38 (8.39%) Security Cleared
4 18 (3.97%) DV Cleared
4 18 (3.97%) SC Cleared
5 12 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.77%) RIBA
7 7 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (1.55%) MRICS
8 6 (1.32%) Chartered Engineer
8 6 (1.32%) DBS Check
9 5 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.10%) NVQ Level 4
10 4 (0.88%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.88%) MCP
10 4 (0.88%) MCTS
11 3 (0.66%) CCNP
11 3 (0.66%) NVQ Level 3
12 2 (0.44%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.44%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.97%) SLA
2 12 (2.65%) MISRA
3 11 (2.43%) Automotive SPICE
3 11 (2.43%) AUTOSAR
3 11 (2.43%) ISO 26262
4 9 (1.99%) NEBOSH
4 9 (1.99%) QA
5 5 (1.10%) ISO 13485
6 4 (0.88%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 4 (0.88%) COSHH
6 4 (0.88%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.66%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.66%) Disclosure Scotland
7 3 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.44%) ISO 14001
8 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 1 (0.22%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.22%) ISO 9000
9 1 (0.22%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.22%) RMADS
System Software
1 17 (3.75%) VMware Infrastructure
2 11 (2.43%) vSphere
3 8 (1.77%) Firmware
4 6 (1.32%) Active Directory
4 6 (1.32%) Docker
5 5 (1.10%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.66%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (1.32%) SmoothWall
2 3 (0.66%) Failover Clustering
2 3 (0.66%) FortiGate
2 3 (0.66%) Functional Safety
2 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Clustering
3 2 (0.44%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 2 (0.44%) Wonderware InTouch
Vendors
1 59 (13.02%) Microsoft
2 33 (7.28%) SAP
3 20 (4.42%) VMware
4 15 (3.31%) Google
5 13 (2.87%) IBM
6 11 (2.43%) Cisco
6 11 (2.43%) Lauterbach
6 11 (2.43%) NEC
7 9 (1.99%) Adobe
7 9 (1.99%) Apple
7 9 (1.99%) HP
7 9 (1.99%) Oracle
7 9 (1.99%) Siemens
8 8 (1.77%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.55%) EMC
10 6 (1.32%) Sage
11 5 (1.10%) Juniper
11 5 (1.10%) Thales
12 4 (0.88%) Citrix
12 4 (0.88%) Instagram