HND Contracts in England

Higher National Diploma (HND)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 467 421 607
Rank change year-on-year -46 +186 +140
Contract jobs citing HND 18 121 46
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.074% 0.33% 0.091%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.24% 1.04% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 37 17
10th Percentile - £254 £346
25th Percentile £80 £258 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £275 £425
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -35.29% +2.41%
75th Percentile £640 £450 £494
90th Percentile £751 £720 £608
UK median daily rate £325 £275 £406
% change year-on-year +18.18% -32.31% +75.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 43 27
10th Percentile £50.68 - £37.00
25th Percentile £60.31 - £42.50
Median hourly rate £70.00 £43.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +62.79% -4.44% +13.28%
75th Percentile £74.50 - £47.50
90th Percentile £88.00 - £55.11
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £43.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +62.79% -4.44% +13.92%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

HND falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,629 11,624 13,999
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.33% 31.25% 27.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,849 7,135 9,365
10th Percentile £290 £306 £330
25th Percentile £415 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £629 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 435 985 748
10th Percentile £18.13 £14.00 £15.15
25th Percentile £22.39 £18.13 £20.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%
75th Percentile £67.75 £62.50 £68.25
90th Percentile £81.74 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for HND in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing HND in England.

Daily rate trend for HND in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HND in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for HND in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HND in England.

Hourly rate trend for HND in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing HND in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for HND in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +8 8 £80 -69.92% 177
South East +43 6 £700 +55.56% 210
West Midlands +18 5 £80 - 95
East Midlands -8 3 - - 74
East of England -35 3 - - 135
London +38 1 £325 -36.89% 55
HND
UK

HND
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 3 (16.67%) Simulink
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Project
Communications & Networking
1 3 (16.67%) Ethernet
2 1 (5.56%) MPLS
2 1 (5.56%) SDH
2 1 (5.56%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) LabVIEW
1 1 (5.56%) Rational DOORS
General
1 8 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Electronics
3 3 (16.67%) Games
4 2 (11.11%) Aerospace
5 1 (5.56%) Finance
5 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing
5 1 (5.56%) Marketing
5 1 (5.56%) Social Housing
5 1 (5.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (22.22%) Lead
2 3 (16.67%) Design Engineer
2 3 (16.67%) Project Manager
2 3 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
3 2 (11.11%) FPGA Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Firmware Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Migration Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Network Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Network Migration Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Network Systems Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Principal Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) RF Engineer
4 1 (5.56%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) Algorithms
1 3 (16.67%) FPGA
1 3 (16.67%) PCIe
1 3 (16.67%) Verilog
2 1 (5.56%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (5.56%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (27.78%) Customer Requirements
2 4 (22.22%) Project Management
3 3 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 3 (16.67%) Cryptography
3 3 (16.67%) Machine Learning
3 3 (16.67%) Physics
3 3 (16.67%) Requirements Management
3 3 (16.67%) Supply Chain Management
3 3 (16.67%) UVM
4 2 (11.11%) Agile
4 2 (11.11%) Software Testing
4 2 (11.11%) SysML
4 2 (11.11%) Systems Engineering
4 2 (11.11%) Test Strategy
4 2 (11.11%) UML
4 2 (11.11%) Validation
5 1 (5.56%) Configuration Management
5 1 (5.56%) Migration
5 1 (5.56%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (16.67%) MATLAB
1 3 (16.67%) SystemVerilog
1 3 (16.67%) Tcl
2 1 (5.56%) C++
2 1 (5.56%) Java
2 1 (5.56%) Python
2 1 (5.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (83.33%) HNC
2 8 (44.44%) Degree
3 5 (27.78%) Security Cleared
4 4 (22.22%) SC Cleared
5 1 (5.56%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (16.67%) DO-254
2 1 (5.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (22.22%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) Actel
1 3 (16.67%) Altera
1 3 (16.67%) Intel
1 3 (16.67%) Microsemi
1 3 (16.67%) Xilinx
2 1 (5.56%) Ericsson
2 1 (5.56%) Hitachi
2 1 (5.56%) Nokia