HND Contract Job Trends in London

Higher National Diploma (HND)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 364 358 399
Rank change year-on-year -6 +41 +164
Contract jobs citing HND 5 11 6
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.035% 0.073% 0.032%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.12% 0.28% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 3
10th Percentile - £254 -
25th Percentile £475 £394 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -14.69%
75th Percentile £525 £590 £499
90th Percentile - £591 £513
England median daily rate £435 £325 £450
% change year-on-year +33.85% -27.78% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £63.75 £62.50
Median hourly rate - £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year - +3.85% -
75th Percentile - £71.25 £67.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £42.00 £46.18 £45.00
% change year-on-year -9.05% +2.62% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,052 3,889 4,504
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 28.36% 25.81% 23.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,823 2,456 3,016
10th Percentile £358 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £669
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
England median daily rate £525 £528 £550
% change year-on-year -0.47% -4.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 95 58 89
10th Percentile £20.65 £20.88 £19.20
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.06 £24.25
Median hourly rate £25.47 £37.25 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.62% -29.05% +11.70%
75th Percentile £59.88 £59.00 £65.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £83.20 £86.30
England median hourly rate £25.15 £48.56 £52.50
% change year-on-year -48.21% -7.50% +16.67%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HND relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

HND job vacancy trend in London

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Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing HND.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing HND

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Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing HND.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing HND

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Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the London region over the 6 months to 18 December 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
South London - 5 £500 -
HND
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) IT Support
1 2 (40.00%) IT Support Specialist
1 2 (40.00%) Support Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (40.00%) Data Centre
2 2 (40.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (60.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (60.00%) Project Management
1 3 (60.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (60.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (60.00%) Systems Engineering
1 3 (60.00%) Technical Leadership
1 3 (60.00%) Test Automation
1 3 (60.00%) Test Management
1 3 (60.00%) Validation
1 3 (60.00%) Verification and Validation
1 3 (60.00%) Workload Management
2 2 (40.00%) Inventory Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) HNC
2 3 (60.00%) EMC Certification
2 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) Def Stans
1 3 (60.00%) IEC 61508
1 3 (60.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) Functional Safety
2 2 (40.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) EMC
2 2 (40.00%) Cisco
2 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow