Higher National Diploma (HND)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 82 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing HND | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | - | 0.091% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.36% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | - | - | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +27.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £37.00 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £22.25 | £46.18 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -51.82% | +2.62% | +25.00% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 306 | 281 | 421 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 26.47% | 25.66% | 27.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 208 | 150 | 278 |
| 10th Percentile | £302 | £294 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £474 | £475 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.32% | -6.86% | -3.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £603 | £598 | £611 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £688 | £703 |
| North West median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | -6.98% | +4.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 17 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.00 | £26.95 | £15.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.63 | £31.25 | £17.77 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.63 | £32.50 | £35.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.37% | -8.45% | +77.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.50 | £47.50 | £52.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £79.05 | £64.25 |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.46 | £32.50 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.88% | -29.62% | +85.42% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HND relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing HND.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing HND.
