HND Contract Job Trends in Manchester

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 11 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 84 85
Rank change year-on-year -39 +1 +22
Contract jobs citing HND 3 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.15% 0.099% 0.17%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.57% 0.35% 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £525 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £35.20
25th Percentile - £34.75 £35.50
Median hourly rate - £35.50 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year - -1.39% -
75th Percentile - £36.25 £36.50
90th Percentile - - £36.80
North West median hourly rate £22.00 £27.00 £41.59
% change year-on-year -18.52% -35.08% -

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 525 284 282
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 26.11% 28.01% 23.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 314 183 142
10th Percentile £367 £303 £294
25th Percentile £425 £411 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £516 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.15% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £638 £620 £600
90th Percentile £725 £715 £687
North West median daily rate £519 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +3.83% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 26 21
10th Percentile £18.21 £20.00 £16.85
25th Percentile £28.69 £22.16 £25.35
Median hourly rate £37.00 £28.58 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +29.48% -18.36% +16.67%
75th Percentile £44.41 £50.31 £62.50
90th Percentile £69.22 £67.50 £93.00
North West median hourly rate £43.56 £27.38 £45.00
% change year-on-year +59.12% -39.17% -2.56%

HND
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.

HND job vacancy trend in Manchester

HND
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing HND

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Contract Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 11 October 2026. 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
Bolton +2 1 - - 2
HND
North West

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Advertising
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Electrical Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Electrical Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics Test Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) HNC
2 2 (66.67%) Chartered Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared