HND Contracts in the Midlands

Higher National Diploma (HND)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 103 111 164
Rank change year-on-year +8 +53 +42
Contract jobs citing HND 8 22 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.42% 0.80% 0.087%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.42% 2.45% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 20 2
10th Percentile - £254 -
25th Percentile - £255 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £80 £266 £450
Median % change year-on-year -69.92% -40.89% +237.81%
75th Percentile £360 £273 -
90th Percentile £528 £276 -
England median daily rate £325 £275 £425
% change year-on-year +18.18% -35.29% +2.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £34.03 - -
25th Percentile £38.19 - -
Median hourly rate £45.75 - £22.26
75th Percentile £52.69 - -
90th Percentile £56.48 - -
England median hourly rate £70.00 £43.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +62.79% -4.44% +13.28%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 564 899 970
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 29.47% 32.61% 28.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 556 615
10th Percentile £150 £230 £253
25th Percentile £272 £325 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £519
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -13.21% +15.22%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £600
90th Percentile £700 £675 £689
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 71 76
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.25 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.51 £17.00 £14.30
Median hourly rate £24.50 £24.65 £18.63
Median % change year-on-year -0.61% +32.35% -6.88%
75th Percentile £31.38 £43.13 £26.64
90th Percentile £59.00 £56.25 £65.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for HND in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for HND in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

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

Daily rate histogram for HND in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for HND in the Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate histogram for HND in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Midlands 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
West Midlands +18 5 £80 - 40
East Midlands -8 3 - - 37
HND
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) LabVIEW
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
3 1 (12.50%) Electronics
3 1 (12.50%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Lead
2 3 (37.50%) Project Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Project Management
1 3 (37.50%) Supply Chain Management
2 1 (12.50%) Agile
2 1 (12.50%) Business Case
2 1 (12.50%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
2 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (12.50%) DevOps
2 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (12.50%) Project Delivery
2 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
2 1 (12.50%) Software Testing
2 1 (12.50%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (12.50%) Test Automation
2 1 (12.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) C++
1 1 (12.50%) Java
1 1 (12.50%) Python
1 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) HNC
2 4 (50.00%) Degree