HND Contract Job Trends in the North West

Higher National Diploma (HND)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West 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 172 130 115
Rank change year-on-year -42 -15 +24
Contract jobs citing HND 10 3 9
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.25% 0.14% 0.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.80% 0.40% 1.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile £618 - -
England median daily rate £511 £500 £363
% change year-on-year +2.25% +37.93% -17.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 4
10th Percentile - £18.60 £35.60
25th Percentile £18.49 £21.38 £36.50
Median hourly rate £22.00 £27.00 £41.59
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% -35.08% -
75th Percentile £72.75 £32.13 £46.18
90th Percentile - £34.60 -
England median hourly rate £53.00 £43.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year +23.26% - +95.45%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 North West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,247 751 678
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 31.34% 34.06% 27.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 786 478 345
10th Percentile £300 £300 £294
25th Percentile £419 £401 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.83% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £604 £638 £600
90th Percentile £670 £717 £675
England median daily rate £535 £525 £526
% change year-on-year +1.90% -0.19% -4.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 75 61
10th Percentile £17.69 £15.50 £18.03
25th Percentile £28.50 £19.15 £24.18
Median hourly rate £43.56 £27.38 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.12% -39.17% -2.56%
75th Percentile £55.88 £60.83 £55.79
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.93 £79.17
England median hourly rate £49.50 £25.15 £52.50
% change year-on-year +96.82% -52.10% -2.02%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

HND job vacancy trend in the North West

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Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing HND.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing HND

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Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing HND.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing HND

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing HND in the North West over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for HND in the North West

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Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the North West 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
Cheshire - 6 - - 14
Manchester -39 3 £525 - 31
Lancashire - 1 £625 - 12
HND
England

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 5 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Advertising
3 2 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Senior
2 2 (20.00%) Electrical Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Senior Electrical Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Design Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Electronics Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Electronics Test Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Security Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Design Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Security Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Robotics
2 3 (30.00%) Industry 4.0
2 3 (30.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (10.00%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (40.00%) AI
2 4 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (40.00%) Lean Manufacturing
2 4 (40.00%) Predictive Maintenance
2 4 (40.00%) Preventative Maintenance
2 4 (40.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (20.00%) Analytics
3 2 (20.00%) Collaborative Engineering
3 2 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (20.00%) Data Analytics
3 2 (20.00%) Generative AI
3 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (20.00%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (20.00%) Validation
3 2 (20.00%) Verification and Validation
4 1 (10.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 1 (10.00%) Proactive Maintenance
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) HNC
2 5 (50.00%) Degree
3 4 (40.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 4 (40.00%) Security Cleared
4 3 (30.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (20.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 2 (20.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Siemens