Higher National Diploma (HND)
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | - | - | 22 |
Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -5 |
Contract jobs citing HND | 0 | 0 | 4 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Preston | - | - | 4.12% |
As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 5.71% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
Lancashire median daily rate | - | - | - |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
10th Percentile | - | - | £37.71 |
25th Percentile | - | - | £37.76 |
Median hourly rate | - | - | £40.59 |
75th Percentile | - | - | £45.95 |
90th Percentile | - | - | £50.39 |
Lancashire median hourly rate | - | - | £40.59 |
% change year-on-year | - | - | +2.18% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Preston
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 Preston.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 35 | 39 | 70 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 50.00% | 56.52% | 72.16% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 8 | 25 |
10th Percentile | £370 | £506 | £314 |
25th Percentile | £412 | £544 | £401 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £595 | £455 |
Median % change year-on-year | -11.34% | +30.77% | +78.43% |
75th Percentile | £540 | £637 | £500 |
90th Percentile | £651 | £688 | £693 |
Lancashire median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | -4.55% | +10.00% | +2.67% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 28 | 36 |
10th Percentile | - | £11.77 | £25.75 |
25th Percentile | - | - | £29.30 |
Median hourly rate | £47.12 | £16.06 | £42.33 |
Median % change year-on-year | +193.40% | -62.06% | +1.70% |
75th Percentile | - | - | £48.38 |
90th Percentile | - | £42.88 | £54.88 |
Lancashire median hourly rate | £47.12 | £16.06 | £42.50 |
% change year-on-year | +193.40% | -62.21% | - |
HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing HND as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.

HND
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing HND in Preston.