HND Contracts in the South East

Higher National Diploma (HND)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 153 196 200
Rank change year-on-year +43 +4 +54
Contract jobs citing HND 6 9 22
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.20% 0.16% 0.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.49% 0.36% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 3
10th Percentile - £407 -
25th Percentile £575 £435 £357
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £450 £364
Median % change year-on-year +55.56% +23.63% -36.70%
75th Percentile £825 - £479
90th Percentile - - £544
England median daily rate £325 £275 £425
% change year-on-year +18.18% -35.29% +2.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 18
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £16.25 £42.50
Median hourly rate £70.00 £17.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +300.00% -61.11% -
75th Percentile - £18.75 £47.50
90th Percentile - - -
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
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,222 2,486 2,176
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 40.60% 44.73% 37.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 778 1,412 1,432
10th Percentile £302 £313 £300
25th Percentile £438 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.32% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £623
90th Percentile £688 £735 £713
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 213 145
10th Percentile £20.00 £17.52 £21.40
25th Percentile £26.13 £27.50 £42.50
Median hourly rate £56.75 £57.35 £57.76
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% -0.71% +28.75%
75th Percentile £70.63 £67.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £78.13 £85.41 £75.00
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 South East

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

Job vacancy trend for HND in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for HND in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for HND in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the South East 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
Thames Valley +45 4 £700 +80.41% 67
Berkshire +33 4 £700 +80.41% 28
Hampshire +24 2 - - 49
HND
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
1 1 (16.67%) Finance
1 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
1 1 (16.67%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Design Engineer
1 3 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) RF Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Requirements Management
2 2 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (33.33%) SysML
2 2 (33.33%) Test Strategy
2 2 (33.33%) UML
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Management
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (16.67%) Validation
3 1 (16.67%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) HNC
2 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) DV Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared