HND Jobs in Bedfordshire

Higher National Diploma (HND)
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 47 79
Rank change year-on-year +40 +32 -
Permanent jobs citing HND 280 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 48.95% 0.85% 0.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 63.93% 3.08% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £24,875 £37,791
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £28,250 £38,508
Median % change year-on-year - -26.64% -
75th Percentile - £31,625 £39,225
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £37,528 £29,500
% change year-on-year +46.56% +27.21% -48.91%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire

HND falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bedfordshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 438 130 269
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 76.57% 27.78% 44.39%
Number of salaries quoted 40 75 96
10th Percentile £43,625 £28,700 £27,750
25th Percentile £50,967 £36,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £73,125
90th Percentile £74,750 £81,250 £77,500
East of England median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.53% -13.64% +10.00%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for HND in Bedfordshire

HND
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HND in Bedfordshire.

Salary trend for HND in Bedfordshire

HND
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 31 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Dunstable - 6 - -
Leighton Buzzard - 6 - -
Luton - 5 - - 3
Bedford +9 4 - - 1
Shefford - 4 - -
HND
East of England

HND
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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 (0.71%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.71%) Primavera
Communications & Networking
1 275 (98.21%) 5G
1 275 (98.21%) Bluetooth
1 275 (98.21%) GSM
1 275 (98.21%) LTE
1 275 (98.21%) UMTS
1 275 (98.21%) Wi-Fi
1 275 (98.21%) Wireless
General
1 278 (99.29%) Electronics
2 5 (1.79%) Manufacturing
3 3 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (0.71%) Aerospace
4 2 (0.71%) Aviation
4 2 (0.71%) Finance
4 2 (0.71%) Games
4 2 (0.71%) Law
4 2 (0.71%) Legal
Job Titles
1 278 (99.29%) Electronics Engineer
2 275 (98.21%) Electronics Test Engineer
2 275 (98.21%) Test Engineer
3 3 (1.07%) Associate Engineer
3 3 (1.07%) Design Engineer
3 3 (1.07%) Electronics Design Engineer
3 3 (1.07%) PCB Design Engineer
3 3 (1.07%) PCB Engineer
4 2 (0.71%) Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 275 (98.21%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 275 (98.21%) Coaching
1 275 (98.21%) Customer Requirements
1 275 (98.21%) Mentoring
1 275 (98.21%) Test Strategy
1 275 (98.21%) Validation
1 275 (98.21%) Verification and Validation
2 3 (1.07%) Project Planning
2 3 (1.07%) Schematic Capture
3 2 (0.71%) Business Development
3 2 (0.71%) Change Management
3 2 (0.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (0.71%) Contract Negotiation
3 2 (0.71%) Earned Value Management
3 2 (0.71%) Matrix Organization
3 2 (0.71%) Programme Management
3 2 (0.71%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 280 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (0.71%) PMI Certification
2 2 (0.71%) PMP
Vendors
1 3 (1.07%) EMC
2 2 (0.71%) JD Edwards
2 2 (0.71%) Microsoft
2 2 (0.71%) SAP