HND Job Trends 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 18 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 7 43
Rank change year-on-year -37 +36 +26
Permanent jobs citing HND 2 280 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 0.36% 48.87% 0.78%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.23% 66.51% 3.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,689 - £24,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,359 - £28,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -26.64%
75th Percentile £52,030 - £31,625
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £58,180 £55,000 £37,528
% change year-on-year +5.78% +46.56% +66.79%

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 62 421 132
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 11.23% 73.47% 25.83%
Number of salaries quoted 34 31 75
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £28,700
25th Percentile £33,375 £52,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,739 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.11% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £47,266 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £55,859 £95,000 £81,250
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +15.79% -13.64%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing HND relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

HND job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

HND
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing HND

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Application Support Team Leader
1 2 (100.00%) Applications Support
1 2 (100.00%) IT Support
1 2 (100.00%) Lead
1 2 (100.00%) Support Team Leader
1 2 (100.00%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) OO
1 2 (100.00%) OOP
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Shell Script
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle