HND Job Trends in Cambridge

Higher National Diploma (HND)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge 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 61 - 84
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HND 6 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.71% - 0.091%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.33% - 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £63,000 - -
25th Percentile £63,750 - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - £37,500
75th Percentile £71,250 - £38,750
90th Percentile £72,000 - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £67,500 - £37,528

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cambridge

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 Cambridge.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 258 136 327
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 30.64% 50.94% 29.89%
Number of salaries quoted 130 66 236
10th Percentile £31,900 - £28,459
25th Percentile £49,000 £26,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,725 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +40.53% -15.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £78,250 £52,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £88,248 £77,500 £78,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £59,450 £47,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year +25.16% -3.06% -11.71%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

HND job vacancy trend in Cambridge

HND
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing HND

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Git
General
1 4 (66.67%) Manufacturing
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Electronics Engineer
1 4 (66.67%) Electronics Test Engineer
1 4 (66.67%) Lead
1 4 (66.67%) Lead Electronics Engineer
1 4 (66.67%) Lead Test Engineer
1 4 (66.67%) Test Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Robotics Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Senior
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Software Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Algorithms
1 1 (16.67%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
1 2 (33.33%) SDLC
1 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (16.67%) Biotechnology
2 1 (16.67%) CI/CD
2 1 (16.67%) Motion Planning
2 1 (16.67%) Robotic Control
2 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (16.67%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) C++
2 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
2 1 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
2 4 (66.67%) HNC
3 2 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Docker
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) EMC