HND Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Higher National Diploma (HND)
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire 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 79 - 79
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing HND 6 0 28
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.41% - 1.59%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.80% - 5.82%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 10
10th Percentile £63,000 - -
25th Percentile £63,750 - £36,181
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 - £37,528
75th Percentile £71,250 - £38,874
90th Percentile £72,000 - -
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
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 333 218 481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 22.62% 41.13% 27.25%
Number of salaries quoted 176 105 329
10th Percentile £31,900 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £28,750 £36,181
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £47,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.16% -3.06% -11.71%
75th Percentile £75,700 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,138 £76,500 £75,000
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 Cambridgeshire

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

HND job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

HND
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing HND

HND
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 18 June 2026. 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
Cambridge - 6 £67,500 - 1
HND
East of England

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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