HND Job Trends in Cheshire

Higher National Diploma (HND)
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 48 60
Rank change year-on-year -18 +12 +56
Permanent jobs citing HND 5 24 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.55% 2.58% 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.34% 10.62% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,869 £53,928 -
Median % change year-on-year +3.60% - -
North West median annual salary £52,424 £50,055 -
% change year-on-year +4.73% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 373 226 91
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 40.72% 24.25% 19.74%
Number of salaries quoted 97 107 67
10th Percentile £30,200 £32,500 £25,300
25th Percentile £35,750 £40,000 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £44,033
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +13.55% +4.22%
75th Percentile £61,250 £55,977 £60,000
90th Percentile £63,750 £66,500 £75,000
North West median annual salary £48,000 £50,055 £55,043
% change year-on-year -4.10% -9.06% +10.09%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

HND job vacancy trend in Cheshire

HND
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing HND

HND
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Warrington - 1 - - 1
HND
North West

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (40.00%) WinCC
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Modbus
1 2 (40.00%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
General
1 4 (80.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (40.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Automation Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Senior
1 2 (40.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) Node-RED
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Operational Technology
1 3 (60.00%) SCADA
2 2 (40.00%) Biopharmaceutical
2 2 (40.00%) Industry 4.0
2 2 (40.00%) IoT
2 2 (40.00%) Renewable Energy
2 2 (40.00%) Robotics
3 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (40.00%) Business Development
1 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (40.00%) Edge Computing
1 2 (40.00%) Gantt Chart
1 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (40.00%) Network Design
1 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (40.00%) Prototyping
1 2 (40.00%) Risk Assessment
1 2 (40.00%) System Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (20.00%) Analytics
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (20.00%) Data Management
2 1 (20.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Python
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
1 5 (100.00%) HNC
2 2 (40.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (40.00%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) QA
2 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) Functional Safety
2 1 (20.00%) Grafana
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Siemens
2 2 (40.00%) AVEVA
2 2 (40.00%) Rockwell