HND Job Trends in Devon

Higher National Diploma (HND)
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Devon with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 31 58
Rank change year-on-year -33 +27 -
Permanent jobs citing HND 14 16 28
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 1.44% 4.17% 2.53%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.65% 8.21% 12.90%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £40,000
75th Percentile £77,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £43,000 £52,600 £40,000
% change year-on-year -18.25% +31.50% -42.86%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Devon

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 Devon.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 248 195 217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 25.44% 50.78% 19.64%
Number of salaries quoted 72 121 103
10th Percentile £27,113 - £24,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £29,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £33,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +49.25% -16.25% +1.81%
75th Percentile £55,938 £43,750 £58,742
90th Percentile £64,875 £58,000 £65,000
South West median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

HND job vacancy trend in Devon

HND
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing HND

HND
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Devon region over the 6 months to 20 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
Paignton -2 11 - -
Exeter - 2 £75,000 - 2
HND
South West

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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:

Applications
1 9 (64.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 9 (64.29%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 9 (64.29%) 5G
1 9 (64.29%) SD-WAN
1 9 (64.29%) WAN
Development Applications
1 9 (64.29%) Git
1 9 (64.29%) LabVIEW
General
1 11 (78.57%) Electronics
2 5 (35.71%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (35.71%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 4 (28.57%) Telecoms
4 2 (14.29%) Back Office
4 2 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (14.29%) Finance
4 2 (14.29%) Law
4 2 (14.29%) Military
5 1 (7.14%) Manufacturing
5 1 (7.14%) Retail
Job Titles
1 9 (64.29%) Product Engineer
1 9 (64.29%) Product Test Engineer
1 9 (64.29%) Test Engineer
1 9 (64.29%) Verification Engineer
2 4 (28.57%) Electronics Engineer
2 4 (28.57%) Electronics Test Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Project Manager
3 2 (14.29%) Test Technician
4 1 (7.14%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (64.29%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 9 (64.29%) Self-Driving Car
2 5 (35.71%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (14.29%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 11 (78.57%) Windows
2 9 (64.29%) Unix
3 2 (14.29%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (64.29%) B2B
1 9 (64.29%) Kalman Filter
1 9 (64.29%) Test Assurance
1 9 (64.29%) Test Automation
2 5 (35.71%) Physics
2 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (35.71%) System Testing
2 5 (35.71%) Test Scripting
2 5 (35.71%) Validation
2 5 (35.71%) Verification and Validation
3 4 (28.57%) Manual Testing
4 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (14.29%) Process Improvement
4 2 (14.29%) Programme Management
4 2 (14.29%) Project Delivery
4 2 (14.29%) Resource Management
5 1 (7.14%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 9 (64.29%) MATLAB
1 9 (64.29%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (85.71%) Degree
2 2 (14.29%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) NEBOSH
2 1 (7.14%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) NEC