HND Job Trends in England

Higher National Diploma (HND)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 518 371 469
Rank change year-on-year -147 +98 +260
Permanent jobs citing HND 155 241 378
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.21% 0.66% 0.47%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.79% 1.63% 1.69%
Number of salaries quoted 77 128 194
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £23,125
25th Percentile £36,750 £39,926 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,027 £43,011
Median % change year-on-year -15.05% +16.31% -13.98%
75th Percentile £52,500 £54,011 £53,438
90th Percentile £62,500 £58,943 £65,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,027 £42,500
% change year-on-year -15.05% +17.71% -7.61%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,512 14,816 22,397
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.28% 40.45% 27.83%
Number of salaries quoted 8,041 7,014 15,548
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,591 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.16% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £57,553 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.09% +4.55% -4.35%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

HND job vacancy trend in England

HND
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing HND

HND
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing HND in England over the 6 months to 11 April 2026.

Salary histogram for HND in England

HND
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the England region over the 6 months to 11 April 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
South East -34 40 £42,500 +5.99% 24
North of England -115 37 £49,700 -0.71% 24
London +15 29 £42,500 -17.87% 8
North West -85 28 £52,935 +5.75% 20
Midlands -66 24 £42,500 +21.43% 27
East Midlands -48 15 £42,500 - 9
South West -79 15 £35,000 -33.46% 9
West Midlands -38 9 £45,000 +28.57% 17
Yorkshire -53 9 £40,000 -23.81% 2
East of England -45 6 - - 19
HND
UK

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 8 (5.16%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.29%) FactoryTalk
2 2 (1.29%) WinCC
Applications
1 20 (12.90%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (8.39%) Simulink
3 6 (3.87%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (2.58%) AutoCAD
5 2 (1.29%) EPLAN
5 2 (1.29%) PTC Creo
5 2 (1.29%) Solid Edge
6 1 (0.65%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.65%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.65%) CATIA
6 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.65%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.65%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 2 (1.29%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 20 (12.90%) Cloud Computing
2 9 (5.81%) GitHub
2 9 (5.81%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (3.87%) Google Docs
3 6 (3.87%) Google Sheets
3 6 (3.87%) Google Workspace
4 5 (3.23%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.16%) 5G
1 8 (5.16%) Firewall
1 8 (5.16%) SD-WAN
1 8 (5.16%) WAN
2 3 (1.94%) DMZ
2 3 (1.94%) Modbus
2 3 (1.94%) Network Security
2 3 (1.94%) VPN
3 2 (1.29%) Ethernet
3 2 (1.29%) Profibus
4 1 (0.65%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (12.90%) Big Data
2 5 (3.23%) Power BI
3 2 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.65%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 10 (6.45%) Git
2 9 (5.81%) LabVIEW
3 6 (3.87%) JIRA
4 1 (0.65%) Qt Creator
General
1 67 (43.23%) Social Skills
2 36 (23.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 35 (22.58%) Electronics
4 29 (18.71%) Manufacturing
5 25 (16.13%) Marketing
6 20 (12.90%) Banking
7 17 (10.97%) Finance
8 10 (6.45%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (5.16%) Analytical Skills
10 5 (3.23%) Avionics
10 5 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (2.58%) Aerospace
11 4 (2.58%) Legal
11 4 (2.58%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (1.94%) French Language
12 3 (1.94%) Health Technology
12 3 (1.94%) Public Sector
13 2 (1.29%) Games
13 2 (1.29%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (19.35%) Support Engineer
2 24 (15.48%) Technical Engineer
2 24 (15.48%) Technical Support
2 24 (15.48%) Technical Support Engineer
3 22 (14.19%) Senior
4 20 (12.90%) Lecturer
5 16 (10.32%) Systems Engineer
6 14 (9.03%) Test Engineer
7 12 (7.74%) Hardware Engineer
7 12 (7.74%) Project Manager
8 11 (7.10%) Principal Engineer
8 11 (7.10%) Principal Hardware Engineer
8 11 (7.10%) Senior Hardware Engineer
9 9 (5.81%) Product Engineer
9 9 (5.81%) Product Test Engineer
9 9 (5.81%) Verification Engineer
10 6 (3.87%) Lead
11 5 (3.23%) 3rd Line Engineer
11 5 (3.23%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
11 5 (3.23%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.81%) pytest
2 1 (0.65%) Qt
2 1 (0.65%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 23 (14.84%) Driving Licence
1 23 (14.84%) IoT
2 22 (14.19%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (10.32%) SCADA
4 13 (8.39%) Analogue Electronics
5 9 (5.81%) Robotics
6 8 (5.16%) Self-Driving Car
7 4 (2.58%) CCTV
8 3 (1.94%) Operational Technology
9 2 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.29%) Replication
9 2 (1.29%) Verilog
9 2 (1.29%) VHDL
10 1 (0.65%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.65%) EPoS
10 1 (0.65%) GNSS
10 1 (0.65%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.65%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 20 (12.90%) Windows
2 9 (5.81%) Unix
2 9 (5.81%) Windows 10
3 6 (3.87%) Linux
3 6 (3.87%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (16.77%) Cybersecurity
3 20 (12.90%) Business Analysis
3 20 (12.90%) Digital Marketing
3 20 (12.90%) Web Development
4 17 (10.97%) CRM
4 17 (10.97%) Validation
5 16 (10.32%) Coaching
6 14 (9.03%) Continuous Improvement
6 14 (9.03%) Customer Requirements
7 12 (7.74%) B2B
7 12 (7.74%) Collaborative Working
8 11 (7.10%) Customer Service
9 10 (6.45%) Mentoring
9 10 (6.45%) Project Management
9 10 (6.45%) Verification and Validation
10 9 (5.81%) Kalman Filter
10 9 (5.81%) Physics
10 9 (5.81%) System Testing
10 9 (5.81%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 20 (12.90%) MATLAB
2 9 (5.81%) Python
2 9 (5.81%) SQL
3 5 (3.23%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.94%) C#
4 3 (1.94%) C++
4 3 (1.94%) Ladder Logic
4 3 (1.94%) VB
5 2 (1.29%) C
5 2 (1.29%) VBA
6 1 (0.65%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 118 (76.13%) Degree
2 75 (48.39%) HNC
3 31 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 21 (13.55%) Master's Degree
5 8 (5.16%) Security Cleared
6 7 (4.52%) SC Cleared
7 6 (3.87%) A+ Certification
7 6 (3.87%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (3.87%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 2 (1.29%) CEH
8 2 (1.29%) NVQ Level 3
9 1 (0.65%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.23%) QA
2 4 (2.58%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.94%) NIST
4 2 (1.29%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.29%) GDPR
4 2 (1.29%) HAZOP
4 2 (1.29%) SLA
5 1 (0.65%) Def Stans
5 1 (0.65%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 9 (5.81%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.58%) Firmware
3 3 (1.94%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (3.23%) FortiGate
2 2 (1.29%) Wonderware InTouch
3 1 (0.65%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 13 (8.39%) Siemens
2 11 (7.10%) Mentor Graphics
2 11 (7.10%) Microsoft
3 6 (3.87%) Citrix
3 6 (3.87%) Google
3 6 (3.87%) Salesforce
4 5 (3.23%) Allen-Bradley
4 5 (3.23%) Wonderware
5 4 (2.58%) Cisco
6 3 (1.94%) HP
6 3 (1.94%) Rockwell
7 2 (1.29%) Cognos
7 2 (1.29%) EMC
7 2 (1.29%) IBM
7 2 (1.29%) Logitech
7 2 (1.29%) Yealink
8 1 (0.65%) Adobe