HND Jobs 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 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 485 646
Rank change year-on-year +398 +161 +311
Permanent jobs citing HND 1,652 411 203
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 3.16% 0.46% 0.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.33% 1.68% 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 513 189 96
10th Percentile £40,000 £24,600 £30,265
25th Percentile £47,683 £29,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £40,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.14% -14.89% -6.00%
75th Percentile £52,600 £51,196 £55,675
90th Percentile £55,000 £61,250 £64,750
UK median annual salary £50,055 £40,365 £46,250
% change year-on-year +24.00% -12.72% -2.63%

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 22,529 24,516 25,025
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 43.10% 27.16% 32.84%
Number of salaries quoted 9,377 14,894 12,852
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,296 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.30% -9.51% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,600 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,818 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.20% -10.30% +9.09%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing HND as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for HND in England

HND
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HND in England.

Salary trend for HND in England

HND
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing HND in England over the 6 months to 11 July 2025.

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 July 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
North of England +232 672 £50,055 +39.04% 98
North West +191 623 £50,055 +43.01% 59
East of England +138 337 £55,000 +46.56% 54
South East +215 306 £44,605 +4.95% 102
Midlands +198 242 £35,000 -16.67% 69
East Midlands +154 219 £40,000 -20.00% 25
South West +118 83 £52,600 +31.50% 58
Yorkshire +48 49 £57,560 +21.18% 25
West Midlands +62 23 £35,000 - 44
London +73 10 £54,000 -7.05% 57
HND
UK

HND
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (0.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.061%) SharePoint
Applications
1 169 (10.23%) Simulink
2 145 (8.78%) Microsoft Office
3 123 (7.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 117 (7.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 62 (3.75%) Abaqus
6 30 (1.82%) Mathcad
7 6 (0.36%) AutoCAD
8 5 (0.30%) Autodesk Inventor
9 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
10 1 (0.061%) MicroStation
10 1 (0.061%) Revit
Business Applications
1 152 (9.20%) Teamcenter
2 2 (0.12%) Primavera
3 1 (0.061%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.061%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.061%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 8 (0.48%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (0.36%) Google Workspace
3 4 (0.24%) Azure
4 2 (0.12%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.061%) AWS
5 1 (0.061%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.061%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.061%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 731 (44.25%) Wireless
2 730 (44.19%) 5G
2 730 (44.19%) Bluetooth
2 730 (44.19%) GSM
2 730 (44.19%) LTE
2 730 (44.19%) UMTS
2 730 (44.19%) Wi-Fi
3 15 (0.91%) Modbus
4 14 (0.85%) Ethernet
4 14 (0.85%) NAS
4 14 (0.85%) SAN
5 13 (0.79%) MQTT
6 10 (0.61%) TCP/IP
7 9 (0.54%) Firewall
8 6 (0.36%) BGP
8 6 (0.36%) DHCP
8 6 (0.36%) DNS
8 6 (0.36%) OSPF
8 6 (0.36%) VLAN
8 6 (0.36%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (0.30%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.061%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 59 (3.57%) Rational DOORS
2 20 (1.21%) LabVIEW
3 12 (0.73%) JIRA
4 6 (0.36%) Git
5 5 (0.30%) ClearCase
6 1 (0.061%) Bitbucket
General
1 788 (47.70%) Electronics
2 297 (17.98%) Social Skills
3 224 (13.56%) Aerospace
3 224 (13.56%) Automotive
4 116 (7.02%) Manufacturing
5 103 (6.23%) Analytical Skills
6 65 (3.93%) Aeronautics
7 61 (3.69%) Avionics
7 61 (3.69%) Influencing Skills
8 58 (3.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 34 (2.06%) Pharmaceutical
10 32 (1.94%) Agriculture
11 17 (1.03%) Finance
12 11 (0.67%) Marketing
12 11 (0.67%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (0.67%) Public Sector
13 8 (0.48%) Retail
14 7 (0.42%) Advertising
14 7 (0.42%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.36%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 826 (50.00%) Electronics Engineer
2 731 (44.25%) Test Engineer
3 730 (44.19%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 559 (33.84%) Systems Engineer
5 331 (20.04%) Senior
6 225 (13.62%) Senior Systems Engineer
7 58 (3.51%) Integration Engineer
7 58 (3.51%) Systems Integration Engineer
8 47 (2.85%) Support Engineer
9 46 (2.78%) Design Engineer
10 40 (2.42%) PLC Engineer
11 39 (2.36%) Associate Engineer
11 39 (2.36%) Electronics Design Engineer
11 39 (2.36%) PCB Design Engineer
11 39 (2.36%) PCB Engineer
12 36 (2.18%) Senior Integration Engineer
13 32 (1.94%) Technical Support
14 31 (1.88%) Technical Engineer
14 31 (1.88%) Technical Support Engineer
15 30 (1.82%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.42%) .NET
2 6 (0.36%) CSS
3 5 (0.30%) XML
3 5 (0.30%) XSD
4 2 (0.12%) Node-RED
5 1 (0.061%) Leaflet
Miscellaneous
1 740 (44.79%) Driving Licence
2 56 (3.39%) Renewable Energy
3 39 (2.36%) Cyberattack
4 32 (1.94%) SCADA
5 23 (1.39%) Management Information System
6 16 (0.97%) Operational Technology
7 14 (0.85%) IoT
8 13 (0.79%) Biopharmaceutical
8 13 (0.79%) Industry 4.0
9 11 (0.67%) Data Centre
9 11 (0.67%) Satnav
10 10 (0.61%) FPGA
11 7 (0.42%) Analogue Electronics
12 6 (0.36%) Clustering
12 6 (0.36%) Self-Motivation
12 6 (0.36%) Smartphone
13 5 (0.30%) Blackberry
14 4 (0.24%) NHS
14 4 (0.24%) Optoelectronics
15 3 (0.18%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 28 (1.69%) Windows
2 24 (1.45%) Linux
3 11 (0.67%) Windows 10
3 11 (0.67%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
5 6 (0.36%) Mac OS X
5 6 (0.36%) Ubuntu
5 6 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.12%) Android
6 2 (0.12%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.12%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 947 (57.32%) Validation
2 894 (54.12%) Verification and Validation
3 876 (53.03%) Coaching
4 793 (48.00%) Customer Requirements
5 751 (45.46%) Mentoring
6 730 (44.19%) Test Strategy
7 592 (35.84%) Systems Engineering
8 356 (21.55%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 228 (13.80%) Mathematics
10 217 (13.14%) Software Engineering
11 177 (10.71%) SysML
12 162 (9.81%) Digital Twin
13 152 (9.20%) PLM
14 110 (6.66%) Requirements Management
15 95 (5.75%) Project Planning
16 92 (5.57%) Problem-Solving
17 72 (4.36%) CAD
18 69 (4.18%) Data Analysis
19 66 (4.00%) Collaborative Working
20 65 (3.93%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 321 (19.43%) MATLAB
2 19 (1.15%) PowerShell
3 16 (0.97%) Java
4 15 (0.91%) C
5 12 (0.73%) SQL
6 8 (0.48%) Python
7 7 (0.42%) C#
8 6 (0.36%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.061%) C++
9 1 (0.061%) Progress 4GL
9 1 (0.061%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 1,505 (91.10%) Degree
2 628 (38.01%) HNC
3 432 (26.15%) BPSS Clearance
4 75 (4.54%) Chartered Engineer
5 67 (4.06%) Master's Degree
6 37 (2.24%) Security Cleared
7 26 (1.57%) SC Cleared
8 14 (0.85%) DBS Check
9 12 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
9 12 (0.73%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (0.48%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.36%) MCSE
11 6 (0.36%) MOS
12 3 (0.18%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.12%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.12%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.12%) PMP
14 1 (0.061%) AWS Certification
14 1 (0.061%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 1 (0.061%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (2.06%) ISO 9001
2 20 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 8 (0.48%) AQAP
4 7 (0.42%) Accessibility
5 4 (0.24%) GDPR
6 2 (0.12%) Def Stans
6 2 (0.12%) HAZOP
6 2 (0.12%) IEC 61508
6 2 (0.12%) QA
7 1 (0.061%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
2 22 (1.33%) Active Directory
3 15 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
4 11 (0.67%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (0.36%) Firmware
6 1 (0.061%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 16 (0.97%) Functional Safety
2 2 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 160 (9.69%) Microsoft
2 152 (9.20%) ANSYS
3 40 (2.42%) EMC
4 28 (1.69%) VMware
5 19 (1.15%) Siemens
6 14 (0.85%) Rockwell
7 13 (0.79%) AVEVA
8 11 (0.67%) Salesforce
8 11 (0.67%) SAP
9 8 (0.48%) Cisco
9 8 (0.48%) Mentor Graphics
10 7 (0.42%) Apple
10 7 (0.42%) Veeam
11 6 (0.36%) Dell
11 6 (0.36%) Fortinet
11 6 (0.36%) Google
11 6 (0.36%) Ubiquiti
12 5 (0.30%) McAfee
12 5 (0.30%) Oracle
13 3 (0.18%) Facebook