HND Job Trends in Luton

Higher National Diploma (HND)
Bedfordshire > Luton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Luton citing HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 3 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	32	15	-
Rank change year-on-year	-17	-	-
Permanent jobs citing HND	5	4	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Luton	1.41%	5.00%	-
As % of the Qualifications category	7.81%	14.81%	-
Number of salaries quoted	3	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£45,250	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£45,500	-	-
75^th Percentile	£45,750	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Bedfordshire median annual salary	£45,500	-	-

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Luton

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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in Luton.

	6 months to 3 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	64	27	32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Luton	18.03%	33.75%	30.19%
Number of salaries quoted	11	5	15
10^th Percentile	-	-	£42,000
25^th Percentile	£45,250	£42,500	£50,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£70,000	£45,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+55.56%	-25.00%	-
75^th Percentile	-	£60,750	£75,000
90^th Percentile	-	£64,050	-
Bedfordshire median annual salary	£45,000	£34,000	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+32.35%	-32.00%	-16.67%

HND Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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

HND Salary Trend in Luton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing HND.

HND Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton

For the 6 months to 3 November 2026, job vacancies citing HND also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Luton region citing HND.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	HNC	100.0%	5
1	Problem-Solving	100.0%	5
3	Collaborative Working	60.0%	3
3	Continuous Improvement	60.0%	3
3	Data Acquisition	60.0%	3
3	LabVIEW	60.0%	3
3	Lean Manufacturing	60.0%	3
3	Performance Testing	60.0%	3
3	Test Automation	60.0%	3
3	Validation	60.0%	3
11	Accessibility	40.0%	2
11	BPSS Clearance	40.0%	2
11	Computer Science	40.0%	2
11	Decision-Making	40.0%	2
11	Degree	40.0%	2
11	DV Cleared	40.0%	2
11	Ethernet	40.0%	2
11	FPGA Design	40.0%	2
11	Low Latency	40.0%	2
11	Physics	40.0%	2
11	Programme Delivery	40.0%	2
11	Project Delivery	40.0%	2
11	SC Cleared	40.0%	2
11	Security Cleared	40.0%	2
11	Signal Processing	40.0%	2

HND Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	HNC	100.0%	5
2	BPSS Clearance	40.0%	2
2	Degree	40.0%	2
2	DV Cleared	40.0%	2
2	SC Cleared	40.0%	2
2	Security Cleared	40.0%	2