HND Job Trends in Manchester

Higher National Diploma (HND)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 145 139
Rank change year-on-year +16 -6 +109
Permanent jobs citing HND 3 11 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.10% 0.41% 0.47%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.31% 1.18% 2.04%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 4
10th Percentile - £47,875 -
25th Percentile £43,750 £48,438 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £51,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.95% +2.50% +23.90%
75th Percentile £81,250 £53,438 £52,500
90th Percentile - £53,625 -
North West median annual salary £54,793 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.47% +0.11% +58.73%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 980 931 588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 33.60% 34.91% 23.24%
Number of salaries quoted 341 388 408
10th Percentile £24,500 £30,000 £37,431
25th Percentile £29,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £68,666 £68,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,375 £82,500
North West median annual salary £48,979 £50,055 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.15% -4.66% -4.55%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

HND job vacancy trend in Manchester

HND
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing HND

HND
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Bolton - 2 £62,500 - 3
Oldham - 1 - - 2
HND
North West

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (33.33%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Teamcenter
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics
2 1 (33.33%) Games
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Automation Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Field Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Senior
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Automation Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Senior Field Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Driving Licence
1 2 (66.67%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Coaching
1 2 (66.67%) Information Security
1 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
1 2 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (33.33%) CAD
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Kaizen
2 1 (33.33%) Lean Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Physics
2 1 (33.33%) PLM
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) HNC
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Siemens