HND Job Trends in Merseyside

Higher National Diploma (HND)
North West > Merseyside

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Merseyside with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 53 45
Rank change year-on-year -2 -8 -
Permanent jobs citing HND 2 6 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 0.33% 0.86% 1.42%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.01% 3.17% 4.84%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £52,397 £50,027 -
% change year-on-year +4.74% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 198 189 124
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 32.25% 27.08% 29.38%
Number of salaries quoted 68 69 62
10th Percentile £27,275 - £24,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,531
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £40,000 £44,063
Median % change year-on-year -23.75% -9.22% -7.24%
75th Percentile £53,125 £52,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £71,125 £75,250 £72,060
North West median annual salary £48,740 £50,055 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.63% -8.99% +10.00%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

HND job vacancy trend in Merseyside

HND
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing HND

HND
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 28 November 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
Liverpool +2 2 £50,000 -
HND
North West

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Critical Success Factor
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) QMS
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 2 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC