HND Jobs in the North of England

Higher National Diploma (HND)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 283 400
Rank change year-on-year +263 +117 +14
Permanent jobs citing HND 888 111 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 8.11% 0.64% 0.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.70% 2.85% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 532 62 19
10th Percentile £40,000 £21,475 £27,250
25th Percentile £47,683 £29,000 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £40,250 £44,576
Median % change year-on-year +24.36% -9.70% -6.40%
75th Percentile £51,240 £52,188 £51,317
90th Percentile £58,943 £61,250 £59,700
England median annual salary £50,055 £43,011 £50,454
% change year-on-year +16.38% -14.75% +0.91%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6,480 3,895 5,255
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 59.15% 22.54% 30.19%
Number of salaries quoted 3,129 2,664 1,760
10th Percentile £27,700 £26,250 £28,975
25th Percentile £40,748 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £48,007 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.27% -8.56% +10.53%
75th Percentile £58,943 £62,500 £69,537
90th Percentile £73,708 £78,061 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £58,193
% change year-on-year - -5.49% +5.81%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for HND in the North of England

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Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for HND in the North of England

HND
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing HND in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for HND in the North of England

HND
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 West +207 878 £50,055 +43.01% 48
Yorkshire +49 10 £57,560 +21.18% 37
HND
England

HND
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 31 (3.49%) Confluence
2 1 (0.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 156 (17.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 150 (16.89%) Abaqus
3 140 (15.77%) Microsoft Office
4 139 (15.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 118 (13.29%) Mathcad
6 111 (12.50%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 173 (19.48%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3 (0.34%) AWS
1 3 (0.34%) GitHub
2 1 (0.11%) Azure
2 1 (0.11%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.45%) 5G
1 4 (0.45%) Bluetooth
1 4 (0.45%) GSM
1 4 (0.45%) LTE
1 4 (0.45%) UMTS
1 4 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
1 4 (0.45%) Wireless
2 1 (0.11%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.34%) SQL Server
1 3 (0.34%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 108 (12.16%) LabVIEW
2 32 (3.60%) JIRA
3 31 (3.49%) Rational DOORS
4 5 (0.56%) ClearCase
4 5 (0.56%) Git
5 3 (0.34%) Visual Studio
General
1 231 (26.01%) Automotive
2 228 (25.68%) Aerospace
3 225 (25.34%) Social Skills
4 201 (22.64%) Manufacturing
5 150 (16.89%) Analytical Skills
6 55 (6.19%) Aeronautics
7 41 (4.62%) Avionics
7 41 (4.62%) Influencing Skills
8 32 (3.60%) Agriculture
9 17 (1.91%) Finance
10 16 (1.80%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (1.80%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (0.79%) Electronics
12 1 (0.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.11%) Retail
12 1 (0.11%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 461 (51.91%) Senior
2 451 (50.79%) Systems Engineer
3 203 (22.86%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 118 (13.29%) Engineering Specialist
4 118 (13.29%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 108 (12.16%) Senior Electrical Engineer
6 105 (11.82%) Lead
7 57 (6.42%) Integration Engineer
7 57 (6.42%) Systems Integration Engineer
8 36 (4.05%) Senior Integration Engineer
9 31 (3.49%) Electronics Engineer
10 22 (2.48%) Lead Systems Engineer
11 19 (2.14%) Security Engineer
12 15 (1.69%) Capability Manager
12 15 (1.69%) Delivery Manager
13 5 (0.56%) Design Engineer
14 4 (0.45%) Electronics Test Engineer
14 4 (0.45%) Test Engineer
15 3 (0.34%) Software Engineer
16 2 (0.23%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.56%) XML
1 5 (0.56%) XSD
2 3 (0.34%) .NET
2 3 (0.34%) HTML
2 3 (0.34%) JSON
2 3 (0.34%) LINQ
2 3 (0.34%) Next.js
2 3 (0.34%) Node.js
2 3 (0.34%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 36 (4.05%) Management Information System
2 4 (0.45%) Driving Licence
3 3 (0.34%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.11%) Housing Association
4 1 (0.11%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 502 (56.53%) Systems Engineering
2 254 (28.60%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 185 (20.83%) Coaching
4 173 (19.48%) PLM
5 171 (19.26%) Mathematics
6 150 (16.89%) CAD
6 150 (16.89%) Finite Element Analysis
7 140 (15.77%) Validation
8 137 (15.43%) Software Engineering
9 133 (14.98%) SysML
10 115 (12.95%) Verification and Validation
11 111 (12.50%) Digital Twin
12 108 (12.16%) Experiential Learning
12 108 (12.16%) Resource Management
12 108 (12.16%) Workflow
12 108 (12.16%) Workflow Management
13 82 (9.23%) Requirements Management
14 80 (9.01%) CMMI
14 80 (9.01%) Lean Manufacturing
14 80 (9.01%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 284 (31.98%) MATLAB
2 23 (2.59%) C
2 23 (2.59%) Java
3 5 (0.56%) SQL
4 4 (0.45%) C#
5 3 (0.34%) C++
5 3 (0.34%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.11%) Ada
6 1 (0.11%) Progress 4GL
6 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 732 (82.43%) Degree
2 670 (75.45%) BPSS Clearance
3 542 (61.04%) HNC
4 150 (16.89%) Chartered Engineer
4 150 (16.89%) Master's Degree
5 16 (1.80%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (0.11%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 188 (21.17%) ISO 9001
2 108 (12.16%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 80 (9.01%) AQAP
4 1 (0.11%) GDPR
System Software
1 22 (2.48%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 173 (19.48%) ANSYS
2 141 (15.88%) Microsoft
3 15 (1.69%) Atlassian
4 5 (0.56%) Oracle
5 3 (0.34%) EMC
6 2 (0.23%) Progress
7 1 (0.11%) Capita
7 1 (0.11%) Cisco
7 1 (0.11%) Meraki