HND Job Trends 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 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 291 156 272
Rank change year-on-year -135 +116 +113
Permanent jobs citing HND 34 113 109
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.18% 1.52% 0.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.73% 3.35% 3.10%
Number of salaries quoted 20 68 62
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £21,475
25th Percentile £39,000 £47,683 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,700 £50,055 £40,250
Median % change year-on-year -0.71% +24.36% -9.57%
75th Percentile £62,498 £54,793 £52,188
90th Percentile £87,500 £58,943 £61,250
England median annual salary £42,500 £50,055 £43,011
% change year-on-year -15.09% +16.38% -14.75%

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 4,657 3,378 3,516
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 25.27% 45.51% 20.90%
Number of salaries quoted 1,515 1,315 2,593
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,500 £36,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -10.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,790 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.55% +1.44% -6.78%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

HND job vacancy trend in the North of England

HND
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing HND

HND
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing HND in the North of England over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

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 9 May 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
North West -89 25 £53,383 +6.65% 13
Yorkshire -51 9 £40,000 -23.81% 9
HND
England

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 (2.94%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (5.88%) IBM Planning Analytics
Cloud Services
1 6 (17.65%) Google Docs
1 6 (17.65%) Google Sheets
1 6 (17.65%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.82%) DMZ
1 3 (8.82%) Modbus
1 3 (8.82%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.88%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 6 (17.65%) JIRA
General
1 11 (32.35%) Social Skills
2 10 (29.41%) Finance
3 9 (26.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (20.59%) Manufacturing
5 3 (8.82%) Aerospace
5 3 (8.82%) Avionics
5 3 (8.82%) Legal
6 1 (2.94%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (26.47%) Project Manager
2 8 (23.53%) Systems Engineer
3 6 (17.65%) Senior
4 5 (14.71%) Lead
5 4 (11.76%) Facilities Engineer
6 3 (8.82%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 3 (8.82%) Help Desk Manager
6 3 (8.82%) Help Desk Team Lead
6 3 (8.82%) Security Engineer
6 3 (8.82%) Senior Electrical Engineer
6 3 (8.82%) Team Leader
7 2 (5.88%) Analytics Developer
7 2 (5.88%) Developer
7 2 (5.88%) Electronics Engineer
7 2 (5.88%) Project Leader
7 2 (5.88%) Senior Developer
7 2 (5.88%) Senior TM1 Developer
7 2 (5.88%) TM1 Developer
8 1 (2.94%) Facilities Specialist
8 1 (2.94%) Infrastructure Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.94%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 6 (17.65%) Driving Licence
2 3 (8.82%) Operational Technology
2 3 (8.82%) SCADA
3 2 (5.88%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.94%) Verilog
4 1 (2.94%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 6 (17.65%) Windows
1 6 (17.65%) Windows 10
1 6 (17.65%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (17.65%) Break/Fix
1 6 (17.65%) Project Management
1 6 (17.65%) Risk Register
2 5 (14.71%) Coaching
2 5 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (14.71%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (11.76%) Business Continuity
3 4 (11.76%) Collaborative Working
3 4 (11.76%) Computer Science
3 4 (11.76%) Mentoring
3 4 (11.76%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 3 (8.82%) Budget Management
4 3 (8.82%) Budgeting
4 3 (8.82%) Business Case
4 3 (8.82%) Customer Requirements
4 3 (8.82%) Incident Response
4 3 (8.82%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (8.82%) Programme Management
4 3 (8.82%) Systems Engineering
4 3 (8.82%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 8 (23.53%) SQL
Qualifications
1 27 (79.41%) Degree
2 22 (64.71%) HNC
3 16 (47.06%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (17.65%) A+ Certification
4 6 (17.65%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (17.65%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 3 (8.82%) SC Cleared
5 3 (8.82%) Security Cleared
6 2 (5.88%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.82%) NIST
2 2 (5.88%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (17.65%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (17.65%) Citrix
1 6 (17.65%) Google
1 6 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.88%) Cognos
2 2 (5.88%) IBM
3 1 (2.94%) SAP