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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 278 404
Rank change year-on-year +249 +126 +21
Permanent jobs citing HND 934 109 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 8.08% 0.62% 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.97% 2.78% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 552 62 19
10th Percentile £40,000 £21,475 £27,250
25th Percentile £47,683 £29,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £40,250 £44,510
Median % change year-on-year +24.36% -9.57% -8.82%
75th Percentile £51,240 £52,188 £50,634
90th Percentile £58,943 £61,250 £53,300
England median annual salary £50,055 £43,011 £49,557
% change year-on-year +16.38% -13.21% -0.89%

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 6,688 3,921 5,191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 57.85% 22.39% 30.06%
Number of salaries quoted 3,134 2,688 1,767
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £28,900
25th Percentile £40,748 £35,000 £38,787
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £48,734 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +2.71% -11.20% +15.54%
75th Percentile £58,943 £62,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £73,708 £78,750 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

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

HND
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 13 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 13 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 +208 922 £50,055 +43.01% 50
Yorkshire +47 12 £57,560 +21.18% 42
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 (3.32%) Confluence
2 1 (0.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 176 (18.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 160 (17.13%) Microsoft Office
3 159 (17.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 133 (14.24%) Abaqus
5 131 (14.03%) Simulink
6 101 (10.81%) Mathcad
7 2 (0.21%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.21%) Autodesk Inventor
Business Applications
1 193 (20.66%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3 (0.32%) AWS
1 3 (0.32%) GitHub
2 1 (0.11%) Azure
2 1 (0.11%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (0.86%) 5G
1 8 (0.86%) Bluetooth
1 8 (0.86%) GSM
1 8 (0.86%) LTE
1 8 (0.86%) UMTS
1 8 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
1 8 (0.86%) Wireless
2 1 (0.11%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.32%) SQL Server
1 3 (0.32%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 100 (10.71%) LabVIEW
2 32 (3.43%) JIRA
3 31 (3.32%) Rational DOORS
4 5 (0.54%) ClearCase
4 5 (0.54%) Git
5 3 (0.32%) Visual Studio
General
1 261 (27.94%) Automotive
2 260 (27.84%) Social Skills
3 258 (27.62%) Aerospace
4 188 (20.13%) Manufacturing
5 133 (14.24%) Analytical Skills
6 65 (6.96%) Aeronautics
7 61 (6.53%) Avionics
7 61 (6.53%) Influencing Skills
8 32 (3.43%) Agriculture
9 17 (1.82%) Finance
10 16 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (1.39%) Electronics
12 3 (0.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.11%) Retail
13 1 (0.11%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 514 (55.03%) Systems Engineer
2 466 (49.89%) Senior
3 233 (24.95%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 101 (10.81%) Engineering Specialist
4 101 (10.81%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 100 (10.71%) Senior Electrical Engineer
6 98 (10.49%) Lead
7 57 (6.10%) Integration Engineer
7 57 (6.10%) Systems Integration Engineer
8 37 (3.96%) Electronics Engineer
9 36 (3.85%) Senior Integration Engineer
10 19 (2.03%) Security Engineer
11 15 (1.61%) Capability Manager
11 15 (1.61%) Delivery Manager
11 15 (1.61%) Lead Systems Engineer
12 8 (0.86%) Electronics Test Engineer
12 8 (0.86%) Test Engineer
13 7 (0.75%) Design Engineer
14 3 (0.32%) Software Engineer
14 3 (0.32%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.54%) XML
1 5 (0.54%) XSD
2 3 (0.32%) .NET
2 3 (0.32%) HTML
2 3 (0.32%) JSON
2 3 (0.32%) LINQ
2 3 (0.32%) Next.js
2 3 (0.32%) Node.js
2 3 (0.32%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 31 (3.32%) Management Information System
2 8 (0.86%) Driving Licence
3 3 (0.32%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.11%) Housing Association
4 1 (0.11%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 565 (60.49%) Systems Engineering
2 297 (31.80%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 219 (23.45%) Coaching
4 201 (21.52%) Mathematics
5 193 (20.66%) PLM
6 164 (17.56%) Validation
7 150 (16.06%) Software Engineering
8 146 (15.63%) SysML
9 139 (14.88%) Verification and Validation
10 135 (14.45%) CAD
11 133 (14.24%) Finite Element Analysis
12 131 (14.03%) Digital Twin
13 100 (10.71%) Experiential Learning
13 100 (10.71%) Resource Management
13 100 (10.71%) Workflow
13 100 (10.71%) Workflow Management
14 82 (8.78%) Requirements Management
15 80 (8.57%) CMMI
15 80 (8.57%) Lean Manufacturing
15 80 (8.57%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 324 (34.69%) MATLAB
2 16 (1.71%) C
2 16 (1.71%) Java
3 5 (0.54%) SQL
4 4 (0.43%) C#
5 3 (0.32%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.11%) Ada
6 1 (0.11%) C++
6 1 (0.11%) Progress 4GL
6 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 778 (83.30%) Degree
2 684 (73.23%) BPSS Clearance
3 594 (63.60%) HNC
4 133 (14.24%) Chartered Engineer
4 133 (14.24%) Master's Degree
5 16 (1.71%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (0.11%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 180 (19.27%) ISO 9001
2 100 (10.71%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 80 (8.57%) AQAP
4 1 (0.11%) GDPR
System Software
1 15 (1.61%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 193 (20.66%) ANSYS
2 161 (17.24%) Microsoft
3 15 (1.61%) Atlassian
4 5 (0.54%) EMC
4 5 (0.54%) Oracle
5 2 (0.21%) Progress
5 2 (0.21%) SAP
6 1 (0.11%) Capita
6 1 (0.11%) Cisco
6 1 (0.11%) Meraki