HND Jobs in the North West

Higher National Diploma (HND)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 221 272
Rank change year-on-year +209 +51 +49
Permanent jobs citing HND 945 68 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 11.81% 0.69% 0.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.91% 2.85% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 561 48 7
10th Percentile £40,000 £21,475 -
25th Percentile £47,683 £25,500 £27,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £35,000 £31,500
Median % change year-on-year +43.01% +11.11% +40.00%
75th Percentile £51,240 £52,500 £41,291
90th Percentile £58,943 £61,250 £43,893
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 West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,277 2,390 2,685
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 65.96% 24.26% 34.31%
Number of salaries quoted 2,675 1,622 907
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +11.00%
75th Percentile £58,943 £63,750 £69,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £79,600 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £59,600
% change year-on-year - -7.72% +8.36%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for HND in the North West

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Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for HND in the North West

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Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing HND in the North West over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for HND in the North West

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Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the North West region over the 6 months to 11 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
Lancashire +70 538 £50,055 +43.01% 27
Cumbria +38 403 £40,000 -1.23% 2
Manchester +41 3 £52,500 +41.89% 24
Merseyside +24 1 - - 2
HND
England

HND
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (3.28%) Confluence
2 1 (0.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 176 (18.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 160 (16.93%) Microsoft Office
3 159 (16.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 142 (15.03%) Abaqus
5 131 (13.86%) Simulink
6 110 (11.64%) Mathcad
7 2 (0.21%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.21%) Autodesk Inventor
Business Applications
1 187 (19.79%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.11%) AWS
1 1 (0.11%) Azure
1 1 (0.11%) GitHub
1 1 (0.11%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.42%) 5G
1 4 (0.42%) Bluetooth
1 4 (0.42%) GSM
1 4 (0.42%) LTE
1 4 (0.42%) UMTS
1 4 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
1 4 (0.42%) Wireless
2 1 (0.11%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.11%) SQL Server
1 1 (0.11%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 108 (11.43%) LabVIEW
2 32 (3.39%) JIRA
3 31 (3.28%) Rational DOORS
4 5 (0.53%) ClearCase
4 5 (0.53%) Git
5 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio
General
1 265 (28.04%) Social Skills
2 253 (26.77%) Automotive
3 252 (26.67%) Aerospace
4 195 (20.63%) Manufacturing
5 142 (15.03%) Analytical Skills
6 65 (6.88%) Aeronautics
7 61 (6.46%) Avionics
7 61 (6.46%) Influencing Skills
8 32 (3.39%) Agriculture
9 17 (1.80%) Finance
10 16 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (0.74%) Electronics
12 3 (0.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.11%) Retail
13 1 (0.11%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 514 (54.39%) Systems Engineer
2 477 (50.48%) Senior
3 227 (24.02%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 110 (11.64%) Engineering Specialist
4 110 (11.64%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 108 (11.43%) Senior Electrical Engineer
6 104 (11.01%) Lead
7 51 (5.40%) Integration Engineer
7 51 (5.40%) Systems Integration Engineer
8 33 (3.49%) Electronics Engineer
9 30 (3.17%) Senior Integration Engineer
10 21 (2.22%) Lead Systems Engineer
11 19 (2.01%) Security Engineer
12 15 (1.59%) Capability Manager
12 15 (1.59%) Delivery Manager
13 7 (0.74%) Design Engineer
14 4 (0.42%) Electronics Test Engineer
14 4 (0.42%) Test Engineer
15 3 (0.32%) Support Engineer
16 2 (0.21%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (0.53%) XML
1 5 (0.53%) XSD
2 1 (0.11%) .NET
2 1 (0.11%) HTML
2 1 (0.11%) JSON
2 1 (0.11%) LINQ
2 1 (0.11%) Next.js
2 1 (0.11%) Node.js
2 1 (0.11%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 36 (3.81%) Management Information System
2 4 (0.42%) Driving Licence
3 3 (0.32%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.11%) Housing Association
4 1 (0.11%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 565 (59.79%) Systems Engineering
2 303 (32.06%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 215 (22.75%) Coaching
4 199 (21.06%) Mathematics
5 187 (19.79%) PLM
6 160 (16.93%) Validation
7 154 (16.30%) Software Engineering
8 152 (16.08%) SysML
9 144 (15.24%) CAD
10 142 (15.03%) Finite Element Analysis
11 135 (14.29%) Verification and Validation
12 131 (13.86%) Digital Twin
13 108 (11.43%) Experiential Learning
13 108 (11.43%) Resource Management
13 108 (11.43%) Workflow
13 108 (11.43%) Workflow Management
14 80 (8.47%) CMMI
14 80 (8.47%) Lean Manufacturing
14 80 (8.47%) Six Sigma
14 80 (8.47%) Zero Defects
Programming Languages
1 318 (33.65%) MATLAB
2 22 (2.33%) C
2 22 (2.33%) Java
3 5 (0.53%) SQL
4 2 (0.21%) C#
4 2 (0.21%) C++
5 1 (0.11%) Ada
5 1 (0.11%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.11%) Progress 4GL
5 1 (0.11%) VB
Qualifications
1 791 (83.70%) Degree
2 694 (73.44%) BPSS Clearance
3 596 (63.07%) HNC
4 142 (15.03%) Chartered Engineer
4 142 (15.03%) Master's Degree
5 16 (1.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (0.11%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 188 (19.89%) ISO 9001
2 108 (11.43%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 80 (8.47%) AQAP
4 1 (0.11%) GDPR
System Software
1 21 (2.22%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 187 (19.79%) ANSYS
2 161 (17.04%) Microsoft
3 15 (1.59%) Atlassian
4 5 (0.53%) Oracle
5 3 (0.32%) EMC
6 2 (0.21%) Progress
6 2 (0.21%) SAP
7 1 (0.11%) Capita
7 1 (0.11%) Cisco
7 1 (0.11%) Meraki