HND Jobs in Northern Ireland

Higher National Diploma (HND)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland 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 30 77 -
Rank change year-on-year +47 - -
Permanent jobs citing HND 8 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 3.05% 0.29% -
As % of the Qualifications category 10.96% 0.83% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,221 £34,628 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.15% - -
UK median annual salary £50,055 £42,500 £45,925
% change year-on-year +17.78% -7.46% -3.32%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 73 242 254
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 27.86% 34.82% 29.81%
Number of salaries quoted 18 75 76
10th Percentile £33,254 £27,500 £26,875
25th Percentile £34,112 £32,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,111 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.25% +5.88% -3.41%
75th Percentile £85,624 £60,000 £58,125
90th Percentile £95,625 £68,250 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,250
% change year-on-year +1.85% -8.86% +7.73%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing HND as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for HND in Northern Ireland

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Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing HND in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for HND in Northern Ireland

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Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Northern Ireland 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
County Antrim +44 3 - - 1
County Armagh - 3 £40,221 -
County Down - 2 - -
HND
UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Simulink
General
1 2 (25.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (25.00%) Electronics
1 2 (25.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (25.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Project Manager
1 3 (37.50%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Senior
2 1 (12.50%) Senior Electronics Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Asset Management
1 3 (37.50%) Digital Twin
1 3 (37.50%) Mathematics
1 3 (37.50%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 3 (37.50%) Project Delivery
1 3 (37.50%) Software Engineering
1 3 (37.50%) SysML
1 3 (37.50%) Systems Engineering
1 3 (37.50%) Validation
1 3 (37.50%) Verification and Validation
2 2 (25.00%) CAD
2 2 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (25.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
2 2 (25.00%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 6 (75.00%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) ISO 9001