HND Job Trends in Paignton

Higher National Diploma (HND)
Devon > Paignton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Paignton with a requirement for HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 9 7
Rank change year-on-year +3 -2 -
Permanent jobs citing HND 9 13 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Paignton 32.14% 35.14% 34.78%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.00% 50.00% 38.10%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Devon median annual salary - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Paignton

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 Paignton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 18 26 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Paignton 64.29% 70.27% 91.30%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £90,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% - -
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median annual salary £40,000 £43,491 £42,500
% change year-on-year -8.03% +2.33% +10.71%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Paignton

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

HND job vacancy trend in Paignton

HND
Salary Trend in Paignton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Paignton citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Paignton citing HND

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Paignton 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 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 9 (100.00%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) 5G
1 5 (55.56%) SD-WAN
1 5 (55.56%) WAN
Development Applications
1 9 (100.00%) Git
1 9 (100.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 5 (55.56%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (55.56%) Electronics
1 5 (55.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (100.00%) Product Engineer
1 9 (100.00%) Product Test Engineer
1 9 (100.00%) Test Engineer
1 9 (100.00%) Verification Engineer
2 4 (44.44%) Senior
2 4 (44.44%) Senior Test Engineer
2 4 (44.44%) Senior Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (100.00%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Self-Driving Car
1 5 (55.56%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (44.44%) GNSS
2 4 (44.44%) Satnav
Operating Systems
1 9 (100.00%) Unix
1 9 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) B2B
1 9 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 9 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 9 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 5 (55.56%) Physics
2 5 (55.56%) System Testing
2 5 (55.56%) Test Assurance
2 5 (55.56%) Test Scripting
2 5 (55.56%) Validation
2 5 (55.56%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 9 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 9 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) Degree