HND Job Trends in Preston

Higher National Diploma (HND)
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Preston 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 15 23 -
Rank change year-on-year +8 - -
Permanent jobs citing HND 2 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 2.44% 3.85% -
As % of the Qualifications category 4.88% 6.41% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £47,683 -
Median % change year-on-year +14.91% - -
Lancashire median annual salary £54,793 £50,055 -
% change year-on-year +9.47% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Preston

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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 41 78 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 50.00% 60.00% 27.72%
Number of salaries quoted 24 42 25
10th Percentile £38,716 £36,770 £43,156
25th Percentile £42,875 £39,750 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,897 £51,277 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.16% -21.11% +62.50%
75th Percentile £58,943 £67,875 £67,500
90th Percentile £62,730 £70,000 £72,500
Lancashire median annual salary £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% +17.65%

HND
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

HND job vacancy trend in Preston

HND
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing HND.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing HND

HND
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Avionics
1 2 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Cryptography
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (100.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC