HND Job Trends in Royston

Higher National Diploma (HND)
Hertfordshire > Royston

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Royston citing HND qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 3 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	9	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing HND	15	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Royston	13.51%	-	-
As % of the Qualifications category	65.22%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	5	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£48,750	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£52,500	-	-
75^th Percentile	£56,250	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Hertfordshire median annual salary	£52,500	£31,500	-
% change year-on-year	+66.67%	-	-

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Royston

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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in Royston.

	6 months to 3 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	23	0	15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Royston	20.72%	-	62.50%
Number of salaries quoted	11	0	2
10^th Percentile	-	-	£60,750
25^th Percentile	£48,750	-	£61,875
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£62,500	-	£72,500
Median % change year-on-year	-	-	+81.32%
75^th Percentile	£68,750	-	£81,875
90^th Percentile	-	-	£82,250
Hertfordshire median annual salary	£50,000	£44,000	£52,500
% change year-on-year	+13.64%	-16.19%	-

HND Job Vacancy Trend in Royston

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

HND Salary Trend in Royston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Royston citing HND.

HND Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Royston

For the 6 months to 3 November 2026, job vacancies citing HND also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Royston region citing HND.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Degree	100.0%	15
1	HNC	100.0%	15
3	CAD	66.7%	10
3	Continuous Improvement	66.7%	10
3	Data Acquisition	66.7%	10
3	Manufacturing Engineering	66.7%	10
3	Problem-Solving	66.7%	10
3	Process Improvement	66.7%	10
3	Root Cause Analysis	66.7%	10
3	Test Automation	66.7%	10
11	Accessibility	33.3%	5
11	Allen-Bradley	33.3%	5
11	Collaborative Engineering	33.3%	5
11	Collaborative Working	33.3%	5
11	Data-Driven Decision Making	33.3%	5
11	Decision-Making	33.3%	5
11	Ethernet	33.3%	5
11	FactoryTalk	33.3%	5
11	Firmware	33.3%	5
11	HAZOP	33.3%	5
11	Profibus	33.3%	5
11	Rockwell	33.3%	5
11	Technical Leadership	33.3%	5
11	Wonderware	33.3%	5
11	Wonderware InTouch	33.3%	5

HND Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Royston by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Degree	100.0%	15
1	HNC	100.0%	15